New-York tribune., 1884-12-16
! IS MIR. MAPLESON HOMELESS
TRYING TO DETERMINE HIS RESIDENCE.
HE SAYS THAT lie LIVES IN NEw-YoRK-wHAr HIS
CARD sHows-AN UNDECIDED QUESTION.

HE SAYS THAT lie LIVES IN NEw-YoRK-wHAT HIS
CARD snows-AN UNDECIDED QUESTION.
A desperate attempt was made yesterday III
the Supreme Court Chambers before Justice Lawrence
to determine the residence Of j. H. Mapeson. EIJudge
Arnoux insisted that the lived In this city ana
therefore asked for the vacation of an attachment
served by Mile. Ida Riccetu I'm suit 10
get her salary Of sl,es4 She obtained the
onler on the ground that the manager was
a non resident Frederic Y. Condert Insisted that Mr
Marleson not n resident of this state and supported
Mile Rccetts claim. Mr. Arnout first read the aniua-
Wit of j. H. Mapeson This document set forth that the
had resided In this city for Ave years that he
was permanently at the New York Hotel that he and hs
family resided there that his furniture and fixtures hal
also there permanent abiding place. Mi Mapleson de-
carvd that hs soe anj only bank account was In ths
city, anu that he had bank account lie
then announced hls intention ~ become
y citizen " the United ntaies ~ America ahd 'o
reside heie forever end ever ip informed the court
that he had place ~ hualneas ~ tho Academy ~ Music
and that while he went abroad "hee sNeah he heNef 10
manei moFe than iva consecutive nights ~ ono place
aud was away only four months tho ether eight tn tho
year Mr. Mapeson asserted he passed Ia his abonlohe
ehoson land iehad property, no abode no lease III
any part IT England, lilo proposed to continue his 90
cupalion here manager, and with that object III
view he had already engaged Nine. Nilsson Tor next
Mr. Mapleson then called attention to his having
registered as an American abroad In Paris. The am
dayits OF Mr. CrnsOn. the proprietor of the New YORK
Hotel. aud of his cashier subsantlatcd Mr. Msplesoh
claim as permanent part OF this city. IL was shown that
there were rooms at the hotel known Colonel Maple
sons rooms always IN reserve for him when he was
MI Arnonx then called up Nir Mapleson's Patti con
tract in which the words ae,ueLemcm Gemeuram ,o
occurred. and said he had Mr. Mapesons authority Tor
translating them actually residing III New-l ork -
e1amnaiion had admitted that he was British subject
andgloricd in being an Engshman lie even called @ ms ms
company Her Majcstys Opera Company" AS for the
expression In the Patti contract everybody WIN
know ledge OF French was aware ana an the dotones
ia" Srs reGSs snGM1s mat Mr. '"S Sc
had Interpreted the words I'm New1orE onSrsv rDr rD
fortunate in referring 10 his written papers
As for the Paris register Mr.. Mapleson was the only
ms ms AmcTi'n a fesnGTe n 80 ms nv m crr,namy the man
Drccteur." and not as an American. when he was
asked for his card he generally replied that ne had nome
Company thought that such state Of affairs might ne
Inconsistent with his dgnity and the uses .oSd OF
Tt2 TG2n rssG .SGdey se cc% G" j. H. Mapcn
Junior Carleton Cun seen Years ago % e na as G ahont
expiring What would prevent hs going away furiture
wines and ALL unless he held by an attachment n
he really intended to become citizen why not show y
going to the clerk of the court Mr. Coudert presentod
Hotel had been carefully examined for period covering
six years. and the of J II. Mapleson had not bc"
found on the books Mr. Mapcson's residence here
E1-jndce Arnouxthcn argued on the phogca force of
octucmcf and called attention to Mr. Couderts Tears
that Mr. MaplcSon would skip;
Mr.. COlidcrt thOrriiied)-I used no such term
Justice LAWRENCE recall no such expression
Mr.. Amoux-It has been used somewhere on the
other side
Mir. Coudert tposltivcly)-Not by me-
Mr.. ArnOux G,rocecding-Ihe counsel thinks the de-
clarcd intentions OF my client are too thin -
Mr.. Coudcrt Taisng his eyes in astOHishmeno -Ipro
test. did not say -
Mr.. Arnoux Csnlng, That IS the idea. Thcy may not
be words.
Mr.. Cou1ert Clecdcdly)-No. indeed!
Mr. Coudcrt asserted that Mr.. MaplesOn's wife was In
England and his children scattered here and there
all Charles Maplcson, recently returned from Chi
cago. Mr.. ArnouN insisted that II Justice Lawrence
were decide that his client had home here, he
would be homeless man." for he had no family, no
bank account property, anything in England. He
had sold everything he had in England before setting out
10 make this country his home. As for his not registering
at the NewYork Hotel this might have been for tn: pur
pose OF escaping Jury duty.
Justice Lawrence reserved his decision on the question
whether j. H. MaplcsOn is a" homeless man"