The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-18
LET HIM DO
HIS WORST" !"
Impudsnt Remarks Of Miss
Wills ConcsTnlng Father.
BAXTER THE CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Judga Wills Says He Seems to Exercise
HypasNc lnfusncs Over Mrs. Wills
ini Her 0aughteL
BAXTER THE CAUSE OF TROUBLE

Mount Holly, n. j., June lS.-Noung
men Of Mount Holly seem 10 be deter
mined To rid the home of former Judge
Benjah p. Wills and the town as we'll
OF Harrie A. Baxter, even IL the Judge
admits his inability 10 do so. There were
reports last night OF a tar-and-feathering
party which is to be organized Young
Baxter was very nervous during the day
aud a doctor was called to attend him In
the afternoon.
II was said that he intended to take
the 9;2o p. m. train out OF town, bat
whether he did so or not could not be
learned
Details of the manner in which young
Neck, L. T., had intrenched himself in
Judge Wills home were given him yes
terday. Baxter was seen by reporter
la company with Miss Mabsl wills lie
declared that he would say nothing 10
confirm or deny the published reports
about him until he had seen his lawyer 4,
Miss Wills with a defiant air, hiamed
her father and his friends for spresdins
the reports that have. as she expressed
IL. Compromised and degraded her
NOT MARRIED TO HARRIE.
"You can make this plain" she said,
that I am not married TO Harrie. IL
has been said that ! claimed that was
married TO him while we were living
Is not true. IL is true that Harrie gave
me an engagement ring, and this is the
ring which my father says contains his
diamond stud That Is a faisehood.
Harrie bought the ring and gave II to
me.
''Why don't you explain to your father
where Harrie purchased the ring showing
bill?'' the reporter asked.
I'VE want him To establish his accusa-
tion first" answered Miss Mabel. snil-
| ing swestly I'VE shaH be on the defen-
sive in this business. Harrie and T. Moth
er 10 standing by us, so let my father
do his worst"
Judge Wills said: This affair has not
| only. broken up my home, but has broken
my heart. Wife and children have been
turned against me, as ~ by some cunning
hypnotist. Even my boy. little Richard
never speaks a civil word 10 his father.
Baxter came 60 my house last jan
uary and has been quartered there ever
since. lie Is now more at home there
| than 7 am. The women, my VIE and
| daughter. linger around his room as IL
| he were my own son instead OF the de-
| spoiler of my home They are open ~
| their antagonism TO me I'm all things, sid
| Ing with him at every beck and nod.
when ] reported thar my diamond had
! been taken from my stud they all went e
| Hornerstown. and lived I'm tenants
1 house there for three or four weeks per
/ fectly lost 10 me. They are reported az
| living a life of great hilarity there,
| MY wife and daughter never drank
| stlmulants until this man Baxter came
| TO our house. / am informed that the
people of Hornerstown will not permit
Baxter 10 come there again.
BAxTER's STORY OF WEALTH.
"The romance--if IL can be termed a
| romance-between Baxter and my daugh-
| ter started last summer when she went
| to visit a former college friend. Miss
| Mary Bell. at Great Neck. l.. L. There
| she met Baxter. lie pretends TO have a
real estate office in New York, ANOTHER y y
| has told marvellous stories about his
| transactions with New York millionaires
| He has fascinated my daughter with
| dreams OF opulenCe has told her thrilling
stories OF four alleged trips to Europe
and has won the heart of my boy with
narratives of daring hunts for buffalos
| out West He has been eyerywhere
seen everything, done everything, and Is
now undOing me.
THE FIRST time he ever came to Mount
| Holly ia see my daughter he told a plain
| tive story OF how he had lost pocket,
book with $50 I'm it and then borrowed
money from my wife 10 get back 60 New
| York When ] see what playthings mS
dear wife and daughter are in his hands
! God knows | think OF myself with pity.
II loved my home dearly, and the onlS
| daughter | had was my pride and pet
! sent her 10 Swarthmore college and gave
| her a brilliant education. In all my life
! / have tried 10 be q good man and
| useful citizen. Why should | suffer this
way at the hands OF designing loafel
There were tears in Judge Wills eye!
| as he spoke. He realizes that his lux
urious home is broken UP perhaps for
/ ever IL is quite probable that he vii
begin legal action within few days q
/ drive Baxter from the house unless th'
| young man takes the hint that Is every
/ whore In the air tonight and quits of hii
own accord.