The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08

ed to this day. Hilton, however, sue
ceeded in having his way. He brought
the matter to the attention of the mag
mates of the Tammany ring, and in conse-
quence thereof the park commissioners
were notified that unless the officer was
discharged restrictions would be placed
upon favors which were being granted the
commissioners by the Metropolitan police
department, which Tammany Hall then
controlled. The poor policeman, finding
himself doomed, appealed to Judge Hill
ton for mercy, telling him of the family
which was dependent upon him for sup
port, calling his attention to the fact that
he had simply obeyed orders and express
ing a desire to apologize If he had done
anything wrong. But the judge was inexA
orable and the officer was discharged.
That's the kind of a man Henry Hill
ton is.
Stewards death brought Henry Hilton
almost to the goal of his ambition.
The millionaire's will 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 1t contained
requests to the amount of thirty thousand
dollars to employees who had been dismiss
ed for embezzlement at least two years be-
fore. BY that document Henry Hilton was
made an executor of the estate and given
81, 900 900, and Mr.. Stewart left a letter to
his widow, requesting her. if she deemed
it advisable, to continue the business
which bore his name and to make Mr..
Hilton her adviser. Mrs. Stewart was a
very weak-minded woman and Mr.. Hilton
found a ready acquiescence when he pro-
posed to her that, in lieu of the 81 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 a couch moaning and, calling for
the Judge" the latter remained all day
in the Office of the big dry goods firm at
Broadway and Chambers streets, and
when the news was brought to him that
Stewart was dead he at once went to Hop
kins, chief bookkeeper, and announcing
that he was the executor of the estate, de-
manded to be shown the dead mans pri-
vate ledger, to which no one was given
access. 1t showed, am told by one who
had opportunities Of becoming familiar
with his affairs, credit to Stewart from
his business of over 100000 and other as
sets, made up largely of United States
bonds and shares of the Chemical Bank,
aggregating about 100000 Included in
the business credits were thirteen wooden
mills and the leasehold of the big store at
Broadway and Tenth streets, and Of these
Henry Hilton took possession. When ne
issued his edict forbidding Hebrews en-
trance to the Grand Union hotel, Saratoga,
which was part of the Stewart estate, the
largest portion of the trade of the dry
goods establishment was quietly with
drawn, and as a result thirteen wooden
mills went to ruin and six thousand peo-
pie were thrown out of employment.
And vet that was only the beginning OF
the wreck Of a hard-earned, princely for
tune.
In this connection a few words as to
Stewards body.
His stolen bones could have been recov-
cred at any time If Judge Hilton had been
willing to let his grasp relax upon the
comparatively pitiable sum of $4,000. The
body was concealed by the robbers in Pat
erson, N. ]. and when that fact was re-
vealed to Hilton he sent Mrs. Johnson
who was then housekeeper Of the Park
Avenue hotel, on Fourth avenue, another
of the Stewart properties, 10 view the re-
mains and pass upon their genuineness.
She identified the body and so reported to
Judge Hilton, and the latter thereupon
displayed his anxiety to give decent bur-
ial to his dead benefactor by haughtily de-
claring that he would not give the S25,-
900 unless the body was brought to him IN
New York and there identified by him.
This ultimatum alarmed the thieves. The
corpse which by an embalming process
nad become IKE piece Oh tdIlueu lS"tAiSlt
they broke in pieces, and having effect
uaily hid them, they took a train for Can
ada. Inspector Byrnes was familiar with
these facts at the time, but was unable
to aid In the recovery Of the body, because
when Judge Hilton found that the bones
could be restored TO their grave he further
demanded that the thieves themselves
should be captured. The body never has
been recovered. Mrs. Stewart died in the
belief that she was to be placed beside her
dead husbands corpse. But, as a matter
of fact, the magnificent cathedral in Gar
den city stands over that which in name
only is the grave of A. T. Stewart. Well,
what good are his bones, anyhow? His
money was all that was wanted by those
whom he had benefited, and at last they
had succeeded in dividing it up among
themselves.
Meeting a revelation like this must
bring pleasant thoughts TO the rich fell
lows who are still alive. But Stewart
never failed. Yet Hilton, Hughes q Co.
did. Megargee.
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