The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-01
Cram of yesterJay's Nav York Press

Cot 1.', rank y 4 little over three weeks
400 IL is SAID. n well dressed man call1u ~
Wr Rockefeller's Office, No. 10 blvau"np'
and by "A ruse succeeded III gettlng u"n'es'oN
70 his private Office. There. without any i tr
face OF preliminary explanations ne ca,n9
straioht TO business AMI. 1t - SAID demanueu
IL, saveral hundred thousand dollars 40 .h-
nroJiatelv handed over to him. II DIR. Kocke-
Teller refused. he said, death. certain ana
speedy would follow. .
r Inst how Mr. Rockefeller succeeded IN
soothing the man. or IN persuading him TO
Ieave the Offices without doing any harm. -
no, nosltively known. He did not receive
onv further visits from the crank, but deeIn-
inc il possible that his house in west Fifty
fourth street might be the next OBJECT OF az
tack he set on guard n Waterman VINO stands
abont seven feet high and IS of Hercuean
build.
Mr. Rockefeller last night resolutely re;
fused 70 see the newspaper men who called
az his house, but sent down message TO say
that he had received no threatening letters.
and that the whole story was entirely untrue;
The Waterman. however, said that he had
been put on duty outside the house IN conse-
quence of Mr.. Rocketeller's trouble with the
crank.
The Sun has the following special from
Washington: Chief Justice Fuller laughs AT
tho report that he cOntemplates resgning hiS
-
syndicate of railroads, and he and his col
leagues on the bench say that the rumor Is
absurd While Judge FullerIs not regarded
rs an immensely wealthy man. ne Is salu 70
have a comfortable income IN addition 10 MS
iudicial comDensatiOn of 80 500 year ne
duties Of the Chief Justice are not as laoor-
ions or as dsagreeable as they nave sometimes
been made TO appear. The Chiet justice
actually does less work than any OF ms as
socates. rs far as preparing ,ne We Isc,-
sions OF the court Is concerned. wien
the iudces assemble in the conference
room Of the Capitol on Saturday while the
court Is in session. the Chief Justice des's-
mates the associate justices who are 70 draw
ND the opinions of the court. lie seluom a'-
signs himself 10 the big cases. but distributes
them among his eight associates reserl IuE
for himself the smaller and less ihl'OltahI
ones and the announcements relative % mo
tiOns petitions, etc Occasionally the Cn'ei
Justice volunteers TO take a big case. but the
Sunreno Court records will show that ChleI
Justices Chase. Waite and Fuller do not
figure as the writer's of opinions IN many OF
the great cases which have been decioeu Oy
the Supreme Court during the past quarter Oh
a century. 81
Since the death Of Mr.. Justice Bradley the
surviving members Of the court have been
watching closely the list of nominations sent
10 the Senate by the President hoping TO ma
the vacancy now existing nlled. Inc court Is
about winding up us ulpnlu icttS's NA..~-' ~
takes every February to decide cases and pre-
pare opinions. In view Of the fact that the late
Judge Bradley was absent from the Dencli lot
more than year. and that two other members
OF the court have been more or less lhdispoSe"
nj various times during the same PERIOD 'he
work of the court Is said 20 be somewhat i'll
arrears. Ii was therefore hoped that the resi-
dent would select the successor OF Judge
Bradley during the recess, so thaI the lie"
appontee might be ready TO go on INC "e"On
when the court reassembles tO-lhOtioW "l
soon thereafter. Thus lar the President has
not cOnfdel his intentions IN the matter I'D
any of the members of the court. ana IN view
OF the continued illness of Senator hOar. VINO
il chairman al the Senate judiciary COMMIT
tee, lie probably thinks II Is hafdly ".r'n
while to send In important Judlcal hohluh-
tions during his absence Senatorial courtesy
would never permit action 20 be taken on an
associate iusticeship while the chairman OF
that committee IS away.
Senator Hoar's absence from the Senate IS
also retarding action on the nomin"tlOhs OF
the new circuit judges, VINO were aPpo'hlSH
nearly two months ago. Several OF the cauul-
dates are becoming anxious. Tor Wnue tueF
nominations are held up the JUDICIARY D"in-
mitee their personal affairs are necessarily
embarrassed. For instance. Sohclt4 r-Nou-
eral Taft does not care u retire from the b"-
partlneut of Justice until ne has beeh con
frmed as q circuit Judge. heplesehI"''No
Mckenna. of California. hesitates 10 give up
his eeot in the House or relinquish his mem
hership on che Ways and Means Committee
while there is the slightest DOUBT ABOUT ms
judicial nomination being .fayOraDly acted
upon.
The World has the following special cable
from Nice dated Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon spent yesterday and
to-day with the Judge d Instruction ut Grasse.
The inquiry was conducted with absolute
secrecy.
Office at the close of the examination he look
ed very pale He Immediately went 10 bed.
Mrs. Deacon sat upon q low wall before the
entrance u the court and watched her nus
band until he disappeared through the jail
door. She looked up at the barred window
of his cell for q few minutes and then walked
slowly down the hill.
It's understood that the whole day before
the iudge was occupied IN reading over the
statements OF Mr.. Deacon II which he relates
the history of bis domestic lie and the incl
dents leading mp 20 the tragedy
Mrs. Deacon replied 10 the charges as they
were brought forward fatty denying that
there had ever been any improperly OF con
duet between Abeile and herself
-
The Herald also has a special cable from
Nice a. follows. During the last few days
strong feeling has sprung up here IN favor OK
Mr. Deacon. / went over 10 Grasse to-day
and found Mr.. Deason IN fairly good health
but showing evidences OF great mental strain
owing 10 the searching examination ne daAy
undergoes from the Judge d. Instruction.
What is incomprehensble IN this alalr IS
the strong affection which he maniiests for
the unfortunate woman who caused the terri-
bic tragedy. ~ 81,
ut seems 10 me- he said. like horrible
dream. Before Abeiile came between Us was
tie happiest man IN the world, secure II tue
affection o. my wife and children.
1T has been said that We were never seen
together. This is false. Until my suspicious
were aroused we were never separate.
II have been represented as "a man who
spent all his time at his club. This IS also
untrue. as my club was my home and my
companions were my wife and children
Mrs Deacon met her husband yesterday
for the first tine since the tragedy The
meeting was IN the presence Of the Judge Il N
struction and was what French law calls the
conformation.
The statement that Nr. Deacon has refused
10 sue for a divorce l. untrue, as his solicitor
is now taxing preliminary steps toward the
institution OF a snit.
Mr.. Deacon positively denies the statements
circulated 10 the effect that he knew his wife
was receiving money from Abeille. He fur
Their says he does not believe such thing
ever occurred. His and his wife's means
We're amply sufficient for all their needs.
Mr. Deacon uI4o said ron the NIGHT Il