The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-29

soOH preferences aside and look at the nst-
- rom purely financial standpoint-and
ne mad the dollars. Great was the astonish-
5 LEN ol Mnss0n, therefore, when Chadleau
rene9 niIn 10 his face. saying: 81 will beat
~ tor VIII spend So, 900, and it will then
for you.n - wv iiuOh
~ Ihere was scurrying about the streets of
terreDonne that night, and also about Mon
treai, ana hasty inquiries We're made at the
houses OF the principal bankers.
Aes, IL was true. Guillemot really d a
nave 81, 600 in the Bank of Montreal In
deed he had $4,000
MusSon heard the news in the morning
ana ned the field, leaving Cnapleau in un7
disputed possession. So his election cost
Gulllemot nothing.
Such feats as these made Guillemot nota-
pie, and gained him many friends whose
existence was frequently made joyous by
deep. ''-0
This lasted fifteen years.
Then Charles awoke to a very preat
change, He found he was married to a
pretty young French woman. They were
iiVlhg In Bleecker street, in two rooms on
the top floor of tumble-down house. His
pockets that used to overflow with money
were empty. His bankers would give HIM
no more. His tailor was pursuing him. His
friends at the Hoffman house avoided him.
MS clothes were shabby. He had no more
VINE he had not even enough food. He
mad nothing, and the rooms were cold. And
MS hand trembled and his head ached.
ana ne wanted brandy aud no one would
give 1t to him. No one would trust him
Charles Guilemot, who had made Ca
madam cabinet ministers in his day-for
haIt pint of brandy. 1t was all very
strange and very miserable. The easy way
was to solve the riddle with pistol or a
razor or rope. But then, here was the
little woman who had somehow become
mixed up IN his life. No, the pistol would
only solve half the riddle, and its solution
was stupid and paltry.
so Charles did not pistol himself. He
waited till his head got clearer and then
looked for work. Naturally he became q
bartender, for he had had fifteen years
training for the business. When he had
had time to get all the champagne out of
his head he took good look at his wife and
found Ter charming, and he swore off drink
ing and kept bis oath.
All this happened five years ago, and the
oath has not yet been broken. Charles
Gullemot lives at No. 1853 West Tenth
street with his wife now, and they are CON-
Portable, though comparatively poor Gull
lemot teaches French for livelihood
Recently Charles made an investigation to
find out how he came to spend $4,000 in
fifteen years, aud the result Of this investi-
CATION is suit by him against Lawyer B.
Z. Wetmore, OF No. z. Nassau street, son
OF the executor of John Rowland, who had
left the $50, 900 to Guillemot.
b. G. Wetmore purchased from Charles
for 81, 600 his interest in the estate of Mrs.
Adele de Serge Rowland. This was five
years ago. The estate amounts to about
$4,000, and it is to be equally divided at
her dea h between Charles and two others.
In his petition to Judge Andrews, made in
the supreme court the other day, Charles
claimed that he had been drunk for fifteen
years previous to 1885. and that when he
sold out his interest to Mr.. Wetmore he did
not know what lie was doing Mr.. Wet
more claims that he paid Charles full value
for his interest in Mrs. Howland's esta g,
as she may live for many years yet. Law
yer Edward Gerhard is c u sci for Guile
mot and Lawyer j. H. Dougherty appears
tor Mr.. Wetmore.
Here are some extracts from Guillemot's
petition:
Deponent says that for many years, COM
menciDg about the year 1870 and up to and in
GLIDING the year 1876, he was an habitual
drunkard, unfit and incapable of doing business
of any kind, and during the said years squan-
dered, disposed of and dissipated money and
property to the extent OF nearly 80. 900, which
had come to him from the estate and under the
will of said John Rowland.
Deponent says that during said years, and
while he was in the condition above mentioned,
but the particular tins he is unable with
greater accuracy to state, this deponent was in
duced to execute an assignment or other instru
ment purporting to convey or assign to Benja-
min G. Wetmore, the defendant and son of the
said executor mentioned in said will, all de-
ponent's right, title and interest in a certain
trust fund created under the fourth clause OF
the said will said fund to be distributed on the
death of said beneficiary. for life. to and among
the three children of said John Rowland as
therein provided. and that this deponent is one
of the three children therein named
Deponent says that he is informed and be.
lieves the said fund so created as aforesaid. and
invested for the benefit of Marie Adele de
Serge Rowland during her lifetime, and to be
distributed at her death, aggregated at the
time OF a certain accounting made to the surro-
gate OF the county of New York, on or about
the m nth of May, 1873, to the sum Of $4S,-
s4l %, and still remains SO invested by the ex-
ecutorS or trustees.
Deponent says he was induced to sign the
said contract or assignment herinbefore men
toned at a time when, by reason OF the facts
herein stated, he was incapable of knowing the
effect of his said action, and that the sum or
sums of money paid or alleged to have been
paid to him for said assignment was grossly in
adequate and in violation to his said rights,
greatly to deponents disadvantage, and that
deponent was grievously imposed on by the
defendant, who proflted by and in whose favor
the said assignment was made.
Deponent further says that he believes the
sum of money given him for the said alleged
transfer was not more than $4,000.