The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-07
NO IDEA OF KILLING SAGE.
ARTENUS j. SMITHS ALARMING
FRIEND IDENTIFIED.
A Patent Lawyer who Ran for District
Attorney ON the Henry George Ticket
Not Thankful TO Smith for Making Him
Out Bloodthirsty-Police Drop tho Cnse.


Out bloodthirstY-P"iice Drop the Cnse.
Artemus I smiths I.t,er 70 Mira Rus.su
Sage ,nd announcement Tint no fsorod that n !
friend If his was going to kin Mr. soee ~ not
nrevertod nado troulls FOR both Mr. smith
and bls fri.nd Tbs ,riend identified himself
Yesterday nfternoon He ia Clorencs t,dd
Davis n no,eut LAWYER with office. in tho park
Row hpidIng md n residence at 3oa sixth
street. .BrookIvn some evening newspapers
announced that he was the man, and. after
thinking about tho matter all the afternoon.
Mr.. Davis concluded to give out state ment to
'he press. Here Ia the statement:
The newspapers of New York city. because
napr'h 10 DC friehu "' Ar'elh"s d nih'tn
ana visit his ofiee frequently on business
nv name WITH his letter 70 Mrs. sage stating
. NY ""n. "n Ms ,e''tr a. as r e, s,ask
archist. am not an Anarchist never have
been and never will be. They have also
I hnye e.nerimentnJ with other things
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but never with explosives in the sense
ordinarily used Water can be made ex-
rlosivo 10 nron.r,v baoteJ admit thot bovo
made experiments with chemicals but it was
hns no ia nIt,m,,. Tho hlnvIng m ~ idaos
''''1 "' 'o "''''','o, '"o "''"'ns w " 'u ..
ana not men, ana l. nave never learned mat
1t was crime The brulting OF my pri-
v,tc nfra,rs abroad ia ~ course neinful
n.y. "a",o a,a, .. hoa ,,a
Tha, o. ,rr ""N rno,r man =, Nav Vat ,nn
or rcd and respected who can but will not pay
their debts. Iwoud pay mire If l could not
sense. Men who owe me cannot pay me. and.
therefore | cannot pay still. / cannot see
that that WhS sE3"a a. kRGT n G
unfortunate matter. and trust the news papers
htt aI giyns ont the sasmen Mr Davis
whose ofcs IS all cuttered up with the models
about hmsr n and o his w
Smith He gave no evidence OF being anything
s sn g ya nnd o 1 6f he hna Pee
cuiar notions about as a social system. those
notions were based on The s2de1 Rule lie
had first met Smith about four years ago
| in the POuulist uarty When Henry George ran
District ATTORNEY on the tieorge ticket He
snid ycstNrdny lint he never believed in
S0FEe snGS S Tax i ,9 n,o %n mau wErb
George entered the caimpaicn satisfied him
DetIer bam .e ~ TN {" th any
Did you ever threaten to kill Russell Sage
o, al aPy other miiii0HniTeE" MIR. Davis was
-" Not that can remember " was the answer
81 may ' lave said something to that stiect in
,rSt or
| but hay. no r"coection OF it at this time
Why. what Would be- the sense Of Blowing Ny or
tIiiing nv nnv thar m.sns sny m iliionaire ,
SnE y, pm tbs NJ iiiinnsfres an this cuWmtrv
| we're to die or we're to be Killed Of to- morrov
%SV wo Id s sn1ns np to take thsr paees
Il any good VIA" had been accom- in he rst
wSrS would hav. "a pretty hard time OF it il
| there weren't any mitlionaires In the world to
give them emp oyment"
| e"WeIi what kind of n Government do YOU
believe in, Mr.. Davis p a reporter asked.
| majority OF the psoufe OF the United States
Vote for at every election. That's the only Kind
m on thas We GOOD % ha p or
| How dn Won tEinE Smith yrr on mo 70 WRITE
that letter to Sirs Sage >;
| Hlest IL I know You'd better ask him
| I've asked him. and cant find out All | am
ii has as ' hopn ne m man" am I "
| harm IN fact seem TO see my finish, as the
boys s., say. 50 TAR as my standing in the com
smjh rss yery f"ath to discuss the matter
| of the letter Yesterday In fact. he was about
| ns uncNmmuuicatiye citiZen as could Le found
! him in the of,ice Of the Associated COLONIES
nthG St; Paul GniIdipE shortly 4itsr noon Ard
Was going t" XIII Mr, sage and what his his name
was In reply TO the question Smith said
NJ ton care 70 say ay'nR n nnpf he may
friend 81 name. have not disclosed it to Mrs.
nav nav s H hnwrVer that have ' a"complisIei
| thry,nv6 th, Uuhiritv given 70 the matter what
| hoped to accomplish privately and consider
| fhr Incident closed -
wy Hss yvmr trirn given mn the idea OF killing
| MIR Snuey" thn r"portsr asked
YES think he has. :" was the answer.
| Has he hern hrpei ont OF his nnaurinl diff =
| cultirs, ~
| III. has and do not think he will give ANY,
| body anV mora trouble '
| Smith fond ont early Yesterday morning
| thai his l,.tfrr wns going 10 rause n good deal
| ~ a rmn,nns AMI that u1ssiHIy he mipht lie
| arrested He went arornd to III. Fast Fif,v-
| nrst strret station nhnut i ocloek in the morn
| inp tnid Them who he was md ASKED IL he was
wnntnJ lie WAS told he WINS not wanted at
| thnt time and he then gave his house md hus-
| ines. address and toII the Sergeant at the
desk that he could be found At one or the other
| Of the addresses About - o'clock Yesterday
mnrning he r"tnrneI TO m. stntion house had
| ntnIk Wit h nrtinp Cant Iantry and eyuressed
| the desire to meet Mrs Sage ana explain mat
| tnrs "
| Arcordinrlv Smith scoomnoniod hy Detac-
| tive Roche went over to the Sage residence
| ana ii" Irt."tiv,. Introduced the ettnr-writ n
| f. Mrs Sage. Smith told Mrs sage that he
| had no ulerior motive In writing the letter.
| lie said he had hecome convinced that his
frirnd' G who was in meeI Of money and Who had