The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

sugar trust. built a s30O0.00O dream
palace 10 satisfy the social ambitions of
his wife. and is now accused OF having
turned an upright. churchgoine bank
president into g thief ard a suicide who
wrecked q bank.
Segai's whole life has turned upon
throw OF the dice. A born gambler, he
played for men and their millions. He
embarked in great enterprises. not be-
cause they we're profitable. hut because
he delighted to dabble with the fortunes
of other men. To garner these mil
lions and DO with them as he willed
became q mania with Segal. It
obsessed him. 1t filed his dreams and
eventually blinded him to the fact that
he was delving his hand into the poek-
cts OF the thousands OF unsuspecting
5epositors ~ the Real Estate Trust
Company and leaving merely the
crumbling she'll OF a once powerful in
stitution.
The only difference between myself
and Russell So sge- says this modern
Monte cristo, is that Sage speculated
in stocks while ! speculated IN bricks.
mortar and machinery. I never yet
touched The ribbon Of the brokerage
game"
When asked the direct question as to
just how much he is worth. Segal de-
clsred that after all his debts are paid
he would still have siO.O00.000 TO s15,-
100000 to souander upon his toys.
As he talked he stood in the sump-
tuous suite OF the late William L. Elkins.
whose home in North Broad street Mrs.
Segal wanted for her own. and which,
avhirlwino promoter and converted into
the most palatisl apartment-house.
Philadelphia has ever known.
A man OF medium height square
shouldered. firm jawed and intense: q
man TO whom details mean nothing
and power is everything: i man of flu
ency. suavity and tact-this is SegaL
His perseverance and power are admit
ted by the most influential 6nanciers.
and vet il was neither OF these quail
ties that lured Frank X. Nipple. treas
urer OF the trustees of the General As
sembiy Of the Presbyterian Church in
the United states and president Of the
Real Estate Trust Company, to his dis
grace and death.
H's Eyes Did the Trick.
Il was . pair of dark. luminous eyes
ewes that shed a meiancholy light,
breeding confidence and trust
II was these eyes rather than the
nlellifuous voice OF Segsi that MADE
IIipple halt before calling for the por-
Ter when tie promoter one day. fiNe
aearS ago. walked into the Real Es-
tate Trust Company and calmly an
nouaced that. although he had no Sc
curity. he would like a loan Of 100000.
III IS =bsur1" said r
made you think
all others would be willing 10 ma
such a losn under such conditions
The stronger the company. the bet
ter satisfied viii be- said Segal.
"gust a minute before you stop me.
The facts are these. The sugar trust
Is c5.nersnS the sug2r market They
sre d wing out ali the rcincrics that
a.. n-atins thenl. Ny ides is To start
snolaer. raey will simply have to
buy ~ o4t.
"a Is too 6arins t. succe ed. sai'i
f,irp,e. but IN the ucxt breath he add
cd. iow mitch do you think the trust
Aso8ld psyg"
There wovld be at least one million
collars 20 split between the trust COM
lany and Iae Taen. besides. we could
easily insist that they make your son
tae treasurer at q s-l1rg oi, say. S-0,0oJ
. wear.
lIllles son. T. Wbarto1 Ripple. IS
so und-Islsed. oscrdressed young m1a-
bet tte else OF his fathers heart, and
in thaf Glst. res0iute moment when
iis- l.nlftlY Al gued. Il WAS the thought
81 tilis dependent NounSster that IN
Cured a. rpie q take tho plunge.
~ ne.er told the directors of thc
tlust cssaa -Iv anything about the loan.
I'D tiinc the sugar trust hou3ht Segs1
q eed ltpi lc received % nall NIL
lsn MA 80 h, kept Tor h n sclf- Ther
raue aor loans. AND millions we've
suns ln match companies, steel COM
IAN -. 1a stacr sdg III plant--whlcl ta1
tfuSt sas r>fosrl Il bus.
probably has had more SUE
ss-s gan failures. but IL was into tae
J tsf liat most Of Hipple's loot was
= ink Uf sudden the churehman-
Is dent realized that he was robbing
( bfrk and ;ie refused 70 pay any
isb.s Ia pnfy y. Then II was that Sesal
~ I ible With hira in the Bellevue
. fat.9 9sd Il ittl TUNED the dark. soul
ives Upon i'm and showed him. the
linfl sod ltnG or the Majestic
p 'ha Ar. Of recouDiag his losses
l.tt ~ Gei "a into the trul: funds in
ilc rsn end some Of thess moneys
fnpisi ~ me cornerstone to the fairy
.n5 ~ = treut iioesc built around the
-siG, - tikfns asnzien.
rs. Seg@'s Lost Ambition.
81 sfls nsgis II satisfy TIC social
ff ~ as wife that Sesal IN 1901
- aaiid this drc inland. Ac-
a - + wi read. almost IS i'm
ess islk'ag as nor husband Mrs
- 10 lr+ 81 ti*c ycSiS mas had a
81 Hese---to procure entrance TO
% Asss'a5i< bal. the paradise Of Phil
s.s society.
We must lave the EIlSins mansion. ''
BE said 10 her husband. and II you
ifsisi tis' an apartDeat house be builf
fnrns Fl. fher irak- IL a palace 10
p seeiety viii floca
sega nadcAt palace. Re got some
az to finest and most representative
syorks of Nan Dyke and Rembrandt
So nc OF the rooms have Whistler. Over
ihc ro1en and Juliet balcony in the
main corridor is tire immense si00. 600
I.pe organ tha, Is played 1T intervals
f,s the house organisl.
in Mrs. Segals apartment reposes the
So 10a piano which I5egal imported
frnrl Vienna as a present on her last
birthday The halls are carpeted with
th'ck imported rugs the lights are soft
and suDducd and the effect Is mystic
Oriental.
NY husband is q millionaire many
times over" said Mrs. Segai to one OF
her friends HE is 4 close personal
friend of Frank X. Nipple. president OF
the Real Estate Trust Company He
will soon be entertaining all the mem
bers OF the board
IL was an aristocrstic board of di
reetoTs. including De +. Junkins, the
Efeurke fhe nrocffcnf - ff.r re.fa-..t.