The evening world., 1893-12-08
.BYRNES KNOWS Her.
He Says Mrs. Nicolaus Should Be
Arrested.
George Gould Has a Long Talk
with the Superintendent.
Rumor that the Pretty Plaintiff
VIII BE Taken Into Custody.

Mrs Zella Nicolaus. the eighteen
year-old girl who. through her lawyers,
Howe & Hummel, Is suing Millionaire
George Gould to recover a check for
$4o,0 which she claims he gave her
and afterwards took back, had an ap-
p pointment with her lawyers for . o'clock
this morning. Because she failed to
keep 1t Mr.. Howe was angry. Whether
tn. latest exposure of the girls wild life
had anything to do with the lawyers
anger he would not say.
George Gould called at Police Head
quarters this morning and had long
conference with Supt. Byrnes. The Su
perintendent afterwards said that Mr..
Goulds visit was in relation to the suit
which Mrs Ncolaus has brought against
| him.
II know all about Mrs. Nicolaus," said
| Byrnes. "Sh Is an adventures with a
long history. and should have been In
Jail Ions ago.
II Rave known OF her for the past six
or seven months, and know that she has
blackmailed many prominent people. in
Guiding the Mayor Of Chicago"
Mr. Gould has been up to see me a
number OF times, and his visit this morn
Ing was ABOUT tnlS aTItlCulaT case. MT
Gould said he was going to press the
charge of blackmail as hard as he knew
how.
1T is about time" said the superin-
men were protected from blackmailers
matter as he did,
Mr.. Gould himself declined to be in
told all that there was to be told.
See Supt. Byrnes." said he. Per
haPs he win have pomethins interesting
This remark. coupled with Mrs. Nico:
iaus's failure to appear at the office OF
her lawyers, led to the belief that the
rest. soon would be. No positive in.
formation to that effect could be OBJ
tained, however.
Messrs. Howe & Hummel have fought
past history. when her wild Western
record was exposed yesterday he said he
refused to tell where she lived.
Then the reporters went digging around
for themselves and traced her to the st.
James Hotel, where she had registered
as the wife Of Ruhman, her recently ap.
pointed guardian.
At the hotel they were known as Mr.
SiSio ana Mrs; Ruhman. but when their true
promptly ordered to leave, in spite OF the
fact that Lawyer Hummel had guaran
teed to pay their expenses up, to 500
yesterday. Mrs. Nicoaus called on hei
lawyers again and made the appointment
for this morning
In an appearance at the office this morn.
ing. and almost Immediately one OF the
office boys presented him with the morn
Ing, papers, at the same time asking
Mrs. Ncolaus?"
Now, don't try to be funny, thun,
dered the lawyer; This Is no time fol
| Abe Hummel rushed up the steps al
that moment and disappeared into ar
inner office. Mr.. Howe chased after him
| In few minutes the latter came out
Has Mrs Nicolaus been here yet?" he
asked.
! mo, sir"
odd. Very odd She ought have been
here before" Then Mr. Howe rushed in
Half an hour later he again appeared
and. button,holing an Evening World
Now, j would like to give you thre,
or four columns. but cannot really can
not 1t Is true that Mrs. Nicolaus has
left the st. James. but on my word
present. There Is really no use OF your
~"@s!nfi &Ts i"S Sie5iau. 'S"SSI be here this
I don't know. / think she will: In
fact. | may say she should have been
here before this. But about all these
stories. What do they matter anyway
don't care II she committed a murder
in Chicago or elsewhere. 1t has nothing
whatever to do with her case against
George Gould. We Will fight 1t as hard
| as we know how"
| Lawyer Howe was sitting disconso.
lately in his office when The Evening
| Worid' reporter called again at l.3(
| O'Clock He is still watching for the faiI
Zella to materialize. Abe Hummel had
got tired of waiting half an hour earlier
| and gone away.
| 1--WE intend to get the case before n
Jury" said he. "and ! am as positive ms
that am sitting here. that when George
Gould and our client are brought face
to face in court. and both stories are
told that we will get the verdict. / only
wish | could go before a jury to-mor-
row morning with the facts In our pos
session. Adventuress though they call
her, she would win
| What can they arrest her for? II she
| Is arrested Mr.. Gould must be the com
plainant. | doubt very much n he would
| ever assume that role. This suit Is going
| 10 be pushed, and II they do arrest our
| client mark my words. she will be re-
leased In very lively order"
/ BYRNES MAKES A TOUR.