The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-27
SEEN IN THE GREAT CITY
THE MAN WHO cor STEWARDS
MILLIONS.

tCopyri0ht 1887
NEw York, May 25. 1t now seems clear
that the tedious suit yainst ex-Judge Hi.
ton will result in nothing but the frutes-
expenditure of pot of money. II is the
only thing that does seem clear in this muu
hole of litigation.
II there is any mystery regarding the dis
position Of Stewards millions. mark you,
Hilton is deeper than the mystery.
More uakind things have been said abou'
him than about a y man in New York, q
yet it would be difficult to know why he
is SO heartily disliked He is no man
enemy, and to those who are familiar With
nim he is faithful friend and a champion
worth having When A. r. Stewert diei,
aud left wnat was then a very large fortune
Judge Hilton got possession of the greater
art OF it. That mucI everybody know, and
that is the only basis for all the harsh crit e
ci III that lists In private coavers .ti IN and
in pu lie prints Judge Hit II is 0 % Of thr
familiar figures on Broadway and Fft
avenue He looks enough like one If Bocac
clos friars to have steppei from the cover
Of the Decameron. His shoulders e
stopped; he has IA amplitude of girth tina
bet kens an abund ,nce of fine wine and ia
capons, and queer little dancing Jack eye
that sparkle like q cats watching 70.
mou . in a closet. His lace IS massive anu
pudgy A double chin of fat ha gs loose
yer an old fashioned stand-up collar. Hn
hort on gray mustache covers ver
ugly mouth. The hair Is well OF e1 and
well brushed The black frockcoat Is bat
toned loosely and on his hea rests shnl
od-faslioned, broad brimued silk hat.
Til t is an exact pc picture of Judge Hin
ton as he aDpeared To me the Jther dav going
down the steps of his brown-StOne palace
on Fifth avenue, and wad ling from his
STOOD 10 his spick and spau ca rage wher.
sat erect driver and tODtna The carriage
door closed 'ith bang, the VIII p crac cd
and pal of powerful high seppi Z, well
fed and dOck-taiied horses o Tted on ruu
up the avenue, a d bowled along Vanit,
Fair Ill the park was cached, where they
took their places in line with the other MAJ
niflcent eqaipages of this city.
A mau who much esembles Judge Hilton
in personal appearance is walking dow
Fifth avenue at tn very time tnet the
prancing steeds are taking the successor of
the great merchant prince for his ride l..
the park. 1t is t q aut or of Rum, Ro-
manism and Rebello i." Burchard is a
name that four years ago figured promi.
nea4ly in our national politics, and vas %
all the daily s.asassDapers, aud was e o.
spoken f fjestingly in song and St 'ry, in tn
theaterS, cafes, aud bar-rooms. He 10 neva
heard Of now. He walks alo the street
in u shining suit of black clothes, leaning
on neavy cane, and leading little child
by the ha i'd He looks well-fed aud pro So
perous, as indeed he should be, for he ha
been "a minis or Of the gospel hese ma Y
years, and perha IS has ne his share Of
work. The penal y he paid TO his ll-tined
speech at th5 Blaine reception, when th
rum. romanlsu and rebelllOnn sentence
was spoken, and in twenjy-fOur hours was
ha.he over the wires into every city,
village and hamlet in this cou try, was
greater than even his worst enemy could
wish for The story of that terrible eK-
perisuce has never been told. T1e ma
was snubbed insulted and ignored. The
tnou5a IDS of insulting letters ne received
from every cOrner of the Uuitei States
vas enough to drive most mon mad. So
bitter were these ATTACKS, a d 50 pargist9nl
we're some Of his enemies, that DR.. Burcuard
found it couye lent to remain most Of the
time in his own h use. de IS till Ia rec ipt
of letters from cranks, he has be'l
obliged t. move or change his residence two
or three times, 50 persistent we're the Az
nova ices about is nome. But thr lgh all
this he has made no complaint OCCASION
ally ais son or some member OF his family
has raised his voice aud inploringly asKed
for peace, but IL has hardly come yet, for
even the children on the .treet point their
finger. anj yell as he pass by. There
goes BIrclarl.n Those VINO know IN
kindly old man feel sorry for him. He was
a z iOd pastor, a true friend, and a man
who delighted in doing 90 d, but his useful
ness wa cut sh rt b. that il I'll ned spe sch.
Yet b. b s never said that he regre tel
maxi ilg il. He believes implicitly that he
vas rig and there a Ou2h mon AID
women ia this world wac believe in fair
play 10 agree Nth him, ald tO resent further
persecutloi.
Quite in contrast aith Dr. Burchard 1,
an tner mi lister of the gospel, VINO Is daily
seen on Fifth avenue tax x an airing. and
enjoyi me pro nenads. IL IS Dr. John
Hall, a preacher who la made 81 ,DO0 %
out of the pulpit. a ID who IS IN every sens
the fas iOIable clergyman Of the day. II
YOU happen in his churcn on Sunday
morning and know the occupants u the
various pews, aud know also their financial
rating in Wall street you cOu,d count enough
money kings 20 represent an aggregated
fortune OF 500, 900. First and fJremos.
ia this congregation Is little Old man with
a bro nisn ed beard woo IS res sponsiDle for
Or. John Halls coming 70 Anerici for be
il snOwn t4ac Hall IS an Iris8man, aud like
many others of that favored iand mas q CO
picus Aow Of ch ice words This little old
fnan Is Robert b nm r. y nner heard him
in ID bin one beautiful Sunday morning,
and vas 50 struck b. bis oratJry that ue
called on him and invited him q come &
America. THIS Dr. Hall did m time, aud
to-day he is the leading pulpit orator u TINS
cit -, with an iuc ms ranging an ywuer8
from S75,OJO y Sl0l,OJJ; go ~ is pai d
him a. pas Or Of the Fifth avenue Pres
byto-ian hurch, $1,000 n 70 is paid hi n
by Mr. Bonner. Or rather his sJls. fDr a
weekly contribution 10 their story paper.
Hs wealthy congregation gives .l.n SlD 90
a year M 10 gifts and tue y altny yyu <
men aud Jle s-l-Ay papaa & pp9r
Ten boo Sss Yyrs pay nim mag iih 20 .Jly
ior MS se vice5 Ia marrying their sons aAI
daus tsrs Hs mas ma aksd ~ inv ~, neu5
- accumulate o. ,0J.DD. ye. be gives .iD-
orally - he ,D9r aud suppJrts numerous
clarl ies. JDsfs ls psrIGys 10 preacher 30
the Lnlted States mo - ~ in1eps don. as
ne. J. ~ al True Ifs4usu hs lyge5 plenty
II gut lg0r eEs.c4se. n d god walker. "a
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.4ryuZh Central Park. aud ~ .yes g9Od
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sYsry luxury aBd retiags n ssrga1tN.
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