, 1880-03-26
And Insists that He Was Not I'm.
PEELED by Dlaokmailing Mo.
tives.
Tho IloY. DR.. Dix Insists tliat an Ex.
ample Must 10 Made Of
Him.
Williamson Once Resident Of Chicago,
Being Known as tho "Um-
brella Man"
WILLIAMSON COMMITTED.

NEW YORK. March 8.-" Gentleman 0GDtE0"
Williamson reachcd tho roat.Onlco In this city
ently this morning. At bis request ho WIS ac-
corded m Interview with DR.. DIX. Williamson
oxprpssbd penitencb, admitted thu 0Gcnso
charged aRninst him, and Iskca for mercy. Col.
1tlss ile1t bad private mooting with tho pris"
onot and at It's cioae consulted with Dt. Dix, attd
It wns decided that Il for1na! complaint should
10 made ngatnat Williamson. At noon tho In
mo,s lcttcr- wrltor wns hdforo po''co Justscr,
Francis Traln'a cell $50 called fratn
his long occupancy tteroof) Id tho
Tonbs. The reporters woro Immediately at
hund, and Williamson submitted to Interviewing
In tho Warlcn's Office lie Ia restless. nervous
taan Of 80 years, about five feet si1 inches hlgh
with round, slightly flushed fnco. IlIa oycs nro
tight blue, rnther sunkcn, and move rcstlossly
ms bo Is talking. 1ndccsion OF character md
impulsvo nature nro wrtttdn In every liner
mont Of his face. Tic wears short, sandy wh1s-
keea aud d ratt,or thick muatachc. Ills hatr,
which Ia abundant round the sfdo OF his
head, Is almost completely wanting OIL
top. To was nervous and excittd during
the Interview, and acted like nRn dazcd
and blinded. lie begun by positively declining
to admt he had mado any confession. and re-
fcrred 10 Mr.. 0ay1er. who, ho said, was good
man, ind world toll tho truth. Mt Is very
singular should 10 hore on such charge.
Cod knows its remarkable l.shou1 write at nil,
nftor hnv!ns once suffered for the samo sort Of
thing" Then. seeing his visitor jotting down
his Words ho laughed. and, pointing to his petit
ell, snid, "Oh, can Wrlto rs fast as y0u cnr.
I've got Il brothcr-in.nw in Ireland who is
al editor, and Ivo written nNny cdl-
toEiAls for him. Don't you know I'm n
good follow at hearth" Then, suddenly turning
to nnotEor topic, no said: = Did ynu know Or.
Dix called to SEQ me7 Wn Ind quito ohat to-
gotllpr. It soomcd almost lllso old times to look
A. T11sr1 ,kS1H
this I'm very sorry for whatever hns occurred,
no matter who hns done It. Tho Doctor was
very polite, but couldn't DO Otherwise than that,
you know. IIo asked mo II I had anything
nynInst him. md / told hlm no. Lord
bless me [laughiug]s how could hare
anything against tho good Dr.. Dix? Ho never
did anything to hurt me. He wns my old pastor,
and wouldn't harm him for tho world. It's
terrible tn be In bore, Isn't IT. Idon't UNDER
stRnd 1t at a1l."
"What WINS your motive In writing these an"
noylng lottors to person you say you reverence
SO mrch7"
"1hnven't snid wrote them, you know. lcan't
understand 1t Mt all. There must be something
wrong up here touching his forchcad). IhAvch
perfect man'n for writing letters; am not easy
llnicss writing, and toll you a1n pretty good
writer. I could discouat some Of your editorial
! writer's In Now York. This mania hAs ruined
mo now aocially. My trouble In London would
never hnve been known hero but for this new
trouble, and now a1l M frlonds wilt go back on
me. I don't know whnt prompted no to do 1t,
| bnt have not boon well since ha1 typhoM!
foyer, three years ago. ] suppose dGviltry ia ~
that prnnlpta MO to write SO snany letters, hus
%Wero yon II need ot money wien you vroto
| to nr. nix that q ,5oo would telleyo yol7"
\ mo; that idea Of blackmnilinR Is al nonsense.
paia sonio attention to tho 'pesonal' with
whtch ny lcttee w9s answered, L VAS M nll y "
tlid select lilai, bi.t euppose 6ccaiiss 10 vas
| prominent maa, and Bnw my WY to have Bono
rich sport haro not hce ssoil % f., for tho last
a Il drsvoap a't p0tSs' t. eltekmai el @ D ! hnso 70 20 .
eago 70 lookp for wotk XIV Who @ thoy be- ms
ss;;;s;{$ ssss;s${$ III not aeas s. vii ID q repre-
WHOM askcd Il ho had fulfilled bis throat Of
cng present at @ Dr D1s oso ,n-s Gn tho 81 Guy ct Of
ssasf as{ III ~ .od,,, spIozSa 4 te
e yi.tsis eali M % M tbs Ssstor: 4 tSey lad only
s taeS IN msht Hq nevoS % hava ttn hca srof q no IL aa
Wit!Inmson'a caso Will to presented to the
Tux s"aS &c e; CO. @ IL Ssns ras g, sas nis
the psSs from punishment. 1ae tl9ca ,'ot Da-
levo Williamson Is er..zy, Ut ieast mt ,. cFHzy ~
|
A<lt,ctl: lie Ia very strry because he knows hu
is to. 10 punished. I understand he y
| in old hai,tl ut this business, md 1t
is said he IA II thIUf rs well. ! am told h0 WIS
cmttKht IN atl attempt to atchl n valuable tltA-
nlnli ring frnm frieild IN England bofort his
rulliu trt,llhlc thcrp, and tscNpcd punishment
through thu uliatAkcn olemeHcy Ut bis frenn.
| Witilai1lsJns friends Are rgpurtcl wcnlthy. lila
brothor liz III 1lctiye officer Of ono Of tho arEest
manufacturing establishments III tho country,
and hD himself WIS delegate tn tho Inst Ep!sco.
rnl ltaeesinn Convention Ut tho West DIOCESE Of
] Pennsylvania. His previous ehnrnotcr Rs Il lot.
| tcr-wrller cnannt h0 used AgNin8t him, but I
think VT t1lvo ample evidence without that to
convict him Ut tho crimo eharKcA.'
ThU fNct WIS tt.-tsIty discussed that tho NcV. ut
Kcylntce. OF st. Marks Church, Wlts another VIC
tim Of WlllMussnn. who puraonnted q brotlor at
his l0tterH tte Will now have rust In hts 0orro'
spondcuce.
Ills LIFE IN l'1TTsnUR6.
Special Dlspaseh to The Chicago Tribune.
rlrTsnUnn, ra., March :5.-The Of Eugcht
y. Williamson, the peraec.ltor Of tho Rov. Dr
I,Ix afstl ntllors III New York, md who is nov
under arrcst III that oity. hns been tho princfpa
topic Of conversation In sooioty olrccs hero To
slny. III mA,ly respects hs Is rr,uarkublo man
, | lIo 10 1n,lster Ut ssvcrnl languages, reading
writing, md speaking nl of thom auently. Ill
| literary ventures have been far more pr0fcn