Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-23
WILBUR F. STOREY.
sensational statements About
the Mental Weakness Of a
Chicago Journalist.
Washington Sunday Capital.

Washington Sunday Capital.
ut is not genarally known, even il
the community where he lives, tina
Mr.. Stsrey, the veteran and wei
known editor and proprietor of tn
Chicago Times, has forsome time beer
in a mental condition which is fas
approaching, if it has not already
reached, actual ~imbecility. 1t hal
been the cause Of much comment tina
the columns of his journal have fol
the last year exhibited vagaries o.
the most extraordinary character, anC
that its influence has perceptibly de.
clined as well as its circulation
During the year of the last World
Exposition at Paris, Mr., Storey, with
his wife, was
MAKING A TOUR OF EUROPE.
He was not in very good health,
having had two shocks of paralysis
prior to leaving America. At Berne,
Switzerland, he had a third one, but
was attended by DR.. Brown Sequard,
andssO far recovered that he was able
to return to the United States some
three months later. Since that time
he has declined in mental strength,
but has about held his own in other
respects. During the greater portion
of his time since his return he has
been guided by the advice Of Spirits"
the paincipal one Of these mentors
being an undeveloped Indian girl,
possessed Of a prodigiOus amount of
information as to sanitary engineering,
the management Of newspapers md
other modern matters. Mr.. Storey is
engaged in the construction on Grand
boulevard Of
A MARBLE PALACE
which will cost three quarters of a
million dollars, which has been several
years in progress, and which will not
DC under roof before the close of the
present year. At the present time he
Ives but little attention to his news
paper, which, since he ceased to give
it his personal oversight, has invisibly
improved. He has passed his time IN
bordering over the direction Of his
spiritual guides, in relating to his lis
tener for the thousanth time what the
spirits" have done for him, and in
%mysteriOusly planning as to what he
will purchase when be shall visit
Europe for the materials for the fur
nishing Of his new house. 1t is a pitt
tul outcome Of a life which has been
among the most
ENERGETIC, INFLUENTIAL AND AUDA-
CIoUs
in the domain of journalism To-day
a decrepit old man, babbling over the
memories of his youth, c~easelessly re-
iterating his puerile experiences un
der spirit" control, anticipating with
many a break in speech and recollec-
ton, a visit to the shops Of the Palais
Royal, and a residence of years in the
marble palace; with the shrunken eye,
palsied hands, and thoughts which
come and go, driven here and. there
by chaotic agencies-such is the once
grand man who presided over the des-
TIMES Of the greatest newspaper in the
West, and whose ability, boldness,
and energy made him a commanding
figure Of the age"
In reply to the above, which was
printed as a special in the Chicago
Inter. Ocean, the Times, Mr.. Stcrey's
paper, says:
The public has long been aware of
the existence of a class of Migrants
who delight to be suspected OF lite
raEy proclivities, rejoice in being
called BoheWians, and obslinately
infest newspaper Offices that will give
them the slightest liberation. 1t is
the habit of some of these creatures.
when awakening from a slumber in a
hospitable police station or convenient
alley, which is their customary cham
Der, they find themselves without the
price Of a morning meal. to invent
some sensational and idiotic lie con
corning the proprietor Of the Times
and offer it for sale at the nearest
publication Office. The avidity with
which this rubbish is often picked
up is not particularly creditable to
the taste or sense Of the publish rs
who buy it, but as a rule it brings a
feeling rather of amused surprise and
contempt than of annoyance to the
subject Of vulgar mendaoity. The last
product Of this discreditable industry
originated in Washington, and was
printed in a city paper yesterday
Although obviously inspired by the
meanest malice, it is scarcely worthy
gilmore serious notice than It's prede,
cessors have received Itmay be said
for the information ofthe public, who
feel interested in the subject, that the
proprietor of the Times has beer
suffering from the effect Of a sever,
cold, contracted several days ago, bu
is now nearly restored to his usually
excellent health. There is no othel
shadow of foundation than this fol
fha latast Hohamian life