Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29
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The three Hiltons were brothers. sons OF
Judge Hilton, and Mr.. Hughes was their
prother-in-law. IL was said that Henry
was spending enormous amounts OF
money upon some OF his theatrical
friends, and Judge Hilton determined to
put him out OF the firm. To do this no
had 10 use 10000 I'm cash. There wer,
only two persons In New York who. In
that year Of panic. could or would lend
an amount so large as this-Hetty ureen
and Russell Sage. To the latter Judge
Hilton would not apply, and no was forced
TO go TO the former She tod the legal
gentlemen who came to her as reprosen-
tatives of Henry Hilton that she would
loan money on the Stewart building. al
Broadway and Chambers sti eet, and on
no other property. IA rearly twG
months would be required 10 make
the searches and draw the papers.
and as Judge Hilton needed thu
money AT once. Hetty Green con-
sented TO advance a little before tho
mortgage was executed. sac .ont Henry
Hilton $500 600, but her security vas am
pie. Before tho cash was paid over.
Henry Hilton delivered 90 her ,ne utie
deeds Of every piece OF real property hg
owned. They represented land and bulld-
ings worth at least sl5 ,000.oo0. They filed
several strong boxes. aud they were
given absolutely into the possession OF
the sharp. shabbily-dressed little bust
ness woman who is to-day the richest
woman In America perhaps tic richest
IN the world. In addition, ex-Judgc Iil-
ton was forced 20 sign n paper. In which
he agreed that Mrs Green should hold
these title deeds uhtil the biz mortgage
was executed. Six days after he mort
gage was recorded a fivc-lne notice pub
lshed nconsplcuously in two newspapers.
announced that Henry Graham Hilton
had, by mutual consent, Withdrawn from
the two firms OF Hilton. Hughes q Co.
and Hilton Brothers. At this Zine Judge
Hiiton's wealth was estimated all the
way from S20,0o0.00O TO t50W0.t0.
When a. 4. Stewart died. he left let
ter TO his wife. dated March %, 1873. ex-
pressing his intention 20 make provision
for various public charities. by which no
would have been held I'm everlasting re-
membrance. and desiring her TO carry
out his plans In case he should fail TO
complete them. Undoubtedly, Mrs. Stew
art intended TO carry out the wishes OF
her husband, but Judge Hilton made OBJ
jections asked for time and raised OBJ
stacles and I'm the end absolutely nothing
was done. II was Hilton, too. who caused
the Stewart art collections TO be dis
persed, when they might have remained
intact, open 10 tho public, and a m5nu-
ment to the memory OF the merchant
prince. And IL was Hilton who caused
the abandonment OF the Womans Hotel,
the single philanthropic project with
which Mr.. Stewards name was connect
ed, instead of llberalizing and improving
its management and making II the sue
cess that Mr.. Stewart planned II to be.
1t was well known that Mr. stewart did
much TO develop Saratoga and other
watering places. and II was Judge Hilton.
who by his attacks on tho Jews. not only
made himself unpopular, but depressed
the value OF the Stewart estate. Hilton
won the confidence Of Stewart. and not
being satisfied With the generous COM
whIh Stewart provided, seems
TO have managed the Stewart estate moro
for his own benefit than for the benefit
OF those 10 whom II belonged. He sue
ceeded IN becoming the owner OF an enor-
nous amount OF property, but In every
other respect his career was hugo fall
ure.