The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-21
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~. Las. Napoleon Of Wall Street
~ could Never Forgives an
r.anv-Two Ministers Who Smoke
1.r Armour's First Hundred Dol
Mr.. Pulitzsr's Sightless Eyes.
Copyright, 1900
xrw YORK, Sept. 20.-You remember
,o.hing Henry S. Ives, the last of the Ma
Toleons of finance. who, it seemed at one
20 was dangerously near long term OF
..,,risonuent Well, he is out and around
WI street these days. as bright and chip
lark on May morning. His cheru-
.ounteuance beams placidly, his eyes
md he carries himself like racer
~, to the post. He is as superbly
r'-ao7,ed to-day as before the crash. His
+or5robe must be very extensive, for he
ra- commits the social error of wearing
80 ssr.e suit of clothing twice in one week.
lavish in rich neckwear and jewelry.
Irda.I his fingers sparkle with rings. Hs
inns 70 be at peace with all the world.
There is no shadow on his path.
ua lunches at Delmonico's and his Office
: orovyded with men anxious to get word
,ritb him. While hundreds of have beens
;ostla elbows with him every day he pays
no need TO the past and Is constantly add
ing to MS already large fortune, Tor there
aTe not many people who do not believe
a. or he saved a couple of millions before
80" law claimed him. Everything that he
tnncbes now turns to gold. He is making
r,onav more rapidly than any man In the
street. and some day you will hear of him
AGAIN, for he is consumed with an ambition
re succeed Jay Gould as the big man of the
street.
obo1t Wall street for brief day with the
same idea in mindE
There is no answer, for these once sunk
:, tho maelstrom of Wall street speculation
have no power of speech.
Perbans Mr. Gould could tell
MAN WHO NEVER FoRGIvEs OR FoRGETs.
Shaking of Gould, Wall street man,
one OF the best informed, too, by the way,
told me the other day that Gould's entire
time is devoted to caring for his vast fort
nne SO that when death comes, he will leave
il in such way that his heirs will have
no trouble in the courts. Mr.. Gould does
NOT believe that he will live long, though he
b8sno reason to think SO, for there is moth
inc the matter with him but a torpid liver.
He has a horror Of death, and is putting his
house in order for the hour when the grim
messenger will arrive. Contrary to general
He keeps sharp eye on the market, and
NAV 60 into the street occasionally, but it is
only to protect himself.
Wall street has never had but one Jay
Gould, selfish, grasping man, blind TO all
else but money making, a good friend while
hecan use you, an unrelenting enemy If you
dsplease him; a man of implacable hatred,
be neither bends nor breaks; he never for
gives or forgets; his will is of iron, a very
Bismarck of finance, patiently waiting for
the opportune hour 10 strike at his enemies
or those who have displeased him, and then
in the twukling of an eye comes the death
blow.
There are now. at this very hour, a half
dozen men in Wall street almost suffering
for food. Men rich and powerful in their
day, who we're crushed by Gould. One was
broker for the Wall street wizard. He
made a fortune and sailed away in his
yacht, without bidding Gould good-by, or
offering to aid him with the money Gould
had helped him to make, for at that hour
Gould was himself sorely pressed, and had
asked his broker to assist him. Instead he
sailed away to the Mediterranean. Gould
got through his troubles somehow, and
year elapsed before the broker appeared on
the street. Gould said nothing. He waited.
Presently the broker began to speculate.
Then one day friend of Gould's gave him
tip" He put large portion of his for
tune on it, and in a trice it was swept away
and beyond the wreck was seen the grim
ming face of Gould. He was getting even.
The remainder of the fortune went the
same way, and in year the broker was
pennlless. Every enterprise that he en-
gagged In failed Gould never lost sight of
him, and during the past ten years when
fortune has again seemed to be within his
grasp, the pursuit has never been given up.
Today the broker is a wreck aud his
wretched family is in actual want.
This Is only one case There are othe rs,
but shall not burden you with their
recital for you may think | am man with
sgrlevance, when as a matter of fact |
never saw Gould but once in nv life. l
an an SIMPLY giving you a hasty glimpse of
wall street life.
HOW 1T FEELS TO SENTENCE A MAN TO BE
HANGED.
Ihls man with the calm, cold, ascetic
tace' nrIn mouth, massive forehead, who
walks along the street with q big black
cgsf IN his mouth. is Recorder Smvth. He
throws his shoulders well forward as he
"a n8HS, and his hands are clasped at his back.
|, nave always had a curiosity" said to
il9l TO know the feeling that comes over a
Jause "nen he sits calmly on the bench,
talh up before him fellow-being and SEN
' roaUe' am either to twenty years imprison
ils EN-, or to be hangeds"
ven, my ooy," says the recorder, in a
do eat voice, the feeling is awful. 1t is in
ue%floaole The first time l sentenced
. nan 70 be hanged | was SO nervous that [
Wv gi should break down. Yet knew
. .uo IeIlow was guilty. The crime was ex-
. Siolaely brutal The evidence was conclu-
vo, ne was defended by good lawyers, there
; svlo no extenuating circumstances. the
NV. NJ! was unanimous l made private
Io, saUlon for myself the murderer was
waV O" ~ coarse fellow, whose whole bearing
and r one OF bravado throughout the trial,
Ii; II l Ae' was sorry to make the law take
fa tte. Finally tie day of sentence came.
m rDvIuiC room was throaged the convicted
tat Or and his keepers stood before me.
ses9 'o 20 my seat upon the bench the quiet
FsS ro VI inc moment awed me. There
h y. ~ noise but the singing of some birds
bor. 'ue caves of the old court
lc5, me room was ablaze with the mellow
NJ ~ VI June sun. The clerk arose. asked
sen, e customer if he had anything to say why
i'm r,0lG ~ should not be pronounced upon
Ieaa, Inc fellow made no reply. Then |
S sao W pass sentence. My tongue seemed
nhs w 10 the roof of my mouth, my
(erod f inGok as if palsied, my teeth chat
tbor a naShes OF cold and heat chased each
p hy' over my body and great drops of per-
teyer fn $1,000 on my forehead / shall
ef forget the moment mt NV dntv yac