The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-18
PEARSON CASE WILL
COME UP TODAY
Suit of Boer Oficer 10 Prevent ship
menf OF Munitions TO Allies VIII
Probably BE Dismissed.
BEEN MUCH IN THE LIMELlGHT
Eccentric Individual. Who Lays Claim
to Military Record, Has IL I'm" for
Wilson On Account of Neutrality
Policy.

milwaukee,, Wis, Nav 1.-THE
hearing set FOR tomorrow in the Cir
cult Court a, which General Samuel
Pearson will be required TO show
cause why his action against the Allis-
Chalmers Company in connection with
the alleged manufacture of shrapnei
shells for the Allies. should not be
permanently stayed and dismissed. is
expected 10 develop en- interesting
story from The former Boer general.
The filing OF the complaint by Gem
eral Pearson under the Wisconsin
discovery" statute created Stir a
few weeks ago, for 1t sought to force
the officials OF the Allis-Chalmers
Company to disclose its business rels-
thong with ot1ers for the manufacturo
OF war munitions. The answer of tho
company was that Pearson not be-
ing stakeholder. had no right TO In
uui~e into the company's business
The general L. said 10 have arrived
recently from Europe. His friends at
Allentown. ia. where he long made
his home after the Boer War, believe
that ne went to Germany and capital
lied mis- profe ssional batting of Eng
land to re. hacking fer q campaign
III America. lie Is HEtu - iiANt w
marked that he had rod in pickle"
for President Wilson. for the Presi-
dent's stand on neutrality, and would
emharrass the administration II he
could.
Long In IAmelight
Pearson has been i'm the litneiighs
for many years. He reached America
as q Boer war hero. oppressed. hunt
ed and spiel upon by the British Gov
errr1ent. because he said, he had re-
fused TO ta&e the oath of allegiance
4a-tlee- rrnNa--He1 claimed he had
beeE a millionaire In South Africa
He claimed England had set price
npon his head. after telling the King
in Windsor Castle what he though
of him. How he escaped from the
English court he never explained. and
It annoyed him to be questioned on
this; point.
TIC genera, was not 20 play minor
rol even in democratic America. He
disa ppeared from Allentown one day.
AMI came back few months later
witt! what purported to be a charter
from Castro giving him a grant Of
/ 8. 600. 900 acres of land in Venezre ella.
and he began TO talk of a big coioni-
Zation scheme. He actually managed
to see J. Pierpont Morgan ard put
the Plan before him. Morgan received
a generous dcnunciation when he de-
clired to finance the enterprise. A
few Allentown friends put up some
moaey for investigation purposes. and
the general festowed imaginary mil
lions upon Them. Then the general
claimed a rubber concession Of ter
million acres in Rrazil, and planned
TO send a party OF Allentown friends
to England TO sell the rubber stock
and float the enterprise.
Accused Knox of Conspiracy;
Suddenly. however. the general an
nouuced in wrath and Indignation mat
the South american enterprises We're
impossible to fulfill on account OF the
whom he accused of deep conspiracy
TO ruin rScn. under the inspiration of
King Edward Pearson dubbed Knox
a dollar diplomat and got consid-
cradle publicity at the time
Later on. the general sprung "a Plan
10 dig up ali of Lehigh County for
gold. He explained that there was
unduu btedls' more gold in the region
thar was necessary TO make milton
aires of its residents. and all that was
needed was To- secure the proper ma
chinery 10 extract the gold. He then
tried 10 float n company to make tho
machinery 90 extract the gold. He
then tried TO float company to make
the machinery. But nobody would
put any money into it. and the gen.
eral in great disgust, left Pennsyf-
vansa Dutch for real Dutch. From
Holland word came that he was ex-
plotting a proposed railroad in Java
rhe comic opera stunts of the gen
era. were quite forgotten when he
appeared q few months ago in Amer
lea and sprung his suit In the Wis
cons.n courts The general always
wears the khaki uniform of the mill
itary and his appearance is expected
to he dramatic.