Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-09
Q. ]. DEVLIN IS DEAD
Died Of Paralysis at Hospital In
Chicago Tuesday Night.
had APPARENTLY RECLAIMED HEALTH.
was ReturniHg to His Home in To-
peka FFon a Trip TO E1"
rope when He Was
stricken.

StfhCAThs
Chicago, Nov, 2.--Charles J. Devlin.
the widely known coal mine operator
who recently underwent bankruptcy
with liabilities Of $5,6O0.0oO, died at
st. ElIzatbeth's hospital Tuesday night
as a result Of stroke Of paralysis. He
had suffered a previous stroke last
summer
Clifford LISTED, an attorney OF Kan
sas city who was MFR. Devlin's person.
Ill representative, was with Mr.. Dew
lin at st. Elizatbeth's hospital In CHI
cago when Mr.. Devlin suffered stroke
Of apoplexy, It being his second stroke.
Later in the night he had a third
stroke which caused his death. MRS
l)evlin and the other members Of MS
family were with him Mt the time OF
his death. Mr.. Histed said that mp TO
the moment Mr. Devlin suffered the
stroke he appeared to be perfectly
welt.
Charles J. pevlin was before his
failure last July generally ) credited
with being one Of the wealthiest men
In Kansas. He was ut the head OF ~
different companies, coal mining en-
terprises and mercantile establish
ments, in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois
and other states. For many years he
was one of the most active business
men in the southwest. His wealth
consisted largely Of coal mining prop
critics in Southern Kansas. in the yicin-
ity Of MarcCliue, Mo, and in Illinois.
They included the Mount Carmel coal
mines, the Toluca coal mines, the
Marquette Third Vein mines, the Dew
lin Coal company, the pevlin-Miller
Coal company and the Southwestern
Fuel company.
G. ]. Devlin was a native Missourian.
born in st. Louis of Irish parentage.
"a years ago. Until few months ago
he was a powerful man physically and
mentally. He started in the coal busi-
ness as q clerk in a coal office and
soon became manager Of one OF the
small coal companies in Northern Ill
inols. In 1889 he was made manager
of fuel properties Of the Santa Fe sys-
TEN, with general control OF all the
company's mines. His private car was
his workshop, for he was travelling
between the mines much Of the time.
After the Santa Fe receivership ten
years ago the railroad sompany stopped
mining and leased its coal properties
10 Mr.. Devlln He already owned mines
in Illinois and later bought mines in
Kansas and Missouri.
His capacity to make things pay
overcame his caution as an investor
in recent years. A mining property
offered at a small price he would
promptly buy It, He would go to q
bank and borrow on short time in
preference to mortgaging or bonding
the property. Then when he had the
money he would often buy part of the
bank and renew his loans rather than
pay out.
Carried &1,2l1,b 200 Life Insurance
Topeka, Kan. Nov. &C. J. Deylin
at the time Of his failure in July, car
ried $1,241 800 in life insurance. OF
this amount $S1 900 has since been al
lowed to lapse, $667.0oo was turned
over to Receiver j. T. Bradley Of the
failed First National bank and the re-
naming $4SS,5OO is in policies payable
10 Mrs. Devlin and the children which
cannot be legally assigned.
The policies assigned to Receiver
Bradley have all been kept fully paid
up and settlements from the companies
are expected at an early date.
The receivers Of the Devlln estate
will receive none Of the insurance.
Aside from the insurance money
which will 20 to the First National
hank the death Of c. J. Devlln will have
little effect upon the standing Of his
estate, which will remain in bankrupt
cy.
An underwriting corporation 70 nan
die the Devlln properties, with O. j.
Deslin himself as the active manager
bad been planned by the creditors
This plan will not be dropped but the
corporation will be formed with some
other man as manager
At the time of his death the estate
Of G. ]. Devlln was in better shape
than II has been at any time since the
failure In the report Of the receivers
an excess Of assets is shown over the
direct liabilities,
Contingent liabilities. appear tn
validity Of which remains to be deter
rained. Should they all be upheld
then the liabilities will overtop the as
sets by s674,es95l Devlin's persona
case presented assets Of more than
million dollars In excess Of his liablll
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