Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-07-22

sion was that Wright was ver~
wealthy man. and hts wife and daugh.
ter shared in this Impressions: bov
thoroughly everybody had bec, 40.
ce'vcd Lawyer Everett was now maxi.
ing cknr
nave examined all ~ Mr..
virgins papers," said the LAWYER
and vas never more astonisbed IN
my ME. You are. I presume. under
the impression that he left a great
fortune"
u thought my husband very
Il dislike to disappoiut you. mad.
am but | may as well tell you that
there is no fortune"
But" began Mira. Wright.
and continued the lawyer. "we
Will be very fortunate if we can
snatch from the estate enough to
secure maintenance for Yourself
and daughter"
"Why. Mr. Everett. tb.r--tbcre
must he some mistake. II Is true
that ] WIS never nv husbands CON.
hdantc in his business. but | have
known or several of his Investments.
This place which we are now occupy.
ing is one of the most valuable in
this section of the state
very true; but it did not belona
tn your husband"
Not belong to my husband?"
III was sold many years ago to the
Shelby Real Estate & Investment
company"
"But-niy husband owned several
plantations in Arkansas and Missis-
sippi."
THAT is also true, but all those
were sold to the same companv AT
the same time. with the exception of
one plantation in Mississippi and ons
IN Arkansas, which your husband
purchased three years back. So far
as can see, these two plantations
are all the assets in sight,
Il remember a good many years
ago my husband bought a large tract
of land in Texas. and he invested In
some mining lands in Colorado"
Very true; but all of that prop
crty was sold. The former to the
same real estate company. and tho
iatter Judge from some imperfect
memoranda left by your husband was
sold I" some mining company organ.
lied under the laws of Colorado
Everything that your husband thcs
owned was sold"
But what could have become Of
the money!"
That is the question | asked nv.
self. The answer | got from the ole
records in part. You are. of course
aware OF the fact that your husband
many years ago was tried on the
charge of killing Baxter, his foreman
by referring to the records I discov
cred that his property was trans
ferred just after that event and be.
fore his trial took place. The prop.
erty was sold at an enormous sacri-
flee, only 100000 being realized so ia,
as | can make out"
What became of that?"
II called upon Col. Franklin, who
was one of your husbands LAWYERS
at that trial and asked if he could
give me any idea as to the disposition
that had been made OF the cash. lie
smiled rather significantly and said
he could Do YOU know he said
what it cost to clear John r..
Wright" of course not answered
1t cost cold $4,000, and he had to
have the money ready. OF course
ne went on, smiling, Il cannot saw
anything about where it went, nor
need | account for the fact that GER.
tain officers, by dealing very gingerly
with the law and the facts. made IL
comparatively easy to bring i'm a
verdict of acquittal.' | need hardly
tell you madam, what | think of
such an admission coming from q
member of my profession. Franklin's
explanation, in short. is that Mr..
Wright had to sell off his property
to raise ready money for the pur>
pose OF buying an acquittal. But
There are some aspects to this case
which will render further invcst;ga.
ton on my part necessary"
IF my husband did not own this
place and the plantations to which
nc was constantly making visits,
why did he show so much activity in
improving and supervising themP"
You have struck, madam, hard
question 10 answer. 1t may DC he
was in the employ Of the company
that bought him out; but what
! cannot account for is the fact that
he should have spent nearly all the
profits Of his business in improving
and clearing up these plantations in
Arkansas and Mississippi intend
| asccrtaining if there is any law foT
claiming the value of these improve.
mcnts, and in this way shall prob
ally make the real estate company
show its hand. During my partial ir.
vestigation Of your husbands papers
! came across memorandum upon
which you can perhaps throw SOM,
light"
what is it,"
This paper, as you win observe
Is map or plot Of piece OF bands