The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15

During his periods of consciousness
he would tell his nurse good-by and re-
ceive the blessing from the Sisters of
Charity. Repeated hemorrhages par
alyzed the right side.
Letters from No. sos West One Hun
dred and Forty-fifth street, New York,
written by the McGlone family, and
others from No. $50 West Eighty-sec-
ond street, New York. from friends of
Tewksbury, were received, and the
reading seemed to cheer the patient as
he lay dying.
Attorney Oppenheim. of Houston,
Tex, came here several days ago and
left instructions that he be notified
when Tewksbury died. This was done,
but the lawyer has not responded
The body lies in an undertaking par
lor. No instructions have been received
as to the disposition of the remains
The last scheme of Tewksbury was to
erect a $S O00,0 900 hotel at Denver. He
interested several parties here in the
venture. but was stricken before he
could develop his plans.
A Nemesis on His Track.
New York, Feb. 15.-Surely no man
of modern days had a more spectacu-
lar career than Tewksbury, and equally
certain is it that never was woman
more relentless in a search for revenge
than Mrs. Mary Mills Greenhut, his di-
Vorced wife.
If Tewksbury ruined her life through
robbery and deceit, as Mrs Greenhut
claims, she has at least lived to see him
reduced to direst want and penury.
Tewksbury disappeared from the
Broadway he once adorned several
weeks ago, without leaving any ad-
dress. He was then practically penn1-
less The plausible speech which IN
former years had won him two beautt-
full wives and several fortunes failed TO
draw further funds from the pockets Of
his friends
He left the city in which he was once
striking figure thoroughly disgusted
with life, to die among strangers.
Tewksbury, tall, handsome, debonair
and ambitious. drifted into Wall street
from Manchester, N. H, in 1888 with
few dollars he had saved as clerk in
a country drug store. He began his
career in bucket shops as dealer or
customer, depending upon the Varia-
ton of his fortune. His success was
phenomenal.
In less than a year he bought seat
in the Consolidated exchange, and
started the firm of L. ]. Tewksbury &
! Co, of No. 90 Broadway.
Tewksbury introduced new ways of
bringing the lambs to his pen for
Slaughter. and he handled millions of
| dollars for his customers, much of
which stuck 20 his fingers He made
specially of golden promise circu-
lars and staggered the Wall street con-
servatives with his bold announce
nenLS OIL lVV pei cent PAoAeo I'll Ga
| investments.
His methods became so scandalous
and so many complaints were made OF
! questionable stock deals that he was
/ forced to sci; his seat on the Consoli-
| dated exchange in 1896.
1t was about this time that Tewks-
bury went seriously into the racing
business and his stable, headed by
John r. Gentry and Joe Patchen, led
all corners in the trotting circuit for
| several seasons. His experience in
racing cost him at least 100000.
Million Dollar Dream Palace.
! At the heyday of his fortune Tewks-
/ bury patronized the theaters where the
chorus girls thrived, and spent a for
| tune in entertainment after the stage
! door closed at night. He married
| ''Vfolet Aubrey as she was known on
the stage, and it was this union which
led him to conceive the building of the
.dream palace at No. 20 West Seven
| ty-ninth street.
| This palace costing over $1,000
was the most remarkable structure in
| New York on the outside. 1t was built
| of brownstone and was without win
| dows in front or rear. Even the doors
| at the entrance were OF solid oak, and
the place was so constructed that mol