Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-05

bet on Common freely. He had great
confidence in the winner of the Two
Thousand stake, and many of his wagers
were at rather long odds, The result of
the Derby of '9l should be certainly
grateful news to the people who hold
bills against the heir to the throne.
HE CONQUERED GOULD.
JAMES M'HEMRY, THE DEAD
FINAMCiER,
Ousted the Wizard from Fries Control
Was u Second yvarw:clS-Put Anonso
or the Throne vt spain-Prnceiy Bene-
factions to His Friends.
The death Of James McHenry from
bronchitis. which was announced by
cable from London, created profound
interest in Wall street. Mr.. McHenry
had lived so long abroad and had pro-
NOTED and financed so many foreign en-
terprlses that most people supposed him
to be an Englishman. He was, however,
essentially an American: for, although
born in Ireland, he was, while an infant,
brought to this country by his father a
Wel-known physician, who settled in
Philadelphia and practiced there for
many years. 1t was in the Quaker City
that young McHenry was educated and
it was there that he began his business
career.
At the head of the English investors in
the Erie property, who owned what was
satirically called Controlling" amount
of the bonds and shares, McHenry UNI
dertook to turn the plunderers out of
power The amazing condition of the.
judiciary of This city, as well as of the
municipal and State governments, at
that time is matter of history. General
Daniel E. Sickles, on behalf of the own
ers of the Erie property, sought to re-.
gain control of it through the Legis-
lature, and the Judiciary was worked by
means of suits brought by the Attorney
General, the late Francis c. Barlow.
1t was in vain Backed by the treas
ury of the Erie Company and the power.
of the ring in the city and State, Gould
and his associate, Fisk, seemed to be in
vincib,e. AT this juncture MIR. George
Crouch went to London and laid before
! Mr.. McHenry and MIR. Bischoffsheim a
plan for deposing the precious pair
through revolt of their own directors.
The scheme was adopted, and after
|
Incidents, which assumed almost the
aspect of civil war, the struggle ter
minated in the ejectment of the plum
derers and in MIR. Gould ultimately CIV
ing back some So,oOo,00o nominal value
OF securities, which are credited to-day
on the books of the Erie COMPANY as his
restitution fund"
ln his way McHenry was a Warwick,
a king -maker, for he was instrumental
in putting Alfonso on the throne o.
Spain, and was prominent in a projcc
for placing the hapless Prince Imperia
on the throne Of France. Me. Nc.
Henry's splendid mansion. Oak Lodge,
Kensington, just back of Holland Park,
is we'll known to thousands of Ameri-
cans who were entertained there with
almost regal splendor.
Notwithstanding occasional reverses
of fortune, he appeared to always have
had in reserve the means to Keep up this
establishment The house was filled
with the richest furniture and the
choicest works of art. 1t was in this
mansion, with Mr.. McHenry and his
wife, that Isabella, the ex-Queen of
Spain, with her son Alfonso, sojourned
after she was deposed. It was there
that the young Prince made his home
while prosecuting his studies as a cadet
at the Woolwich Military Academy, and
it was there that McHenry and his asso-
ciatcs perfected their plans for raising
the funds which We're successfully used
in placing the young man on the throne
of his mother.
When Napoleon and Eugene sought
refuse in England they, with their son,
were the guests of Mr.. McHenry, and it
was AT Oak Lodge that the Prince I'm
perial lived for years while attending
Woolwich Academy, just as Alfonso had
done years before, occupying the same
suite of rooms History came very near
repeating itself in q singular manner, for
in the same house financial arrange
lnents We're made and plans perfected
for placing the Prince Imperial on the
throne formerly occupied by his father,
just as Alfonso had succeeded to Isa-
bella's. These, however, were doomed
to failure.
The princely style In which he used
the great fortunes he accumulated fur
nishes many interesting anecdotes. The
late S. L. M. Barlow, Of New York, was
Mr. McHenry's counsel in connection
with Erie. On one of his visits here Mr..
McHenry happened to visit with Mrs.
Barlow and others an estate at Glen
Cove, l.. l., which was on the market.
The day before he sailed for England
Mr.. McHenry presented Mrs. Barlow
with the title deeds OF the property,
which was valued at several hundred
thousand dollars. After the Erie vic
tory Mr.. Crouch, who had been literally
compensated for his services in that
campaign. dined one evening at Oak
Lodge. AS he was leaving Mr.. McHenry
handed him an envelope with the re-
quest that no would peruse it's contents
at his leisure. 1t contained the hosts
personal check for 100000.
Cheers in IL COURTROOM.
The jury in the case Of Pasquelena
Robertello, the Italian girl who shot her
lover to death in New York City be-