The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-28
J. E. Lyon sues Senator Stewart.

New YORK, Aug. 21.-James <. Lyon
has brought suit against Senator William
Nj. Stewart, Of Nevada, for 81, 600, 600
damages. The suit grows out of complica-
tons over a mining deal, among the
properties concerned being the Emma mine
of Utah, one of the assets. Stewart acting
as his attorney, conspired with 7. w. Park
and others to deprive him OF his mining
rights. Stewart, ne alleges, made state
ments to him regarding the property
which led him to dispose of his holdings
for 500, O0O, while Stewart realized 81, 000,-
0JO by the deal The bill goes into the de-
tails of the matter at great length.
Senator Stewart denies all allegations of
fraud and conspiracy and charges Lyon
with blackmall. He says Lyon lost all his
money specializing and then came to him
(Stewart) and threatened suit. Stewart
regarded this as blackmail and said so at
the time. He asked Lyon how much he
wanted. Lyon took 100000 and signed q
release of all claims against Stewart or
Park. Judge Patterson in The supreme
court to-day heard arguments on the mo-
ton Of Lyon TO strike out certain alleged
irrevulant allegations in Stewsrt's
answer, particularly that of blackmail.
The court reserved its decision.
Bremaker Moore Paper Company Assignes.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug 27.-The Bre-
maker Moore Paper company assigned to-
day. The assignee said the liabilities are
about $3.50, 900 and the assets about 500, 900.
Financial stringency caused an inability TO
meet maturing notes and forced the assign
ment. All debts will be paid in full.
Searching for Louisa NJ. Liyingstone's Heirs.
Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch I
New YORK, Aug. 27.-Dispatches were
received here to-day by several public Off :
Gals, asking their aid in finding the heirs
or relatives of Louisa NJ. Livingstone,
whose body is awaiting burial in Terre
Haute, Ind. In 1871 Mrs. eLivingstone
came to New York from Chicago. She had
a dress cutting system, and started an es-
tablishmeut on Sixth avenue. She made a
great deal of money. Her cousin, John H.
Livingstone, TO whom she claimed to be
married, never came near her place. He
started an opposition place on Fifth avenue.
She sold out her business suddenly and
went 70 Europe. On her return she ac-
cused the woman who was assisting her
husband OF having tried to poison her.
There was every prospect Of sensational
suit but again she left the city and never
came back. Her friends are making earn
est inquiries to learn the address of GER
tain hotel where she had lived in New
York She said before dying that s., 900,
her will, and other valuable papers were
the safe.
professor Livingstone was found to-
day at his place of business 81
am sorry" said he, ''to learn of the
death Of my cousin, Miss Livingstone,
but L cannot understand why she
should ever have claimed to be my
wife. AS 10 her having invented the sys-
TEN, that's ridiculous. Twenty years ago
] was master mechanic on a road running
iuto Chicago. My cousin and her sister mad
a dressmaking shop in Chicago. One day,
noticing how BADLY their dresses fitted, /
found the cause to be ridiculous method
of measuring / sat down and in a day de-
vised an arrangement which simplitied the
who process. l patented it and made for
tune out of it. j never married her. As to
her will and money, l know nothing and
care less"
In the meantime Mrs. Livingstone's rels.
tive will continue their search for the trea-
sure. The hotel clerk who discovers it will
receive from the heirs in Terre Haute sub
stantial reward.