Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-31
|MAS0NS MAKE READY HYDE Anglers CHINA
chairman Wilson Announces "PIltocrat, But No Gentle
Housewaring Committees. man." Says Oriental Press
EASTERN STAR WILL HELP |HE FIRED UPON COOLIES
Luncheon for Was Targets Go
Each Day. Uncathed.
GIRLS TO PATROL STREETS RECENT ESCAPADE IN PEKING
Underwood
Noyes Paris, He to
Chairman Of Reception Distinguished italian
Aim Was Poor and the Targets Go
Unscathed.
rREETs RECENT EsCAPADE IN PEK1No
Former Insurance Magnate Now in
Paris, Where He Is Host to
Distinguished italian Savant.

NEW YORK. July 31.-James Hazen
Hyde again has come under the spot light
through an escapade In Picking. which has
made him as much talked of and written
about in the orient as he was here at
the time of his noted dinners in this city
and in Paris.
His latest bid for notoriety. according to
oriental press reports just received in
this CITY, was in Picking about June Is,
where he shot at two coolies in the Hotel
des Wagon Lifts, while they were engaged
in cleaning the hotel
The Japan Advertiser of July 3, which
was received in this city yesterday. quotes
the Chinese Public Opinion with regard to
Mr. Hyde's actions while in Picking as fol-
lows: X
Mr.. Hyde. notorious, we believe. in con-
nection with. certain life insurance COM
pany scandals was the chief actor. This
individual. who is reputedly plutocrat
but apparently not. a gentleman. inflicted
his presence upon Picking.
He took up his quarters at the Hotel
des Wagon Lifts and incidentally flashed
around our city in a motor car. It would
appear that this did not give him suff1-
cient prominence, for in the hotel he
found cause to fire couple of revolver
shots at q couple of coolies who were
carrying out their duties of cleaning up
the premises during the night.
His Aim Apparently Poor.
His aim fortunately was so poor as to
prove harmless to these individuals, but
the disturbance was the cause of much
annoyance to the other guests in the
hotel. Apparently nothing has been done
to punish him for his illegal discharge Of
the firearm. The Chinese authorities. we
believe. made inquiries of the legation po-
lice regarding the matter. but as far as
we can ascertain these knew nothing Of
the affair.
This does not speak very highly Of
their efficiency, seeing that the matter
was one of common gossip throughout the
town. The undesirable and his attaches
have left and we presume that here the
affair terminates: Had he INDUCED his
little humor in almost any other place
than the legation quarter of Picking he
would. we fancy. have departed to a
prison cell instead of with freedom to dis
play his ungentlemanliness elsewhere"
Friends of Mr.. Hyde in this city pro-
TESS to be ignorant of the escapade in
have not made any mention of the oc-
currence.
It has been established, however, that
Mr.. Hyde was in Picking at the time men,
toned by the Japan Advertiser, and
while in that city he stopped at the
Paris yesterday stated that he had ar
rived there after a nine months trip
through the orient.
Mr.. Hyde left Paris last fall with DR..
Whitman and several other friends.
Their progress through Egypt. India.
the Straits Settlements and Japan has
been noted from time to time. The for
mer Equitable Life Assurance official
left Japan early in June and proceeded
to Picking by way of Shanghai and Tien
Peking he returned to Europe by way
of the Trans-Siberian railroad and
stopped for several days at st. Peters
burg.
Not Likely to Come Here Yet.
There is no immediate prospect of the
return of Mr.. Hyde to this country. al
though his presence here Is urgent on
account Of several suits which are pend
ing against him as result of the dis
closures which forced his retirement
from the Equitable.
One of these is for 81, 500, 900 for notes
owed to the Mercantile Trust Company,
made by alleged dummies at the insti-
cation of>Mr. Hyde's father. Another
suit for an almost equal amount Is
pending In the supreme court In Nassau
county.
Hyde Returns to Paris.
PARIS, July 31.-James H. Hyde has
returned to this city after a nine
months trip, during which he visited
Egypt, India. China and Japan, coming
back to Europe over the Siberian
railroad.
Mr.. Hyde gave a luncheon yesterday
in honor Of Signor Ferrero, the italian
historian. who is going to the United
States next autumn at the invitation of
President Roosevelt, whose guest he
will be at the White House. Signor
Ferrero will deliver q course of lectures
at the Lowell Institute, Boston.