The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-29
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Yeups Man VIE n Wetr 20 rsiilisns IL
Well nknewp IN tire Tenderistn.
J. Elmer Ellis, known where life IL gayest and
the pace 10 swiftest as bud Ellis, 10 very Ill
at the home Of Mrs. Peacock Webb, in the Rich
field flats. 285 West Forty.third sire , He has
typhoid fever, aggravated By n mild attack OF
pneumonia and q complication Of other diseases.
He has been III for about q week. His condition
was reported to be somewhat improved yester-
day, although the attending physician was UNI
willing TO cay hat he thought the young man
would recover.
Ellis IL the son OF the lato John Ellis Of Schen-
ectady. and q grandson Of John Ellis, who
founded the Ellis Locomotive Works at Schen-
ectady. The founder of tho works died soon
after the war. and his eldest son, John, sue.
ceeded to the Presidency Of tho company. The
old mans fortune was estimated OF about
S3,000,o00. This was divided equally between
n widow and four sons. Tho eldest son built
n beautiful home In Schenectady, at Union
street and Knot terrace, and there " Bud" Ellis
was born about "a years ago. His father was
fond of horses and always kept a number of
%trotters. Bud" early developed a fondness for
fast horses and his father gratifed his taste.
Between the father and son there was o good
deal of rivalry as to who owned the faster horses.
A feature Of the Schenectady county fairs
each yenr were the trotting races, in which
John Ellis and young Bud" always had en-.
tries. 1t is recalled in Schenectady how on
moro than ono occasion when tho sons horse
beat the fathers the two would get into an ar
gnment over the relative merits of the horses.
When the father was beaten he ALWAYS had an
excuse. and, to settle the matter finally, a match
to drive his own horse. ii the son won the
told his son that he never would have won had
hi n hnl N thn n GnAr nnttnh q n TAM
.. When bud" was reaching manhood his
works had greatly increased since the death of
S shsir f e. s.n,t am, ,bdn John ohE Ellis 81 H. holding ldiPs- a Larger ar, =
child. sBSd.%H "'f Th os 'N Began Mn' the iss' Wild vi p'e ea Geey
In the Tenderloin for several years. He lived at
the Gilsey, House for several years and then
went into BACHELOR apartments. Two or three
years ago Ellis married q young actress named
Eva Long the daughter of hotel keeper In Utica.
His relatives. were not altogether displeased
Ing married. the young man would settle down.
dc did, for Q time, and went back to Schenec.
the business Of Sfpf fssScr an. res9 er"nd n tSlro" IRE
determination held good for only a short period;
wife left him last summer and obtained a sepa.
ration. She is said to be living now In Columbus
avenue, near Slxty.fourth street.
With the woman in whose fiat he is stopping
Ellis has had trouble more than once. A few
months ago she had him summoned 10 Jeffer.
son Market Court on the charge of assault. This
was patched up. and a short time afterward,
while the two were out driving. they stopped at
q road house near Macomb'sD Dam Bridge. Ellie
stayed In the road house some time. and when
he came out tho team. for which no had paid
80. 500, and the woman had disappeared. The
police were notified, and a few hours later Mrs
Webb was found driving the team about the
Tenderloin.
Coroner's Physician Philip F. O'Hanlon has
always been Ellis's physician. although he was
not called by Mrs. Webb. He said yesterday
that, while he knew nothi g about Ellis's pres
ent condition., he had written to the young
mans stepfatherl last summer that If Ellis was
not put under restraint he would not live 9
year. DR.. O'HRnlon says that Ellis is suffering
from alcoholism and Bright's disease.
When his illness became known to his friends
In this city last Sunday one of them telegraphet
to Ellis's mother. Mrs. j. F. Smiley of Schenec
tady. Mrs. Smiley and her husband reached
the city on Monday and went Immediately t
Mrs. Webb's fiat Mrs. Smiley wanted to sta,
with her son and nurse him back to health [
possible. This the physician would not permit
fearing that the mothers presence in the sicl
room under the circumstances would hindel
rather than help the patients recovery. Ac
cordingly, Mr.. and Mrs. Smiley went to n hotel
Mrs. Smiley visits Mrs. Webb's fiat every day
and to her the physician makes a report of tn,
young mans condition after his last visit ever!
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