Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-12-05
WILL SUB POST
Mr.. Hudkins Feels Aggrieved at
Article in that Paper
Wants s5OOo-Post is Not Alarmed
over Threat-says he Is not a De-
fainter as Notwithstanding Story
From Clarksburg.

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From Clarksburg.
The following article from the
ClarKsburg Telegram will be read With
interest here. The newspaper In
question Will probably smile broad
smile at Mr.. Hudkins theats and let
IL 20 at that. The general opinion
here seems to be that he had better
not come nonkeying 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 weeks
ago, has arrived here from Parkers-
burg. and is engaged in collecting evil
dence for the purpose OF instituting a
damage suit for S., 900 against the
Morgantown Post on the grounds Of
SANDER and defamation of character
That paper November II, published
the following article:
s'B. J. Hudkins, who came here
firm Clarksburg last Spring to become
a partner 10 the Model Grocery on
Peasants street, and later withdrew
from this firm and went into partner
ship with I, A. aud Fl. NJ. Squires in
the Bee Hive Grocery company, left
the city last Saturday after withdraw
ing from the bank all funds belonging
to the firm. Hudkins told his part
nes's that he was going away for a
few days on account of his health,
but when the two Mr.. Squires discover
ed he had all the available funds of
the firm with him, they doubted the
gentleman's sincerity In 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 fron ten to
hundred dollars, while his partoers
will loose considerably more.
cit is thought that Hudkins is
somewhere ia Ohio, as his wife has
received from him an unsigned letter,
postmarked .Pafkersbnrg
1.-THE contents of the letter have
not been made public, but it il said
that Hadkins wrote that he would
send her some money the first oppor-
tunity be had.
stMrs. Hudkins' parents were very
angry over the defaleation, and they
declare they will never permit their
daughter to return to her husband
"Mrs. Hudkins herself refuses to
say anything about the matter.
For three years Mr. Hadk.ns was a
resident Of this city, but moved from
this place to Morgantown last April,
as has already been stated. He says
he left Morgantown November 8, and
went to Parkersburg to receive treat
ment for an injury TO his head, sus-
tanned last spring by falling from a
ladder. He denies that there is a
sclntilla OF truth in the article pub
lished in the Post, aud claims that
the books of the firm will prove him
: innocent of any wrCngdoing. He be-
lieves that the article has done him
great injury, aud ha seeks redress. He
says there vas never any question of
bis honesty and good standing until
this article appeared. 1t escaped him
at the time, but after his arrival here
three or four days ago it wasIbrought
TO his attention.
Mr.. Hudkins had written three
letters to his wife, but failed to re-
ceiye reply. Finally he called her
up over the telephone and had con-
versation with her. he says, and she
told him that she would not answer
his letters or write him at all.
When asked II 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, 1t looked
very much as ii 1t were coming to
that point,