The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-03
SUED FOR 02OO,OoO,
Two Claims for Damages Against tho
Rochester, N. T., "Herald,"

Aochester, N. l., "Herald,"
/ ROCHESTER,, N. Y, July '2.-There Is (,
decided sensation here to-day over an ar
ticle published in the morning Herald o
to-day, and for publishing which, W. R
Oaulkins, ol Boston, formerly OF This city
this afternoon commenced two suits 70,
libel against the Herald for damages Of
100000 in each action, one being for him.
sell and the other for his wife. In tho ar.
ticle published It was charged that Mr..
OaulEins and vile had been instrumental
IN poisoning one William R. Burrows, Tor.
merly OF Albion, but now in Boston, where
he lies at the point OF death. Burrows Is a
son Of Roosevelt Burrows, who left an es.
tate OF some $5.000,009. Four executora
were appointed, Of whom AlbertS Warner
has had the sole management, OF the estate
William Burrows, the SOD, was associated
with Csulkins In business in Boston, and
the Herald article, said he, In bis will,
made Caulkins his executor and gave him
power to act as attorney and begin action
against Warner as executor OF his fathers
estate to compel him to make an account.
Ing, which he had never made. Suddenly
William Warner began to show sipus Of
aIsenical poisoning, and the Herald CHARGED
Caulkins and his wife with the act in two
column article. q sIIi. -,
Cau'kins arrived on morning train 10.
day, read the article, and commenced anti
ss above stated. To a Times representative
M. Caulkins made the following statement
this evening: Z. '.''5 ~ 81 - -
The statement OF the Herald is simpl va
false and atrocious libel. I have taken
the neces7aly steps to procure such imper.
lect redress as the courts can give for the
wrongs that 1t does me. A nece.rarily i'm.
perfect explanation Of the case ia the fact
that for i've years past AlbeltS. Warner
hes had untrammeled control OF an e,tste
valued at $40. 100000. in which he has no
personal interest and Of which he has been
able hitherto to evade giving any &C.
count, either OF principal or interest. either
OF receipts or expenses; that Mr.. Burrows,
through me, had instituted on April I'd
proceedings in the surrogate's Courts Of
Orlesns county to conpe! an accounting
from Mr.. Warner of the trust; that such
proceedings. like all attempts out Of court
TO obtain information from Mr.. Warner,
have thus far been successfully ,eyaded by
him, but an order made by the surrogate
Of that county to the 2Sd Of June requires
him to present complete account of truet
on or before the 18th day OF August next,
and that order was made against Mr.. War.
ner's opposition.
Mr.. Burrows death, il it should occur
before that time, will remit the trust to Mr.,
Warner, subject, az before, to no REQUIRE.
ment to account for it to any party. VIVA!
ls more, Mr.. Burrows never showed indi.
dications Of poisoning or vomited only
after these other parties had been with him
and fed him candy from fifteen minutes to
an hour at a time. The grand jury at Bos.
ton he, adjourned twice TO get at the full
particulars of the affair and have failed to
find any motive or reason why or my
wife should have committed such deed,
Tor We are not benefited by bis will in any