Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-26
From the Florida Times-Cnion.


DETROIT, MICH, April 23.-In compliance
with your request to Mr.. Brearley for the rock
bottom facts as to the prolonged stay OF Senator
Jones in this city, and also as to his present
peculiar condition, thoroughly Trustworthy
member of the Ne,Os staff to-day obtained the
following statement from a warm friend and
confidant of the Senator. The story is an inter-
esting one, and places some of the freaks OF the
Florida gentleman in an entirely different light
from that in which they have been heretofore
| reflected in sensational dispatches from here.
| It seems that three years ago this coming
summer Senator Jones met at Newport. L l.
the young and fascinating Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Thompson. Mr. Thompson was then the re
publican mayor of this city. He had been for
years a republican leader in this section. He
mad been fixing things for some time 10 make
q break into the democratic party, using free
trade as the ferry TO carry him over. When he
met Senator Jones and found he was a good
fellow, the idea Immediately struck him that
he could make political capital Tor himself by
capturing and taking under his wing and bring
ing out in Detroit social and political circles
So he invited him home, and dined and wined
him, in public and in private. At that time
of the Senator to Miss Clotilde Palms. In fact,
shortly after the Senator's arrival here, while
he was the lion OF the town, under the Thomp-
son patronage, a select party was given at the
Thompson mansion, at which Miss Palms was
present and again met the Senator. He had
previously met her at the house in Washing
OF Admiral Sands.
The Senator in his wooing had the assistance
and cOuntenance OF thompson scharming wife,
who is q double cousin OF Miss Palms. Mrs
Ihompson's mother Mrs. Campbell, is a sister
OF Francis Palms, Clotiide's father, whose wife
was the sister OF u. j. Campan, now deceased
Mrs. Thompson's father. Both among the
Oldest wealthiest and most highly respected
families in the city. The Senator, thus encour-
aged, declared his intentions by letter. He was
not, at first, refused point blank or, at least the
refusal was SO kindly worded as TO convince him
that his attentions were not altogether distaste-
full. In the meantime lie had stood godfather
at Thompsons christening into the democratic
party. The latter then had no further use for
him. In lact, IL Is not denied that Thompson's
European trip with the Palms family, had be-
come an asplrant for the hand and fortune of
the heiress.
Gradually Thompsons cooluess became open
animosity, AID he advised Miss Palms to return
the senator's letters unopened, which she dad.
The Senator was about to return to Washington
when the papers began on him, and has since
remained, largely because he does not want to
be cOerced.
"Isn't it a fact that the Senator is little in
sane on the subject OF matrimony?' was asked.
mo; but he has a singular hallucination OF
his mind which has grown out OF the circum-
stances of his life. Having risen from the OBJ
scure position OF a poor carpenter 10 the emf
hence OF a United States Senator, he has 10 con-
ception of the possibility Of a marriageable wo-
as simple as u child, absolutely incorruptible;
but on this subject his Naturalization amounts
TO monomania 1t is q QuiXotic dream. Far
from his having annoyed the lady with impor-
tunities, his treatment has been gentlemaniy-
even Observation-Disclosures He has by no
means been, as has been stated, ostracised from
social or religious circles both he and the lady
OF his desire still worship In the same church"