The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-11
GAVE AWAY A FORTUNE
AFFECTIONS AND MONEY LAVISHED
On A PRETTY TYPEWRITER.
Second Chapter of Scandal That
First Obtained NOtOriety Through
the Death of Annie McGrath.

RALEIGH, N. c.. Jan. 1O.-S. A. Henszey.
receiver of the Comstock coal mines, yes
terday made answers to the petitions of
Samuel p. Langdon, of Philadelphia, for
mer president of the Langdon-H Henszey
Coal Mining Company, filed in the United
States Court in November. In his petitions
Langdon charges that Henszey and his type
writer Miss Kate Waite, have conspired to
cheat him -Uangdon); that Henszey had
improperly issued to Miss Waite $4,000 in
bonds which should have been issued to
him Qangdon); that he had also issued to
Miss Waite 100000 of the capital stock of
the corporation, which should have been
issued to Langdon, and that Henszey was
an Incompetent man for the office of
ceiver. and that-his- -Feputatian-in-Rh Rhiladel-
phia, his former home. was bad.
The answer of Henszey denies all of the
charges, and alleges that, instead Of Miss
Waite having been the beneficiary of his
favors. she was the recipient of many IA
vors from Langdon; that it was Langdon
who gave her the $4,000 of bonds and the
$500, 900 of capital stock, and not Henszey,
and he attaches to his answers copies of a
bill of sale from Langdon to Miss Waite
for these articles, and alleges that the
transfer books of the company show that
it was Langdon himself who transferred all
of his stock 5000, 600, to Miss Waite. The
cash value of the stock was at least 800, ,000
Henszey goes on to say that on Sept. 2
'to be rid of his opportunities and irSo-
lence," Miss Waite gave Langdon back
$500. 900 of the stock and 200 of the bonds,
upon his executing a release to all the re-
mainder, copy of the release, which ap-
pears under oath. being attached to the an
swer lit is said that Langdon lavished
gifts upon Miss Waite and that they were
engaged, she believing him to be unmar-
ried. In the release which Langdon signed
he Swore before a magistrate that Miss
Waite was a good woman. In March, Lang
don, who is fifty-five years old. was arrest
ed In Philadelphia, pending the result of
the investigation into the causes that led to
the death of Miss Annie McGrath, a type
writer of that city. Six weeks before Lang
don who had not lived with his wife for
several years. rented a house on Girard
avenue and took up his residence there with
a pretty girl of eighteen, whom he intro
duced as his wife. Miss McGrath. Lang
donS companion the daughter of a
Philadelphia pressman, and there was no
suspicion in the minds of her parents that
| she led double life. While living the
| bounty of Langdon she engaged To be
married to Howard FitZsimmons, jeweler,
| of West Chester, Pa Langdon heard of
| this and il resulted in several Quarrels be-
| tween the pair.
| On March "a Miss McGrath was found
dead at the Girard-avenue house. Langdon
| was arrested. but he claimed to have been
/ away when the girl died. and he knew moth
/ ing to the cause of her death. Poisoning
| was suspected. Testimony at the coroner 5
| inquest showed that the girl had bought
| examination of the stomach however,
| showed traces Of poison. Two weeks after
| his arrest Langdon was released, there be-
| ing no evidence against him.