New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
Insists HouSekseper Must Go
Before She Acts to Keep
Old Soldier from Dis
grace of Arrest.
GENERAL T0SEEHERTO-DAY
Controller Sohmer Starts Sub
scription to Make Good Veter-
ans Shortage to State
Hero's Son Raps Sheriff
in Sarcastic Interview.

Stanton ckleS took his mothers
utimatum yesterday 10 his father.
Daniel +. SiCkles. at the generals
Fifth avenue house,. e.. the complete
withdrawal of Miss Eleanor Earle Will
merding, the generals housckecper for
fifteen years. or go To Ludlow street
Jail and face Attorney General Car
mody's suit for the return Of the So
416 shortage in his accountines with
the state i'm connection with the Monu-
ment r'und Commission, of which he is
chairman Stanton returned to his
mother with the news that the general
wanted to see Mrs. Sicklcs this morn
ing.
This much Stanton told the news
paper men at the Hotel Albert last
evening. It's all / can say. You can
draw your own conclusions he said
as he ended the interview.
The conclusions are that the with
drawal of Miss Wilmerding will settle
the marital difficulties between the
general and herself so far as she is
concerned, and also that Mrs. Sickles is
prepared and willing 10 settle the bal
anCe of the generals Indebtedness to
the state. 1T is inferred that she is
willing to go on her husbands bond for
10000 until she can pay the Attorney
Generals claim after certain Spanish
estates of her mother are settled.
Miss Wilmerding Must Co.
My mother is willing to go to live
with my father. but-that woman must
get out Stanton said with a gesture
Genoting somewhat forcible eject
ment. My mother already holds =
second mortgage Of SiO.0UO on my
fathers house and she is perfectly able
10 hid for it's possession a a foreclosure
sale My father knows this. He re-
llizes now that ne is perfectly helpless
YOU gee. He believes Sheriff Hamburger
can serve a warrant on him at any
time. and my ia her has no intention of
resisting arrest
state Controller Sohmer called up
sheriff fsarburger on the telephone
from Albany Yesterday and said he had
q. uroposition that would cXtricate Cen
cral Sickles from his troubles. Briefly
outlined. Mr.. Sohmers plan was 10
start a contribution list going around
The country, and he would head il with
a subscription for 500. Sheriff Har
burger. who mas at all times prOfeSsed
great sympathy for General Sickles,
fell right in with the idea. and told Mr..
Sohmer TO put him down for another
500.
The Controller said he thought in
view of General Sickless heroic SER
vices to hig country it would be an act
If ingratitvde on the part Of the citi-
zens Of the nation if they permitted the
gallant old soldier 10 go to Jail in his
last years. Last night Sheriff Har-
burger, brimming over with enthasi-
asm. said he intended to organize the
subscription movement. and officers
would be named in few days.
Reports Of this were borne TO the
Sickles' house last evening by news
paper men. but the old negro at the
door. after assuring the inquirers that
The "gin'ral hadn't heard nuthin' about
il at all" declined to act as the bearer
Of any such tidings to his master. Gen
eral Sickles. il was learned yesterday,
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