Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-03
Judge Lowell Indignant.
HE DID NOT KNOW THAT RELATIVES HELD TEIE-
PHONE STOCK.

BE
PHONE STOCK.
A telegram to the \. Y Times from Boston, Dec
9, says: Speculation was rife and good deal OF
Indignation felt here in Boston over the charges
insinuated by a Washington special of this MORN
ing, and affecting Justices Lowell and Gray. The
latter is now In Washington, but Judge Lowell.
who retired from the bench some time ago, has
this to say concerning his family connection with
Bell telephone stock:
81 never knew that my brother held any Bell
telephone stock until the present year. when the
fact came out through some chance conversation
which we had concerning the Pan Electric investi-
cation. OF course, had 1 known that he or any
relatives OF mine were interested in the stock [
should have been most glad to decline hearing the
case. received my salary, OF course, and should
be glad to be relieved OF that other case As
for myself l never had anything to do with the
stock, never held Il share, and know little about
this Bell telephone matter anyway, except that [
am master in the controversy between the Bell
Telephone company and the Western Union. 1
have never seen the evidence in the great Pan
Electric case, and only know OF it as have from
time to time seen it discussed in the newspapers
have always said, and adhere to TO the state
ment, that there is nothing wrong In the course
adopted by Mr.. Garland. He simply turned the
ease OF mine have turned it over TO Judge Nelson,
and as should have done had supposed my rela-
tives were interested int the Bell stock"
AS TO JUDGE GRAY.
Continuing he said: SNOW as to Judge Gray I
see by the published statements that all his rela-
tives, two brothers and two sisters were holders
OF Bell stock. AS he is himself on the bench at
the present time perhaps he would not care to say
a word about the matter. But will say this: /
have no doubt that he is in exactly the same pre-
dicament as myself, and that he was in ignorance
of stock being held in his family. In regard to
this long list OF supposed relatives holding stock
Will say that some OF them are not relatives at
all dnd In other cases the relationship Is very re-
mote
The article in question contained long list OF
relatives of Judge Gray, who are interested in Bell
telephone stock. The list is headed 'Eilen Ban
croft, cousin, No. 221 Beacon street." This lady
Is not In the slightest degree related 10 Judge
Gray. The second name on the list Is "Alice
Bradlee, cousin, No. II Marlborough street" She
too can claim no relationship to Judge Gray, and
''FranciS Peabody, cousin Salem, Is not "A rela-
tive. Ann E. Gray, George Gardner, George A.
Gardner, john L. and John L. Gardner, Jr., are In
deed connected" with Judge Gray, but the re-
lationShip is distant. john {. Gray, member OF
street lawyer, are brothers OF Judge Gray, but
know nothing whatever OF the matter at Issue.
Russell Gray owns some Bell telephone STOCK, Out
says he does not know whether Judge Gray Is
aware OF that fact or not.
DIED ON HER KNEES IN CHURCH.-An 0ld woman
who had been kneeifng in the vestlDule OF st.
Francis Xavier's church, in West 10Th street, New
loud Screams. The priests who were busy in the
eOnfeSSionalS went out TO the woman. she had
fallen forward on her face and was DEAD. The
body was removed to the 30th street police station.
Maria Mckenzie, OF 246 west Goth street. She was
60 years Old and afl1icJed with heart disease.
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The motion to extend the stay OF proceedings In
Fhilo Remington having been refused, there must
Iiow be an immediate accounting. The suit In
!Dlves the restitution OF property worth mlhons
In Minneapolis