Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-19
G.. S. MAXWELL Is ILL.
His Father En- Route TO His Bedside,
But viii Not Say Where.
10 COUSIN Of SAME yAME.
An Affecting Letter Written To tho
Little son-Episties Received Here
son Company's Plant sold. .rN

II looks now as II the mystery sur
rounding the whereabouts OF Mr.. George
Seymour Maxwell and the Washington
marriage. which has attracted so much
attention. may soon be solved. \ special
received by the Dispatch late last night.
from Covlngton. KY, bears out this
idea. The telegram reals:
"Dr. J. W. Maxwell Of Louisville.
passed through here to-day, IN route to
the bedside OF his son, q. $. Maxwell.
who, the father says. is dangerously III.
though he rigidly refuses 10 reveal tte
whereabouts of the missing man. The
fhird-cousin theory. I'm connection with
the Maxwell Gottleib marriage. in WASH
ington, has been practically abandoned
by friends here, as DIR. Maxwell knows
nothing Of another Maxwell bearing the
same name OF his son.
Mrs Maxwell, wife OF the electrician.
who is with relatives here. IL prosuated
with grief, and the conccament OF her
husbands whereabouts is liable to cause
her mind 10 turn. Maxwell nled suit for
divorce five years ago in Louisville. where
he and his wife were both singing in
Trinity church. but the suit was with
drawn and amcably settled.
LETTER TO HIS SON.
'The missing man wrote pathetic let
ter to his son Carl, forwarded IT 10 Louis
Vile 10 his own home. and the grand
parents sent IL back to Coyington, with
no marks or signs Indicating where It
was from. Maxwelfs parents have evil
dfntly been acquainted with his post
office address for some time. They con-
tend that he is in retirement on account
mot al
rival telephone companies 10 thwart his
plans for disposlng Of patents. His father
expects 10 take him direct TO Louisville,
and will then send for Mrs. Maxwell and
her children. The Mason Telephone Com-
pany must have heard from him"
LETTERS RECEIVED FROM MAX
WELL.
The Dispatch has reason To believe that
letters have been received In Richmond
within the last few days from Maxwell.
whose mysterious conduct has SO sur.
prised those with whom he was brought
i'm close relations here. IL may be- that
one or two OF these have come TO officers
OF the Mason Telephone Company. by
which Maxwell was employed; but II IL
understood that most OF them have been
10 his personal friends. IL is said that
the letters are all postmarked Louisville.
Ky, but that the date on the outside or
the envelope is I'm every instance several
days later than that given on the letter
itself, indicating that the letters are writ
ten somewhere else and then sent 10
Louisville 20 be mailed.
The declaration Of DR. Maxwell that
there is no other man, 50 far as he knows,
with his sons exact name, coupled with
the fact that when Bishop Keane Was
shown the photograph of Maxwell he
Identified II as the picture OF the man
who married Miss G0ttleib, are strong
circumstances tending 10 confirm the be-
lief that there ~ only one q. 5. Maxwell.
The Mason Plant Sold out.
The Mason c0mpany's telephone-manu-
| featuring plant, on Governor street, ot
which Maxwell was manager from April
| unTil he left the city. "A few weeks ago,
was sold yesterday 20 a new corporation,
composed OF northern capitalists. and 20
be known as the Mason-MaXveil Tele-
phone Manufacturing Company Tnis
company was organized in Charleston, W.
va. a few days ago, with an authorized
capital-stoclx OF 10000. Wallace Somets
Risley a real-esta'te agent ana capitalist.
of Camden y j.. is president and Lewis
Ashman. Of New York. formerly OF tho
Home Telephone Company OF Baltimore,
is secretary and treasurer The latter gem
tleman is in the city. and conducted The
negotiations. Inc papers Wtr" executor
yesterday, the money paid, and the plant
will be operated from this morning under
the new management.
Mr. Ashman. when seen by pispatch
man AT midnight. said the company would
enlarge the plane. put In new machinery.
and run it 10 its full capacity, as there
are orders ahead that viii keep the COM
pany busy for months. The same 'phon,
made by the old company-the Maxwell
Improvement on the old Mason ShOne--
will Ia, manufactured by the new concern.