Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27

Bond was taken to secure the presence of
Nr. Waggaman for trial. subsequently
come inaccuracies in the Indictment were
corrected by another indictment. The case
was never called for trial.
DIR. Daniel Boone Clarke, who was surety
en- a number OF Waggamau's bonds, was
sued in the courts. A number of the cases
were settled out OF court. it is stated DR..
others. Only one went o judgment and
IN that the court decided that DR.. Clarke
was liable on the bond te- $4,000 The
case was appealed by Or. Clarke day be-
fore his death. whicE occurred recently.
Al the time OF Dr.. Cli.rke's death 1t was
rurOred that he had settled claims TO the
extent OF $I5. 600.
BY the terms Of the will of DR. Clarke
provision made for three OF the chill
dren OF Mr.. Waggaman, DR.. Clarkes
grandchildren. A conservative estimate
places the share of each at between $4,000
and sloo.ooo.
Thomas z. waggaman was three times
married. BY his first wife, who was Mss
gene Ives OF Arizona and John l.. Wagga-
man of California.
BY his second wife, who was Miss Agnes
Clarke. be had three children. Daniel b.
Clarke Wagaaman, Mrs I. c. Daniel ana
Miss Agnes Waggeman.
His third wife, who was Miss Christiana
Waggauan a distant relative IS still liv-
Ing. and was with him when he died Six
n. b.
born of this union
Thomas E. Waggaman was about sixty
seven years of age. He spent the early
part OF his life In the west following mer-
camille pursuits. Returning TO Washing
ton he began the collecting business.
In a short time he had entered the real
estate business in which in the succeeding
years developed until it became of colossal
proportions.
It reached such degree that It was entire
ly too much for one mans supervision. At
the time he was declared a bankrupt his
BUSINESS was so extensive and diversified
that It was estimated that 1t would require
five years for the settlement Of the estate.
Mr.. Wassaman. II is said, had but scant
educational advantages In his early life.
Growing up about the time of the civil war.
what little education he received was main
ly due to the personal efforts of his father.
In connection with his other duties as an
officer of the Catholic University Mr.. Wag-
gaman collected the Peters pence in the
Catholic churches of America. This money
was sent to Rome annually and placed in
the private funds OF the pope. In this way
Mr.. Waggaman handled from $SOOCO to
$4,000 a year In pennies subscribed for
the benefit of the head of the church.
: Family Prominent in Maryland.
The Waggaman family figured conspic-
uously In the history of the Eastern shore
of Maryland more than one hundred and
fifty years ago. The records of the court
afow that Capt. Ephraim Waggaman was
commissioned as sheriff of Worcester
county in 1852. His brother, Capt. Henry
Wasgaman. was elected delegate from
Somerset county for four successive terms.
In fact, from 1852 ia 1894 members OF
the family represented the counties of
Worcester. Dorchester and Somerset, Mr..
Henry Waggaman having been appointed
as one of the delegates from the state OF
Maryland to accept the Constitution OF the
United States. The Waggamans intermar-
ried with the families of Woolford and
Ennalls, and the old home at Monte still
stands. 1t is now used as the county
almshouse. The family subsequently re-
moved to Fairview. in the vicinity of Cam
bridge.
Thomas Ennalls Waggaman. who married
Martha Jefferson Tyler. a sister of Presi-
dent Tyler, was grandfather of Thomas E.
Waggaman. whose father was the late John
II. Waggaman.
Three brothers and sister survive
Mr.. Waggaman. They are:
Dr. Samuel Waggaman. who Is now a
professor at the National Pharmaceutical
College in this city; John F. Waggaman.
who is in the real estate business in this
city; II. P. Waggaman of New York and
Mrs, NJ. w. Brawner of this city.