The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-19

spent the $4,000 which was paid to him
for the certificate by Mr.. Flagler.
ON record in the Office of the clerk OF
Westchester county, at White Plains, are
all the papers i'll a suit brought by John
H. Maiden to recover SIS, SOS. rs, the ditreT-
ence between the $20O90 he had received
ana the value Of the shares, with interest
from Henry NJ. Flagler "HeIen M Tnnor"
appeared as co-defendant with Mr. Fla
gler The summons and complaint IN
the action were served in November 1899
Inc case was finally brought to trial be-
Iore Judge Martin ]. Keogh and a iurv.
IL June, 1900, at which time Maiden wa =
serving sentence of six months in the
Tombs As Maiden could not appear To
prosecute the case Judgment was taken
by default, with costs.
According to the testimony taken at the
time OF this trial, Maiden received The
STANDARD Oil certificate en- June 49, 1898,
! living at the Plaza hotel. Maiden if 1s
said, went to the offices of the Stand
ard Oil company, at No &c Broadway.
domSr Ging that the shares be transferred
on the books to mis- name, and that a GER
tihCate be issued to him. He asserted
that he had been persuaded to leaN1 he
cert1tcste with the company until further
notice.
Maiden declared finally that Henry NJ
flagler offered to pay him $1,000 This Of
Ter was increased to $40 coo, then to SIS 900
and finally to $4,000 which offer Maiden
says he accepted, fearing if he did NOT
| do so that he would lose all.
Mr.. Flagler denied all these allega-
tons At the time of the hearing in
Westminster county '.EGlen NJ. Long, .
or Mrs. Foote, was in Europe, but before
leaving New York she made deposition
that, while dining with Maiden he placed
the certlhcate in his pocket. Later they
TOOK Drive through Central park and
she forgot to get it back, and returned to
her home without it.
The next day Maiden refused to re-
turn ne !! o security to her until she had
gwen So,00O to him, in accordance with a
promise she ad made 10 s art him In bys-
mess. Mrs. Foote received from Henry
NJ FIagler' when he had settled with
AMalden, twenty-five shares or Standard
Oh stock and check for 81, 900
Having received $40 coo in cash from
Mr. tiagler instead of going into bust
ness, Maiden started on a course Of d 8
money lasted him less than a wear and
he ilnally wound up with one wild spree
curing which he gave two checks for $50
each, one to Samuel W. Martin a res
taufant keeper; the other to Frederick
Pitney, livery stable man. Both
checks were dishonored. and. though
Maiden produced the MONEY! to take them
! up, ne was brought to trial and sent to
the IombS for SIX months
Mr.. Flagier went to Palm Beach. Fla.
! ms wire had been in an UnsoUnd mental
condition TO- many years. A bill was
recently pushed through the Florida leg
lslature making insanity proper ground
Tor divorce. 1t has been said that Mrs.
Foote believed that Mr. Flagler would
Obtain divorce and would take her to
Wlfe She went to Sioux Falls, S. D..
ana after living there six raorths, obtain.
ed divorce from her husband. p. c.
Foote. on the ground of abandonment.
After returning to New York however.
Mrs. Foote who had resumed her maiden
name of Helen NJ. Long. saw very little
or Mr.. Flagler. Among her other adj
mirers had been Mr.. ] O'Bannon, said 70
be man of Independent wealth, engaged
! in the schoolbook supply business iT fhis
city. They were married about six
months ago, and have since lived in their
nome in this city. Mr. O'Bannon is a
loyal defender of his wife's good name
and is convinced that Mrs o Bannon' :
South Dakota divorce will be recognized
| by the New York courts