The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-23

Della keegan Wants Oioo. oOo-AnAo.
eedeass 81 Deasa and Complaint
NEW YORK. July 22-The suit OF Della
keegan against Russell Sage for DAMAGES
In the sum Of $ioo, ,0oO for alleged betrayal
goes on apace. but IL Is being conducted tn
secret and mysterious manner, and the
public can get only an inklins of what ia
going on. Charles A. Bunks, appointed
referee BY Judge Truax to take certain
testimony, listened on Thursday 20 the
evidence Of Mary Mulhearn. who q Z
sister Of the plaintiff, but what she die.
closed will not Be known until next Mon.
day. What Mr.. Sage's defense will b n
outlined in an afldavit he has Just filsd. n
which he says:
II have learned through the sworn A.
davtt Of the only sister and relative Of Tie
plaintiff who resides in this city, that the
piainrin has for many years led such IN
utterly irresponsible for what shS ssvs or
does. Most Of the time during the laso
fifteen years she had been ON Blackve
island and at other public institutions.
am informed and believe that Baptiee
Marshall. the plaintiffs attorney, sought
her out In one Of these institutions and
induced her 20 sign the complaint whoa
she was partly intoxicated. I am also IL.
formed by Mary Mulhsarn. the sister of
the plaintiff, who Is respectable ianitress
In this city. that Marshall visited her
several times to induce her to support by
her testimony the false statements In the
complaint. and promised her. In consider.
alton thereof, . situation - janitrsss, with
larger salary and p0ruon Of tine pro.
cecds Of tho money to Be extorted from me- ~
Aarshail alleges that Mn. Nulhsarn
told him she never swore to any a0adavat
such - that described by Mr.. Sage. Mar.
shall also mentions visit 70 Nr. oaeo'o
ONCE BY Nrs. Mulhearn and himself -
demand the return Of statement che haA
been induced 70 siGn.
The complaint in the suit asaiast R,e.
cell Sage Vas served by J. Baptist Mar
shall. Of 80 Broadway. the lawyer for Nh.
Keegan. ON April - last Previous q ~
date . demand had besn made On ~.
Sage for settlement, bat ho declined 20
come to terms. insiseing that it vas an g.
tempt at blackmaiL. The whole story
came out before Judge Berkstavsr, sitting
1863. whom Russell Sage vent 70 hons.
keeping with his hrst wife In The
handsome place whore No otill iveo. at
000 Fifth avenue. he had for cook IN Irish
woman. After time che told Mra. 6aeo
that she had two sisters In Ireland who
were enxious to come 70 America 70 better
bring these girls into the osee establish.
msnt whom they came over. In due
course OF time the girls arrived. and Ma
Sage having consented 20 receive them
they took up their abode In the Fifth avo.
nue. house. The youngsT Of these two
Irish immiErants II the woman Who 10
now suing Mr.. Sage for 100000 damages.
In her complaint she alleges that altsr
the death Of the 6rst Mr.. 6Aeo. In 1861.
MI. Sage became exceedtnely attentive 20
her: His love apparently Increased With
each day and finally she alleges that
he engaged himself 70 marry her,
Under this promise the plaintih averp
that she was ruined In 1858 After she
gave birth to . child she Gays Mr.. eaeo
deserted her, and she has haad severe serue.
gle ever since TO maintain an existence.
explain whv the woman, IL she has cause
for action at oil. waited over twenty-five
years 10 assert IT. Until last month the
plaintiff lived on the ground door 0f =
tenement at <35 Wsst Thirty-ninth stroo2
Something over four weeks ago. accord
Ing TO the ncighbors, she was taken away
By her counsel and three other men in .
carriage. Il was stated 70 the neiehboSo
that she Vas to be placed In some home.
She had. according TO the neighbour, been
drinking hard for some time. and Was In
poor physical condition. At Mr.. 6Ago's
ofIice it was stated recently that che action
was for the purposes OF black mall, pure
and simple. The Kee2an woman had beon
coming around the Office for some time.
always in an intoxicated condition. 6he
would, il was said. demand money Of Mr..
Sage and raise q row when Il vas not
forthcoming. hanging on until the million
aire wonid give her dollar or two. when
she would 60 away. only 20 return agaln
In short time for more cash.