The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-14
A MlLLI0NAlRE'S FATE,
lie is Forcibly Removed from His
Beautiful Home.


The following sensational story appears
iu recent issue OF the san Francisco
Gail:
Adolph Sutro. ex-Mayor and capital
ist who was q few weeks ago declared
incompetent 20 manage his own aualrs
by the courts. was taken from his home
al SutrO Heights yesterday by MS
daughter and guardian, Mrs. Emma
SutrO- Merritt His removal was some
what iu the nature or am ABDUCTION ana
So grew out OF a family quarrel. The
leave taking Of the abed millionaire
from the home ne loved so we'll had an
exceedingly exciting and dramatic unge,
and DO deepened the hatred The members
or his family have formed for each other
during the past few months.
SutrO for weeks has been an lnNalld.
and during the last month or two he
has been unconscious TO his surround
ings. His daughter Miss Clara Sutro.
and his son Charles have been IN al
most constant attendance on MN. Yes
FRIDAY forenoon the daughter was al
ms bedside attending 10 his wants Wheh
the wheels OF "a carriage grated over
the graycuy driveway reading 10 the
doorway OF the quaint residence on lhe
cliffs. and Mrs. Emma Sutr0-M Merritt an
nOuucc0 that She had called 10 take LcI
father away t0 her home ON suffer street
and Van Ness avenue. Opposite The door
was am ambulance and behind Mrs Mer-
rift were two burly men ready ID carry
ont her orders.
Mrs Merritt announced ner mission in
naughty way and pushed past hes Sis
Ter and beckoned The ambulInce men TO
follow. I'm vain Miss Clara SutrO pro-
tested She begged and pleaded with her
sister Co allow her father 10 remain ~
the home Doe built and beauthed and
loved so much bat Mrs NJ ,yrltt was Cl-
durate. The two burly ambulance driv-
-r~ lifted the old, weak and childish
man Boo their arms and carried MIN 10 tile
waiting ambulance. The aged millionaire,
unconscious of what was SONG Jn. pratt
N.|. D D q
him and seemed ObliviOus that he was
being taken from hts home for perhaps
the last time
The ambulance men set their burden
down in the doorway while they pre-
pared the wagon for him. After the
horses had been TUNED heading toward
the gateway the men returned for the
aged capitalist. They carried him down
the stairway in spite of the pieadinss
They were about to- lift him into the
ambulance through the doorway That
opened Do the rear Of the wagon. when
Miss sutro grasped the whip from the
seat OF the conveyance ana gave inc
horses "a singing cut that starte them
at a eallOp across the yard. She hoped
20 wreck the ambulance and SO thWart
the designs of her sister and The guar
dian of her father until she could SUM
mon assistance from her brothers and
go Keep the declining phlanthropist al
Dis home until the end Of the few days
~ 81. s,,.,.,, .to drive.
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soon had them az the qo9I OF tho resi- Sa.
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49,. 81 . ,.rlnt over "a child
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f,,-t tbsr Mrs Dr Narritt's motive.
~ ,,.erin,- fc remove her father from
~i,.r ~ acvttlu, az sufro Heizhts
lIS l,-,-,I.te eor-eft.~~ more Than a y,isr
i.- hi- ,,b,.eis,f .or,fo~t ,rhoss
-.-o,. -,,. maj the il-feeiinr thai IS
between the two sisters has mad me