The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-18
GOULD AND MISS KINGDOM.
Remarkable Parsimony Of the Great
Millionaire's Eldest Son, George.
How He Became Acquainted with the Actress
Something of Her Private History
Jay Gould's Opinion Of the Affair."
special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Jay Goulds face wears more serious and Wor-
ried expression latterly than has ever character
ICED his well-known features. The little giant
has always managed to maintain Napoleonic
imperturbabilty of countenance that gave no
i-ldication of his mental condition. The change
now is all the more marked for this reason. AL
though much spread, his financial condition
is, on the whole, probably better now than it
has ever been. The strike on his South
western system was a blessing to him in
disguise, for it enabled him to economic
in the running of the road. He could sell all of
his stocks for more than he had paid for them,
for he never goes in except on the ground floor.
The change afforded by his summer residence at
Irvngton and the daily trips on the river IN his
paiatial yacht, the ATLANTA, and his long voy-
age to the Bermudas last spring, have put him
in better physical condition than he has ever
been in; and despite Mr.. Powderlys assertion
that he is the most generally 'despised man in
the country" Mr.. Gould has to all appearances
every reason to be free from care and worry.
The worm that is gnawing at his heart is the fact
that his son George may we'd the young actress,
Miss Edith Kingdom, of Days company.
George Gould is a natural born miser. AS
child, when be went to Europe with his father,
he amused and pleased him by his rigid practice
of economy in saving the candles charged for at
the different hotels and in carrying his hand
luggage to avoid paying the porter for his
courtesies AS a member of the firm of Conner
e Co. the and Morosni being the company
his penny wise pound foolish, picayune
policy Disguised his associates and LED
to a dissolution of the copartnership.
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meannesses have Disguised all who have had
business relations with him, to the extent that
it has become byword among his associates to
say as Mean as George" He has always lived
at home, and though with an income from his
interest in the business and dividends of about
forty thousand dollars he always allows his
father to foot all the bills when they
together; and out IN the world, while affable and
polite, he is never hospitable or convivial, but
always declares he is in great hurry, and gets
away before his turn to treat comes, leaving as
soon as his point is gained.
His parsimouious characteristics and sedate
habits have kept him, to the delight of his
mother as we'll as father, from associating out of
business hours with the fast set in the regnant
ieunesse doree led by young Howell Osborne.
whose amours with popular actresses have made
him notorious George has always kept to him
self, and always been on The strict O. t., II In
deed he has ever done anything that he is not
willing the world should know all about The
family is very hospitable, but not at all socabe,
and consequently George has not been able to
go much into society
Several years ago, at Saratoga when he was in
his eighteenth year-he is now twenty-three-he
was evidently sInitten with the young daughter
of Buffalo manufacturer, and received so much
encouragement from the young lady herself, as
well as her parents, that the gossips predicted
marriage in the fall, but nothing came out of the
adolescent Irritation. It was thought that
match would be made between him and Miss
Carrie Aston especially when her father was ad
mitted into the Western Union fold; but the
young lady married Mr.. Orme Wilson, and
George settled down to business so naturally
and methodically that even his fond mother got
to thinking he had no ideas of matrmony.
Two seasons ago Daily added Miss Kingdom to
his company She is of medium height with a
good figure, large round black eyes. roguish
smile, fine teeth, curling black hair, soft and
and we'll educated, and about twenty-five years
of age, not more. She is a native of Boston.
Her father died in that city when she was
child, and her mother came to Brooklyn and
married second time, lawyer, who obtained
q divorce from his wife to marry her and who
died year or two after, leaving little property
to take care Of her and the daughter whom he
had adopted.
Edith had been well educated and had dis
PLAYED ability in amateur acting and now in
order to support herself and mother she deter
mined to 60 upon the stage. 1t is said that she
applied to several New York and Brooklyn man
ayers, Mr.. DAILY himself included, but none of
them wanted her, and she went to Boston,
where her friends secured her an engagement
at the Boston Theater It was there that
Daily saw her act one night while his company
was playing at another theater, and seeing
scope for her in his own company, he offered
her an engagement for the next season, which
she promptly accepted. She made her debut at
Days in the ingenu role in "a Night Off" and
made hit. She also made hit in the juvenile
role in ''The Magistrate and became one of the
popularity recognized favortes of the company.
being introduced whenever possible It is proper
to say that her reputation is above reproach
Since her debut in this city she has always re-
sided quietly with her mother in fat up town,
within short walk of the lower part of the Cen
trail Park.
1t became known in the early part of the past
season that George Gould was very attentive to
Miss Kingdom; indeed, SO quiet and retiring had
she been that she had never had beau, and Cos
sips now said that both he and she had at length
determined to launch out in the gay metropolitan
life. 1t was observed, however that his atten-
tions were the most respectful and discreet while
the young actress ell couraged no one in his alb
sence, and seemed TO live for no one else when he
was about. The gossips soon decided that it was
lease of spoons and wondered how it would
end. His conservative, cautious and discreet
habit, inherited from his father, prevented
George from making display of his attentions
to Miss Kingdom. and consequently the affair had
gone on some time before it came to be gener
ally known. He never made himself conspicu-
Gus in the theater, never sought to obtrude him
self behind the scenes and only those who
peered in the window knew that he was sitting
in the cab that came for her and her mother
after the play. and only the florist knew who
sent the handsome bouquets, as no card was
ever attached.
Once charged with the matrimonial intention
with Mr. Gould, Miss Kingdom laughingly re-
piled to an associate in the theater, ooh, you
can never tell what is going to happen"
George himself, being told of the rumors of his
contemplated marriage, tartly observed II
might make much worse choice" From the
fact that he did not go to the steamer to see
her off when she sailed month or so since with
his intention of remaining in town and at
tending to business all summer, Mrs. Grundy
was about concluding that the affair WAS off