New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
SUIT BY NINE. NORDICA.
TRYING TO RECOVER MONEY FROM HER
MISSING HUSBANDS BROTHER.
REvIvING THE STRANGE STORY OF F. A. COVERS
DEPARTURE FROM FRANCE IN AN AIR.
sHIP-HIs MONEY WENT WITH HIM
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Boston, Aug 0.-An interesting lawsuit mas oee',
opened in Providence, which has Boston c''u
IN which many Boston people will feel hVeE III.
terest In 1876 Professor Eel. then a profess"
in the Boston University, where he was pSilc'""h
his fathers system of visible speech for uo NV "
the deaf and dumb. brought first to the hoCe u Wv
public his telephone lie went 10 rIVN4u0''
make experiments. and there he met f. a. "o"1i'
report~r on The Providence Press Cover or0PPo"
bis nev.naper work and entered into business rea-
tion, with Professor Bell, coming TO boston alu
superintending the experiments mace ~ NuN' i'>"'
and the Moody Tabernacle. Mr. COVER Ia"r o'''
went to Europe In the interest OF the teep"onV' '
within one year reported to be worth more wa"
81 900 900 While in Paris Cover met Lillian NHt"n'
a young SOPRANO who had been educated IN the Ne"'
England Conservatory Of Music. She went ao'"au !"
complete her musical education, and aitef e'o''
period Of courtship married Mr. Cover enc u'u Nv.
live long with her husband. lie became interested
In ballooning, hoping to apply 1t to prac'Ic" use
during war. lie spent his money laviShiy Oh us
WIFE and it is said, aided some OF her needy rId-
tives for she was poor girl when she marIleu H''
TO the surprise Of everybody. Mrs. Cover soon
brought suit in Boston for divorce charging "ei
husband with infdelty Notwithstanding tins SUIT
Cover came to America and expchdeu d s'Ia'
fortune in bringing out the new singer mere "a"
divorce was insisted upon and Cover nearly cTazed'
threatened to commit suicide. The VIE elaiiieo
fabulous alimony and an attempt was made l" se'
at any property lie might have IN THIS country s''u
ing clear in his own name. but without avail
In the meantime, George Lewis Cover, alotAt~
Journalist all attorney alaW later, also the clerk OF
The House of Representatives and finally Judge
advocate general Of the state Militia, lhuuceu
his brother to return to Europe. agreeing
70 look cut for "Fred's' interests. FN"
gave him an absolute power of attorney i'll all MS
affairs went back 10 Paris and took up the study OF
balloonng He had. As reporter, made aNceaS.ons
with the veteran Professor Aleu, Of this city ana OK
a keen delight in the airy flights lie announced tlat
he had discovered how 10 construct Dail'oAS - d.
70 keep them ahoat for an ndennt: period ana To
navigate the air independent of the wind currents ana
that he proposed 70 sail from the French coast Ia
England That he made the start Is properly vonched
for but what became of him or his air ship wa never
known. once there was a report tlat he Adl Dt'h
seen in India, and again there wa rum'r lha'
balloon resembling his was seen adrlt IN the "atrN
of the English Channel
George l.. Cover and Mrs F. A. Cover tMNle'
Sordca determined 10 visit Europe and l'ok ny the
missing mans property. George got quite start
Of the wife and going 4 little hotel near LONDON
where Fred had one of his headquarters louhu
some bags and boxes belonging TO tie mi'9lhs man.
which he claimed, and which the hotel proprietor
refused at first to surrender. Finally he lecoghNeu
the authority conveyed by the power of attorney ana
the parcels were opened. There Wa nothing fo'ha
in them Of any particular value, AID no'hliG was Oh
tanned which would tell where " Frcd~' wealth was
Georse went TO Paris, and the VIE rt1'.cl ',e
Eucilsh hotel f-w hOhrS after he IdN .H"'cu ~;
A,certainng what his intentions We're sh", TO- saro
for Paris. GeOr-e had not Only goo ie''", uu' Nv
knew ju~j where to %. in little province mag te ~
NV - find another hotel wheIe " Fred kept Ms
things Here more boxes AID bag, "ere found Dut
tie authorities refused 10 give them up u"i! ie
power of attorney lad been passed upon by the
i'refect Paris, and the latter, dl>covcIhG NFH'
give the wife time 20 nj with the brother and
after br Ell parev. 'he authorize o."h'd inc pa"
ages 10 approve them AGAIN tAe.e va, d'Iapf lnv
nmhing At .as, tie ianl> wh".c Flcd' Glh ouNi-
ness aud kept hi, deposits. IL Pan, and LoEc"h WeF
CaDvassed lie had made il va, sad. S3OOVOcO ahd
was not only rc.ted in The Paris Telephone EA-
change but had made heap OF money out % >aeS
or leases Of his telephone TO coverhhent 1u@ue "a
t. say there wa 10 money to he I"HhQ' nc I'd"
Extraordinarily drawn ont h, funds ID Just as ne WA.
make his big balloon tip his account weFs Gi2 S i
appeared at The same time he dId, Wheie no one
He,rse L. Cover returned to Rhode Island. and by
one O; those strange turns IN politics was Geicatd III
t1e contest election Clerk ~! IN" 4i"u-,, ana
anothcr succeeded him "a iudG:-afvocae go,e.al Hf
disposition and hi, wonderful sped IN long h1nd
rep,rs Of the Legislature AZ the time the new con
.titn,0n was rndcr discussion made him many warm
iShI h ne IN, ~, mo, ~ tIe lawsuit refereed IT,
1e1rcc had Nj, mcncy It is claimed from III, brother
a, partil rcdJrn for the many helps he had e3'rn
Inn l:ut Mr.. F. \. Cover, asserting mat II We
her lusl ard'S money which GcO-gc Invested now
cain, the p, pcity. witch j. est III ted y D." nth
nearly SlCO,O0j. he ha- retained Castor a Whitney
Savs 10 take sffcavs 'ef0r. Colonel Lapha,n,
who Is mentioned a. the probable commissioner ~
questions: First. j. she widow IN fact or on undTt
the law which in thi, STATE. after man Is n"t be'Tc
from for seven years: judges MN 10 ;e dcie, ana
Is Fred 4. Cover dead No one can swear -
this. The wife claims tnat he is and der I. to b.
dead or not, what has become OF his money II |, a
co undrlm 70 which even the suit arainst Ge,rg
Lewis Cover cannot furnish an answer.