The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-11-24
DEWEY DEEPLY HURT.
He Feels Much Distressed at At
tacks Made Upon Him.
STATEMENT MADE BY THE ADMIRAL
He Says That in Transferring the Gift
House to His Wife He Thought He Was
Doing Gracious Act-Never Believed
the American People Would Turn So
Suddenly from Applause to Criticism
Expresses sorrow and Resentment.


Suddenly from Applause to Criticism
Expresses sorrow and Resentment.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Admiral
Dewey unbosomed himself regarding
the transfer of the gift house to his
wife. In an interview explaining the
transfer, he showed sorrow, and at the
same time resentment over the man.
ner In which his action had been re-
eeived. He said he was surprised that
there was no one to defend him,
though he felt like throwing the whole
thing up, go on the retired list and 60
abroad.
"When l made over this house to
my wife," began the admiral, 81
thought / was doing the most gracious
act that an American gentleman could
do. 1t seems that l was mistaken.
Mrs. Dewey understood better than
did the feelings Of the people, and at
first declined to permit the transfer.
She did consent only after an ar
rangement had been effected whereby
not only the house, which was the gift
to me Of the American people, but her
entire personal fortune, which is con.
siderable, was to ultimately go to my
son George.
No One to Defend Him.
II would never have believed 1t pos
sible that the American people, who
lately applauded me, could so suddenly
turn upon me. Where l was a hero
two months ago, 1 am now reduced to
such position that certain people can
not say things too villainous, too sour
rilious about me, and no one defends
me. If had known how much trou.
bic, how much abuse was to come upon
me as the result of accepting this
house, i would never have taken it.
When l sailed into Manila bay over
dangerous ground. with death and
even worse in front of me, l little
thought in such brief period of time
after l returned to my native land the
American people would countenance
such monstrous attacks upon me be-
cause 1 was doing what l considered
to be the most gracious thing l could
do to present my home to my bride.
1 do not intend to arraign the whole
American people for the acts Of q few.
But l am hurt, l am cut to the quick.
1 never have felt so badly in all my
life. l want the American people to
know"
As to the Transfer.
The statement Of the Dewey family
In explanation of the transfers is as
follows:
at may be desirable now to say that
1t was the wish of both Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey to provide for a proper
succession to the property. The trans
fer Tuesday completes the transaction
begun only Monday and is the carry
ing out only Of the original intention
of both the admiral and Mrs. Dewey.
By all those interested in the matter
the method of transfer was considered
the best and safest that could have
been adopted.
at is to be considered naturally that
the transfer was to be the act of Mrs.
Dewey as well as Of the admiral. 1t
was her desire that she should release
any claim she may have had in the
property through her marriage to the
admiral, and to do this the transfer
was made as soon as was practicable.
Through the method adopted no dis.
pute ever can arise over the disposi.
ton Of the property"
Transfer Deed Recorded.
Inc ueed transferring the Dewey
home from Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
to the admiraPs son, George, was re-
corded in the office of the recorder Of
deeds Wednesday. A life interest in
the property is reserved by Admiral
Dewey and his wife in the following
provision:
Subject, however, to this express
reservation, that the parties of the
first part do hereby expressly reserve
to themselves and to each Of them DUR
ing and for the period of their natural
lives respectively, a life interest in
and to the premises herein described,
which life interest in case of the death
of either Of the parties to revert to the
other"
The instrument bears date of Nov.
a., the same date borne by the deeds
from Admiral Dewey to Lieutenant
Crawford and from Lieutenant Craw-
ford to Mrs Dewey