St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-28
STEWART IN A SCANyAp'
TEE SENATOR CALLS 1T A CASE
OF BLACKMAIL.
He Is Named as correspondence
in a Divorce Suit-His Story
OF the Affair.

ment was published this morning that
Charles l.. Glasscock. of this city. had
filed suit for absolute divorce from his
correspondent a senator whose iden-
tity was not clearly shown. The
fact became known that Senator
Stewart, of Nevada. was probably tine
senator referred to in the article. Tonight
an Associated Press reporter asked him
whether he had seen the statement, to
which he replied: II did, and L pre-
sumo it applies TO me. About year
and halt ago the woman Glasscock
came to me as Southern lady IN
great distress. She repre- seuted that
she had five children, that her husband
was unable to support them; that
they were suffering for food and
clothing. She said she was willing
to work In any capacity. and wanted
me to get her employment in some of
the departments-any kind of work
would do. l applied to the interior de.
partment for her, but they had no place.
A few times afterward she came to my
Office. always suggesting some way that
through my influence she could get
work, and always representing the
great distress that she and her family
were suffering. At one time she came
on cold, rainy day and said that they
had no coal, and she and her children
were suffering.
leave Her SIS
to buy coal. At another time she sent
her little girl to me with letter stating
that one of her children had the typhoid
fever. and that she had no money 10 buy
medicine, ana unless she could get
money the child would probably die.
| sent her few dollars-I don't re-
member how many. On two or three oc-
casions she obtained money from me for
like purposes and finally she commenced
writing letters, assuming that I'M
proper relations existed between us,
and that had more TO lose than she.
me: her at the capitol one afternoon as
l was going through the corridors and
told her that those were Matchmaking
letters and that was bound from that
time on to treat her as
blackmaller. A few DAYS after this l
received letter from an attorney. Mr..
Darlington. asking if | had any reason
to give why Giasscook should not bring
a suit against me for alternating the
affections of his wife. 1sent Col. Thomp-
facts. He wrote Col. Thompson
that his client was an honorable man
and was about to bring suit for di-
vorce. then wrote to Mr.. Carrlngton,
Stating that fact for his information,
surprising that that would end the mat
ter. But the suit was commenced. and
Mrs. GlasScock sent me the subpoena.
Some time afterwards received letter
from James Fl. Wilson stating that
Mrs. Glasscock had called OH him, ask
ing him in great distress fearing that
her children would be taken from her,
and that it was delicate matter TO
manage. l paid no attention TO the
letter. Shortly afterwards / received
another letter from Mrs. Giasscock
stating that she must see me.
and that she. would call the fol-
ing Monday morning, and informing
ME that her husband was in Richmond,
Va. By that time | began to suspect
conspiracy, and when the time arrived
l watched. She came and attempted to
get into my office. She had little girl
with her. Mr.. Glasscock. her husband,
was out in the street near the entrance.
The plan evidently was to get in my
Office and then send her little girl tor
her husband and create sensation.
"She wrote me one or two other let
tiers, insisting that she could protect me
if she could only see me, and that her
husband was absent. and that it was
necessary for her to see me before he
returned. One was brought to lie by
her little boy at the capitol. She and
her husband were there Immediately
afterward. They.
Hunted for FIe in Pairs
for several days. The plan, as learned,
was that she was to meet me, and he
was , come up. accuse US Of intimacy,
crears scene on The street, and get it
published.
81 then employed detective and as
certained thai they were living to-
gether. and have been ever since the
suit for divorce was commenced. l. eX-
planned the proof OF conspiracy. and my
attorney presented it to Judge Bradley,
and there is an order of the court that
the question of conspiracy of collusive
suit Shall first be heard. The affidayits
are on file.
II have also learned that Mrs. Glass
cock and her husband have several CO.
conspirat0rS of a dtsreputable character
who having been Sauntering around the
capitol for several years. Every letter
she ever wrote me was either demand
for money or a threat to InJure me I'M
less she could get money. Both Mrs.
and Mr.. GlaSscock have made threats
that they must have money or scan
dial. / know every movement that they
and their co-consp irators have made
for the last tree months. was put
under the painful necessity OF gather
ing these facts and going before the
court with view of Furnishing them
for their blackmall schemes"
Mrs. Glasscoek has the audaclty to
say: Last October my husband left
me and we have not lived together
since and since May IL l have not seen
him.
Mrs. Glasscock, who is now in the
city. has given her version of the story.
She is about thirty years of age and
quite handsome iii appearance. She
says she came here with her five child
rem and husband three years ago, His
salary III the employ OF the Richmond
IL Danville Railroad company was
reduced SO that it was not
sufficient to supply their necessary
wants: She attempted to secure
place in the department through several
She told min Of their condition, and Sem
atnr Stewart, she says, gave ner $40 and
various times after that, upon her
representation that she was in
want. he gave her money. The
necessities of my little children were
the only motive l had for taking these
loans" She acknowledged that she
had visited The senator many times but
always OF the same errand. Her hus-
baTd, she declares, became acquainted
with these visits and left her, institut-
ing these proceedings for divorce.