Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-25
DELLA KEEGAN.

He has also brought much grist to the
reporters mills as the picturesque defend
ant in an undesirable variety of lawsuits,
and there were columns about him when
Crank Norcross tried to exterminate him
with dynamite bomb year or two ago.
But none of the enterprising scribes ever
thought of writing him up in the role of a
lover. It seemed too utterly foreign to
what was known of his character Yet
that is the very role assigned him in suit
for 800, 200 brought against him in the
New York court of common pleas by Miss
Della Keegan for betrayal and breach of
promise of marriage Is years ago.
Mr.. Sage denies the charges in toto He
says the suit Is only one Of nurV rous black
mailing schemes by which he has been har-
assed. "A vile conspiracy, secretly, care
fully and deliberately planned to extort
money from me" Is what he calls it in one
Of his afadavits. He admits having helped
the plaintiff at various times because she
was the sister of one Of his old family serv-
ants, but says that he has Learned through
the sworn affidavit Of her only sister that
the plaintiff has for many years led such
an irregular and Incorporate life that she
Is utterly irresponsible for what she says or
does. Most Of the time during the last Is
years she has been on Blackwells island
and in other public institutions"
Mr.. Sage's counsel claims that Delia's
complaint is fatally defective in It's indefi.
niteness as to dates, places and other cir
cumstances and asks that it be made more
specific It is long, and a synopsis of it
is all that can be given here:
when I came to this country, was a
young, inexperienced girl, only 16 years
old, and went into Russell Sage's house as
seamstress, my sister being his cook.
learned my trade as q dressmaker in Ire.
land. Mr.. Sage was a widower then and
was very kind to me. Soon he grew very
attentive, SO much so that grew fond OF
him and was willing to sacrifice myself
for him. I had every reason to believe that
he would marry me, and had no suspicion
of the baseness Of his designs. loved him
as the young girl loves the man she ex
poets to marry. thought of him at the
time as of an angel who could not and would
not do me harm nor break his word.
when my trouble came, he took me *
| Nine. Restell on Fifth avenue and waited
outside while went in. She gave NJ,
some medicine, which I refused to take
| After that Mr.. Sage sent me to Ireland il
the steerage of Cunard line ship. M,
child was born in Ireland and was left il
charge Of my brothers wife. came bacl
to this country at Mr.. Sage's request. Tn
child, I was told afterward, died. 1t wa
named Joseph Christopher Sage.
II continued my relations with Russell
Sage for many years. He married again
but not me. While heartbroken 1 wa
completely under his influence After 1
or IA years had passed I lost my earl
youth and good looks, which had attracte
him. lost heart and courage and my sci
respect. suppose l fell into dissipate
habits, but never did worse than indulg
in drink. l was in various institution
but only On charges of intoxication an
disorderly conduct For what I hav
been Russell Sage is responsible"