The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-09
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Pleas wearer of the imaginary ermine,
he had the right to sit in any District
Court. The policeman said that he
couldn't exactly see how he could
make a complaint to the Court against
the Court, and thereupon the Court in
its judicial capacity announced that in
the absence Of any evidence against
it in the personal capacity, it would
in its judicial capacity dismiss the
complaint made against it personally.
Whereupon the policeman cried out:
"This will not do," and thereupon the
Court tersely declared, IF you inter-
rupt me again I will lock you up"
But Judge Hilton's audacity did not
end there. Next day he wrote a let
ter to Andrew H. Green, commission
er of parks. demanding the removal
of the offending policemen, to which
Mr.. Green responded in an expression
of surprise of what he termed the
Judges impudence, thereby creating
an estrangement which has lasted to
this day. Hilton, however, succeeded
in having his way. He brought the
matter to the attention of the mag
mates of theTammany ring, and in
consequence thereof the park commits
sioners notified that unless the officer
was discharged restrictions would be
placed upon favors which we're being
granted the commissioners by the
metropolitan police department, which
Tammany Hall then controlled. The
poor policeman, finding himself doom
ed, appealed to Judge Hilton for mer
cy, telling him of the family which
was dependent upon him for support,
calling his attention to the fact that
he had simply obeyed orders and ex-
pressing desire to apologize if he had
done anything wrong. But the Judge
was inexorable and the officer was dis
charged.
That's the kind of man Henry Hill
ton is.
Stewards death brought Henry Hill
ton almost to the goal of his ambition.
The millionaire's letter was dated
seven years prior to his death, and
that he had been careless in giving it
amendments, which he certainly must
have intended, is indicated by the
facts that it contained bequests to the
amount of thirty thousand dollars to
employees who had been dismissed for
embezzlement at least two years be-
fore. By that document Henry Hill
ton was made executor Of the estate
and given s1,OOO,OOO, and Mr.. Stew
art left letter to his widow, request
ing her, if she deemed it advisable, to
continue the business which bore his
name and make Henry Hilton her ad-
wiser. Mrs. Stewart was very weak
minded woman and Mr.. Hilton found
ready acquiescence when he pro-
posed to her that, in lieu of the ST.
100000, he should take charge of the
business of A. T. Stewart & Co. 1t is
stated by people who are very close to
the millionaire that on the day Of his
death, while he was lying on couch
moaning and calling for the Judge"
the latter remained all day in the Of
fee of the big dry goods firm at
Broadway and Chambers street, and
when the news was brought to him
that Stewart was dead he at once went
to Hopkins, chief bookkeeper, and,
announcing that he was the executor
of the estate, demanded to be shown
the dead mans private ledger, to
which no one was given access. 1t
showed, am told by one who had op-
portunities of becoming familiar with
his affairs, credit to Stewart from his
business of over sS,O00,O00 and other
assets, made up largely Of United
States bonds and shares of the Chemi-
cal Bank, aggregating about S5,00O,-
900. Included in the business credits
were thirteen woolen mills and the
leasehold of the big store at Broad
way and 10th streets, and of those
Henry Hilton took possession. When
he issued his edict forbidding Hebrew
entrance to the Grand Union Hotel,
Saratoga, which was part Of the Stew
art estate the larrest norton of the
trade of the dry goods establishment
was quietly withdrawn, and as re-
suit thirteen woollen mills went to
ruin and six thousand people were
thrown out of employment.
And yet that was only the begin
ming of the wreck of a hard earned,
princely fortune.
In this connection few words as to
Sewart's body.
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