Show HIED RIED LUCK on OUT DID nia bill A the once fortunate Fr ali dick willam eleary cremated Crt mated STANDARD az S j chrenc Scry ice I 1 NEW YORK oct 13 the flames of 0 the fresh pond crematory Ure matory have reduced rei yei I 1 to ashes one of the most anfor I 1 innate of men A famous man IQ in bis his day who died almost unknown I 1 william heta henry spencer to have been born rn under incer der an unlucky etar star never did ill fortune pursue u man mail more relentlessly no man ever started in life with brighter prospects than be no man ever harder barder against ill fortune for three generation era tion tiona the spencers had been one of the foremost of new york families ranking with the van Ren tho the Seh ulers lera and the Wad they had produced prod aced men menu who he bad had occupied leading places in the adaire cf at state ate they settled in the gennesee valley and divided with the Wad the supremacy of central new york john canfield spencer father of the man whose remains were cremated was waa one of the moat most prominent men of the state he held many public positions and la in 1841 was I 1 appointed secretary of war by dent den tTyler tyl er this was the beginning of of the political a and n d social connection of the two fa families milles a connection abich seems to have brought evil to both william henry spencor spencer at that time was rich in his own right ho lie fell in love with 1 the beautiful daughter of the president and they that were married lie ile WM was young handsome and dabeh juaning the recognized leader in new york society their marriage in a fifth avenue church in 1869 was one of the most brilliant that new york has ever seen bardl hardly y a year had passed beffie the bride was dead the little daughter which cost young spencer his wife is now in france with her aunt the sister of william henry spencer who married count george fleurot Fl enrot that wedding which alao also took place in new york was one of the most brilliant in the annals of society when tho the lather father and brother of william spencer died ha he found himself in possession of about half halt a million dollars and every cent of this ho he has lost through sheer hard luck none of it was squandered 1 in dissipation none of it was lost in wildcat peculation speculation the money slipped through his fingers and bo be could not stop it in eipert that could bil like Illin self useful NEW YORK 1 oct 13 dr walton M fleming w who ho arrived from E en u ropo rope yesterday was arrested on indictments charging him with grand larceny in accepting money from mrs biro josephine Ste stephan a wealth wealthy festl cuban widow to give ecrert expert testimony as to tha the ins inanity ln anity aulty 0 of her son alonza alonzo who is under indictment for the murder of ex judge clinton 0 reynolds oa on slay may fleming was appointed on a commie commission sion of lunacy to examine young Sta stephani phani A verdict of insanity was brought in later mra mrs Ste stephani phaul claimed that she had paid various sums of money to general milton 8 littlefield a contractor of thia thir city and dr fleming general littlefield was arrested aid beldin b il judge martin today to day fixed the bil bail for fleming at the same amount which was furnished asked what ho he had to say fleming remarked the mother Is as crazy as her son |