New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-13
AFFmAYIr on PRYCE LEWIs.

Surname Court state Of Observation-Disclosures Stew
ste%aIt Henry Ion and Ellen b. Hilton bls wife.
CJrnelia Butler aud Prescott Han Butler her nus
hand Charles p. Cliueh, Henry l. McCoun and George
Munroe, and others, defendants
City and C0uatyof Men, YORK. So ,, -,
tborgugh and protracted search In Whitehall, in the
state NeWYOrk for the DlantH, Alexander stewart,
Ia the state OF vermont, ana came from
81 Al day OF August last In company with said stewart;
Gadysed Ste art to come 10 Sew-YOrk upon being in
bJnnS6t without his knowledge and consent and that
his first information that such suit was brought was
from Clark H. Chapman, lawyer IN Proctorsville some
time after tho commencement OF the suit On Monday
september 2 1873 70 my once IN this Guy,
when was informed by Benjamin Hiekox' CLERK IN my
office, that person glyng his name as william =;
Brown, had called that morning 20 soc me- and nad
asked II Mr. Lewis had returned and that Brown SAID
he had heard ffOm friend IN vermont that
1 had left there on Saturday, aud that ne, Brow1'
was anxious 10 see l returned.
Nv clerk informed me that Brown declined 10 say
what his business was at hrs oat hpa su ~ was
10 give his address, but said he would call again. ln
ssraeSS aad GS meet him al oooe that afternoon, and
was my Office at that time, ana about ten minutes
NV CLERK said: He is in back office :; aud he
immediately in the Office where / was aud
An tho affirmative, no said: ~ am Mr.. Knee
land, aud am the attorney engaged IN the
him before After he was seated and few preliminary
words be said, mr.; Lewis, have a proposition 20
Is money this thing, aad e yoq will 20 IN with me;
i will give y0a 10 per cent OF all make" said
dOnt know about this; am no reward detective; get
40 much per day and my expenses Whon work L am
through with this job and have my pay, but an like
other meu-I an fOnd OF money when / can
make It's He said. Z" The old be
used IN any way by giving little whiskey" He thcn
aid Mr. Lewis, this Is confidential; am TO be known
AZ william J. Brown. and he asked u he could get an
interview with the old man, to which replied, VIII
see certain pres aud let you know tom9rroS morning
AT haif past O. you will 10 nv Office He then
said How did you ind Alexander Stewart pat him
a. whitehall so they could not ind him." and be asked
had not been long time finding him. and said that
he Intended TO give them good deal OF trouble IN hnd
Inc him He then said had this entirely In his
own hands, and that could prove the old man was
relative OF A. T. stewart and that he had letters from
different cODsuls.
making al appointment to meet the next morning at
$50 az my Office. which be did, when l com.
menced the conversation by saying "a 7. Stewart had
right 10 make Will, and n this man Alexander Stew
art was relative, he Claims could not see how ne
could get any Of the property lie said That u tue
popt will break the Will Hilton made tho VIII, and
cot everything Tor million dollars" He said: This
IA The last suit that be brought for have not
only made all his relatives parties to the suit, but have
made everybody parties % the suit aud ava attorney
Tor the all and have it all In my bands, and " Mr.. Hill
ton wishes settle this Without going to law II eau