The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
CASE
AROusES CHICAGO
Did Prominent Men Kiss the
Hands of Miss Mills,
Pretty Book Agent.
MAYOR NO EASY VICTIM
Harrison Says Woman Threw He
Arms Around His Neck, and He
Pressed the Button and Or
dered Her Shown Out.

Chicago. April 2s.-Mystery surround
ed the hand-kissing suit for $3.50
brought by Miss Dorothy Mills, against
2. p. Brosseau. board Of trade member
and its sudden withdrawal. Miss Mills
has discharged the lawyer who brought
the suit and today consulted E. F..
Thompson. who made this statement:
I'm a day or two this cas- will be
cleared up. Miss Mills has made 40
statement for publication. She has
made no accusations, and nearly all
published are false.
II am not to defend Miss Mills nor to
prosecute any n unless 1t becomes
necessary. I am acting as a friend of
the family
statement when issued would be SEN
sational.
Miss Mills is pretty and "a years old.
She has been a student at the Univer-
sity of Chicago. She is a graceful.
dancer, a French scholar and elocution-
list.
Insinuations are made that Miss Mills
was used to injure the character Of
Brosseau. 1t is charged that she is
acting with Charles A. Hundt, who has
good clothes, good looks and a police
record. Hundr speaks several Ian
uages and poses as newspaper
writer.
He was a friend Of Harry J. Furber,
former president OF the Alliance Fran
caise, upon which President Harper is
supposed to keep a watchful eye.
Mr.. Furber. in discussing Miss Mills
suit, said:
"Mr. Hundt brought Miss Mills to
my office. I had never seen her before,
This young oma related to me facts
which, II true, constitute a good cause
for action. Having been associated
with him I did not care to take the
case, n sem her to Lawyer Owen.
Miss Mills met Hundt when taking
French lessons of him. He was al
emb Of the Alliance Franchise. Al
row broke out in the alliance, and Fur,
Der, Hundt's friend, was ousted through
the influence Of the French CONSUL;
Henri Merou, and z. P. Brosseau was
made president.
For several months Miss Mills has
been selling a high~priced book of art,
to men of wealth.
Charles H. Hamill. who represents
Brosseau, said:
Sure 1t Would Not Be Tried.
"Twenty-four hours after I took this
case I was confident it would never be,
tried. When the suit was filed Mr..
Brosseau had no idea who Miss Dor!
49, AA1 VoS. - q oSSAA 1No I
tempt to eXtort money by letters, and
he was at q loss to explain it. until Miss
Mills picture was published in a ews-
paper, and he was old she a been
In his office last January.
"Mr. Brosseau then recalled Charles
A. Hundt. Hundt introduced Miss Mills
as a student who was trying to sell
books to a her way through college.
Miss Mills had a cop Of the reproduce
ton Of the paintings In the Louvre and
began talking with Mr.. Broseau about
It. After a few minutes Mr.. Hundt
walked out in to the main office, which
Is separated from Mr.. Brosseau's pri-
vate office by a seven-foot glass parti-
ton.
Miss Mills remained fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes, and in leaving said, I'll
call again to see 0 about this matter
During the time Mr.. Brosseau was
looking at the book 1t was lying on q
marble slab covering a radiator at the
window. The window Is separated
from the Rialto building by only a mar
row court. The tenants of the two
buildings can look into each others
rooms without trouble. While Miss
Mills was in the Office the clerks heard
no outcry of any kind"
Papers Make No Charge.
Mrs. Hundt says her husband told her
there was kissing on the palms" In
l. 1 ooSGdQ OlllCS. Iu6 legal papers
filed give no intimation what is charged
against Brosseau.
All Chicago is specializing whether a
plot has been revealed to blackmail
prominent men or whether Miss Mills
Is the victim Of some schemer.
Mayor Harrison is quoted as having
said:
1T looks as though the game might
have been tried on me. I remember a
young woman introduced to me by
Hundt. She tried to sell me some books
while Hundt stood outside. Before I
realized what she was doing she had
her arm aroun my neck. I pressed the
button and had her shown out"
Hundt's picture, the police say, is in
the rogues' gallery at police h%eadquar-
tiers. He is said to have stolen a watch
from a guest at the Auditorium.
1t is claimed that when Prince Boris
of Russia was here, Hundt, posing as a
newspaper writer, secured a picture of
the luke in which the duke had his
hands resting. on the shoulders Of two
prominent society women, wives of
members of the reception committee.
At this time the stories Of the grand
dukes orgies with chorus girls were
being printed, and Hundt is alleged to