Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-03
A SENATOR SUED FOR SEDUCTION.
Jessie RaymOnd's Charge Against
Hon. H. III. Hill.
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Benjamin H. Hill Tor damages lald at Sl0,o0o.
| She charges that defendant ION or about the
Ith day of November 1871 and for the four days
thereafter following debauched and criminally
knew plaintiff, taking advantage Of the fact
that she was friendless and alone, whereby she
became pregnant OF a child and was afterward
delivered of it, to wit: on the 1st of August,
[ 1S7S now christened Thomas Benjamin Hill.
| That previous to this occurrence she was
| young woman Of good name, having never pre-
viouSly cohabited with any man, and that in
| consequence thereof she has lost her good name
and fame-her means of support; that she was
| for four weeks confined to her bed and under
| the necessity of employing physician and
nurse, besides many months In which she was
unable to perform any labor; that she has been
| compelled to support the infant child for the
| space of 10 months last past without any aid
! from the defendant except about the sum OF
$50 paid in sums OF S at a time that all OF
| her future prospects are blighted, and that she
| has been otherwise injured and damaged, and
that she has the said child to support and edu-
| cate; therefore, she asks the honorable court
for a judgment against the defendant In dam
ages for The sum of $4,000 with costs OF suit,
and asks that it may be inquired of by the
court"
Mrs. Lockwood is the attorney, and the decla-
ration was sworn to by plaintiff before w. FL.
Harrison on February 9th. The declaration
was filed without the deposits for COSTS the
plaintiff making affidavit OF her inability to
make the deposit.
TIE declaration does not state where the Sc
duction took place, OF when the child was born
but according to her story the seduction took
place at a hotel in Atlanta, Ga, and the child
was born in that state. She also AYERS that she
has made efforts to obtain redress without re-
sorting to law; but being friendless and desti-
tute, and falling to secure any further aid from
him she took this course.
SENATOR HILL SAYS.
in the most positive and emphatic terms, that
the suit is the result OF a conspiracy for black
mailing purposes, and he says further that he
intends to prosecute to the very extent of the
law every person connected with it. He says he
has evidence duplicating several parties, but 1t
is not yet time to bring 1t out, as his purpose is
to make all engaged in the affair suffer. A
STAR reporter was this morning shown
Letter FROM MRS. RAYMOND
TO a friend of Senator Hill. In this letter she
declared that she had not had anything to do
with instituting the suit. She wrote that she
protested violently against the papers being
filed, and that she demanded Of Mrs. Lockwood
had made against Mr.. Hill. She wrote further
that she had called upon lawyer and request
ed him to draw up papers that would make
known the fact that She did not institute the
suit and enable her TO put stop to it. She re-
fterated her declaration that the papers were
filed without her consent, and concluded by
saying all in the world she desired was to get
out OF town and go home, and that she will not
appear in any case.
SENATOR HILLS SIDE OF THE CASE
is that he never saw the woman but once in his
life, and that was in a law Office in Atlanta a
few months ago; that she was induced to make
the affidavit containing the charge against Mr..
Hill Dy tn6 representation JnaU money cOulQ De
forced out of him through it; that Mrs. Lock-
wood took the affidavit to two near friends OF
the Senator Zone was his sony and offered to SET
tie the whole matter and have the woman sign
papers completely eXonerating Hill for $500;
that these two gentlemen for the Senator fatty
refused to pay anything, the latter saying
he would not pay five CENTS" that Mrs.
Raymond then demanded her affidavit back, but
Mrs. Lockwood refused to give it up, and that
Mrs. Raymond, as shown by her letter received
this morning, declares the suit was brought
Senator Hill said that the charge was false from
| beginning to end, and he expressed the greatest
determination to hunt out the persons who have
arranged the job, and to make them suffer the
legal penalties, whether they are male or fe-
male.
scheme was concocted with the view OF getting
hold upon the Senator that would be used in
deciding certain political questions pending
before the Senate" There is no mistaking SEN
ator HIPS purpose TO apply the law to the per-
sons who have brought this charge against
him. He says lis willing to spend any amount
OF money to punish them, but not cent for
blackmail
PERsoNAL.-M. de Lesseps is expected to ar
rive here tomorrow with his suite. He will
stay at Wormleys Jacob of Cincin-
6a peSsstr Sesn in ba the aOase ge gaer to
LODgfellow last Sunday.-Chief Engineer
Shock Of the navy and Gen. Van Vltet were
registered in New York last evening-Messrs
for England to-day.-General A. H. Terry is in
town.-Mr. Dana of the New York sun pri-
yaf asknoTedss ne Vie that one Of the highest
horses as Mr.. Robert Bonner. He recently
bought one for $4,000.
ARMY ORDERS. Assistant Surgeons P. r
Brown and j. A. Finley will report to the medi-
cal examining board in New York, for eXamina-
tion for promotion. Second Lieut. G. B.Walker
will rejoin his proper station. First Lieut.. C. A.
'nft n OlrNr nn6 80,
duty at Fort Columbus, New York harbor, until
May 1st, when he will join his station.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
H. E. Ames to temporary duty on board the
PaSsaic, relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon II.
c. Harvey, who Is placed on waiting orders. AS
sistant Surgeons W. r. Du Bose, G. 7. Hibbett,
Assistant Engineer II. II. Cleaver to eXamina-
tion for promotion.
OFFICIAL EXAMINATION OF INTERNAL REV
ENUE OFFICERs.-The following letter has been
addressed to collectors of internal revenue
throughout the country:-Sir: You are in
formed that Immediately after the close OF the
fiscal year an examination will be made of all
the Offices OF collectors of internal revenue and
OF the OFFICES OF deputy collectors, who are en-
trusted with the sale Of stamps, and OF post
masters and OTHERS, who are agents for the sale
OF adhesive stamps for the payment of internal
revenue taxes, with the view Of aScertafning
the financial condition of the various offices
anu agents entrusted VII n Ine CORRECTION OF IN
ternal revenue taxes. The fidelity with which
the public funds have been accounted for by
collectors OF internal revenue during the past
three years. especially during the past year,
when every dollar coming to the hands of col
lectors was paid into the Treasury, warrants
the belief that the examination, herein provided
for, will disclose the fact that the receipts from
internal revenue taxes for the current fiscal
year have been duly accounted for. To facili-
tate such examination, it is expected that col
lectors will, by special supervision, see that
their records and those OF their SubOrdinateS
are all properly written up, their stamp ac-
counts balanced and collections deposited; and
it is hoped that their offices will be found in a
condition to entitle them to be caSSed No. l.
according to the official standard. Respect
fully, GREEN B. RAUM, Commissioner.
Major HENRY GO0DFELLow, judge advocate,
has been relieved from duty in the Office of the
Secretary Of War and assigned to duty in the
bureau OF military justice, under Judge Advo-
cate General Dunn.
LIEUT.. ISAAC HAzLETT. U. S. N, has been
ordered to the photographic Office on the 10th
instant
eE-O On Monday Generals Grant and Sheridan
reviewed the Mexican troops.
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