The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-06
ELLISON'S CONVICTION.
MS NUMEROUS ASSAULT ON THE
AGED BROKER R~EsRIQUEs.
The Career ola Bigh-Fiyer-wsicomed AZ
All the Clubs as n So
cisty favorite.

Inc kWFTlN VI NU1 WIN -
On Change. at the street corners. in th'
hotel Hobbies Of New York has been OF
little else than the trial and conviction
Of CIubman Frank Ellison for his alleged
murderous assault on the sexagenariau
broker. william II. Hcnriques. Not only
have each days sensational proceedings
been eagerly scanned down town-they
have been anxiously read with agony by
all the swell set' Of Murray Hill. The
scandal arose in that fashionable circle,
the participants had the open sesame
to the exclusive 900" and the disgraceful
assault itself was perpetrated In the very
midst Of the eristocratic premises OF
Ward McAulster.
The unenyiabie hero. Frank Ellison. has
been q "h~igh-lyer' among the wealthy
young bloOds OF Gotham. He has set them
a lively pace in his innumerable esca-
pades with such boon cronies as Freddie
Gebbard, Wright Sanford and kindred
reckless spirits. He seemed 10 have every
passport TO the gay set. With the blpe
blood Of fine ancestors in his veins. with a
snug little inherited fortune IN bank, with
n delightful blase veneer Of polite culture,
he possessed. 20 boot. one Of the hand
soonest figures and faces In New York.
He was welcomed With open arms into
all the fashionable clubs. hailed every
where as a society f~avorite. and endear-
ingly known to his male companions as
'Bin."
But underneath all this seeming polish
iurked a devfish cruelty. In his heart
BIZ Ellison vas a brute. SO diaboli-
cally deprayed have some OF his mis-
deeds been. so shockingly inhuman. that
for the sake Of human nature
Attorney Nicoll shrank from Offering
the testimony I'm open court. Ellison might
shatter some Of II by cross-eXamination,
but viewed In the light OF his past career II
Is to be feared he could not. His dlssipa-
ton and brutality have written an I'M
mistakable history on his face. The hand
some features still linger, his passions
have stamped an ugly expression on his
countenance that in|voluntarily fills one
with instant aversion.
lie had little faith I'm the honor Of
women. Their honor was unsafe on his
lips. He had several q~uarrels over them,
however. and I'm one Of these. which Oc-
CURED In the ROOMS Of a swell club, he
not only knocked the other man down, hut
gave an example Of the ingenuity OF his
brutality. Selling the plate Of Welsh rare
bit that had just been sent in steaming
hot for the unlucky clubman. he smeared
him from head 10 foot with the yellow
mess.
II was upon the street, that meeting
place Of all sorts and conditions Of peo-
pie, that Ellison first met William Hen
riques. Ellison was the typical young
man Of the world; Henriques the typical
Wall street broker. And yet this burly,
bluff stock Spectator, felt attracted 10
the dashing fellow. thirty years his junior.
Henriques, truth 10 tell, was something |
Of a bully himself, having exchanged
blows on the floor OF the exchange, and he
was no doubt attracted by the herculean
physique. the broad shoulders and iron
muscles Of the impetuOus young blood.
Henriques was impetuous, too, in his
stock deals.
These queer Wall street chums grew !
very thick together. Ellison was soon |
dining at Henriques' sumptuous home, !
and there amid the porcelain and silver
ware, the costly anVases and sculptury, |
the arlstocratic luxury, the scandal and
tragedy began. il was there that "Biff'
Ellison met the brokers' daughter, a
lovely, fascinating young wife not long
out OF her teens. To make the matter
more interesting she was already slightly
wearied Of her husband. Douglas J.
Neame, a London stock broker. and the
wedlock was soon threatened by a bill
for divorce. filed by the husband. in
which ne named his wife's new friend as
a correspondent.
Leila Olivia Neame. with her sparkling
eyes and crown Of beautiful hair. has
proved her charms even in the witness
box. She has ~captivated the court audi
ence by her esprit, her defiant air, her
attractive self-possession, her witt par
rying OF the insinuations with which the
defense have sought TO shame her. She
Is an accomplished. alert. caressed So
ciety queen. Ellison swears that she fell
ma dly I'm love with him.
He admits that he swore to q lie in the
divorce proceedings, when he testified
that there was no agreement Of marriage
between him and Mrs. Neame. He has
testified that Mrs. Neame was importu-
nate 20 marry; that he protested because
she had but 5000 a month from the
Charles Osborn estate and he had nothing
at all. He said she was so much I'm love
with him that she wrote two or three
notes 10 him every day for months.
1t is certain, however, that. even II the
old broker viewed with delight the first
prospects Of a match. ne soon repented.
Ellison revealed an iniling OF his extra
ordinary vicious traits. He instituted a
most brutal espionage over the woman
OF his strange alteration, on one occasion
he Is said 10 have chased her with a re-
volver. IL engagement there Was she
broke Il of. Henriqucs sanctioned the an
IlllIltNts J-lli7Rl UiNifh'N AH' WV ~
vain. Ii was shut 20 him at last. and no
words passed between the old and young
Wall street comrades until the night Of
the deadly assault.
But the gay 'Bin' no longer danced
along a path Of roses. Wall street losses,
foil owing evening suppers and morning
headaches. strewed his way with thorns.
Mrs. Neame had given II out that she had
never been engaged 70 him and that she
A.A aro.rraA htu attentions after hgF hfS- |
band had accused her Of inhdelity, con-
Meeting EIison's namo with hers, because
Ellison had threatened 20 testify against
her In the divorce suit II she did not
agree TO marry him. She said he was vio-
lent TO her and spat i'm her face, kissing:
81 am a desperate man. | have only
these z cents 10 my name. / will blacken
YOU name so that no man. much less a
woman, will take you by the hand again.
AS for your - - old father. ! will kin
HIM will Kill HIM ! viii kin himF'
In an interview Broker Henriques To-
mented his IRE by giving 30 the public
IN exceedingly disagreeable opinion Of
him. Ellison sued hin at once for S50,-
900 damages for alleged defamation Of
character. Meeting Mrs. Neame on the
street. he belabored her with all the
vile names that a man can call a woman"
Then on the night Of june . he ran across
Mr.. Henriques returning home from bust
ness. He knocked the older and smaller
man into the gutter, pounded him brutal
iy. tabbed him cane ferociously into the
PROSTATE brokers' face, nearly binding
one OF his eyes. and as he was dragged
on his victim delivered a parting kick
with full force against his Jaw. Henriques
lay between life and death for weeks. and
at one time the breath seemed actually
10 have left his bDdy for good