Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, January
3, 1903.
CREDITORS AFTER PENNINGTON.
Seize Clothing of Airship Man's Wife and Will Sell It.
Racine,
Wis., Jan, 3.—A remarkable scene it was yesterday when the clothing of E. J.
Pennington of airship fame, who first taught King Edward the pleasures of
riding in an automobile, was sold to pay the debts of the famous promoter.
Pennington came here in November, secured luxurious quarters in a hotel, and
began securing capital to launch a $5,000,000 automobile factory.
While
his headquarters were here, he made frequent trips to Cincinnati, Detroit and
New York. Incidentally, he ran up a big hotel bill here and at the Nicholas
hotel in Cincinnati and then went to Detroit on another trip. While he was gone
his landlord closed up his rooms in Racine and confiscated the clothing of Mrs.
Pennington, including several $400 gowns.
Yesterday
this was offered for sale, but the sale was stayed by a court order which would
allow the other creditors to participate in the proceedings, and the sale will
take place in another week.
Pennington
was once worth about $1,000,000.
This
news will be read with keen interest by residents of Cortland for Pennington
will be well remembered here as the man who attempted to start an automobile [motor
bicycle] factory in the plant of the Hitchcock Mfg. Co. in this place.
His
course of procedure while in Cortland was not very different from that
described in Racine. He spent money lavishly and then forgot to pay his board
bill at the Cortland House when he left and a number of other bills
about town. In consequence, a half dozen or more creditors watched for a long
time to get track of him within the confines of New York state. Once he was apprehended
but slipped away. Again he was found within the state and this time Sheriff Brainard
invaded New York City and caught his man.
He was
to be brought to Cortland for trial, but concluded to settle up with his
creditors and the matter was finally adjusted and the defendant discharged.
PURCHASED THE KREMLIN.
Sig Sautelle, the Show Man, will Take Possession Monday.
Sig.
Sautelle, the veteran showman, has purchased the Kremlin hotel of Mrs. Nora
Rowe and will take possession of the same next Monday morning. Mr. Sautelle
will run a strictly first-class two dollar-a-day hotel. He will give it his
personal supervision for a time at least and no part of his show troop will be
brought to Cortland.
As a
part payment for the hotel Sig. gives his farm of 140 acres, three miles north
and east of Homer, known as the Scudder farm. The consideration for the
property is said to be $16,000.
Topsy
Must Die.
New
York, Jan. 3.—Topsy, the big elephant whose man-killing record exceeds that of
any other elephant in captivity, will be executed tomorrow at noon. Topsy got
loose at Coney Island yesterday and held 500 men at bay for five hours.
Thompson and Dundy, her owners, have tried to give her away without success and
finally decided on an execution.
References:
1) http://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2013/05/mr-penningtons-motor-cycle.html
2) http://jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2013/04/sig-sautelle-true-motives-for-removing.html
3) Topsy killed by electrocution on January 4, 1903.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsy_(elephant)
4) Kremlin Hotel: http://www.jeffpaine.blogspot.com/2013/04/kremlin-hotel-cortland-ny.html
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