The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-29
JOHN ANDERSON'S DAUGHTER
MRS APPLETON IDMITS THAT SHE
MEYER DISCOHkRLD MS INSANITY.

Ne was Good TO Her, Evcn After Her
Runaway Marriage - Ex-senator Nat
toen Tells About ISIS Erie Votes Again.
Mrs. Laura 8. Appleton occupied the witness
stand most OF yesterday in her action in Judge
Patterson's court to secure fifth interest In
tho site Of the Plaza Hotel. once the property
OF her father. the millionaire tobacconist John
Anderson. The plaintiffs case involves an at
tack on tho validity OF Anderson's will. based
on allegations that he was insane. Mrs. Apple
ton said that she was the youngest daughter
OF Anderson. and that she Is now Al years old.
She remembered living with her father and
mother at Alb Firth avenue. She did not learn
OF disputes between her parents. but heard
warm discussions one night among the servants
when she was 10 years old, and the next morn.
ing found that her mother had left the house
the night before with her sisters. Her father
sent her soon after to boarding school In this
city. where che remained two years.
Her father then decided to send her out OF
town. He advertised for boarding school
and as q result she was sent to tho Bradshaw
school at Orange. While ut this school she
met A. j. Appleton. a clerk in his fathers gro-
Gerry store. with whom she fell in love. In tho
fall OF 1883 her father wrote for her to return
home.
On her arrival he introduced her to Kate
Connor. the actress, who was then installed In
the house. He gave Mrs. Appleton this I'D
vice:
"You have now received good moral train
ing and should be generally we'll informed.
Miss Conner. whom regard IA the finest little
scnetsins oi H tSS w w "~eVer you
that Her sanF room
bus put ths ab sSs
n hn
The witness subsequently informed her
had to select tod
band for her and ho desired her TO marry Q
sSst matter sor herseii ' On apr April 1866 she
lett home WITHOUT the consent OF her father
she saw her father, only about half dozen
tines he yas afisctionate and pleasant. IN
apologize to him for having left home. but he
You have not given me hal, the trouble
that others have given me. Let bygones be
had sysn he5 1S@ fs sR S Ss
ss hs %tb he M rsb
gave her the income Of $50. 900 year and left
%ost Of the estate Stat to her brother John Charles
At tns %se,ss issa
light YOU !" hell and use up, my private fortune
to do It II you will allow 1t to be probated
RRS 3SS promise you house and furniture and
ssa said fhs was fSes and
fsE Brother had settled with the Carolone
O'Brten-Bryant, children. He said It was
inT thss Mr. watson Was suing her bresher
for share OF the estate. sho inquired about 1t
and her brother said 1t was case OF black
MI. Choate asked her what her interest is
Gently to tho counsel T for f her @
M s@ TH~s,ssb have fifth interest Haven't
to assan S He the then vas asked :" she @ had not
mortgaged her interest or given q contract
Tor p9rti4 9h OF the recovery to winch she an
Thep CO.. james has been unnecessarily
She said she did not know that her father
pse9f h sh aS ss tsk nationally to your
asked Mr. Choate ~
Yes; but he may have seen mo in his lucid
ct en- know II choate mad
any further uso for Felix McCloskey. who has
danced attendance at the trial since ne leit the
mo. Iasked you to keep, him here. think
NH Mrs. sap Hpp % SnG saa she had known Nc:
Kim st Ets
Another, feature q the day was the cross
examination OF ex-senator NATION az to his
moral character. He is now Civil Justice at
Oswego. Mr.. Choate asked him again about
when his term ended. Hc admitted signing
committee report condemnng rs fraudulent
three-millon issue of stock by Erie Railway
officers in the famous fight between Coming
mitted that q month or so later he voted for
bill to legalize this stock. He admitted seeing
Jay Gould about twice" between the time
when the resolution was adopted and the bill
was passed. but he said Jay Gould had notin-
fiuenced him to vote for the bill
MI: Mattoon admitted that he had cancelled
tate at Oswego after leaving the Legislature.
Since that time he had been elected seventeen
times by the people. who knew his record, to
different Offices at Oswego.
Several Of the jurymen wanted to sit last
night and tonight, SO that they could be re-
iieved Of duty on Wednesday and Thursday.
They said they desired to cast their yearly &C.
counts Justice Patterson said he could not
sit last night but said he would take their re-
quest under advtsement.
DOWN THE CREEK ON Il LOG.