The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-01
kipiing's srothsr-in-isw.

ROCHESTER,. ~. r. March l.
Beatty Haiestisr. brother u Mrs
Rudysfi Kiriins. who has Eone TO
New York 10 bring AIT fet ssaoe1
against his famous hrethsr-in las.
Cor alleged malicious prosecution
and faisS arrest. IN Rochester boy.
and his friends here are watching
the case With great inter u. sspec-
ciAiiy since Kiuling has been 90 NJ
rhs Hniestierr fted IN Hoe hester
many years. iss being but recently
they moved frnnt here To ftrAftle.
bara. VI Carolyn ffaI~asisr. who Is
Airs ElplinE. rEs bora here. - wan
hef talented hrpth-F. y aienff Hales
Tier. sho eai'Anasatsd with nnd-
yHrd Kipling IN The SaalshAa
hovsi % Amsricstt ard Italian life.
Tbs tiaiestiers Beatty and Vol
coft--wsfe an old paiF woleeit
never was really a boy. In HE
school days he was grave and s.fl-
aus beyond hls years. close stu
dent. ard given 20 writing essays
and stories. which we're remarkable
for one - ycgnE. lie seldom aaso.
cisted with boys he had a good
nhtufed eonfempt for sports AID
games of any Kind lie var a great
reader and personally he was very
attractive In manner. though very
modest After leaving school he
took up nesspap.f work ard becam.
telegraph editor - the Rochester
Poet Epress Ills stories made him
a literary reputation IN a ehast time
and b. left Newspaper work % be
come fhe London representative -
fahn " Laxail. the SatV York pub
Usher. Ne arrived IN England with
nut possessing he acquaintance q a
single fngiiahmhn. and he dicd.
ieaVinx behind him wt4er Circle
" literary friends than probably
any living American posresser ~
vas whiie IN England. tn 1889. that
Aaieattsr became acquainted with
Rudyard Kiriius. and ne at once re-
coFrised the genius pf the ypunE
Areio-In author. He secured
she American rights for kirlinF's
stories end the two became fast
friends. and nnaSiY eoiia boratofs
HnIlestier nverWafked himself -
such n degree that HIS friends told
him he was killing himself Hut h.
continued to 1rk with feNerish
anxiety. a. n he had n prsmonitlon
~ his short career. ON sunday. tn
sth II December. isai. he died. hEv-
inF not quit. completed his aoth
year. Tie lies buried IN the Ameri-
can cemetery AT Dresden.
Realty Baiestier MAS az unlike his
brother woleott "a riEht Is from
day. Beatty was boy. and to this
dny he has hardly nutgroWu his boy
luh enthusiasm and love Of sport aud
adventure. He II q iaiiy good fell
tow, bright and witty. and generous
to fault There r. nothing Of a
literary turn to his mind. and he vas
wont 90 make good uatnred fun OF
his rntbsr'a writings. calling him
Delicate Touch" lie likes a horse
and a dog and n gun. and has hab-
Il Of living beyond his income. This
was what got him into trouble with
MIR. E,pling. Beatty got In debt to
some Vermont trndesmcp In small
way, and some n the creditors be-
gan 20 ask Mr. kir'ing regarding
his brother-iu laws obligations.
This greatly ANNOYED Kipiing. who
spoke in picturesque language.
Which Beatty resented In fareeful
terms. ON May sth, 1896, the two
men met on a highway near Brat.
tleboro and had a heated argument
Kipling afterward claimed that hi.
brothar-in-law threated 10 take hts
life. lie swore out n warrant for
Bnlesticr's arrest, and when the case
came up for trial the court room was
crowded ws,h az many citizens OF
prattleboro and the surroundings
country as could be packed, damned
or wadged Into II.