The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-09
WILL SUB POST
Mr.. Hudkins feels Aggrieved al
Article in that Paper.
Wants s5000-Post is Net Alarmed
over Threat-Says he is not De-
fainter as Afieged-Interesting Story
From Clarkspurg,

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fainter as Alisged-Interesting Stor
From Clarksburg.
The following article from tn
ClarEsburg Telegram will be read will
interest here. The newspaper IL
lquesticB Will probably smile broad
smile at Mr.. Hudkins theats and lei
il 20 at that. The general opinior
here seems to be that be had bettel
not come monkeylng around Morgan
town with any damage suits.
The telegram says:
.'B. j. Hudkins, former citizen Of
this city, but since April last resi-.
dent OF Morgantown until three week:
ago, has arrived here from Parkers
burg. and Is engaged 10 collecting eyi.
dence for the purpose OF instituting a
damage suit for So, 600 against the
Morgantown Post on the grounds OF
SANDER and defamation OF character.
chat paper November u, published
the following article:
''B. j. Hudkins, who came here
from Clarksburg last Spring to become
partner 10 the Model Grocery on
Peasants street, aud later withdrew
from this firm and went into partner
ship with t A, aud H. NJ Squires in
the Bee Hive Grocery company, left
the city last Saturday after withdraw
ing from the bank all funds belonging
TO the tirm. Hudkins told his part
neis that be was going away for a
few days on account OF his health,
but when the two Mr. Squises discover
ed be had all the available funds OF
the firm with him, they doubted the
gentleman's sincerity 10 the search for
health.
1.-THE Bee Hive Grocery was closed
at noon Wednesday on account of an
attachment brought by the Victor Mills
on the stock. Several other firms are
out for amounts varying from ten TO
hundred dollars, while his partners
will loose considerably more.
cit is thought that Hudkins is
somewhere In Ohio, as his wife has
received from him an unsigned letter,
postmarked 'Parkersburg
"The contents OF the letter have
not been made public, but it Is said
that Hudkins wrote that he would
send her some money the first oppor-
tnnity he had.
"Mrs. Hudkins' parents were very
angry over the defalcation, and they
declare they'will never permit their
daughter 10 return to her husband.
"MIs. Hudkius herself refuses to
say anything about the matter.
For three years Nj Hedkins was
resident Of this city, but moved from
this place to Murgantown last April,
as has already been stated. He says
be left Morgantown November 9, and
went 10 Parke.sburg to receive treat
meDt for an injury To his head, suS-
tanned last spring 10y falling from
ladder. He denies that there is a
sclutilla Of truth in the article put
lished 10 the Post. aud claims that
the books Of the firm Will prove him
iunoceht Of any wr6Dgdoing. He be
lieyes that the article has done him
great injury, aud h1 seeks redress. He
says there Mas never ess-g--4traaestion Of
bis honesty and good standing until
this article appeared. 1t escaped him
at the time, bat after his arrival here
three or four days ago it was brought
To his attention.
Mr.. Hudkins had written three
letters TO his wife, but failed 10 re-
ceiye "a reply. Finally he called her
up over the telephone and bad con-
yersatlon with her. he says, aud she
told him that she would not answer
his letters or write him at all.
When asked il he and his wife had
separated, he stated that such was
not supposed to be the case when he
left for Parkersburg, but after the
publication Of the article, It looked
very much as if 1t were coming to
that point,