The evening world., 1911-01-16

Of the mlx-ups in his department until
last Thursday whom Dan Smith. his sec
retary's brother. reached him In FlOri.
da. he reiterated the statement that no
was "A sick
I'm going to my office right away
and will he at any desk al day. said
Mr.. Hyde at the hotel. I've got pains
all through my kidneys and my nerves
are not right. I don't mean that / am
nervous. I'm not hurt and not injured.
but when n man goes away ana the
whole city gets into CONSERVATION and
turmoil over the matter 1t IL enough to
affect ones nerves. I'm here on the
nrlng line and 1 can 80 through with IL
oil right.
Talks Of an Operation.
81 saw my doctor last night at 10
o'clock end he told me I ought TO take
care OF myself between now and the
time when | must undergo an operation.
| After seeing my physician / came hero
and went to bed. I've Just got up. and
In half an hour from 10Y i expect to
be on tho job and stay there regardless
OF my health.
You've already explained why you
went away. but don't you him that
you went at an inopportune time" sus-
gestcd the reporter.
NO. | think II was a perfectly oppor-
tune time. I could tell YOU some thinss
10 I wanted to which would show that
It was the most opportune time in the
world"
Don't you think that o put the
Mayor In n hole by going away when
you did7"
II sincerely trust not. ! wouldn't do
anything In the world to hurt that old
man. lie IL the best old man that eve
lived" Here he paused a moment. and
then he went on: lie has been my
friend FOR twenty-five years. lie may
be dlspleascd. but he'll understand I've
been sick. The sole reason for my
going away ID that | was a sick man.
And although l was sick | was made
the subject of constant espionage, Upon
my word. they have driven Mrs, Hyde
into nervous prostratiJn. She Ia not a
hystericai woman but she Is now In a
very bad "a
ShadoweG Everywhere.
These men followed me every place
went; followed me To my dinner and I;
the hotels, At the Holland House, her,
at the Knlckerbocker and at l,ector's
where | am known. II was for month
a matter OF comment among the EN-,
ployers that I was Swallowed. At Rec
tors. a few weeks ago. a detective toll,
me that | was being followed and thi,
-. 49,. a,laa ~ atp,a Tho ,aYa,alo,
began last fall. II was especially la,
during the weeks Immediately preceding
my departure.
who is following your"
wv. Il. Hearst is responsible for It
1t isn't me they're after. But it's Gay
nor, They're after him through me.
, am OF secondary Importance.
II wonder II they have broken Int
my house. too. and whether anythin
% there Is missing, You know they orok
I into my law once, some months agc
e and rifed my letter Ale, taking privat
papers. have no doubt that the sam
s tactics were employed as when the pr
vate correspondence OF Charles ]. Mui
= ply was stolen and printed.
Il happen to know-although II nevt
came out-that somebody broke into IN
q Mayors house In Brooklyn and stole
lot OF letters. too.
u Denies Doodle Fund Story.
n Il sea you rave YOU shotgun handy,
10 said the reporter,
:. Yes; and somebody opened II la
a night to see II II was loaded. Thu
~ Gardner story was made out OF who
e cloth May I fan dead Ia my tracks h
fore YOU II | was ever at such a dinn'
In Delmonlco's as he describes or evl
4 had anything to do with any hood
If fund, ! don't believe that there W,
Il ever any such q fund raised.
to when shown The Worlds table inS
" eating the extent OF his absence fro
~ his office since he became Chamberla
"a and neglect OF duty. lie answered;
a That's u damn lie. There was new
u CITY Chamberlain In this town
On worked any harder han l did, | W
al my desk constantly until | was TAX
n, M. | have only been at my law on
We once since January. 1910, My subor
Nv mates can tell you how hard ] work
It is an honorable ONCE. and ] know
responsibilities and I tried to MI then
~ MY doctor last night told me tina
was not a well man, Comptroller Pr