New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-06
ABANDONED HIS BUSINESS
Charles H. Langdon Disappeared
in April.
LEFT WIFE AND 8 CHILDREN
Afidavits Maintain He Is Con-
cealing Himself to Defraud
His Creditors.
LEFT WIFE AND 5 CHILDREN

There were fled yesterday in the ONCE
If +ha County Clark sHdavtts which show
that Charles H. Langdon, president ana
trea surer of the Largdon Manufacturing
Company, manufacturers Of bags at NO.
29 Centre street. who lives al E1shk1ll, SUD
denly disappeared last April, and even MS
wife and business associates nave no
inkhng as TO his Whereabouts Langdoh
has not communicated with any OF them
since his disappearance.
Mrs Langdon believes that business
troubles caused her husband to leave MS
family. Seth Robinson and Charles T.
Mahon, counsel for the Merchants TX
change National Bank. who made the am
davits, believe that Langdon has either
left the state to defraud his creditors or
is keeping himself concealed with like
intent The bank holds two protested notes
made by Jangdon, and yesterday obtained
from Justice Lehman an order 10 serve
Langdon by publicatio with a warrant OF
attachment
The first note was made by Langdon on
March "A, for s., 500, payable in three months
to the Langdon Manufacturing Company.
The paper was signed by the latter and
by. Langdon as president and treasurer. 1t
was Endorsed by Langdon in his official
capacity and personally. A week later an
other note. for s, 500, similarly signed and
Indorsed was made by Langdon, payable
to the Merchants Exchange National
Bank This was a sixty-day note. Hence
the latter. although made a week later
than the first. became due a month earlier.
When il did fall due the makers failed to
meet it and the paper went to protest.
The Langdon Manufacturing Company
at that time had on deposit with the bank
81. 169 o., which was attached and applied
10 the payment Of the note. A month
later the $500 note became payable. and
that also went TO protest, but at that
time the Langdon Manufacturing Com
pany had no more funds on deposit. Now
the bank is trying to collect s., $50 a.
Seth Robinson, one Of the lawyers for tbs
bank, says in his affidavit that Langdons
are unknown and that the
latter has not attended any of the meet
ings of creditors Of his company, at which
his presence was essential to straighten out
the affairs Of the concern. Robinson tells
Of a conversation that he had on May 81
with Charles F>risbee, vice-president Of the
Langdon Manufacturing Company. who
told him, the lawyer says, that he had not
Frisbee said that the president of the COM
pany had not communicated with his Of
fee and be believed that Langdon had
abandoned his business
Charles E. Mcmahon. the other lawyer
who makes affidavit. tells Of visiting Lang
1on's home, I FishkilI. en- June II, and Of a
he held with the missing mans
wife. Mrs. Langdon, who has five children,
said that she had not seen her husband
Or heard from him in eight or nine weeks
Langdon left his home in the middle Of
April, his wife said, and had not communi-
lated with his family once since then. Mrs
Langdon said that she was ignorant of his
When he left his home Langdon acted in
/ depressed manner, Mrs. Langdon ex-
slained, and spoke about his financial
roubles. declaring that he would abandon
lis business The postnistress and STA
ion agent at Fishkiu corroborated the
statement of Mrs. Langdon that her hus-
oand had not been in mat village since
April