The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
WHAT SINISTER INFLUENCE IS HANGING OVER GENERAL SICKES
Bis Daughter Quaneled with Him, Lived Tragic
( Life, and Died in Disgrace He Was Crippled IN
Battle and Lost an Expected Promotion And
Now, at 50, He Is Waging Relentless War or
His Wife and Son.

I ceived no interest from my share in the
| estate. My sister Is now suing for an
accounting of her share. This suit will
come up in November. and after that
I hope to be able to obtain an account
| ing. For twenty-five years my father
\ has known Miss wilmerding and has
has controlled his financial ventures and
has caused him to make speculations
that have resulted badly. The general
has known for a long time that he was
| facing a precipice financially, but how
deep that precipice is he didn't realize.
| My mother and I have lived here for
| four years, only to see II we couldn't
\ save the family name. I have naturally
| an interest. because in protecting the
| name am protecting my father
: Then Gen Sickles issued statement
| full of hate. In part 1t read:
1T is asserted that my wife pawned
! FER jewels to pay the judgment obtained
| against me by the Lincoln Trust COM
pany for $500 1t was not necessary
for her to pawn Jewels. She has an
ample fortune of her own. The fact Is,
she has not paid that Judgment. She
had 1t transferred to herself and she
now holds 1t and can enforce it at any
time. Moreover, many Of the jewels she
pawned belong to me-
. My wife has now in her possession
in Madrid more than $4,000 worth Of
silver plate belonging to me. Also many
valuable pieces of silver bought by me at
the sale of royal plate in the palace Of
Madrid She has, besides. in her pos
session all the costly furniture that was
IN my Paris residence. all Of which was
sent by her to Madrid from Paris In
1880.
II have not lived with Mrs. SIclkles
since 1850 for good and sufficient reasons.
When l separated from my wife in 1850
l was not even acquainted with my
| friend. Miss Eleanor Earle wilmerding.
whose name has been so often mentioned
| as the cause of the separation.
My purpose in making this statement
| is to refute. once for all. the falsehoods
which have been recently published
about me-
a Doer of Big Things.
There was a cruel insinuation that Mrs.
Sickles was the mother of a boy known
as Miguel. Mrs. Sickles was quick to ex-
plain that Miguel was posthumous child
of friend Of hers in Madrid. The mother
died when he was born and the father
had died previously. Mrs. Sickles had
cared for the orphan.
Mrs. Sickles wept as she read the
! generals statement.
1t is enough she said He is old.
4
law He has been a brave soldier for his
country. So much is true. But now,
badly advised by a malicious oldswoman.
he has forfeited any consideration which
he may have had from me. however lit
tl.. he deserved consideration. This Is the
| end
| Il hold a $4,000 mortgage on that
| house He has never paid me one cent
of interest. / shall foreclose that mort
gage and evict him. I hold the judg-
! ment Of which he speaks in his letter
1t is true. by having the mortgage
| transferred to me / meant to let MIN
| live out his life among his possessions
! Now / shall sell them for what they
will bring.
| He saws the Jewels which I pawned
| to save him were not mine. but his
Every single trinket was mine and had
never belonged TO him or any memoer
| of his family except one article jew
eled heart / redeemed it from pawn
, shop at his request
Following this stanton made public
| some letters written by his father 10
show the general had an affinity" for
MANY years. while his wife was IN
Spain BY this time. It IS TO be feared.
the conflict has become 100 personal 10
be reported in detail
/ IL this were an ordinary biography OF
Gen. Sickles considerable space should
be given to telling how he wrested the
/ Erie Railway from jay Gould Sickles
y had obtained leave OF absence from his
post as Minister TO Spain. was given a
retaining fee of 5000 and was promised
$1,000 additional II he succeeded in GUST
ing Gould.
Credit for establishing Central Park. in
New York City. also is claimed by him.
In 1855 he was chairman of the New York
h Civil Service Commission In 1880 he
was elected Sheriff of King County. For
MANY years he has been head OF the
| New York State commission for the erec-
| ton Of monuments on battlefields. Last
wear, for the second time. he was black
balled by the New York Commandery
of the LOYAL Legion. Five bitter enc
mics made during his tumultuous life
were sufficient to keep him from the
cherished honor Of being admitted to
that select organization.