The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-09

Interesting Items Gathered Here, There Tn
Every here in new York.

interesting Items Gathered Here, There and
Everywhere in New York.
Professor r. Bruce williamson. who hos
been a familiar figure III the Fifth Avenue
Hotel corridor Tor year past, and has talked
TO all corners Of the great fortune that be was
going TO make out of al invention for cool
lug and purifying the atmosphere OF thea
tres hotels and sick-rOoms came into the
hotel Thursday afternoon and began 20 tax
as usual.
Dr. GOldthwaite physician who resides ut
the hotel aud who knew of the Professor,
lOined the group who were listening. VII
hanson complained that his heart panied
him lie was a slx- fOOteT with reddish hair
and a slouch hat, and although elghty-four
years old was sprghtiy IN bis movements.
Or. Godthwslte advised MIN 70 take some
rest and left him taking OF ms patent. Inc
Professor drew his irayed black overcoat over
his chest and went out after awhile, with his
hand pressed against his heart.
He came back at 7l5 @ clock last night and
dropped into u seat on the sofa adjoining the
hotel desk. awaiting an opportunity 10 talk
70 the reporters about his patent. Ten MINI
utes later the guests IN the corridor saw the
old mans head fall back against the wall Tie
remained motlonless. Ir. William states,
who CHANGED TO be IN the corridor. walked up
to him and found that he was dead.
Detective McPhllips and porter carried
the body 10 Parlor 3.
AS Coroner MESSENGER was telegraphed for,
and the papers IN the dead mans pockets
We're delivered o Sergeant Sheldon at the
Ibrtetl-sireet station. Undertaken Huyier
got permit for the removal OF the body
from the hotel Word was also sent to the
Southern Society. OF which Williamson was
member He had been hard up. aud mem-
beTs of the society had secured his admission
to the New ork Practical Aid Society rooms
at 3lS west lhirty-hith street SIX weeks ago.
1 HNnta4sa horn
ter. Va. lie became an Episcopal Clergyman,
and once had charge OF a Harlem church.
Later he was an instructor In an Episcopal
school, and later still he became connected
with the Smithsonian Institution. He was
still connected with the institution when
President Garfield was shot, and his patent
was put in the Presidents sick room TO cool
the air. lie had been member OF the South
ern Society since Its organization.
Williamson was an uncle IF w. W. Page of
III west One hundred and Twenty eighth
street. who is chaplain OF tho Confederate
Veteran Camp.
IT'S TRUE. THEY HAVE SAILED.
Samuel Borrowe one of the presidents
Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. is
authority for the positive statement that his
son, Halett Alsop Borrowe. and Harry Nane
Milbank sailed for Europe on the City Of
Paris under assumed names. He told
reporter that Hallett and Mil
bank had decided to 90 to Lon
don. whore they both had many friends
rather than 10 remain in New ork where
they had been misrepresented and misunder-
stood. He declared that he did not know
whether the young men had gone to Europe
TO call Mr. Fox and the Due de Morny 10 ac-
count for their recently published state
ments concerning the Drayton scandal. lie
would not say whether ii duel had been
talked about before their departure.
1t was reported yesterday that Mr. Dravton
also had sailed on the City of Paris. TO fight
Mr. Borrowe in France. This is untrue Mr.
Drayton attended a dinner party last night at
the home of Dr. Derby, No. east tortieth
street.
LIEUTENANT BACKUs SAFE NOW.
Lieutenant George b. Backus. of the First
United States cavalry, who mysteTlOusly dis
appeared from the Sturtevant House last
Tuesday and gave himself into the charge of
Policeman Behr, of the Ihirtieth-street sta
ton. early Thursday morning. was taken to
the hospital on Governors Island IA the
afternoon. lie is apparently unbalanced men,
tally.
Lieutenant Backus regiment is at Fort
heOgh, Montana. He has been on a long sick
leave, which will expire May lst. The officer
has suffered severely with neuralgia and at
times has resorted 10 liquor to deAden hs
pain. When he lett the hotel on Tuesday he
wrote 10 the War Department saving he
wanted his name erased from the army rolls
as he intended 10 take his life
Backus was IN an evidently serious mental
condition. HIS clothing was sOiled aud his
beard and hair were unkempt. lie was taken
To the Nineteenth precinct pOlice-statlOn and
afterwards 10 his friends at the SturteVant
House. AS soon as he reached MS room ne
sank into deep sleep from which he did not
awake until nearly noon. tie does not re-
member writing the letter 10 the War Depart
mont nor much that occurred during his two
DAYS OF wandering. fio Is regarded as a
brave ofhceT whose heath has become sadly
impaired. He has had much domestic trou-
ble IN addition to his physical affections and
possesses the sympathy OF his fellow onicers.
At the StuTteyant House the clerks said that
Lieutenant kackuS was not heavy drinker
ordinarily. but that he had used liquor only
Is means OF relieving his terrible neuralgia
pains.
Dus's AGENCY MUST PAY.
Some time ago the City National Bank Of
birmingham, Ala, began suit IN tho United
States Circuit Court against the commercial
agency OF K. q. Dun d Co 10 recover IS. 264. 4G
lost on drafts which the bank discounted for
W. A. Kits lumber merchant of Oswego. on
The alleged false representations concerning
the credit and financial standing of KITS fur
nsoed tho commercial agency by y. b.
bufchard their representative. The case
was decided Thursday after three days
triai before Judge Shipman and jury. The
Jury was out fifteen minutes and found a YER
u.ct ior the plaintiff for the full amount
eaAiinea, including interest which aggregated
s9.Ssozo- This Is the first case in which any
ssyvnneIclal agency has been held liable for a
taiso report sent out 10 q subscriber In all
e'ous cases OF similar kind the agency
Las Deeh relieved Of oil responsibility.
SuaEo oh'pman, IN his charge. told tho iury
80 'Io p'aint'n could not recover unless the
Jury was satisfied that Burchard mad ~.
representations ffaudulenttv snd a., ~ ~