The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-09-06
CLAIMS BLACKMA|L.
WIDOW OF COL. KING SEEKS TO
RECOVER $4,000 GIVEN
CHICAGO MAN.
A FICTITIOUS SCANDAL.
Woman Declares Cash and Realty
Went to Hush It.-Remarkable
Story of 10-Year Secret
Negotiation.

Minneapolis-A startlingly strange
story of system of alleged black
mail by which it is claimed that
100000 was obtained from Mrs. Caho-
line M. King, Al Island avenue, wi
| dow of Congressman William S. King,
came to light in suit filed by her in
district court against Carleton Hud-
son of Chicago, asking the court to
cancel notes for $4,000 given him, a
deed to Minneapolis property valued
at $4,000, and requiring him to give
an accounting for $4,000 in cash.
Fearful lest family scandal, which
it is said never existed, would be CIV
en- publicity, Mrs. King alleges that
Hudson induced her to give him prac-
tically her entire fortune. Her deal
ings with Hudson were kept a secret
from even the members Of her own
family for IL years and it was only
through an accident that an old friend
of her late husband learned of them
and became responsible for the court
action.
j. F. MCGEE, lawyer for Mrs. King,
is in Chicago to secure service on
the civil proceedings. Hudson is said
to have been out of the city for sew
eral days, but is expected to return
at once.
Won Woman's Confidence.
The story of how, it is alleged, Hud-
son ingratiated himself into the conf
of OF
at her home, read the Bible on her
front porch, won her confidence,
learned of all her business and per-
sonal affairs, borrowed her money, and
finally induced her to give him thou
sands of dollars to hush up an alleged
family scandal, is recited in the COM
plant filed in district court.
Mrs. King is the widow of the late
Col. ''Bill'' King, who was well known
in Minneapolis and throughout the
state. He was known as one of the
early day boomers and became wealthy
through real estate investments. He
was congressman from 1875 to 1877.
He died in 1890.
According to the complaint, Mr..
King had made several investments in
Chicago and Boston. A few years
after his death, and while Mrs King
was in the East, she alleges that Hud.
son came to Minneapolis to see her.
He found her grandson at home. Hud-
son told of litigation which had been
brought involving their ownership in
the Chicago and Boston properties and
told the grandson to send word to his
grandmother to stop over in Chicago
on her way home and see him. That
was in the fall of 1901. Mrs. King call
ed on him, but refused to become in.
volved in the case She alleges that
Hudson then came to Minneapolis to
see her and she again declined to en-,
ter the case. When Hudson returned
to Chicago he wrote letters to her adj
vising her that the property was valu.
able and urging that she protect it.
Hudson finally induced Mrs. King to
go to Chicago. Hudson introduced
Mrs. King to Louis E. Ehle, lawyer,
whom he recommended to take charge
of her case. Mrs. King made a con.
tract employing him to fight her case.
According to the complaint the case
hung in the courts for several years,
during which time Hudson, it is alleg.
ed, induced her to give him thousands
of dollars with which to pay attor.
neys' fees and his own personal ex.
penses in the case.
In 1906, after Hudson had suppos.
eddy become a warm friend of the
family he advised Mrs. King that ''if
anything came up to ] him know
about it." She alleges that three days
later she received an anonymous let
ter which in vile terms reflected on
her family Remembering Hudson's
parting advise she sent the letter on
to him. Mrs. King AYERS that he i'm.
mediately came to Minneapolis, told
her that he had received a similar
letter and advised that immediate
steps be taken to hush up the matter
Mrs. King AYERS that he said that it
would take time and money to do it
and at that time she gave him notes
for $4,000 to hush the alleged scandal.
During a period of nine years, Mrs.
King alleges, she paid over to him
rents on certain Minneapolis property
the amount of which ranged from
$3.50 to S400 month.