The herald., 1895-07-30
Run Down in New York by a
Minneapolis Woman
SAYS HE IS GRANTS NEPHEW
The Woman Had Given Him Power to
Sell Her Land
Helped an Oregonian Promote Big COM
panies and Did Not Account
for Change

The New York World gives the follow.
ing account of the arrest of U. S. G.
Click in that city, the account of which
was exclusively printed in The Herald:
Prof. Ulysses S.Glick. talented man of
with stealing 1894 from George W. Will
liams, wealthy Oregonian, with whom
he had gone, INTO one large venture for
creating a land boom, and another to
supply the public with telephones.
Mr.. Click. WHO lived at No. % West
Sixty-ffth street. was educated for the
ministry, and is smooth talker. He
talks suavely in several languages. JAP
anese among them, it having been his
intention once to go as a missionary to
japan. His friends say he is nephew
OF General Grant, quoting him as their
authority for the alleged relationship.
They assert, too. that he is related to the
Drexels OF Philadelphia. his sister having
married "Mr. Charles Drexel.' whoever
he may be.
Mr.. Williams, who swore out the war
rant on which Click was arrested. started
fine suit of offices on the thirteen tn
floor OF No. 257 Broadway, in which to
promote his two corporations. HIS
story il that Click was to put $75. 900
into the companies. or influence its COM
ing into them, and that out Of gratitude
for doing this he was to be made their
president. The Oregonian explains that
some weeks ago he was called out OF
town on business. Having perfect con-
fidence in Click, he gave him money
with which to pay the office boy, gas
company, buy mucilage and stamps and
arrange generally Tor the petty cash dis
bursements of the establishments. Mr..
Williams adds with some Indignation
that Click bolted with 1884 of this money.
In ptn rs n
compare notes. Men that Click told Will
liams were going to put money into the
twin companies were visited by Mr.. Will
liams, and they assured him that they
never had any such idea. They alleged
that Click told them that Mr.. Williams
had more money than he knew what to
do with, and all that was wanted from
their moral approval of the ventures.
Click, it is claimed. was close friend
of Mrs. Frank Leslie. With parties Of
friends she and he would 60 to theaters,
and he always borrowed her carriage
when he wanted 1t. They dined together.
and Click frequently talked over an idea
he had of buying journal owned by the
lady. Another family with whom he was
Intimately associated was Mr.. and Mrs.
Swlnyard. the latter being very rich.
They gave dinners in his honor. Mr..
Williams says he understood Mr.. Swim
yard was to invest heavily in both of the
companies, bu. the gentleman himself
declares that he never heard of them.
Another person with whom Click had
dealings was woman from Minneapolis,
the wife of politician. She had such
implicit confidence in him that she gave
him power OF attorney to sell some
western lanu for her. When she heard
that Williams had lost confidence IN Click
she became alarmed and devoted two
weeks to running him down. 1t was
really through her efforts that he was
captured. She told friends that the land
involved was worth $4,000.
Click, among his other ventures. was
interested in the National Land Trust
company of New Jersey. The idea. it is
said. was. to get hold Of all the land he
could and place it in the hands OF this
corporation. After that the course to be
taken would depend on circumstances.
A. +. Williams. of 140 West Forty third
street. cousin of Mr.. Williams of Ore
gon. will appear against Click. Several
others. 1t is said, regret their business
relations with him, but whether they
will figure actively In the case is not yet
known.