The evening Republican., 1902-06-09
THE 0SSIFIED
MAN DEAD.

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New York, Juue Oh keeping
with the secrecy which surrounded
all his business operation in lite
news OF the death Of Wilson W.
Dunlap of 301 Weet Twenty first
street was Ike pit from his employees
until the filing OF his will gives the
estate Of the dead money lender to
his sister, Mrs Rose E. Sheddam,
VINO lives 10 Knoxville. Ia.
Dunlap got notoriety in New
York and Philadelphia from his
gospel wagon, in which he set out
to convert the Jews, and from his
money lending operations 10 which
he was accused frequently Of usury
His experiences in the courts on
these charges were 80 unpleasant
that he arranged his business so
that it wonld be hard to identify
him with it. Each of his Offices be-
came loan company. The office
force did not know him at all, He
had a superintendent, with whom
he did business. The superin,end-
ent had charge OF inspectors aud
agents. The inspectors inquire in
10 the occupation, prospects, and
persona al property holdings OF appli
cauts for loans. Dunlap was one
Of the first men 10 loan money to
employees on assignments of their
salarieo. He made a fortune in
Philadelphia. One mau who form
erly worked for Dunlap now has
offices o! this class in sixteen cities
and is said to be worth $500. 900.
Dunlap's office employees at his
West Twenty-tirst street place saw
him occasionally, but they were
instructed never to address him ou
the streets and 10 reply TO all in-
qu;ries that they did not know him
II didn't know Dunlap was dead
until today said the inspector III
charge Of the West Twenty-hrst
street place. "We didn't know
that we worked for him. A man
ought 10 be satisfied to get his pay
without insisting on knowing who
pays BIN. They say Dunlap charg
ed usury. Why, he didn't charge
but per cent, but of course there
was a notary fee lor making out the
papers. But the notarg lee is ney-
er more than s4, generally only 81
Well come in"
An agent entered. "This feller
broke his leg and can't pay said
the agent, holding up collection
slip. He. says he'll pay the whole
Sl2 for the three weeks next Satur.
day. He's been customer for eight
years and We might let up on him.
"Did he only break one leg!'
asked the inspector. "Well. get
the money next week, or I'll brake
your neck
Thus is Mr.. Dunlap's business
going on after his death.
The notary fec Is the way around
the law. The papers have TO be
made out each time the loan is re-
newed. No sum larger than $50
is lent and the notary fee on that
is "a month to which per, cent
interest is added
Duniap's employees knew less Of
his brother, who Is his partner.
than Of him. The other Dunlap
lived most OF the time in Philadel-
phla. When Wilson Dunlap died
on May 20, at 30l West Twenty
first street, his body was shipped
at once to Philadelphia.
In leaving his estate to his sister,
Dunlap directed her to use 1t for the
spread OF the "truo knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
The petition for probate set value
of $4,000 on the property in this
State. Unless he conveyed 1t to his
brother to escape the Collateral In
heritance Tax law Dunlap left a much
larger es ate, for his income at one
time from his Philadelphia an d New
York business combined was said to
be $4,000 to S., 900 month.
Dunlap was known a bou 1.-THE streets
as the oss fed man. He had been
paralyzed for many years and went
dOOuU III u ,WHCCl CIdll. Ills RUSUcl
wagon was mobbed several times in
its journeyings through the Eas.
Side.
The gospel money lender was we'll
known in this city he having visited
here several times during the past
years. His last trip to Wilmington
was in the spring Of last year. He
was here for about week aud went
around in the gospel wagon sitting
in his wheel chair looking more dead
than alive. lie had several associates
with him who sold gospel books from
the wagon. The gospel wagon with
the osstied man sitting in it attract
ed much attention in this city.
Fine FELL Cor.l.
Harry Hobson residing at Wood
dale Della ware hoasts of the iineat