The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-20
A civil kiKhss Case.

NEw YORK, June l9.-The exclusion
OF Joseph Seiigman, banker, from the
Grand Union Hotel, SaratogA under the
operation Of the rule ssLsblished by
Judge Hilton, successor Of A. 7. Stewart,
excluding all Jews from the hotel, oc-
casions much comment 10 Jewish circles
and awsk.ns much interest In oil other
classes. Mr.. L4utsrb,ca, counsel for
SeiIgmAn, says that icttsrs have poured
IN THIS morning from oil sources,
srom co-religioniss snd others, who IN.
clude sone OF the most prominent men
in the community, cJndoming the policy
ad Jpted by Judge Hilton. Lsuierbsch
saii he belrvcd thst Judge Hilton VS.
amenable civilly and criminaliy under
the civil rignu act for reIusing . rcs-
p..ct.ble u.su admission 10 public
huu.e Mr.. Lsutsrbarh sad II SAs true.
hr. Seugmsn v,s . member and aiso
President OF Mr ilur. Society OF EIhi.
nj Culturi but tGrre sss nothing In The
tr cans or the iene oil that society
~ h ch miIl.leI . ,sinst Nr. Seiigman be-
ing - he vn and rsmained, . jew IN
race and religioG. joseph Seligmahb
brother james WAS director Ut the Filth
avenue Temple OF Emanuel and his
brother Jesse wS the President
OF the Hebrew Orphan Asylum,
the largest Hebrew elemosynAry In.
strtu,ion in the country. They were oil
prominently connected With every
Hebrew and other benevolent projecv.
Judge Hilton cent an oral messsge To-
dsy 10 the Western Associated Press
,hs. there w~ nothing 70 add " the
statement already published
Mr.. Sefgm.n, while freshly stung BY
hi, treatment, wrote . lettsf 70 Judge
Hilton and sent . copy TO his brother
jesse, with instructions 70 publish II at
once. The latter delayed the publics-
tion, telegraphing his brother, who In
sisted that it be published. The follow
ing is 8 copy OF the letter:
CLAKxSpoS HorEL
SARATOGA, June 18th. I
Judqe Henry HiItos, Care A. T. Steoarf
TO. Neo York
DEAR JUDGE:-My family have for
many years patronized the Union Hotel.
A. Sara,ogs, but were informed yotsr.
day By your msnsg, thst the orders
from headquarters are 70 exclude oil
Jewish families from the lists Of gussts,
this person alleging - the rea.on that
there existed q prejudice among Ams-
ric,ns against the people Of that psrsus-
sion, which had injured the Union "
that extent last season that the head
quarters proposed 70 oust them out,
name. y: tell them all without exception.
.ha, al rooms except the Garrett cham
Sers were engaged Nov permit me,
dear Judge, In yoIr own interest and N
the in,erest OF Mr.. Stevart's vslusbIs
estate, . lion. share Of which you seem
70 have acquired. 70 ssy you are adding
70 tbs many serious mistakes which you
have committed since you Inherited
tbs, estate, BY refusing sdmi,tancs 70 the
UnIou hotel 10 large class oi people
rrapec,ive OF their repec,abih.y, wealth
and proper bearing. merely 70 pan1ss,
20 vulgar prejudice under the mistaksn
notion that By 20 doing you till Gil the
house With other nstIonslIties- You will
Hnd yourself mistaken. You are no judge
| Of American character. The world 10
bagrnniBg 70 bs more tolerant 10 msttsrs
OF faith, or creed, or birth than you BE-
iieve or would have them. Thsy dsspiss
intolerance, low cunning and vulgasity.
and will rot p4,sonize . nnsa Who sssks
70 make money BY psndering " the pre-.
judices o; the vulgar. regfst that you
are running the Ubios st losA- ] re-
are. thsi you s,e mskipg no hsadvsy In
your wholesale dspartmsuu in New
York snd In Chicago, and tim svea the
Nnth street retail store % popular and
prosper urter ths management ot the
ls.. Mr.. Stewart, has lost hs bst patrons.
A little rejection must shov yoo thss the
serious falling % In yoor bosinss p NOT
d1s 70 the Istronage OF any one nstioosl
ny, bu. 20 the want Of the patronage Of oil,
and ,hs. you. dear Judgs sss MOI b'e
erough 70 kssp kAsi, nor broad
enoogh In yogr buiness viSvs 70 rus q
dYy zoots store. Yoo ksvs tired com.
petItion With experiencsd sad popular
houses IN the msnufscfsfe OF esspsts snd
vooIens, OF silks and Of scores Of srtielea
Of minor inpor.Asos. snd you have sac-
cesded Ia none, and yoa rsvsr vii
/ souh respectfully volunteer 50 .d''e.
for which I charge yoa nothing. o.
thoaxh yos opcs cnargsd ne $1,000 fo'
AZ sdyics which vn vorh soshing-
ths, II you ssnt 70 ave the ,est OF tha
once valuable estsie Of Af. 0tsvsst, thsi
you advertise . large AUCTION ssd sei
your nefchAndiss snd Jour hdesis 70 IN
highess BIDDER. asd 10 mattR ~ vha'
sacrifice yoa Ct nd Q! thsn yoa Vii
oome o. bettsr than By holding oa y
things which yoa eAasot liat''l'ssnn'
Trvasg yos vilI avail yoastsif Of hi
ssendiy sdvioe, ] rsmsis, dAAs Judss
yours vsry Truly. 49,.