The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-07
ZELLA LlTLES AMBITIONS.
FROM WABASH TO CHICAGO, THENCE
TO NEW roRK.

| the Heart OF Lawyer Howc-They Have
| Her Truuk- Now at the Sturtevnnt House
| -Mr.GouIds Statement About That Cheek
| AGood deal OF interest was attached yester-
! day to the suit for $4,000 damages. which
! Howe Hummel announced they were going
to begin against Mr.. George J. Gould on be-
| half OF a Mrs Zella Nicholaus. Mrs. Nlcholaus
alleged that she had check for $40 900 made
| to her order by Mr.. Gould. and that he took it
| away from her.
Mr. Gould came up from Lakewood early in
| the day. lie avoided meeting any newspaper
men until he had seen and made n statement
| to Mr. SomerviIle OF the press bureau OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company. After
| that he saw the reporters and referred them
! to Mr.. Somerville for his statement. Mr..
somervile said that Mr.. Gould was not pre-
| pared to mako q detailed answer to charges
| until he knew what the charges were. No
| papers in the suit had been served on him.
| When they were he would turn them over to
| his lawyer. and then an explicit statement
| would be made.
Concerning Mrs. Mich CLAUS" said Mr. SOM
| erville, speaking for Mr. Gould. IF remem-
| her rightly sho called Mt my Office here in the
| Western Union building about year ago.
She told me she was acquainted with MIR. Pull
man and other personal friends OF mine in
| Chicago. and with ex Mayor Hewitt and other
| men know here In New York. Then she said
she was in sore distress. l believe sho told
| ne that her husband, to whom sho had been
| married In town near Chicago. had deserted
| her. and she was without money. she wanted
money to pay her fare to this town. and
/ gave 1t to her. She didn't so home.
| however. and she called on me tho day follow
| Ing. or maybe several days following. After
| that. believe. she called two or three timos
or course was compelled to decline to see
her. That was the last heard OF her until this
| talk cd OF suit. l never gave this woman n
check for $4,000. or for any other amount. l
never gave her check OF any sort. Ny ac-
auaintance with her is as have said"
Mr.. Howe and Mr.. Hummcl received the
| newspaper men at their office after this state
mentwas made. Mr. Howe said: "All that we
can say Ia that this story of Mr.. Gouid's Is
utterly at var lance with the statement that
has been made to US by our client. Which
Both the lawyers were positive il. their refusal
| to tell any Of the circumstances that were at
had ha eReck nd na Mr. had
taken 1t away from nor Then they wero ask
ed about their clients character.
She is IeautifuL," Mr.. Howe said. throwing
back his head. beautiful and innocent I
tell you. in all my thirty years experience ut
df!ldent. so modest. Al. first she would not
reveal to me- the name OF tho man and said
to her: Ny dear, girl. you must tell mo all
all. You must make me your father concssor
in THIS matter. or l can do nothing for YOU
At this point. MIR. Howe shuddorcd. and.
raising his hand high above his head. as he
docs when he wrings tears from Jury, he said;
And. so help me God, believe her. l be-
lieye everything she tells me-
Mr.. Howe concluded with a second SILVER.
which sct his diam onds flashing. Mr. Hummei
nodded as sent but neither would toll anything
Srtner G1oH. 5heif ct,nnt, Mr. Howe SAD t.at
THE SUI reporter learned last night that the
woman at one time lived at the Sturtsyunt
II iAI nil
knowledge Of her. but later lie recalled her by
referring 70 his looks. The clerk on duty re-
hotel two or three timea. Tho last time was
in May or June. He dtIp't remember that she
therefore the right to entertain visitors in her
It was learned at the hotel that Mrs Nicho-
lnus had left tho place without raging her
board bill, and that the hotel sin held her two
everybody in the hotel. She occupied suite
q a. which Is on tho third Moor facing West
lhS .ho was the To y The
"3l4." She is described as heing slight. a
pronounced blonde and rather handsome.
During one Of her stays in tho winter she
met an elderly, man who drove with her to the
Grand Central Station. They went away on
came back alone. It WAS her habit 10 drive
out every night. She was generally accom-
street.
She usually left her companion there. and
when she started back would ten take
long drives. She usually got back to the hotel
was at the hotel she was watched ) men who |
were supposed to be detectives They would |
the street n and Would watch The windows OF her
room, Sometimes when she drove out they |
would follow her n cab and would watch her |
tectives were not New York men. The folks at
the hotel thought they looked like Wcstcrncrs. |
daytime down town TO the Ellison building and |
the Stewart building, ard twice she went to !
on whom she called The can book also shows
that she went more or less frequeRtly TO Halls
or three trips to John J .Jordnn's saloon known |
as tho Canteen." ut sixth street and Hall
The boarding house she visited at a East
Twenty nth street is closed now 1t was al |
EIsa dgFnG fGs Se a n 70 the
woman calling At his place and he though she
was aecomntnted by trS young =, man no win
wore veil
name was celia Lyle ana she was born in |
Wabash. Ind., eighteen years ago last May. |
She had u face 81 great beauty. aud an ambi- |
tion to see the world. At the age Of IA she dis
young travelling man named Christman
visited the village. and celia went driving with |
him When they returned Hela ran Weeping |
to her home and told her father q narrowing |
story ami. while they arrested the young man. |
they also put Lelli in a cell This, her first |
scheme failed and she started for chicago.
In this city leila with a few dollars took |
hsssSmItif,Il, hut IooE ed innocent She prosnerai
and soon was queen among men about town. |
She disliked her uame and changed II by lur- |
ing into mRtrimony a Joliet dry goods mer-
chant named Aicolaus.
Nicolaus soon learned OF her past ifr and |
Zella was pack ed on to Chicago again She went |
TO 1.-Two at a fashionable place In Fourth nvenua. |
bur quickly left IL for a richly furnished Hat at
1888 Ohio street.
ono day year later she appeared on the
streets gorGeously CARRIED. Her costumes
were dreams. her diamonds priceless. She
lived at the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago
and the sturteyant House In New York. THIS /
was In 1872 At that time she pTDtessPd TO |
know GEORGE Gould. After proligal life here
she lett for New York.
Fire In ,ne NorlolG Nnvy Yard.