St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-01
MARGARET IN COURT.
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New York World.
Margaret Naturalization the &C.
tress, and j. M. Hill, the theatrical man.
ager, appeared in the supreme court,
Part l., yesterday, before Judge Ingra-
nam, to discuss the broken contract UNI.
der which, for five years, they did bust
ness as star and manager. The court
room was crowded. Miss Mather was
present, accompanied by her husband,
MI. Haberkorn, slight, delicate man;
MISS Haberkorn, her SiSter-in-law. and
Gen. HOratiO c. King and ex-Judge A.
j. DittenhOefer. her counsel.
y. Nj. Hill, the defendant, was there
also, and in the body of the court room
were Edward G. Gilmore, of Niblo's
and the Academy of Music: Sidney
Rosenfeld, Dan Harkins, Mrs. Sol
Smith, now playing with Richard Mans
field, and others.
Gen. King opened the case by review.
ing the five years service of Miss
Mather to Mr.. Hill, and gave a state
ment OF the controversy, which is a suit
for dissolution of the cOpartnership,
MISS Mather claiming that Hill has viO-
lated his part of the agreement by mis-
managing the business, falling to rem
der any account, and refusing her ac-
cess to the books
Miss Mather then took the stand. She
first met Hill in 1881, in New York. She
was mere girl at the time-about
nineteen years old. She had played in
amateur theatricals. George Edgar, an
friend, brought her to Hill, and the lat
ter engaged her Immediately She was
very poor at the time, and the engage
ment was great piece of good fortune.
In August, 1882, Miss Mather COM
menced her legitimate theatrical career
as Juliet, in Chicago. The first season
was triumph. Mr.. Hill, after paying
expenses and attending to Miss Mather's
immediate wants, told her there was
left 81 900 in the treasury to her credit.
Miss Mather Immediately stopped in a
jewelers. near Tiffany's and purchased
handsome souvenir for Hill-a dia-
mond collar button and pair of dia-
mOnd cuff buttons. Hill took 81, 0OO out
| OF his pocket, paid the bill, amounting
to $500, and kept the rest
The second season, 1884, the profits
amounted, according to Mr.. Hill, to
about S24 200, $4,000 being Miss
Mather's share. Hill wired her from
Chicago that he had invested her funds
| IN the columbian theater, concern de-
| Scrlbed as a mOrgue.
III.
In February of that year Miss Mather
was married to Emil HaberkOrn, the
leader OF the orchestra at the Union
| Square theater. He insisted on his
| Wlfe's entering into a new contract
! with Hill and demanding accounting.
At the end of the season Mr..
| Hill told Miss Mather that the profits of
the season had been $50, 900, and her
share was s17,500. He told her he would
not pay this money over to her, but
would allow her interest on it. She in
sisted on having it. Then she saws Hill
told her that he had overestimated the
sum due, and that $500 was the
amount she was to receive for her five
| years work. Miss Mather said she
thought it was very small sum for
such hard work. She asked MIN about
the Columbian stock ana the Mather
block in Chicago, which was to be built
i'll her honor with her money, and he
answered that things were not booming
| just then.
In 1883 Mr.. Haberborn assumed the
stewardship of Miss Mather'S finances.
Mr.. Prescott, a brOther-in-law of Hill,
went as advance agent and general
| manager. Prescott would not inform
Miss Mather as to advance dates and
the cOmpady played one night stands in
small towns all the way from San Fran
cisco to New Orleans, through Kansas,
| Texas and Arkansas.
In Topeka, Kan, Mrs. Sol Smith, VIII
had taken the part of the nurse in "Ro-
meo and Juliet" and Miss Mather had
little quarrel and Miss Mater insisted
on the discharge of the faithful nurse
from the company. She wired to Mr..
| Hill cipher telegram, giving him the
| cause in the following words:
Tom James Harry: Mrs. Smiths
| conduct has been most unladylike.
Want her discharged at once. She
| has insulted me.
''What did Mrs. Smith do?'' asked
George S. Forster, Mr.. Hills lawyer.
''She acted in most unladylike
manner" coyly answered Miss Mather,
| blushing.
"What did she do?o
Mather.
Tell what she did," interposed
Judge Ingraham.
''Well, said Miss Mather, when she
was acting the nurse she persisted in
lifting up her dress too high and max
ing an unnecessary exposure of her
| ankles. | demonstrated with her, and
she simply turned her head and said
something insulting to me.'
rs Mrs. Smith in court?" inquired
Judge Ingraham.
''She is" answered a deep voice from
among the audience, and the owner, a
tall, portly lady. dressed in deep black
with long widow veil, jumped sud-
denly to her feet, trembling with sup
pressed excitement.
.'She is. cried the lady in a louder
voice. II am Mrs. Smith, and it is not
true. IL
Here gentleman, friend of Mrs.
Smith, whispered~to her and she sat
down again amid much laughter and
excitement. Mrs. Smith continued to
toss her head during the rest of the tes-
timony. but did not volunteer any other
statement. Mrs, Smith feels very Bit
terly about the matter. and says it was
simply the result of spite that prompted
Miss Mather to attempt to discharge her
while in Kansas, giving her only two
weeks notice.
Miss Mather will be cross-examined
further Monday