The sun., 1907-11-09


Hilton by threatsnin. z 70 publish a story TO
the eifoOt that the udgs had forged the
will Of Stewart dug uEA Athellatter's body and
transported IL elsewhs re.
He admitted that h, had been in COM
munication with HiIto O's son Albert re-
ZardinR the return of letters which
had passed. between thea Judge and Mrs.
Stewart. He said the,leLs ers' had not been
returned. There we're, ,hSe saad. two other
trustees Of the letters bes Ades himself. He
refused TO disclose the identity Of these
trustees beyond saying Vthn one is large
merchant of New York; ahd the other "A
banker They did not 'wDmt their names
mentioned.
The letters. he said. \nre ssecurely locked
in a safe in America. expressly manu-
factured AZ a cost OF S1SO1 which sum
Judge Hilton himself paid. He refused to
tell the location Of the'sase.
Defendants counsel r6aCIN NCaldwell's an
davit in the Stewart cafe, in which Cald-
well explained how he became possessed
Of the alleged compromising lettero,. Counsel
also read compromising letters. including
one from Hilton to Mrs. Stewart. couched
in the most abject terms. ,confessing him
self guilty of forgery and theudestruction
of her husbands will and 'the substitution
of another. by which he seoliredppOssession
Of the Stewart estate
Another letter was from, Mrs stewart
extending mercy to Hilton. Counsel at
tempted 20 discredit Caldwelys evidence
by showing that he was reRa aHded by the
newspaper which had decline,j TO publish
his story rs "a most accomplished romantic
humorist" Caldwell adhered 10 the truth
Of his statements and persitF ~ that he
had never made penny out oftthe Stewart
case.
Counsel passing to the Druce. affidavit.
pointed out that Caldwell had pswOrn he
consulted Sir Mcrell Msckenzic~ in 1855.
and that at this date MackenzieNwas II
years old.
Ambassador and MVs. Whitelsw Reid
are spending the week end with the Duke
OF Portland az Wslbeck Abbey
The cable deepatchea stating that Robert
raII,xall yvos n VVitneaa in the s,,it oF the
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Ouoss uo tec"'ei I'o SSth'0S h"" i'eiN Nv
the Duke OF Portland under the claim that
George Hollamby Druce is directly do
noended from the eccentric fifth Duke OF
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.S,' :" ,.oI ilno-,r har'. ,,r,,,, ,,,s ,i,Is -
THE Great American Affidavit Maker"
Caldwell. who lives in ~. Georae. Staten
T.,anS bas onlv rocsr.Iv had daaIinga
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with the newspapers mere i@St sum
mer No NsltCu All the newspaper Oinces
and endeavOrCd 20 sell what he alleged
was the sol,ltiOn of the theft Of the body
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uoous'ei.S III 'ne uaSe "o'o ii N"'u"1' So"" ~,
handWntinG. Sdh the sUory JoIu Dy Nalu-
well at that time was s,ich an to convince
all that ne had a wonderful imagination
mn W" '''Ia '.ao =. ~ :.
Lonuoh III 'Ie Vere"' Su''' WHO" IN A"I
dukedom. seeTns rather funny Than other
wise to those on this side Of tho Arianuc.
The storv w hich Caldwell told nm the
.u,,,,ss. .,.,d in I,,,1o,, ,,,s.ar,,a,, - en-.
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same storV which was onereu 10 any OF al
newspapers here last Februa ary FOR ths
tr(iinR sum Of $4,000
The present suit of the Brlces was re
opened on October - of this year after
Caldwell had communicated with them
and told his story. Briefly, the Druces
alleRe that the old Duke led a dual life and
was also Thomas Charles Druce, who kept
q bazaar in London. They allege that
the present George II. Druce is the son
Of his eldest son and therefore the real
Duke Of Portland Caldwell, the affidavit
maker, ia merely exercising his skill and
helping them out.
The story which Caldwell told here begins
thus:
-In the year 1855, when l was 10 years
Of age. was affected with a bulbous
Ahecfion of the nose which caused a horrible
disfiRurement. 20 relieve which | consnlted
the most eminent surgeons. among them
being Sir Dominick CorTigau Of Dublin
Sir William Jenner, Sir MOTrell Mackenzie
and Prof Schweninger of Berlin, and all
thess gentlemen told me that my disease
was inouTable."
Mr. Caldwells story then goes on to tell
how his father a generous Irish gentle
man, a descendant Of Dean Swift perhaps.
sent him on a trip around the world in
search Of a remedy for his too prominent
nose He tried herbs in New Zealand
incantations in China and knives in Berlin,
, but all 90 no purpose. He returned TO
London and there met an Indian Raiah.
who had effected a wonderful cure on the
nose Of an English army officer The
Raiah passed the cure along to Caldwell
and It cured him. Caldwell then helped
Sir MorrelI Mackenzie cure the Duke OF
Portland with this magic cure. II il a
fact that Morrell Mackenzie was "a boy
him on the nose question and dld moi