Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-02
THREATENS SUICIDE.
William Wilmington writes
that he has Desperate
Intentions.

He Has Been Heard Fr0m-lS in Pitts
bnrg-Not Expected by Sober Minded
People to End his Life-condition of
the characterization will Receive
Dollar for Dollar.
William Wilmington the shoe
dealer whose assignment on Saturday
was exclusively published ia this pa
per has left town going on Saturday
afternoon He left ostensibly for
Frostburg, Md, where he has some
property, and has been heard from in
Pittsburg where he was seen on Sun
day by G. L. st. Clair at the Central
Hotel.
On Monday afternoon he wrote his
wife and his trustee l. G. Lazzelle
from Pittsburg. His letters have
caused some comment over town.
In them he told of his reverses and
gave Instructions as to the disposition
Of the property assigned by him on
Saturday
He stated that he intended to make
>an end OF his career and that when
the letters were received that he
would be beyond torment over the
failures of his business plans.
He could not stand the disgrace
that had come to him and he intend
ed to place himself beyond their
reach. The letters also contained the
! information that he had been arrested
by the police of Pittsburg charged
with being insane but had been re-
leased.
or course his wife was greatly dis
tressed over the receipt of this infor-
nation and steps were at once taken
to locate the young man and to pre-
vent his taking any such rash ac-
tion The Central Hotel stated that
he had not registered there under the
name Of Wilmington.
The police of Pittsburg have been
communicated with and they have
refused to arrest him without war
rant. They have been furnished with
a description and picture of the miss
ing man and have been instructed to
let the people here know II they can
locate him.
The affair is heard with regret by
everyone. Wilmington was popu-
]. lar young man and seemed to be
weathering the storm when the crash
came and he made the assignment.
The assets and liabilities have been
approximately footed up and they will
run about equal. They will come
somewhere in the neighborhood of
/, $33, 900. The store was closed by the
xtrustee and an invoice is being taken.
This is expected to show stock on
hand Of about $40, 900. This together
with the real estate that is involved
will readily run the assets to over
) $31, 900. The book accounts will
make about 81, 200 most Of which is
collectable.
It is the intention and it is thought
that it will be carried out sell the
stock in bulk. The plans are already
on foot to do this and the trustee is
OF the opinion that there will be no
trouble to do it. All of the goods are
new and the stock is a very well Sc
lected one.
The statement is made but on what
basis is not known that the failure
when sfted to the bottom would
prove to be trifiying one but to a
/ man up tree it looks like it was as
I complete as it could be made.
|! However from present indications
D according to the trustee who is fully
informed as to everything in connec-
Is tion with the business none of the
Il creditors will lose very much money
|dif any.
III Our readers may expect to be kept
aEfully informed as to the progress OF
F(this affair until it is concluded. This
hagper makes practice of giving all
n the news Of interest over town all the
&time and we will use every effort in
6this case to get the facts and publish
lNhem as they come to light.
UNFOUNDED RUMoR.
A report was started shortly after
noon to-day that Wilmington had
shot himself. Inquiry of his trustee
shows that the latter does not place
any credence in the report. Inquiry
Ia Pittsburg this morning showed
bothing had been heard Of him there
BY the police.