Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-29


A Jealous Husbands Revenge-HOw
a Young Blood Who Was Wasting His
Fortune Was Brought mp With
Round Turn-A Word About the
Plumbers War.
Correspondence Of tie Morning Neaos.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Seldom has the
fashionable community of New York been
as deeply stirred as over the shooting of
Lawyer John Drake by one Of the Rhine
landers, Of whose great estate he is the
manager. So stoieaI has been the victim
of the assault, and so assiduous have been
the efforts of all concerned to keep the
matter from the authorities and the press,
that it was no easy matter to follow it up
in its entire details. William G. Rhine
lander, who did the shooting, is the black
sheep In a blue-bIoOded flock. The Rhine
lander family is one of the oldest and
most aristocratie in the city. The origi-
nal members of the family came over
from Holland in the seventeenth century,
and settled on Manhattan Island. VIII
liam @. Rhinelander, one of the
descendants, at the time Of his death,
several years ago. bequeathed property
valued at about S50,000,0 600 to his heirs,
his son who is now in Europe
receiving the bulk of it. The ORR
ginaI property Of the RhinelandeTs
consisted of about eight acres of land IN
the vicinity OF what is now known as
Washington square. This plot of ground
in the early days was known as POtter's
ield. William G. Rhinelander built many
residences in the vicinity, some of the most
costly of which are still owned by the es-
tate. The property became so extensive
that an office building was erected sew
eraI years ago in West Fourteenth street,
wherein now several clerks are kept
busy, The rent rolls, it
upon pro5ably S$S In p Society the
Rhinelanders are considered indispens
able-the charity ball. the private dancing
parties, thefeeherche entertainments of
Manhattan Island, are regarded as second
rate affairs if the name of Rhinelander
does not appear in the list Of patrons and
patronesses. Vanderbilt, with all his
wealth and attempt at culture, cannot
enter as an equal the portals of No. IS
West FOrty-eighth street, where the tami-
ly resides. The Astors may bend slightly
toward the Goulds. but the Rhinelandters
never.
THE PRESENT WILLIAM c..
is now about thirty years of age. and T.
j. Oakley, the younger brother, is about
two years his junior. William c., the
subject of the present scandal, as eldest
son. was booked to inherit millions.
Tickle fortune, however, in the way Of
buXOm Irish lass, threw a disastrous
stumbling block in the young mans road
to fortune. Maggie McGinniss was
employed as a servant in the Rhine
lander family and William c. fell in
love with her, and, despite parental
threats and opposition, married her.
Disinheritanee and Punishment from the
ancestral roof followed. The stern and
proud old father had one soft spot in his
heart, however, and allowed his scape-
grace son 800 a week to live on. This
was paid regularly by Mr.. Drake, who
acted as a sort of mutual friend. Mr..
Drake is bachelor, and Mrs. Rhinelander
visited his office on business once or twice,
and this fact excited the jealous temper
of her husband, who is completely
wrapped up in his wife, for whom
he lost his fortune. On the wife's
part, it is said, no love has been wasted
on the unhappy husband. They have
two children and Mr.. Rhinelander has
spent the greater part of his allowance
on his children. The young couple have
never got along together and young
Rhinelander has paid dearly for marry
ing for love. 1t is believed that Mr..
Drake, the lawyer, had the interests of the
family at heart and was endeavoring to
separate the i'll matched couple. Mrs,
Rhinelander is beautiful woman physi-
cally. She is brunette Of medium height
and has the warm color of the Irish girl.
She has the same affection for the children
that her husband has for her, and she is
spoken of as a model mother, but lacking
in affection for their father. At the time
she was married she was O lOYable girl
illiterate, but full Of womanIy qualities,
which naturally captivated the suscepti-
bic young RhineIander. Shortly
before her marriage friend,
who feared the results that
have followed, advised her to reconsider
her acceptance of young Rhinelander's
offer to make her his bride. After few
days elaboration she declared that while
she loved the man she would rather forego
the chance presented of marrying a rich
husband than deprive him of the esteem
of his family and fortune. Her declara-
tion was communicated to Rhinelander,
but he would not tolerate the thought of
parting with the woman for whom he was
willing to sacrifice so much.
THE CASE OF HENRY HAvEMEYER.
The son of the late Mayor Havemeyer is
a striking illustration of how a man may
be brought down by the improper use of
money. Mr.. Hayemeyer's share of his
fathers estate is about $500, 1000, and his
income from it is $4,000 a year. For
some time past he has been spending not
only the income but making large inroads
on the estate as well, and tor his own
good and that of his family it has finally
become necessary to take his property en-
tirely out of his hands. This has been
done by order of court, and the eXtrava-
CANT life MIR. Havemeyer has lately been
leading is abruptly checked.
THE WAR THAT HAS BROKEN OUT.
between the ''master plumbers and the
rf,r,e 10
The bosses have determined to discharge
every man belonging to the trade organi-
cation, which has lately assumed the
right to direct the whole business to suit
itself, and at present the men are equally
determined to stand by the organization
and let the bosses do their work. The
lockout began last week. and hundreds
of men are now out of employment, and
there is no telling when it will end. The
spirit on both sides is one Of anger, and
on the side of the men there is a good deal
of swagger. The trouble began over 4
man who quit work on Saturday at 8
O'Clock, so that he might be at the shop
for his wages at four. When the
boss questioned him about quitting
so early, he received a good deal of
surly back talk. He then discharged the
man, and the next thing he knew all the
other men in his shop were scaled out''
DY the organization, and his business
stopped. Something Of the same kind oc-
Cured few days ago in a Grand street
dry goods store. Because one man was
discharged all the others were scaled
OUT" and the house left without sales
men. Many persons friendly to trade Or
CARNATIONS on general principles are now
saying that the men are taking a danger
GUS course; that scaling out'' shop or
store because man is discharged won't
do, and that serious injury to business
and consequently to the men themselves
will follow.
AMONG THE ACTORS NOW RESTING
for a few weeks in town is Mr.. NJ. B. Cur
tbs, better known as "Sam'l of Posen."
On August IS Mr.. Curtis will appear in
his new play at st. Paul, MINI. The
name of this play is ''Spot Cash, or Sam'l
of POsen on the Road" 1t is not written
by Mr.. Jesup, who wrote ''Sam'l of
Posen," nor is it written altogether by
any one person. Mr.. Ed. Marble is re-
sponsible for the plot and its general
carrying out, but five or six different
hands have written in the dialogue.
During all of his travels with
''Saml of Posen" Mr.. Curtis kept a
notebook of the funny sayings he heard
among commercial travellers, all of them
fresh and original, and these he has
worked into his new play. He thinks
thate "SpOt Cash. is going to be better
liked than the original ''Saml," because
there are better parts in it for the other
actors. and it is more of a play. He con-