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VOL. XLVI.-NO. 14,496.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY,
1907.
FIVE CENTS.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 25,
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UNITED
RMLWAT
CHIEFS INDICTED
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. (Special.)
"The people of San Francisco want acts,
not! words. will only say that wo will
make good wherever we accuse," was the
brief comment or William J. Burns to
night, and It. was. the only statement
made for publication by the prosecution
ifter it had accomplished what halt of
the citizenship of San Francisco declared
to be Impossible the Indictment of one
of the most powerful magnates known
to Wall street In. -the person of Patrick
Calhoun.
Although 19 indictments were placed on
file, the grand 'jury has 14 more on Us
secret file, which it will shortly make
public. The case against the United
Railroads has bean -one. . of the most
baffling In the battle against the grafters,
but It haa been worked up with an exact
ness that has startled the entire city. It
was the tightening web of evidence in
this case that drove Abe Ruef to a
confession and with the testimony of
Ruef the indictment of Calhoun came as
a matter of course. 2
Money Traced From Source.
The prosecution has traced the 1200,000
with which the United Railroads secured
Its franchise from Wall street to the Ban
Francisco Mint immediately after the big
fire In' April, 19x, when the Mint was
used for banking' purposes. There the
money remained for a few days, when It
was drawn out piecemeal in lots of J50,
ooo, converted Into currency and paid over
to Ruef and by him passed on to the
Mayor and the Supervisors. The evid
ence Is strengthened by bits of conver
sation, records of conferences at the
office of Tirey L. Ford, attorney for the
United Railroads. The fact that the
Mayor received- 150,000 for signing the
ordinance granting the overhead-trolley
permit was learned through the testimony
of Ruef.
-Holds Shot in Kcserve.
Fourteen indictments were returned
charging Calhoun, Mullally, Ford, Abbott,
Sehmlts and Ruef Jointly with the brib
ery of the Supervisors. Seventeen Super
visors were bribed, so tt may therefore
be seen that three of the Indictments
were held In reserve. This Is the Heney
method. The 14 Indictments will act as a
sort of advance guard to draw the fire of
the defense.
If the defense succeeds In shooting any
holes In them, the three in reserve will
be altered . to make them impregnable,
taking advantage of' the facts brought
out. However, all of . the Indictments
filed today show a most careful attention
to all the details, nn id'"r J'yr
tonight pronounced them perfect.
The brunt of the fight of the defense
will fall upon Calhoun, who has already
enlisted the services of Morlts Rosenthal,
the Standard OH attorney " of Chicago,
and Earl Rogers, the best-known attor
ney of Los Angeles. Calhoun is prepared
to spend the last cent of his vast fortune
to defeat the prosecution.
California Is looking ahead to one of
the greatest legal battles In the history
of the Nation.
IXDICTS STKEETCAR KINGS
Grand Jury Accuses Calhoun and
Others or Bribery.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. The
speculation that has been rife for
weeks as to what the grand jury would
do In the matter of Indicting: high cor
poration officials and municipal offi
cers for alleged bribery in connection
with the granting of the overhead
trolley franchise to the United Railroads
ended tonight . when the Inquisitorial
body returned nine indictments on 89
counts, charging the crimes of giving
and accepting -bribes and naming as
guilty the following persons:
Mayor Eugene E. Schmltz, Abraham
Ruef, President Patrick Calhoun and
Assistant to the President Thornwell
Mullally of the United Railroads, Tirey
L. Ford and William M. Abbott, attor
neys of that corporation; and also Pres
ident Louis Glass and ex-Agent Theo
dore B. Halsey of the Pacific States
Telephone A Telegraph Company, the
last named indictments being in con
nection with a deal by which the estab
lished telephone corporation sought to
prevent the granting of a competitive
franchise to the Home Telephone Com
pany. Summary of Indictments.
Fourteen indictments, containing 84
counts, were returned jointly against
Schmltz, Ruef, Calhoun, Mullally, Ford
and Abbott, whom the grand Jury
accused of bribing 14 supervisors In
amounts ranging from $4000 to $15,000
each to vote the change In the fran
chise of the United Railroads by which
that corporation immediately after the
.fire gained authority to electrify its
250 miles of street railway system in
San Francisco.
Two additional Indictments were re
turned against Schmltz, the one charg
ing that he sought and accepted from
Ford and Ruef a bribe of $50,000 ,for
his co-operation in the trolley desl, the
other charging that he sought and re
ceived from Frank G. Brum and Ruef
a bribe of $3250 to approve the vote of
the Board of Supervisors fixing the
public gas rate for 1906 at 85 Instead
of 76 cents at the behest of the San
Francisco Gas & Electric Company.
Two Indictments were returned
against Louis Glass, charging him with
the bribery of two Supervisors who re
fused to vote a franchise competitive
with that held by Vte Pacific States
Telephone Company. These Indict
ments are additional to the nine others
returned against htm several weks ago
in the same connection.
The indictment returned today
against Halsey Is identical with those
returned against Glass and with the
eleven previously voted against Halsey
himself.
Huge Sums In Bail Required.
fX was . after 6 o'clock when the
grand Jury adjourned from its regular
meeting place in Native Sons' Hall and
went in automobiles to Judge Coffee's
department of the Superior Court at
California and Webster "streets to enter
the 19 true bills. A. A. Moore, of the
United Railroads legal staff, and Earl
Rogers, of Los Angeles, who has been
especially engaged for the defense of
Calhoun and his assistants, appeared
for the railway corporation. Other
than a few lawyers, several newspaper
men and 17 of the 19 members of the
grand Jury, there was no audience
present.
Judge Coffey announced, after running
his eye over the Indictments, that he
would fix bail in the sum of $10,000 on
each of the 89 counts. He gave the ac
cused until 11 tomorrow morning to fur
nish bonds and remarked that he would
accept In lieu thereof cash ball of $5000
on each count. Assurance was given that
pending the arrangement of ball no ar
rests will be made by the prosecution, so
the nine men accused of the giving or
taking of bribes are at liberty on their
own recognizance until tomorrow.
Friction in Grand Jury.
The failure " of Messrs. Young and
Sonntag. members of the grand Jury, to
J: iK. tti, V vS : " -V, jO
Howard Gould, Who Used New
York Police to Oft Kvldenoe In
Beuantlon Suit Against His Wife.
accompany the grand jury to Judge Cof
fey's court was not explained, though
their absence was formally noted. .The
fact that Mr. Sonntag and Mr. Young
followed each other in that order from
the. grand jury chamber shortly before
the body started for court and that they
appeared to be laboring under excite
ment and anger, gave rise to a report
that the voting of the 19 Indictments was
not accomplished without friction.- No
confirriatlon of this could be obtained.
The statement was made unofficially
that all but $140,000 of the entire amount
(Continued on PBe 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 68
degrees; minimum, 32.
TODAY'S Fair, porthwest winds.
Pacific Coast.
San Francisco grand Jury Indicts Calhoun.
Mullally and other United Railroads men
for bribery. Fas 1.
Burns predicts prosecution will make good.
but great legal battle Impends against
United Railroads. Page 1.
Lawyers in Schmlts mm have stormy
times. Page 3.
Only, one more Juror accepted In Haywood
trial. Page 1.
Attorney Rulek ' says he Is being shadowed
by detectives in employ of . defense at
Moscow. Page 6.
Attornpy-Qeneral says defect In referendum
petition Is fatal, .but withholds filing de
cision. Page 6.
Price of Hour goes up. Page 0.
National. .
6enat6r. Pettus dsolares Brownsville In
quiry violates President's prerogatives.
Page .
Supreme Court decision will not force sus
pension of Irrigation work. Page 4.
Politic.
Cortelyou not candidate for President.
Page 4.
Domestic.
Mayor Beardsley turns" down Kansas City
police with bad records. Page 2.
Argument of next - friends of Mrs. Eddy.
Page 11.
Russian Consul will investigate death of
Deraylan. Page 1.
McLaughlin escapes' penalty in Gould scan
dal case by retiring; - Nlcoll admits
facts. Page 1.
Mrs. McKinley holds her own, but Is un
conscious. Page 0.
Complaint against Pullman car rates.
Page 2.
Argument in Government suit to dissolve
: oil trust. Page 5.
Presbyterian Assembly adjourns after de
nouncing Sabbath-breakers. Page 2.
Theodore Tllton on death-bed. Page 1.
Sport.
Los Angeles defeats Portland, 3 to 0. Page
7. -
Edgar Frank defeats Venable of Seattle in
wrestling match. Page 5-
University of Oregon track team defeats
Agricultural College at Corvallis. Page
Commercial and Marine.
Better undertone in hop market. Page 17.
Eastern wheat prices lower on favorable
weather. Page 17.
Less selling pressure In stock market.
Page 17.
Trade better In Pacific Northwest than
elsewhere. Page 17.
Plans for trial trip of Steamer J. N. Teal.
Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Both Mayoralty candidates urge voters to
vote for fireboat vand new water-main
bonds. Page 10.
Coos Bay people join move to break land
grant monopoly. Page 12. -
Central Oregon people confident that Har
rlman will complete railroad through
center of state. Page 13.
Seventh Day Adventlsts open annual con
ference and campmeetlng. Page 10.
Both parties arrange programme for clos
ing week of city campaign. Page 10.
Rose, pink: and green chosen as colors for
rose show. Page 16-
'Clarence 4ayne. of Tacoma. Northern Pa
cific brakeman, killed In collision In out
skirts of Portland. Page 11.
M ' LAU GH LI N OUT;
NQU1RY GOES OH
GouldsBothSummoned
to Give Evidence
ABOUT POLICE INTERFERENCE
Nicoll's Part in Investigating
Bigamy Charge.
NOTHING UNUSUAL, SAYS HE
Veteran Xcw York Police Officer
Gets Out With Pfenslon, While
Commissioner Digs to Bot
tom of the Conspiracy.
NEW YORK, May '24. Captain W.
M. McLaughlin, one of the best-known
officers in the Police Department, who
has been 30 years in service, will re
tire from the force at midnight to
night. The former Inspector today
made application for retirement on
half pay, which Will be $2500 a year,
and as he has served his 25 years and
no charges .against him are pending.
Commissioner Bingham has no alter
native but to grant the application.
This retirement, too, will remove Mc
Laughlin as a figure'in the Investiga
tion of the alleged Gould conspiracy.
The captain had been ill with bronchi
tis, and It was understood that he was
soon to have been officially examined
by a headquarters physician to deter
mine when he would be able to ap-
pear before Deputy, Commissioner
.Hanson and explain his alleged con
nection with the affair, of which Lieu
tenant Frank Peabody told Mr. Han
son last night. However, as the appli
cation ' for 'retirement forestalled any
possible charges, McLaughlin may be
said to be out "of the-case. -
Inquire Into Gould Scandal. .
When Mtft-aughlln was preparing his
application for retirement today. Dep
uty Commissioner Hanson was con
tinuing his inquiry at police head
quarters, and It was learned that both
Howard Gould and his wife had been
served with subpenas to appear before
him and tell what they know about the
participation of Lieutenant Peabody
anil Captain McLaughlin in Mr. Gould's
search for divorce evidence.
Edward Sholes, the former circus
rider who Is credited with having
started the report that Mrs. Gould,
while Miss Katherlne Clemmons, had
been married in Baltimore to Samuel
Dawson before she came to New York,
was before the Commissioner, and
threw still more light upon the con
nection of the police with the Gould
family troubles. He was placed on
the stand by Mr. Hanson and after re
lating conversations he had had with
"Big Hawley" in regard to the al
leged marriage and their investigation
of it. He said:
Toid It All to Xlcoll.
"Later on I was summoned to In
spector, McLaughlin's office.. He put
me through a long examination and
cross-examined me very closely. He
asked me if I was sure that the wom
an who married Dawson was Mrs.
Gould. I told him all I knew about it,
and then he said:
" 'Now you come with me down to
Deiancy Nlcoll s office.' I went with
McLaughlin to Deiancy Nicoll's' office
THE HEAVY
and told Mr. Nlcoll ' just what I had
told the inspector and Peabody and
Big Hawley" and others. That Is all
I had to do with the affair."
Mr. Sholes was asked if Captain Mc
Laughlin ever 'suggested to . him to
visit the District Attorney's office. He
replied in the negative.
Nlcoll Explains It All. "
Deiancy Nlcoll, upon whom, as coun
sel for- Howard Gould, Mrs. 'Gould
served notice of her suit for per
manent separation upon the grounds of
desertion, cruelty and Inhuman treat
ment. Including a police conspiracy
against her, today made a statement
setting forth his connection with the
alleged conspiracy. -
In brief. Mr. Nlcoll explains that
there came to the ears of the police
that a crime had been committed In
that Katherlne Clemmons, while having
a " husband living, married Howard
Gould. Very properly, he holds, the
police looked into the matter at his
suggestion. When they had satisfied
themselves that the gossip concerning
Mrs. Gould was baseless, they dropped
their Investigation, he says.'
"There-was nothing done," Mr. Nlcoll
4s
Mrs. Howard Gould, Against Whom
New York Detectives Make Chance
of Hlg-suny.
adds, "on behalf of Mr. Gould which
was unusual, other than any other
citizen has a right to have done for
him."
It was said tonight that the retire
ment of McLaughlin and the explana
tion of Mr. Nlcoll would not stop the
inquiry under way at police headquar
ters. CUTS POLICE WITH RAZOR
Xegro, Believed to Be Fugitive Mur
derer, Captured In San Jose. '
SAN JOSE, Cal., May 24. -A negro,
believed to be Jesse Coe, wanted in
Indianapolis for the murder of Police
man Charles Russell on September 30,
190, was arrested here tonight after a
fierce battle with two policemen, both
of whom were severely slashed with
a razor wielded by the prisoner. He
was finally overpowered and Jailed.
SCRUGHAM jJNDER ARREST
Manager of Policyholders' Commit
tee Faces Forgery Charge. .
NEW YORK. May 24. George El
Scrugham, manager of the International
Policyholders' Committee, appeared in
Police Court today and was formally
placed under arrest on a warrant charg
ing him with forgery. He was taken be
fore a magistrate and. ball was fixed at
,2509, r- ..-.;.'
Serious Wreck Reported.
CITY OF MEXICO." Mex.. May .24. A
telegram - to the Herald from San Luis
Potosl says that a serious wreck has oc
curred near that city, caused by a collision-
between a freight -and a passen
ger train. Many persons . were reported
killed and injured.
HAND AND THE STATE'S
POSSIBLE JURORS
M ELT AWAY FAST
Haywood Lawyers Dis
pose of Many More.
DIG DEEP INTO THEIR MINDS
Sample Examination Is That
of John Beery."
HAS 0PINI0N,BUT NOT FIXED
Wide Latitude - Allowed by Judge
Produces Only One Acceptable
Juror In Day's Session An
other Venire Will Be Needed.
BOISE, Idaho. May 24. (Special.) It
was with a great deal of depression that
the public saw the last panel of talesmen
melt away today with only one man
qualifying for the Jury to 'try W. I. Hay
wood. Though the length of the sessions
has been Increased and 19 men were
called, only one qualified, and he was on
the stand when court adjourned 'last
night, Henry Curtis. He proved satis
factory, to the defense and will probably
stick. It is well, known that the defense
expected the state to challenge him, but
the prosecution seems entirely easy about
his fairness.
The latitude permitted in the examina
tion of talesmen, which has been in evi
dence since the first, was emphasized to
day. The attorneys, particularly those
for the defense, are permitted to go at
length Into all manner of subjects. They
Inquire about a man's politics, his reli
gion, for whom he voted, his lodge affili
ations, what was done In the lodge, what
he had read and what effect it had on his
mind and a. vast multitude of subjects.'
Not only is such great latitude permitted
In examination, but the court Is liberal
In the extreme In allowing, challenges In
some instances. This was all brought
out' strikingly in the examination of John
Been, a farmer. Leading features of the
examination are given" herewith to Illus
trate: t ;
. Opinion, but No Prejudice.
He said he had received free copies of
the ' Unionist and Appeal to Reason. He
had not subscribed for them. He said
hb had never formed any opinion as to
the guilt or Innocence of Haywood. He
affirmed that he had no feeling of bias
or prejudice either for or against the
defendant or. the state. He said he
would have no trouble at all In' dismiss
ing any impression he may have ac
quired by reading or discussing the case.
If called upon as a juror. He . was not
opposed to capital punishment. If cir
cumstantial evidence was strong enough
to establish the guilt of the accused be
yond a reasonable doubt, he would bo
willing to accept It. The juror was passed
for cause by the prosecution,
. Mr. Darrow took up the examination
for the defense. After a few preliminary
questions the Juror told Mr. Darrow he
was a Methodist.
"Are you a Republican?"
"Yes."
"Always vote that ticket?"
"Every time I get a chance," was the
reply, which caused a ripple of laughter.
Admits Talking of Case.
Mr. Darrow asked many questions rer
gardlng what the prospective Juror had
' read about the case and found Mr. Beery
RESCUERS
had been kept pretty well posted regard
ing the events.
"You discussed the case considerably?"
was asked. -
"Oh. not very much." was the reply. "I
didn't take much Interest in the case."
"Well, when folks talked with you, you
talked, too, didn't you?" '
"Yes, I suppose so,, but not much."
He said he had read lots of, things that
he thought ' were true, and he had also
read a lot of things he was pretty certain
were false. He said he had no feeling
one way or another toward labor unions.
He knew very little about them. '
"Did you ever form an opinion that
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone were con
nected with this crime?"
"No, I never knew whether they were
guilty or' not."
"But didn't you form an opinion?"
"Everybody, I suppose, has some opin
ion," he replied.
"How long have you had that opinion?"
"Oh, a year, I guess.".
Has No Set Opinion.
"Set opinion r ' " ' ".
"No, sir; I don't let opinions get set
on my mind until I know the truth."
The Juror admitted that It would take
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Mayor Engene E. gchmlts, of San
Francisco, Indicted for Aorrptlnc
Bribes From United Railroads
Gas Company..
some evidence not much to remove his
opinion.
Mr. Darrow challenged the Juror on the
ground -of Implied . bias. The challenge
was promptly denied by the prosecution.
In answer to,quetlqns by, Mr. Hawley,
the juror declared that his opinion was
not a Qxed, unqualified opinion. He said
his opinion would not affect him in any
way In" arriving at a verdict.
- "Do you think- you would make a good
Juror?" i .
"Yes."
"Such a Juror as you would want If you
were on trial yourself?'.' ,
"Yes."
The Juror later admitted that he had
a sort of . an opinion, but' one which a
small amount of evidence would remove.
Mr. Hawley again asked the Juror a few
questions. He first said he had no opinion
as to the guilt or innocence of the ac
cused; then he said he had an opinion, but
not one that could not be laid aside if he
was called as a Juror. He said he could
lay aside his opinion and. as a Juror, be
governed solely by the evidence and the
law in arriving at a verdict. He said
he had never sat as a juror In a crimi
nal case.
Challenged for Bias.
During Mr. Darrow's third attempt to
disqualify the juror, Mr.. Hawley made a
heated objection to the method . employed
by the Chicago attorney In asking ques
tions.' He said he employed an argumen
tative style that was not lawyer-like, very
objectionable. Mr.. Hawley's objection
was overruled and- an exception noted for
the 'state. , , . , ..
Judge Wood then asked, tho juror a
few questions regarding' his "opinion,"
and then dented the challenge of the de
fense for Implied bias. ...
"Then we desire to challenge the juror
for actual bias In that he Is prejudiced
against 'the defendant, William D. Hay
wood." : "Have' you any questions to ask the
juror to support that challenge?" asked
the court.
Mr. Darrow spent 10 minutes in exam
ining, the Juror for the purpose of trying
to get him to admit that he had a preju
dice against the accused. The matter
was finally put up to the court. Judge
Wood said that he thought that the tales
man was perfectly qualified to sit as a
Juror in the case, so far as his "opinion"
was concerned. He believed the Juror
had no opinion that would disqualify him,
but still such a record had been made
In this examination that he was con
strained not to overrule this challenge.
r . Gives Defense the Benefit. . .
Mr. Hawley then made a strong talk.
He said' nothing had been brought out in
the examination to show that the Juror
was disqualified because of having an
unqualified opinion.
"I believe the Juror is qualified," said
Judge Wood, "but there are some doubts
and I will sustain the challenge. Mr.
Beery, you are excused." .
That Is given at length to show just
what obstacles are met with In filling the
Jury box. . It Is fairness of the most
perfect character, but it Is felt that It
Is unnecessarily fair. The kind of ex
amination objected to by Mr. Hawley Is
a form In which the juryman Is confused
by nicety of terms and involved expres
sions, being made to say things at least
impliedly which he does not mean.
There remain 26 of the panel of 80 re
turned yesterday, and another venire will
have to be Issued Saturday in all proba
bility. The state yet has three peremp
tory challenges and the defense four.
AJTOTHER VENIRE YET NEEDED
Challenges for Bias Bowl Over Tales
menl n Rapid Succession. '
BOISB, Idaho. May 24. The second spe
cial venire of talesmen in the Steunenberg
murder case Is proving barren of men
qualified to act as jurors, and. unless the
form shown by the first half Is completely
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Concluded on Page 1.)
STILL" QUESTION
. DEREYLAN'S SEX
Case Rests on Identifi-,
cation of Body. 1
RUSSIAN CONSUL INTERVENES
Widow's Claim to Estate Hangs ;
on Question of Sex.
IS DEREYLAN STILL ALIVE?
Conflicting Evidence of Relative
and Friends Gives Color to The
ory Woman's Body Was Sub
stituted for That of a Man's.
CHICAGO. May 24. Baron von
Schllppenbach, Russian Consul In Chi- '
cago. will leave for Phoenix, Aris., to- .
morrow to identify . the remains of
-Nlcholal. Konstantlnovich De Raylan,
as those of. the clerk formerly em-
ployed in the office of the Russian '
Consulate in this city. The body was '
exhumed today for this . purpose.
. A deputy from the ofTlce of Gard- ,
ner. Stern' & Anderson, representing"
Public Administrator Reddick, Is at-'
ready, in Phoenix for the purpose of i
taking depositions to establish the sex
of De Raylan. The hearing will be
held in Phoenix Tuesday. The death
of De Raylan and the efforts of his al- :
leged widow to recover $8000, the es
tate left by the mysterious clerk, has
opened the . most perplexing problem
the Public Administrator's office ever
has been called upon to solve. Mrs.
F. P. BruchuIUs, of Chicago, who was 1
married to De Raylan for nine years,
and Anna De Raylan. who claims Mi
estate, each declare that he was s
man.'
Information to the effect that De '
Raylan was a woman, masquerading .
as a man, led the Public Administrator
Into an investigation to determine- th
sex of the deceased. ' ' 1 .'
- Owner of Estate Involved.
"If De Raylan wm a woman," said
Attorney Anderson today, "there could
have been no marriage between her
and Anna De Raylan. who claims to be
the widow. In this event,- the alleged
widow Is not entitled to any part of
the estate. If De Raylan was a man,
Anna De Raylan will come In for her
share of the- estate. The evidence so .
far forwarded td the Public Admlnls- .
trator by the Coroner In Phoenix tends
to confirm the report that De Raylan
was a woman who had masqueraded
successfully as a man for yeans.
De Raylan first came to Chicago with
a representative of the Russian Gov
ernment at the time of the World's '
Fair, and had lived here almost all
the time since, l.aat year De Raylan
became 111 with consumption and went
to Arizona In search of health, dying
in Phoenix, December 18, 1906.
Evidence Conflicting.
The conflict between the evidence to
be given by De Raylan's wives and of
that begun by officials and physicians
from Phoenix promises to bring about
an unparalleled Issue In the local Pro
bate court. The case Is rnysterlous
from any standpoint. Men who be
longed to the same athletic club with
De Raylan Insist he was a man. Hli
physicians who cared for him during
his Illness at Phoenix and attendants
who prepared the body for burial In
sist he was a woman. The burial was
secret and hasty, no one from Chicago
being present.
- It is hinted that the real De Raylan
In living and that another body was
substituted. It Is also Intimated that
De Raylan was a member of a nihilist
society and escaped before being dis
covered. Still another story is that
he or she was. the daughter of a
Russian nobleman, forced to flee In dis
guise. ECHO OF BEECHER TRIftL
THEODORE TIITON JT1XG OF
PNEUMONIA. .
Lives In Paris, Hated Man Since
, Famous Scandal That Brought
Disgrace to Two Families.
PARIS. May 24. Theodore Tllton, th
American editor and author, who has
been ill in this city for several days pact
of pneumonia, is weaker tonight. He can
no longer retain nourishment, and there
fore his chances of recovery are greatlj
lessened.
In 1ST4 Mr. Tilton preferred serious
charges ' against Henry Ward Beecher,
who had been his pastor and ' Intimate
friend, and demanded civil damages in
the sum -of $100,000. After the tragedj
which wrecked his career Mr. Tllton
came to Paris, where he has since lived
the solitary existence pf a hated man.
To his intimate friends Mr. Tllton sel
dom or never spoke of his wife or Mr
Beecher. One of his friends, with whom
he happened to be on the day he learned
of Mr.. Beecher's death, said Mr. Tllton
after he heard the news, did not utter I
word for five minutes, and when he dl
speak It was of other things.
Mr. Tilton's daughter, who lives in thi
United States has of recent years wanted
him to return to America, but he siwayi
refused.
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