The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-18
SHOOTS INTO EDITIONS HOWE.
assassin TRIES Co sam Man whs Attarled
senator stephenssa's Tan Return.

Senaaar stephenssns Tax Return.
MARTEITE. Wis. March iT-Dstrict
Attorney r Schwittay narrowly g.
cRped heinG killed 10y bullet fired through
the window of his home last night follow
ing the publication in the paper OF which
he - owner OF charges that United
StRtsa senator Isaac Stephenson pays
taxes on only y small portion % hrs great
wealth
The paper charges that the Stephenson
estate ~ W personal taxea on an asseeAed
vCiRtion ut only ION. Other similar
small items are specified
District Attorney Schwittay was elected
~ office on a platform declaring war on
ErSn After taking the office he was
hrcught before the courts on charges ~
unprofe~@ional conduct m an effort Ia
have him disbsrred lie Loot his fight,
but IVES rsinstated by a higher court
Meanwhile he established newspaper
~ his own. called the Cow pas heca,i-e.
hs -aid. he could not get the support IN
the reform movement vt any NJ the other
haii~~
Then came the publication of Tho
amount ~ taNes paId by the Stephenson
fan, ". and that night followed the ~
t~mcs az assassination There - NO cine
70 the identity of the would ~ murderer
but IN" Seh~i'tay prosecutions n alleged
grsttsvr hFve made him many snemie-
The Schwittav article "n the stephen
SIN taNs@ N part follow
Fov ~" purpose ~ r,atinE i"rwiis hs
and unRns vstahls complain that no' ~
men are h~'nz assssssd ~ ouT "itv fairly
and squTahlr 80 have turned - hs $500
mem ,oils ~ 'hs ~ leTk's "fica Tor 'ha
vears tps~ lava 18th ,,sv ~ rVe-snr ~ (:
f.~t- and Ngurss hi-h ~ my udgrn~rt .r~
unrnp"a~ hshls sv,dsn~e that spu.EIl,
Thousands ~ families N th's -t' arc hetug
d~frs ud~d H., improper tsNation ou' ~ large
sums ~ money foV fhs h~nsf' ~ . mum har
~ wealthy mon and corporations
Ouv tnqupy has eici'~d the following
isrts The persorsl pToprrty ~ 'hs ton
i-aa' S'srhen-on eh0 y rs'ed b, rso-
rsr@r. AMI rnaga,tre~ a.. rh- thtrt rsslfhl.
aat senator m no ur'ad ~'st"s senate
- dst and on.. ~ 'ha ri.he.' men ~ ~"
nation hss boon valued ~ tp'~ follows
HoT-es o. 49, 'atrIe 49, sgop- ar
riazes and .lsishs y 49, p'zno- t.No not
a'roun' ~ moneys ana rrnrt-a z~- hond-
4, 90 ~" steam and other 'S--~'- - 49,
and rhs sun, total ~ su ~ r,~r .nnsi rrop
erfr N thfs rry hss ie"n uiasst r' no
s-ss--nT - ". "a,
IN in'S tho salus'i"n IN mo ~"ns'"r =
personal pr~prrTr has hssp 81 - fol
Ious HNr-e- - No 'a''ls s7AS raEon-
rarVtaE~ ana @lstghs ~ On gnid srd silver
rst~he- 81" pisnos $50 mortgage
r1ons~s amt bonds, "red'> A. 40 ~"
sfsau ~ ard ~ neT e@@el-. NHo.tS0 NaIle ~ Hll
other persona rrop~r', y "'o 'o'si vslu"
t- SS The senator - g"'tins poorer
. DENLY
For Tho yssr 40 the figures rlsr-d On tho
senators personal prop~rtr 80 rhs me
- for 'hs ys7r i9na, namely The to'a' ~
ss7 ses
We find FROM he tar roll that The - ~ he
property ~ he stephenson Nations Ran
has been placed ~ ne ss~sssor IN 'he yesr
Igps ~ s:z 90. iSos. sto0, iaoe ~ The
rare ~ sts7 an pVtn'sd CIRCULAR issued
under authoruv Of the Stephenson National
Rank shows tha' the valuation IN the taxa
bio proper'y ~ The Stephenson Nati"nal
Rsak -hcuid have been pls~ed ~ s77i. 90 -
The y LudinK'on COMPANY. owned Nv Tho
senator hAs h-en rated a. hs'nE Worth
h~' cen So nso nfp and so ns1no". and
though . large percentage NJ hts vSsl'h -
invested N ne TudinG'on Company 40
and that 'hS personal property NJ that CON
PAM including horres. ca''is. mules. waR-
1ns oil ths 'urrh~y IN the ysVdA 'whtrh -
sa-il, vpvth $500 900 alone - any Tine
pole.. 18th and shingles. - valued only AZ