New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-04

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slOysy and trssesMssy sna on rndano IL
pointing out his treachery and dishonesty on pun m
pose denouncing him as rascal ,S a Slm from that
day TO this except through counsel
TALKS OF DUPLIcITY AND RAsCALITY.
The next conspiracy OF Alexander Masterton
against me was in 1856, known as The Washing
ton conspiracy" by my friends In New-fork ana
washington where my daughters were residing
with their godmother. Mrs. Richard c. Brum. at
her residence, No. 1873 k.st ,s 49,
daurhtep to jon against her father in proceedings
then psnn in court and to saes n daushe
Mss Minnie. in my absence and of her own yoli.
ton set an ingenious trap to catch Mastertonn
a set OF '.decoy letters" and they never suspected
they had been duped until month subsequent
them before Surrogate Rollins, and on the witness
stand through her counsel. Mr. Henry thompson,
kilograms 10 her and copies OF the decoy letters e
by nsr hs
pose, his duplicity and rascality; ,,,, 60
do In 1' srieyoSs inquiry Ny son. Mr.
Plumb. at the time was a student IN tn me- iiS Ss
became ' ac9ussnted in 1885 with Troy girl BY the
OF Anna Burton and whom he kept ioo
time and on whom he layished severai ,i ne
dollars in money. diamonds etc. Until IL mna by
marry bis daughter within six weeks A., o,v, rr,-
va, wss simply yOs G aeS %sm
self took prompt and heroic measures on nenaii vi
Rs :eTe sRq s sTOn sSt With this
TO- 1856 son graduated At the s' TfSy polytechnic
some weeks after he graduated Anna Burton;
aided and abeted by her a Toy a Who had been
her angel and admirer before she me- my
set trap for s my sST %n his Former relations with
Anna Burton and subsequently mS soilo S Sep
TENDER and take her TO his home Deer hanse'
Long isIanu 49,, .aa 4, in his mower as my sons
trustee financially and otherwise 70 Oppose ~, ~,
fatal step and one word from ns the destruc
ZION of his whole future But no; this heart
less 5 nesse sas at on once the disposal Of
son financially and otherwise. TO promote ms p siI
a %s G that this 80 fatal spf step on the part
would break my heart and breakup our nome "'''
And as this womans anecedents and character ter
were well known he MAS Anna Burton has con-
iinued her wicked career here, and on me sOueh n
side Of Long Island where her reputation IS such
rat She is Stunned by all reputable people.
"CRUEL. vINDICTIvE OPPRESSION"
And now come down TO the last conspiracy OF
Alexander Masterton. which has eliminated MS
long years Of cruel. vndictiye oppression by MS
punishment decreed by an outraged Goa 90.
soon sa,sr reouest Of my daughters, went
10 Europe and made new home at Sih ~ he
where we were happy as II was possioe az, 10 &c
With such dark cloud hanging over our family IN
the moral death OF my son. p9t IL w"s not 70 last
long and that avalanche of sorrow Uouo'e anu
disgrace would soon beguf our Ianilly. .,o p,urh
was to reach her majority April 90 1855 and eary
;n the year we had arranged 10 san I oply for The
sole purpose Of adjusting accounts and other a,s es
tate matters with trustees incident 10 III! u"us"'
Now early in November, 1888, my daughter made
the Acquaintance OF man by ' ne 1 me- fact until
prominent citizen of Southampton sent ine for two
months been carrying on surrepttious interviews
and correspondence with my daughter, ana ne LII
as he was "a dangerous mana notorious fortune;
hunter and impecunious society oo N mean
moral character. and there was nothing 700 bere
contemplate for him to be e pad been bragg
ging about the clubs and elsewhere tnat ne was
going ITO bag the little American MISS
SECURES A NOTE FOR HIM.
Through ,udicious and prodigal use Of money
soon got hold OF all the facts down to the mlnu'es
details The detectives finally placed IN my
hands. through the medium Of Mrs. Ubsders con-
ndential French maid" the copy OF note rom rom
Mares TO Mrs. Ubsdel in which he says NY
Darling 4 70. S p pSme as out Va" all
right and VIM draw upon @ sO 1S
most open adnltG TISa win ot weaES' living perms
nenty in luxurious style at Clifton VIA Mr IN
S2ssna S sSs Hh6 f Ssd
s1Pp sso granspred that the interviews and GORE
ndncs that had e been sSes Oh the connvance
Mrs Jbsden, at Clifton villa. rr,rc from such
receiving in h i@me Si steps unknown
my daughter not only TO ascertain SfS Of Scot
land Yard 10 surround my daughter with every
safeguard -...oss,or - the facts and
was INSIGHT soon pq into On the situation the plans
OF this man ascertained how Nsres nag the
Fyeneh fOr ma aeLeE Hiss Coles that they had en-
osnSestine marriage with Mares. and not to an
nor,nce n until her return from America ,N.
IfnQf he
20 bear on my daughter. she absoiutely~and hrniy
refused Mrs sak ibsdel Knew that MastertOp
hitter enemy OF mine. so she made my daugnter
believe that would eeT s eer her lover again il
on her arrival at NewYork she did not leave nsr
father on the afy S Sn ef' the Protection
trustee" Alexander Masterton and TINS wicH CO.
my daughter to copy explaining the situation ana
sns explicit n 4%s ito S s and
was mailed TO him four days before she sailed
desire se 0ts s SeT eondene and she was entirely
ignorant OF all these matters, as her time was en-
s our w a4S SsT sere APr 49, ISIS my daughte
went TO stay with some friends at No az west
The DAYTIME at my Office in estate accounts the
evenings with my daughters
HIS DAUGHTER KIDNAPPED.
On the 18th inst. GsS0 passed the evening with
my daughters when II was arranged that they were
10 dine with me at the hotel in private dining
room on the following evening. April %, 1855 for
birthday dinner at $50 o'clock and go to the
theatre in tina evening.
A carriage had been ordered to bring them 10 the
hotel at O'Clock. AS they had not arrived at I
O'Clock became alarmed fearing an accident had
happened 10 them, aud on nquiring at No ~ West
Forty Seyenth-st. ascertained that their luggage
had been removed that forenoon but no one knew
their destination.
For three days could get no trace of my daugh,
tiers, and almost distracted with anxiety and
alarm Subsequently. through that peerless de-
tective Charles Heidelberg. / put in posses
sion Of the following facts: That at 10 m. on
April 20 my daughter took her sister, Leonita, to
pass the day with young friend in East Fifty
escond-st and with special instructions to leave at
exactly o'clock for No. AZ West Forty-seventh-st