The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-22
HOME IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
The Admsy Wife is Accused
rs Vanity.
TALK q EACH OF PROMISE SUIT
%S
The Property Is Given to Young George
Dewey, But Messages Protesting
Against the Action Contin-
ue to Arrive.


Appalled, at the consequence of the trans
fer of the gift house of Admiral Dewey to
his wife, Mrs. Dewey took steps today to
transfer all right and title to the home to
| the admirals son, George Dewey.
The wave of rese sment which convulsed
| this city yesterday -ems to have swept
over the entire country today. Hundreds of
| kilograms have been pouring In upon the
Dewey home committee asking If the trans
fer had been really made, and If SO demand-
| ing a return of money.
The admiral himself has not been spared.
nor his wife. either, for bitter protests by
wire and mail have been going to his home
| all day from indignant people
The picture of Admiral Dewey was hiss
| ed last night and this afternoon in the
| biograph show, and the management has
| decided to take his likeness off the plates
| for the present.
Kissed on the Streets
| While walking down the street this MORN
ing with Lieutenant Brumby he was hooted
| at in the public thoroughfare, and in his
embarrassment took refuge In a private
! office.
| As deeply as the people resent the appar-
ent ingratitude on his part 1t is toward his
| wife that the deepest resentment Is dis
| played.
The working classes seem especially to
| resent the transfer, while among the adj
| mirals friends and in the navy there is not
| one word spoken in his defense. There is
the deepest sorrow felt in all quarters, but
1t is upon the wife that the vials of wrath
seem to be especially poured out.
| 1t may be unchivalric upon the part of the
| people to vent their wrath upon the woman,
| but the feeling has taken root here where
she is we'll known, that it was upon the
| advice of a vain and foolish woman that
| the transfer was made.
The Star this afternoon contains three
| columns of protests and indignant ex-
pressions from subscribers to the fund.
openly express the belief that he is laboring
under some sort of hallucination which will
pass soon when some explanation will be
made and some sort of apology offered. But
as vet there has been no word of explana-
| ton. either from the admiral or his sec
retary.
| scandeious Reports Circulated
The widest reports have been In circula-
ton since yesterday.
Some of the scandals have been of such
a nature that 1t has been impossible to let
them pass unnoticed.
1t is authoritatively stated that breach
of promise suit will be shortly filed by
woman who was formerly employed in the
bureau of equipment in the navy depart
ment when Admiral Dewey was Its chief.
II is said that this lady has letters of an
| incriminating character which would GER
tainly do much toward prejudicing his case.
But as yet this has not become matter of
public record, and may not become one.
The eastern papers assert that the woman
| in the case is Miss Kent. But even If true
IT affords no reasonable excuse for the
transfer.
| If the latter was made to preserve tha
property it was confession of guilt ana
weakness that would make the case only
worse
A Sad Aspect
An open letter from Mrs Edith Seymour
contains prophecy which all feel repre-
sents the saddest aspect of the case. 1t Is
that never again will there be another like
spontaneous tangible manifestation Of re-
gard on the part of the American people to-
ward a returned hero"
1t is the thought that the honest open ad-
miration of the American people for hero
ism has been given a severe slap in the
face that makes the thoughtful, conserva-
| tive element see the tragedy in the act. 1t
puts a, check on the honest heart beat OF
nation and makes men and children
cynical.
In. New York the act is judged as severe
ly as It is here. The intensity of the feel
ings there is evidenced by the fact that the
committee having in charge the work OF
raising subscriptions to make the Dewey
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