St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-04

day. Hilton, however, SUCCEEDED in
having his way. He brought the mat.
ter to the attention of tie magnates OF
the Tammany ring, and, in conse-
quence thereof, The park commissioners
were notified that unless the officer
was discharged restrictions would be
placed upon favors which were be-
ing granted the commissioners by the
metropolitan police department, Which
Tammany Hail then controlled. The
poor policeman. finding himself doomed,
appealed to Judge Hilton fol mercy,
telling him of the family which was de-
pendent upon him for support, calling
his attention to the fact that he had
simply obeyed orders, and expressing a
desire to apologize if he had done any
thing wrong. But the judge was mex
orable and the officer was discharged.
That's the kind of man Henry Hill
ton is.
Stewards death brought Henry Hilton
almost to the goal of his ambition.
The milliOnaire'S will was dated seven
years prior to his death, and that he had
been careless in giving 1t amendments,
winch he certainly must have intended,
is indicated by the fact that it contained
requests to the amount of $4,000 to en-
ployes who had been dismissed for EN-.
DezziemeEtS at least two years before.
BY that document Henry Hilton was
made an executor of the estate and
given S1,000.000, and MIR. Stewart
ing her, If she deemed it adyisa-
BILE, to continue the business which bore
his name and to make Mr.. Hilton her
ADVISER. Mrs. Stewart was very weak
| minded woman and Hilton found a
| ready acquieScence when he proposed
to her that, in lieu of the 81 Zoo, 600. he
shonld take charge of the business of A.
L. Stewart & Co. 1t is stated by people
VINO are very close to the millionaire
that on the day of his death, while he
was lying on couch moaning and call
ing for 1.-The judge" the latter remained
all day in the office of the big dry
goods firm, at Broadway and Chambers
streets, and when the news was brought
hlm that Stewart was dead he at once
went to Hopkins, chief bookkeeper,
and, announcing that he was executor
of the estate, demanded to be shown the
dead mans private ledger, to which no
one was given access. 1t showed, am
told by one who had opportunities with
becoming familiar with his affairs, Il
credit to Stewart from his business of
over SS,oOo,000, and other assets
made up largely of United States
aggregating about $1,000, 600. Included
III the business credits were thirteen
wooden mills and the leasehold of the
big store at Broadway and Tenth street,
and of these Henry Hilton took possess
sion. When he issued his edict forbid
ding Hebrews entrance to the Grand
Union hotel, Saratoga-Which was part
OF the Stewart estate-the largest por-
ton of the trade of the dry goods es-
adjustment was quietly withdrawn, and
as a result the thirteen wooden mills
went to ruin and 6,0O0 people were
thrown out of employment.
And yet that was only the beginning
OF the wreck OF hard-earned princely
fortune.
In this connection few words as to
Stewards body.
His stolen bones could have been re-
covered at any time if Judge Hilton
had been willing to let his grasp relax
upon the comparatively pitiable sum of
S25,O The body was concealed by the
robbers in Paterson, N. j., and when
that fact was revealed to Hilton he sent
Mrs. johnson. who was then house.
Keeper of the Park Avenue hotel, on
Fourth avenue, another of the Stewart
properties, to view the remains and
pass upon their genuineness. She identi-
ned the BODY and so reported to Judge
Hilton, and the latter thereupon dis
played his anxiety to give decent burial
to the bones of his dead benefactor by
haughtily declaring that he would
not give the $4,000 demanded
unless the body was brought to
him in New York and there
Identified by him. This uitimatum
alarmed the thieves. The corpse, which
by an embalming process had become
Ike, a piece of tanned leather, they
broke In pieces and having effectually
hid them they took a train for Canada.
Inspector ByrneS was familiar with
these facts at the time but was unable
toad in the recovery of the body, be-
cause when Judge Hilton found that
the. bones could be restored to
their grave he further demanded
that the thieves themselves should
be captured. The body never has been
recovered. Mrs. Stewart died in the
belief that she was to be placed beside
her dead husbands corpse, but as
matter of fact the magnificent cathedral
in Garden City stands over that which
in name only is the grave ef A. 7. Stew
art. Well, what good are his bones,
anyhow? His money was all that was
wanted by those whom he had bene-
fitted, and at last they have succeeded in
dividing it up among themselves, and in
a few weeks the name Of A. L. Stewart
will be heard of no more forever.
Reading a revelation like this must
bring pleasant thoughts to the rich fel.
lows who are still alive.