The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-13
MANY PATHETIC INCIDENTS.

The case Of Thomas F. Murphy, a
gatekeeper at the Baltimore and Ohio
station, is particularly pathetic. Bur-
ply IS an old man. For ten years he
has been working for the railroad COM
pauy for SL10 a day.
Out OF this small salary he had accu-
mulated 500 which he placed IN Wagga-
mans hands. II was secured BY one
of the notes in List No. /. Of the
schedule
The old man is nearly distracted and
comes daily 70 the Offices of Hamilton
a. Colbert. his attorneys, 10 learn
what chance he has to recover a part
OF the money he was saving TO live on
when his working days were over.
Another Victim
Ar aged negro plasterer IS another
victim. This old man. who has led
life Of industry. has been saving money
since he was seventeen years old. He
had accumulated $4,000.
Some time ago he placed IL in Wag-
Eamau's hands and received a note.
That note S. on List no. ]. 30
From New York city there comes a
letter from a servant girl evidentlyaa
swede, whose name her attorney win
not consent 10 make public. She writes
aim she has heard of the 'bankruptur"
Of Thomas +. Wasgaman, and would
like 10 know if she can set back 800
she loaned 10 him in June, 1904
Another woman gave To Waggaman
about eighteen months ago $500, secured
by a note on List No. /" A few
months ago she placed another 500 in
his hands.
Wilton J. lambert. of the law firm Of
Lambert & Baker, has in his hands a
numbel of claims. One is that OF a
department clerk, a woman. who for
the past twelve years has been saving
out of her $500 salary money with which
TO buy a home She had $1,000 in Wag-
gaman's hands secured by a three-year
note.
She found a house 10 her liking and
lrranged 10 buy it, Going TO Waggaman
D week or two before the crash, she
l0ld him she wanted her money. Ac-
eording to the story she tells he in
formed her that her note had been eN-
tended for another three years. It Is
gone up with the rest.
Saved Part From Wreck.
A widow who was left sIS00O by her
husband, placed the whole amount with
Waggaman several years ago. Last year
she succeeded in getting back 5000, but
the remainder was in his hands when
the bankruptcy proceedings were filed.
Many victims who lost heavily were
drawing checks on Waggaman. He had
issued passbooIls and was doing a bank
ing business with a number OF his cred
iJ0rs.
One Of the worst OF these cases is that
Of an elderly lady who was at Atlantic
Citv at the time of the disaster. She
gave checks on Waggaman for the pay
meut Of her hotel bill The checks came
| back. This was the first intimatiOu she
/ had that anything was wrong.
Another heavy loser is a Washington
woman who is now travelling in Ger
many. Her friends are afraid TO notify
her OF the fact that her fortune OF sew
araI thousand dollars has been swept
away.
Death played a kindly part in the case
II one young man. His aunt. widow
s. a weIl-known seamstress in Washing
ton. She has been sewing in private
families In the best circles for a number
Of years. earning good pay. Within the
past year OF two her eyesight has been
rapidly falling. IL is probable that with
in two years she viii be unable 10 do
any more fine ueedleWork-
Her savings OF 5000 she placed in
I Waggaman hands for investment
/ Those OF her nephew she gave him also
When the Waggdmau failure was pub
( ished in the papers the nephew, who
Nas about eighteen years OF age, was
D. The seamsJTtss did not tell him that
.yeTything he had was gone, but ultt t. ly
MID her own sorrow whenever she was
M the sick room, al the same time
BOY would De well enough TO near the
shocking news.
Tuesday night the boy died Her grief
at his loss was tempered by the knoWl-