Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-24
YOUNG BURROWSs ILLNESS.
How His Relatives Learned that Iic Was
Being Poisoned and OF Warmers Spscuia-
NOV YnrL Wnrld.I

Being Poisoned and OF Warmers spscuia-
"' New York world.I
Ex.Judge Roswell L. Burrows, OF Bui-
falo. and George L. Burrows. Of Saginaw,
Mich, arrived in this city yesterday in
search OF A. 8. Warner, the missing presl- |
dent Of the suspended Alblonbank. They |
spent nearly the entre day in Wall street,
inouiring into the speculations which the
runaway banker had been carrying on
there. They ascertained that he bad done
business through a half dozen different
firms. and enough evidence was secured 20
proye that he had lost heavily in some OF
The enterprises In which he had embarked.
Fy.Judye Burrows. when called upon Of
the Gllsey House last evening, gave an in
teresting story Of the troubles OF the Bur-
rows family and the history OF the bank
and its president up to the time OF his dis
appearance:
"Roswel s. Burrows, nv uncle" said
he, "was formerly merchant in Albion.
BY strict integrity and business tact he &C.
cumula,ed large fortune In 1889 he
established. under the State law. the Bank
OF Albion, with n capital OF $4,000. In
1864 il was re0rganized. and became known
a. the First National Bank OF Albion, It's
capital being increased to 100000. \. :.
Warner entered this institution first n
ofice-noy. Then he arose to the pa
sition Of boOk-keeper, cashier, and, finally,
upon the death Of President Burrows,
March 10, 1879, he succeeded 10 the man
agement Of the institution. In his
will NY uncle left property amounting
in value to about Sl,000,000. This. after
the death Of his wife, was to be divided
into four equal parts among the surviving
children and grandchildren. -Four eXecu-
tors were appointed-yiz., \. 5. Warner,
Willom X. Burrows 0he son OF the de-
ceased), Alexander Stuart (his son-in-laW).
and the widow. Mr.. Stuart soon followed
his iather-in.law 10 the grave, and william
Burrows became ncapacit1ted Tor Dust
ness. Therefore, the entire management
Of the estate fell to Warner. and TO nm
the heirs went when in need OF money.
"AbOut a year ago the son, william l..
Burrows, became acquainted win William
X. Calkins, who had formerly been in the
employ Of II. II. Warner, OF Rochester.
By him he was induced 10 embark in what
was called the Craig kilncy-cure business
in Boston. William put some $4,000 into
the enterprise. and kept calling FOR more
money continually until Mr.. Warner COM
account and must dcsist. Last April Mrs.
Stuart, the daughter OF Mr. Burrows by
his first wife, received letter from
Mrs. Burrows, the widow, who was then
IN Richmond, Va, saying that 4 cOlOrcd
servant Of her son William had just ar
rived there for the purpose OF wedding IN
octoroon.> lie had called upon her and in-
formed her that her son was lying danger
a. ha Il ~ A,r
No. 3S3 Beacon street, Boston. This start
ed her, and she Immediately wrote 70 Mrs.
Alexander Stuart, her daughtcr-!n-law, At
Albion, begging her 10 visit Boston and
ascertain why this intelligence hal been
concealed from the family. Mrs. stuart,
accompanied by Mr.. Warner and myself.
visited the house where William lay. and
were informed by druggist from New
town, Mass, Arthur Hudson by name. thlt
he, as the attending physician, refused
10 permit us 10 see the patient The
next day, however, induced Mr.. Calkins
TO rescind thi. order, and we were admitted
10 the sick mans room. We found him
sinking rapidly from what the 'drus 5i;;'
declared 10 be enlargement o. the liver
l demanded q council Of physicians. After
some opposition on the part OF both the
'druggi.t' and Calkins. ! succeeded in Sc
curing one. Those medical men who pir-
ticpated in il declared that the patient was
not suffering i'm the least from the dis ease
for which the druggist claimed 10 be treat
Ing him. but hOrrited us all by asserting In
the most positive manner that young Bur
rows was being slowly but surely poisoned
to death. Nothing was said TO either Calkins
or the druggist, but | employed Professor
Wood, oi Harvard University, TO make
chemical analysis O. the case. He con-
firmed the worst suspicious Of the physI-
clans by finding large quantities OF arsenic
in eXcresccncCs from the PATENTS BODY.
II was found also that his limbs were COM
pletely paralyzed and swcled % N cnor-
nous size. | ordered his treatment
changed. and my wishes being complied
with, scarcely had week passed before
vast improvement in the inyaliG's ccndi-
ton became apparent.
"a day or two later, however, we found
that young Burrows had been poisoned
again, aud that he was in an almost dying
condition. Then | went 70 CahIDs and
told him tha. / must have the patient re-
moved. He intcrposed the objection that
William was too i'll. From O nurse who
attended Burrows | learned that CIlliu,
had declared that should any attempt be
made TO remove his partner from the house
it would lie done over his dead body. l
nevertheless secured apartments IL 70. 81
Beacon street, teeTaphed the mother 10
come on. and while both Mr. and Mrs. CIl-
kins were absent from the house secured
the services Of some men and carried Eur
rows TO his new quarters. 4 day or two
after his removal Mr. Calkin- requested an
interview with Mrs. Stuart. lie secured
il. and in il he informed her th1t hr.
Warner was Specializing heavily In stocks;
that young Burrows had con erred upon
himself (Calkins) power OF attorney SOAR
as his kidney-cure property was concerned.
and that a codicil had been added by which
he had also been made executor OF the
young mans will. Mrs. Stuart asked
| TO see the will. lie brought it to the house
one day and read il to her. She asked him
| il he would be willing to read itln my pres
| ence. lie declared that he would not with
| out an order from Mrs. Burrows, the
| mother. Just at this moment stepped in.
| and Mrs. Burrows demanded that he
| should lead it IN my presence. Re did so.
| His hesitancy about reading II to me was.
! think. owing TO the fact that he had pre-
| vioUsly told me that no change had been
| made in the will since 1881, before he
1 went INTO UCSliltS> WITH young DIiIoN-s
! "At this time il was claimed, too, by the
wife OF Mr.. Burrows, whose mother, by
| the way, is niece OF a. ;. Hatch, OF this
city, that Calkins, when her husband was
called away on business, turned her and
her children from the house. This Calkins
denied, however. 1t would have been q
fortunate thing for him, pecuniarily al
least perhaps, had young Burrows died al
his house. For then, you know, 1t having
been ascertained that Mr.. Warner hli
been untrue to his trust as executor, il
| would have been such nice thing 10 sue
coed him in that'enyiable position. you
know. But Burrows didn't die. He wa,
renewed to the Hotel Oxford. where be re-
manned several weeks under the best OF
medical attention. Last Monday We took
him back home to Albion. There he is to
day in very critical condition. He. be.
heye, cannot recover, and II he does he vii
Lave no use Of his limbs.
"0n returning TO Albion myself in
formed Warner OF the fact that Mr.. Calkin:
had intimated that he had been labblins
in stocks. Warner Indignantly declared
that Calkins lied, and believed HIM at The
time. l fear am mistaken now, however
At that time l asked HIM II he had eyel
rendered an accounting OF the Borrow.
| estate. He replied that he had not A.