The Washington times., 1910-07-20
gRlIIlGiDDQN STARTLED
WASHINGTON WITH
HIS ADVENTURES
Is Said TO Have Shot Negro
Porter in Capital Winter
Before Last.
PLUNGER ON MARKET
AND HEAVY LOSER
During Stay of Two Years Here
Mrs. Young" Is Said TO Have
Been With Him.

Been With Him.
Of investigation into the shooting OF
Charles " Rigd0n. the Chicago At
torney. by reason OF the fact that il
developed ,hat the dead lawyer was veI
known ia washington: thai he had lived
here two years and that no later than
last winter was concerned in q shooting
scrape at the corner Of Fourteenth and
L streets. when negro porter was shot
for an alleged insult 10 a woman.
Risdon was the man who did sle
shooting and the woman was Mrs.
Young" the woman found shot beside
Risdon's dead BODY IN Chicago a few
days ago The porter was not badly
hurt
Il is said By those who were closest
70 Risdon il this city that Mrs.
ToUng-sr maiden name was Trommen-
At that time the police theory was
that some member OF the Diplomatic
Corps and his wife had had some trou-
bic and that the man had nr5d al the
c0i0red man
RlgdoC sfterward admitted 10 friends
that he fred the shot He vas walking
with Mrs Young at the time Being
possessed o. IN unECvernabIe temper
he took exception 10 a tridling circum-
stance and drew his gun. And those
who know him best declare that gunplay
was q favcrite sport OF the old miner
and sDeculator-
question The -.1rf-e =-1--
answered Dy their inquiry into Rizdou-s
" ashlnston career relates 10 the posi-
ol-liy OF ms having slCr himself 5Il--
iE5f4e- u - r. uss11en- II
Go i-ls-s 50 ar as Il-y can uracs
5-t ms iea career and the tran to-
Gay s9o t1eD 70 washington where
much lnl1rrDari0n was obtained.
or nl5 last visit 10 Washington Rig
don remained n the city nearly TWO
yeas lvlng IN tie same hotels with
re vas q plunEer. reckless 10 the ex-
tre-a-- La KING rips from anybody and
drcE'Pllg probably S-13o5 On Wau
street. through local houses.
E15acD IVES about. probably. SiXry-fiye
years o. age one Of the first 70 take ad-
8ElaEe o. the mining 5Ooms az Lad
vile and la-er IN Nevada
Makes Fortune In Nine
Asesr leaving Lesdvtue. RIgdon went
t5sDenver and opened the Erst Office
TO- Trading N stocks IN the Colorado
-7pftai- Re then went over 10 Nevada.
r Toere.he gaubled in Reno and speculat-
Cd IN Eninins stocks
Obtz5ning an option or the control os
SevSsll Nonder 8Ime he came East
and - q the control OF the uziae 20 the
iuterests connected with rhe Fourth Va
tionsI Bank 1F Philadelphia This gave
han a large sum o. ready cash, est
Nho az1ev r--- best 10 addition 20 z
tarEe. stock interest lu LEe corporations
p llief1 tooA Over the -t y. o1deT-'' today
oIFs- q the best in the Nevada mines
He also owned q large block Of Fair
. se-E mining shares
Lie came u Washington and did his
1TSt trading through the house o. 2 2
Hutton o- Co Employees of -hs concern
reCaI that he was d UTulEer- tradinE
some days zS hfEh as I.5il shares. ana
trsI tEe greater the Gct-51 the better
e l51ea ~ rte dls-ssaT1eo advice q
TIE 1r1l- maze lis euVu Clcice of stocks
-G " Lic1 20 tIalse- eld Would never stay
7u- Ior day &C 5EO--aiWays wanting
sctic1.
Phys MaTket As Sun.
Hs vas also - fbalI--- When the
market was sagsinE and arices breaking
b lcCEad for the quick rally but never
3 astzd fer st. with alI h5s familiarity
with Wan street conditions ne vas not
b N-ise trader, being TOO impetuous-iR
3 word the big burly miner was a gen
7 lamb r5pe for the sstnuirg, but ne
preferred 10 be skinner on his Own
HIS favori-eS were Union
lno sos fasru Eacsrlc- --cpners 81 zsSo-rl
-lci.ie and Consolidated Gas Nor were
hese SUI Scent 20 keep hfs mentality
lso ne ~ q cne-4ule- wheat mining
e2gsres 'Fi5l --pcssibiities- were ia
On c'srlS recaHs that he delivered 70
4r- E-EC.- -9t-9-1 shares Of mining
tocks c1 one cccaslon. vith q market
alEe OF I ant &C. 81 q share.
BJr WI-ie 1e bought mlnt1s stocks
c also Scid hem on small prohts CT
1Sses anC 2lTays bought stocks on
Eisdon took losses badly He vae
er5 dTlnker-col5 bottles being q far-
-ls- On -Wo or r&ree occasions ir was
tceSsa-t r0r him 70 retire to a a05pi-
81 aud n7re himself ulder trsStuaent
3 restore His normal day condition HIS
sllslns p e7fousins- his spTesIns
ras Usurl IN tie privacy Of his apart
len-s at one of TIE hotels
4 Pronounced Flirt-
V-asIc trading IN washington. Ms
cllns-- vas occasionally IN evidence.
sala over he phone and by personal
is BE1 Risdoo. despite the fac1 that
x vaz uof an attractive perseuaIit7,
rs a --o1ounced Hirt.
llUrlDE rne enUaEsu1e1t OF tfTha
-hergs Girl. at tire Columbia Thea Ter,
fisdun became 50 Impressed byt he PLAY
hsIt he Insisted that his friends sh0uId
% % Sec - DuylnE score or more o.
icEets and passing then1 around while
.e hIrGsef attended the performance
rverai tln-es. He was particularly, Inn
ressed with The stars performance
After en- unusually hard rln OF luck
D the speculative market, Rtg6on feft
hat he might do better IN New Fcrk
nd closing all trades here left FOR
Vail Street
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