The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-08
Neyada's Senator Mixed Up in
a Divorce Suit.
HE SAYS ITS FOR BLACKMAlL
Miss GIasscock Alleges the Senator Drug
ged Her and Then Took Advant-
age of Her.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. - Carrie
Brady Glasscock, defendant in a di-
vorce suit of which Senator Stewart of
Nevada is correspondent, has written
statement of her case for the Raleigh,
N. c., News and Observer. She gives
in detail the story of her alleged rela-
tions with the Nevada senator, begin
ming with her office-seeking attempts
in Washington, and of the senator
promising her place and loaning her
money when a position had not been
obtained. Her statement, after narrat-
ing the senator's absence from the city,
goes on as follows:
she Senator Stewart) was very cordial
and friendly, even fatherly, toward me. He
seated me on his sofa and inquired after my
health. AS was still afflicted with ma
aria, he said he had a sure remedy which
he took himself. He made up dose in a
! glass and gave II to me to drink. 1t put me
| TO sleep. When l came to myself | found
he had taken advantage of me. l accused
him of his crime and started to leave the
office. He pleaded with me not to make
| scene, that he had family at home, that
he had been overcome with his attachment
for me, that he had obliged me so long had
| worked so hard TO get me a position,
had given me money when my family
was sick and / was in great distress; that
/ ought not to do him the great injury of ex-
posture. He assured me he had certain and
immediate prospects of scoring perma-
nent position for me at a large salary,
which would place me and my children in
comfort and beyond all want in the future.
II promises and tiattery finally overcame
my indignation, and | consented to accept
the permanent position he was soon to have
ready for me. When | called again to re
ceive the appointment it was not ready, but
his promises and fattery were. He had
now acquired power over me, as had not
exposed him. and he could expose me; be-
sides, | owed him money that | could not
pay. he persuaded me to submit to him
| was now at his mercy and he could com
mand me as he pleased"
! Then follows the details of the money
} paid, the promises 10 obtain position
/ and the frequent calls at the SENATOR
q Office. zone of his bank checks,
! Mrs. Glasscock says, (which wa
: found in my pocket by my husband
aroused mis- suspicious, and then he fol
Y lowed me when | went out and haI
0 others watch me. He met me sool
i afterward coming out of the senator
: room. he created a stormy scene will
d ME and realized the great shadow
q into which / had been led and life a.
! longer appeared worth living. and bu
/ for my children think wonld hav
3 committed suicide"
0 To a reporter on the Washington
Evening Star, Mrs. Glasscock toda,
said: Senator Stewards secretar'
could verify what | have said if b
would tell the truth. He entered th
9 office one day and found us Ia a com
promising situation. But of course hi
# mouth Is sealed. Stewards money ha
]. bought everything in sight"
J. Senator Stewart was seen concern
, ing the statements of Mrs. Glasscoch
= but beyond rsiterating the charge tha
the husband and wife were trying (
+ extort money from him, would sa
IS nothing. The case, he said, is in til
a court, and he would make no furthe
II statement before coming to trial.