Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-19
ACCUSES RUSSELL SAGE
The Sister of His Cook Sues
Him For $780, 900.
SAYS THAT HE BETRAYED HER.

Ehe Waited For Twenty-Five Years Before
Making the ChRrge-Sow She Is In the
Country, 1t Is Said. to Make Herself Pre-
sentabIe In Court.
NEW YORK. July l9.-The World says
today: The fact that Russell Sage, the
many time millionaire and Il" road mag
nate, is defendant in a suit to recover $780,
900 for betrayal under promise of marriage
was revealed by proceedings in Judge Book
staver's part of the court of common pleas.
The case came up on n motion, which was
denied by the court, that an order extend
ing the defendant : time in which to file an
answer to be vacated.
The complaint in the case was served
April ~ last, and a partial answer was filed
June 70. Several conflicting motions have
been made in the court, apparently for the
purpose of conCealing from the public the
nature OF the action.
The plaintiff in the case is Miss Della
Keegan of 40 West Thirty ninth street. In
her complaint. which was served April ~
last, she states that she came to this coun-
try from Ireland in ISIS.
Her Sister Was the Cook.
Her sister was then employed as a cook
III INhsStAl NsNASC nome anu MISS ltSAlh "GuA
there to stop temporarily with her while
she was looking for a situation. She al
leges that Mr., Sage. who was at the time
n widowcr, there betrayed her under prom
| Use OF marriage.
No reason is given why the plaintiff al
lowed period of - years to elapse before
bringing the present action.
| or the different parties concerned in the
suit some are absent from the city and
| those who are here are loath TO talk. Rus
sell Sage said at his Office that he would
| leave all explanations Ia his lawyer, II. ).
Bennett
Mr.. Bennett was seen. but said that he
disliked to speak of the matter on account
of its extraordinary groSsness- He de
1 clared that Mr.. Sage made an absolute de
NAL of all the allegations made in the wo-
mans complaint. and in the lawyers opin-
ion it was an attempt at blackmail rarely
paralleled. Mr.. Sage would never give up
a cent as tribute to such a scheme.
Mr. Bennett added that his client had
not seen the woman for nearly - years and
/ that he had no recollection of her personal
| appearance as she was only visitor of a
/ servant in his house. Mr.. Sage told him
that he had learned, however, that the wo-
man had spent good part of the last Is
years on Blackwells island and was con-
sidered hardly responsible for her actions.
Mr.. Bennett said that a motion would
| be made in the case next Monday, and in
/ timated that decisive action of a surprising
nature would I've taken then.
| The house where Miss Della keegan
| makes her home is one of a long row OF
tenemcnts on Thirty ninth street. west OF
| Ninth avenue. II WAS ascertaiued Their,
that Miss Keecan had lived for several
| months in furnished room on the ground
l floor hDt that ahpIf three wRpkS q
MIR. Marshall. accompanied by two others
took her away in a carriage, as was be
lieved there, either to a hospital or to
private rctrrat.
| The PIaintiff In the Country.
| 1t was explained that Marshall wa.
Mrs KrcEau's lawyer. and that he ap
pearcd to take a great interest in her. Sh,
was said to be a good natured, harmless
person.
Mr. ,Tohn Baptist Marshall. counsel 70
Miss kergau. has an office at a6 broadway
but he was absent in New Jersey. Hi
brother. William Marshall. was seen a
home by World reporter Mr.. Marshal
| said that, although he was his brother
proxy. he had no statement to make abou
the suit against Mr.. Sage,
| He was told that Mr.. Sage had pro
nounced the scheme an attempt at black
mail. but Mr. Marshall would only repea
that he had seen Miss Keesan n few times
but would say nothing about her relation
TO Mr.. Sage.
The reporter asked Mr.. Marshall if
We're true. rs alleged by the people in ThiI
ninth street, that his brother had take
Miss kceGan TO the country to prepare he
for = possible appearance in court, but MI
Marshall refused to answer. His brothe
had gone away, he declared, but he did no
know where, nor did he know when h
| MOuld return.