The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
FRUXTUN BBALE WENT TO WAR
HAS FAD EXPERIENCE HIMSELF
IN WRONG RIGHTING. =

II Never Wa Aseertained VINO shot Marriott
W1nen Beale and rom Williams Cenee
on Him In San Francisco Both Aequits
ted On the GeeGnd os seif.pefsnce.
One Of Harry Thaw's' steadfast friends
10 his present trouble u Truxtun Beale,
former Minister to Greece and TO Persia
and former husband Of Harriet Blaine.
Mr.. Beale vas with the Thaw party at the
dinner at tho Cafe Martin on the evening
Of the murder Of white. Thomas McCaleb,
the international oiubman' Of San Fran.
disco, was with Beals and the TbawB on the
Madison Square Roof Garden whom White
was killed. It ives MeCalsb VINO took Mrs.
Thaw away after the shooting.
Mr.. Beale knows what 1t 10 to get into
trouble by shoottng q man. The Victim OF
his wrath Wsa Q San Francisco editor,
Frederick Marriott Of the Nsws Letter, q
weekly publication devoted TO the doings
Of eoeiety and art and music. Marriott
didn't die Of his wounds, and there has
always been some doubt whether 1t wa
Beale or Thomas n. Williams, the president
OF tho California Jockey Club, who shot
Marriott. Marriott sued them both fol
damages after they were acquitted, on the
ground Of self defenoe, and he got O verdict
Of Sle, 7so from williams, but nothing from
Beale.
The trouble, which occurred on September
4, 1e02, was all over o young woman whom MIR
Beale subsequently married In this city, Mia
Marie ose, o well known California beauty
OF San Rafael. She was o granddaughter
Of Bishop Chase, Q grandniece OF the lste
Chief Justice Chase Of the United StaSsl
Supreme Court and o daughter Of the latt
W. F. oge, one Of the rich men Of California
She was known as the most beautiful
woman In California. After Bealo had beer
divorced by his first wife, two years follow
Ing their marriage In 1894, he spent most o.
his time In San Francisco and Washington
He is we'll to do, his father, the late Gen
E. F. Beale, conspicuous In the Mexican
and civil wars and Minister to Austrit
under President Grant, having left him Z
large fortune. One Of his closest fhendi
In San Francisco was Tom Williams.
Williams's friends always nodded thstz
heads when they TALKED about him, and
said that he was tho man with tho longes'
pull in San Francisco, and many Of then
limited darkly that he was a handy mar
with o gun. Beale was also known a. al
all around good fellow with a hair trigger
temper and absolutely fearless. In Wash
ington he was conspicuous by reason OF hii
ancestry and by having filed with credit
two diplomatio missions which James @
Blaine bad secured for him. His sistel
also was welded to John r. Mclean. Mr.
Bsale, Of course. knew tho Oges, and wher
one day the NsDs Letter printcda paragraph
supposed to refer to Miss oge. his angel
reached the boiling point.
Truxtun Beale and his friend Tom Will
Jams met In ono OF the lively clubs Of San
Francisco and TALKED the paragraph over
They decided that the days Of ohivalry wert
not over. Beale knew Marriott and tele-
phoned to him that he would like to see
him. Marriott was at bome and told hin
70 come to the house. Williams went with
Beale. Marriott met them at the door anc
took their Panama hats and turned 70 put
i them on q table in the hall. As he faced
about Marriott was struck on the Jaw
At the trial Beale and Williams testified that
Marriott began II. At any rata pistols
were drawn and Marriott turned and rsr
up the stairs. -Four bullets followed him