Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-29
THE GRANT FAMILY.
Some BAD Stories Oontradictod by Lawyer
VIM. A. Pennington, Counsel for Col. Fred

Some BAD Stories Dontradictod by Lawye or
VIM. A. Pennington, Counsel for Col. Fred
Grant.
NEW YORK, Nov, 23.-The action of
the Sun in indorsing the justice and
paying the bill Of the Saratoga under
takers, who embalmed Gen. Grants body,
called public sentiment to the financial
affairs OF the Grant family, and led to a
great deal OF gossip, mostly derogatory to
the Grants. 1t was alleged that DR..
Douglas had never received the $4,000
which Gen, Grant, In his will, requested
should be paid him, and numerous per-
sonal dellnquencles OF financial nature
were charged against the sons of the dead
general The persistence and circum-
stantisllty Of these stories have ut last
stirred the Grant boys up to public
statement. To-day VIM. A. burlington,
counsel for II. ID. Grant, said:
CDR. Douglas has received the $4,000
left for him by Gen. Grant, In addition TO
$4,000 for his medical services. Before
the general died he asked Mrs Grant In
case the income from his Memoirs, ,
which had been made over to her and
which were really her property, should
give sufficient money return to enable
her to pay certain specific sums to certain
people, then he would like her to give Dr.
Douglas $4,000. The calls upon the first
check which Mrs. Grant received, includ.
ing payments to several persons who had
suffered by the failure OF Grant & Ward,
were so great that DR.. Douglas could not
well be paid out OF that money, But In a
very short time, sitter the proceeds of the
second check were received, Mrs. Grant
sent the doctor the full amount, which
was not technically legacy, because 1t
was not Incorporated In will; but she
felt, nevertheless, called upon TO pay It
This delay caused the ramon to be clrcu-
lated that Gen Grants family refused to
pay DR.. Douglas his legacy. l undorstand
that DR.. Douglas has written letter to
the Christian Union, in which he grace
tully acknowledges the receipt OF the
money. No hing could more clearly de.
monstrate tho absurdlty Of the SUMS
story concerning the Holmes bill than the
fact that Mrs. Grant paid this $4,000, al.
though there was no legal obligation on
her to do so, Gen. Grant also requested
that Col. r. ID. Grant should receive
$4,000 for his constant attention TO his
father, and for his aid in the writing of
the memoirs. This sum Col, Grant has
refused 20 accept.
Another unjust rumor was to the effect
that Col. Grant applied for a position In
the army after the failure OF Grant &
Ward. He WAS then represented as seek.
ing government pap The truth is that
President Arthur offered him the position
three times, and prominent army officers
came on from Washington 70 urge him TO
accept. Col. Grant refused, for while
deeply sensible of the Kindness, he was
unwilling ~ leave his father, aud he did
not care TO take a government position
merely as a pecuniarY aid, | was per-
sonally present at Long Branch when
there was telegraphed 10 U. S. Grant, Jr.,
an OTTER OF the assistant United States
district attornoyship for New York. MIR.
Grant also refused on the same grounds
as did his brother, Col. Grant. IL was
said in a morning paper soon after the
failure Of Grant & Ward that U. s. Grant,
Jr., had gone to Canada, and reporter
was sent TO his mothers house TO learn II
IL We're true Had the author OF this
cruel report taken the trouble to verify
his statements, he would have learned