The Republican journal., 1894-03-01
i'he Treat Tragedy.

OF Frankfort, saturday evening, Feb. Il:
pr Erskine |, polite and Skilled Young
Suigcon PANS hourly visits to His distin-
guisAcd patient, administering medicines
tp aiaN his fever and applying colo ban
DANCES NJ ease the pain in his head "Ion-
sldclin- tDe nature of his wounds Mr.
Treat is doing remarkably we'll, said DE-
llskinc Wednesday. He has a better
chance to recover than the avei age man
M hls years. He is making a most gallant
fight.
.Will he live?f asked the reporter
~ do not hold tn, keys to life or death,
said DE- EI>kne. III any skill of mine
can make him live. I've will survive His
chances are better than the average man 5
would be under similar circumstances.
but what those chances are donot know.
simply do the best can, and hope
| A We'll educated, Well dressed, decent
young man is Edwin +. Treat, the only
chld of the injured man. For some years
past he has been connected with a trade
paper ia New York city and has Won high
favor in newspaper circles. His aunt tele-
| giaphed to him when his father was hurt,
and in response to the cail he arrived in
Frankfort Tuesday evening. lie boards
| Al the hotel and rooms at the house where
his father il i'll. He talks pleasantly with
all. but will not discuss the question
Winch is uppermost in his mind. He has
offered no reward and taken no steps 10
discover his fathers assaiiant. When
| questioned regarding the probable cause
IT the crime he replies: II refuse tv dis
cnss the matter and will not answer any
questions His father he Says. j. N
| Kind man and very dear to him, vet any
attempt to ferret out The criminal is rel
sentcd III a finn ana most emphatic rnan-
ner.
Mrs. Adams Treat. a sister Of the Vie
tim and the widow of ille victjm-s cnlsiu
II an aged woman and in feeble healtA
>ht reEeis all in{alirino pers6ns t0 Dr
ErsSiue ~ la hnr uet,hew HI IN Tfeat
the yuitn. lewspApel nan. lf sne i4as
anN iact> sl,c haS NOT told them nn,tc4
llrssent eundi1iens
'Tlle other inmate of this strange Aume
is Miss B,rtla Treat. a pref0ss.s~illa.
pretty and ssell educated vnung MuiA4ii tlt
about 81: Neass.
She Nas al hnmie ut he tmlt IN tbp a~-
~lIt. sn4 alll kMaM aseut I'll. hat 1Min4
v i41 mufa Sh ~Ns nnlhing taab4 uMe
III H. yeIN pyff}trt THAI tMefe i- a Miy
4hastl Skeleton In le Treat lAlnfiN
closet
Ma oltip, Nv tinA unl What this ,huittnm
ane Ia IA loukS Ike IL IN necessary M.
5 BACK swme v.sMs lllt lr4ais muWr
ltiNfhtaTl AWaY h.ttA when IfanStMf
lMyl6Atd nut oulv rllnkt uit hUt Mintvi
pprr Pg4~lHgi Stockton Springs ano
Nealsp~lt. the pretty little VILLAGE llu,ier
the shadow OF MI. Waldn was known ON
the maps as ''lleatvllc' They wer,
merchants. mariners and manufacturers
lii TACT, te name Of Treat was la every
4l IN
War came w. anu shippil. declined. Aud
With the going out OF shipping went tile
larger part of the Treat 5 fortune A ft4y
OF he family moved away, hut most vi
them retired upon what they had LETT
and OF late the remnant of millions has
been handled bv f. l.. Treat either in
His own name or bv power OF attorney
from his kim All one time f. r. Treat
was worth 500 600 Now he may be ahle
M command $4,000 to SD 600. Before
tile war Adam Treat was nearly a million
ARE When he died he was worth about
$50, 600 His estate went to his widow.
the sister of L. T.. Treat, and To his two
children. Russell Treat and Bertha. the
deaf mute Russell Treat. a brilliant
Young LAWYER. died some wears aou. since
| which time lis widowed mother has lived
ia utter seclusion, 50 that. save for her
/ brother, f. l., Treat. and her dumb
daughter. She has had no companions or
| associates. Stories are current in Flank
| fort that Bertha the deaf GIRL was always
proud and HIGH strunc. Being dumb he
| rnu]d not seold DR. lind fault bnt she
cuuld Siam doors and ACT hateful rs NV.
mother and it IL aid she awaited herself
Of fins privilege often much 10 the 4nu.,y-
auce Of I'm hp, kin
vear auo she thnuohf She c,,rld
better, herself hv Ieavino home am,
uettiny \ nosition as convist il Rns+nn
she went thith4r soon after her ,vn,,
/ f.;Ira aud Instead ~ rnnin, Mama ~.
Visited ,muno friends ana kindred N NIL
Sachusptts IN Il III tl.t - sav,.,,,l
,,l,reS Sbp t,ec.mn 81, salf.ass.,tiv. th,,
she was mo- lnno,,. welcome and w,,,l ,,,.
sent 10 he, mnthe, tn tak,. L4r hum,.
Letters toilino Ia make am, imn,..ss;n,
the ,n,.thnr ,yn,,t M, .,no, h,.,i,,l, hi,
IN n, tI,rthe, asserted th,t iii, suflsrd ,ttn1
4 r,,n,juo T. h,s,nkfn,t aua Gid n,t j, TIN
IN th,. Inns,. M, nv.r III w.als
4 ,f l,te Il /, u,c.t h,s b.rn lnd,si,o
with his sister And her dauahfer VIVA
estate lie has mar.,ord antl taI;n, III
meals at Grants Hotel lie is = l7rn..
handsome man so vears ~ a@p AMI nf