New-York tribune., 1886-02-04
MRS. ROEBLING'S FRIENDSHIP
PARTIAL TOWARD THE HOUSEKEEPER.

TESTIMONY suowIYG HER FoNDNfSs Foh HEX
sruv,NT-AN EMPHATIC WITNESS.
,r,o ooso of Ellen Gahan against the estate of
,Yrs Roolling was continued yesterday IN the supreme
.,t before Judge Pcckham. The paintif sat beside
-, ,osv. checked lass upon whose breast Ellen
,a,o1 I'm sj.ttrly fashion and whose assistance she
accented whom the testimony became of such touching
oc,er thai she felt called to leave the court
uom Ex-Recorder smith had been engaged as counsel
Cor the defence and present with the other lawyers
The court room crowded all dag. The ! laintihs
onpse General Tracy continued 10 put in testimony 10
proye the contract which, II Is alleged eAieleu pe"oon
Ellen and Mrs. ROebnS.
Iosorb g. Iyison was The first witness called. lie is
ovn waiter at the buckingham Hotel but WAS engaged
st tho Hotel Bristol in 1888 when Mrs hoepling
and her servant living there He tesed that lhey
need to take their meals together and that he hd hero
Mrs Roebling say that she intended to make Ellen nne
,eudent Edward Van Ness Mrs RoeOlings lawyer
sa the will in 1880 by which $500 was left TO Ellen
He had heard Mrs. Roebug speak OF her Intentions ID
,ecard TO Ellen but had put no coic TO the VIII py
heh tnese intentions shOlld be carried out Mrs DO
ovolee the keeper of the boarding house where Mrs
Roebliug first met Een gave testimony similar 10 that
~ rho witnesses who had preceded her.
=, tho afternoon IA long deposition read from Mrs.
Hanna NJ Buck who was a guest with Mrs Roeb!ing Mt
,be Hotel Bristol. Mrs. Buck was Obliged to go to
rnrnp for her health before the beginning OF the tla
Mrs Mary Warner then called. She testified that at
nurny part OF the time that Mrs. ROebug lived at the
,tol Bristol she was hOusekeeper there and had an
opportunity Of noticing the inln9cy between Gen anu
lar mistress Warner spoke i'll an eievae.i Key anu
'nhaslea what sne had to say by LITTLE shakes OF tho
head and little waves of rigid forehnger Mnen M % sas
that her forehead seemed to slide ~ behind te oHs o
srimr al black hair which graced her temples Mrs
VA transured between Mrs. Roebling. Nellie and her
s@n Mrs Roehlng had called Nellie her stay her
.n"@ssted to the witness other incidents In her own
hc and abe giving the court anu the a1ie4Se @ ,
BRISTOL when u drawing voice was heard calling OUT
Meyer mn e With vii it, It was the voice of
Rucorder Smyth, who was sitting dlrectly AT MIS- MRS
Warmers feet Mrs Warner & dpoGohH hS5 hecp tcrtannc
General Tracy ard dartcd glance a te onen9cr Iol
beneath her knitted eyebrows dht re
with apparent unconcern to oegn Tue cross h, ma"
tion Which amused the spectators so much tnat tne
Judge was obliged mSFe than SnCe looking
down at the little lawyer whose har prstiea , "ut
savaSe IN IN. a" answers out Of her by little his
forcfinger, looked for all the worId ike MI"tu
defendng the privacy of her nest against an inqsNo
becan the exRecorder crustily you say you
we're Gousekeeper at the Hotel Brlstol oh hou "c'o
disc harred from there, weren't you ,ou .,o too
or would MID WarSer SaGs TO pu ne her
% Sic rnfsd ali her feathers. but her adversary only
uttered s% o srS%d sTndsy sn to sootme and quiet
aitated witness and soon they were chatthg 1ogete
ON 1ev se 10 recital OF the death OF Mr. Warner from
1octiaw which circumstance, the witness stated nad
been a bond OF sympathy between herself ana MIS-
ROeuling. o., -, ,-o, q ,oo, nrs poablino
p,ust have been very foud of yOu-yery >,
nS aWc think she was partial me-, replied the wit
ness with an air Of conviction 40, ~, .his maid n,
And YOU say sue relied a great ucal Oh 'hls "u Vi
hers l. ou.. .,e ovo,v,b,,o IN her
Ses YES" chunked the ex- Recorder, turning MS
bc,d o one side and beaning slyly at MIS- hdrneI'
but she couldn't have been rs fond OF Ellen ~ sne wa"
of van guess nobody could--he -he-he. -
"IIe-he- her' cbuckcd the witness iespOhnVe!' anu
nj; the ru0ied feathers lay smooth as velvet A..
Well Ellen has been living with You since MIS-.
Roehlinr's death" continued the lawyer; hasn't hhe
Yrs She has been assist mt housckeepeI VITA hle a'
the Murray Hill Hotel. 49,, .,,. o. =. -u ,- Tho
Ann suppose YOU often talked this ease o'er = INC
faathers beran to Iue again. and the answer came WIZ
the farmer severity: No. sir we Lave 100 mhcn 10 40
Ia waste our time IN talking nhOut such matters
So so Won never mentioned tie subject
"Well being together, it was natural that we shonhl
sooetnes speak about il, and wished her lcceSS lnl
sbe rerinnV deserves 1t. Bat III things Ike ths one
can never he su Q what viii happen. 80 -,
g No no that's true" said the lawyer Win sign.
iva ali believe in your philanthropy and Kindness oI
heart Mira Warner That will do III, NJ,
Mira Dodge who testified on Monday, was rechllel
and answered "a few unImpOrtaht questlnns Ihen me
ease O the plaintiff rested ami the deieuce uofeu W
djs,niss the complaint Arguments on this point con
suuo tho time until the adjournment
The case will 20 today.