The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26

is the Oldest bank in the State. Tne stocA
ri the company is all owned and controlled
by the three sons and two daughters u
the founder of the bank. The sons are
John d. Tallant. president OF the CON-
pany; Freder OK w. Tallant, vlce-preSf
dent. and George Tallant. The daughters
are Mrs. John Bnce, wife oil captain
Brice, U. S. N, and Mrs. Austin Tubos.
John D. Tallant married dau hter OF
Judge Selden S. Wright. Mrs. Iallant'
accompanied by her two little children,
boy and girl, and her mother, Is III
Dresden. Her husband left San FRANCISCO
last Saturday to meet the family IN Eu-
rope and bring them home. he was ID
good health when he lett here, put signs
OF grief for the death of bis 1O-year-oiu
bov, wh ich occurred about SIX montA0
ago, were Derceptible.
Brooke Wright, son of the late SeIosh
s. Wright and brother of Mrs. John ~.
Tallant, left this city last evening lor
Chicago to attend Mr.. Tallant. The latest
advlces received by friends last nlghC
were to the effect that Mr.. TaIlants con-
dition was much improved. There IS not
the slightest strain of insanity II the al
liant family, and the presumption Is tnat
the mental distress of John ID. Tallant
clan may soon com prehend. ltis thought
that few days of perfect tranquility ana
repose in an atmosphere not overheateo
Will restore the patient to his normal con-
dltlon OF mental res possibility.
As soon as Mr.. Tallant's condition
was made known to the president of
the American National Bank of Chi
cago, which institution is a correspond
ent of the Tallant Banking Com
pany of this City, the patient was
taken from the East Chicago-avenu sta
ton and transferred TO private sanita-
rum at Oakwood, Lake Geneva, Wiscon-
sin. A capable physician was at once en-
gagged by the Chicago banker to attend
Mr.. Iallant, and assurances were wired
last night that speedy restoration OF the
patients health of mind and body was
probable.
1t is said that Mr.. Tallant's journey to
Europe will be resumed if his physicians
do not advise 10 the contrary, but he will
be accom- panied on the rest of the trip by
Mr.. Wright.
Mem bers of the Tallant family and John
Dempster Mckee, cashier Of the Tallant
Banking Com Dany, were advised OF the
strange conduct of Mr.. Tallant before the
eastbound train on which he was pas
senger had reached the Missouri River.
1t was planned to have him detained at
Omaha and there placed under proper re-
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not reach the proper parties until the
train had left Council Bluffs.
From reading of the dispatches from
Chicago one might infer that John d:
Tallant is a man of gigantic frame and
enormous physical strength. The fact is
that he is not more than five feet six
inches high and dees not weigh more
than 150 pounds. Since his family went
abroad he has resided at the Bohemian
Club and is known to his club companions
as a quiet. thoughtful man of excellent
business attainmente. His relatives and
friends received the news of his demented
condition with surprise and regret. but
they surmise that the attack was caused
by loss OF sleep, the hot weather OF the
plains and some arrangement OF the
stomach. They are confident that he
will soon be restored to his usual health
Of mind and body. Mr.. Tallant is young
man, not more than 40 years of age.