Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-06
BEN HILLS BARY..

BEN HILLS BABY.
Il Belief that the Accusatioa Is q P"p-mp-
JOB.
Washington Special (March 81 to Chicago
Times.
Jesse Rsymond's seduction suit against
Senator Ben Hill has created panic among
congressman. The case has been the topic
of discussion in every group. Senator Hill
says in the most emphatic terms that it is a
clear case of blackmail, and that he intends
to prosecute the persons connected with it to
the fullest extent of the law. He says he has
proof duplicating certain parties, but to
make sure that every one interested shall be
made to suffer he will not bring it out just
yet. He says he never saw the woman but
once in his life, and that was in law Office
in Atlanta, few months ago. Miss Ray
mond, he says, was induced to make the
charges on the representation that
MONEY COULD BE FORCED OUT OF HIM.
He says that Mrs. Lockwood took the affi-
davit to some of his friends, one of whom
was his son, and offered to settle the whole
matter and have the woman sign paper
generating him if they would give her $500.
They fatty refused to give her q cent. Miss
Raymond then demanded the affidavit, but
Mrs. Lockwood, instead of giving it to her,
filed it in court. Some of Senator Hill q
friends say that the job was gotten up for
the purpose of compelling him to use his
influence in deciding certain cases now pend
ing in the Senate. The Times correspondent
called at the Washington house to day to see
MISS RAYMOND,
who is the plaintiff in the suit against Ben
Hill. Miss Raymond is an exceedingly un-
progressing woman, about q years of
age. She is about medium height. Her
hair, which is dark, was unbrushed and fall
ing loosely over Ter shoulders. She has q
sallow complexion and dull gray eyes. Her
nose, which is of a generous size, turns up
at an angle of about 40 degrees. She was
dressed very poorly. Her dirty black silk
dress was covered with a shawl which has
seen many years of service. Her style, both
in manner and appearance, is decidedly unat-
tractive. Miss Raymond at first utterly re-
fused to give any information about her case.
She said that it would do no good, and only
injure her chances of obtaining help from
MIR. Hill. She said that she now
MEANT BUSINESS,
and instead of spending her time telling her
story she must be doing something to get
food and clothes for herself and Ben Hill, Jr.
She says that if it had not been for her law
yer, Mrs. Lockwood, she would not now be
ruined in the eyes of all the world. Her
story, as far as she would tell it, is as fol-
hov iy ho
some time lived in Chicago, but afterwards
went south and resided in Atlantis, where
she was employed as servant in hotel. She
saw Senator Hill there on several occasions
In 1877 he seduced her, and she now has
child which she has had christened
THOMAS BENJAMIN HILL.
She had no means Of supporting it, and so
asked Senator Hill to help her. He never
would do so except on few occasions, when
he sent her $5. She got along as best she
could in Atlanta, until q short time ago, when
she took what money she had and came to
Washington to compel Senator Hill to
provide for herself and child, or
she would sue him in court. She
has not seen the senator since her
arrival, but has received several visits from
his son and secretary. They at various times
offered to provide her with money to supply
herself with clothing, pay her bills, and
leave the city, but she refused all such Of
fers. She then swore out statement, which
she put into the hands of her lawyer, Mrs.
Lockwood, with orders not to file it in court
until told to do SO. Yesterday Senator Hills
representatives called upon her and
OFFERED TO SETTLE
the case, but would not do so unless it was
taken out of the hands of Mrs. Lockwood,
as they wished to have nothing to do with
her. Miss Raymond then went for the
papers, but found that they had been filed
in court. When Hills friends heard of this
they told her to get the papers and they
would give her what money she needed As
the papers were on file in court they could
not be had, and 80, as she says, she is ruined
before the country. She has not cent in
the world, and her hotel bill must be paid
tomorrow or she will be put on the
street. Her child, which was brought in for
the inspection of the Times correspondent,
is an exceedingly handsome boy, 10 months
of age. He does not in the least resemble
Senator Hill, and in justice to
THE BOY
it must be said that he looks as little like
his mother. He is large for his age, with fat
red cheeks and mass of uncombed golden
hair. He has handsome, large brown eyes,
small ears and nose. Miss Raymond says
that on several occasions, when Senator Hill
has seen the boy, he called him his little
grandchild