The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08
BYRNES KNOWS Her.
He Says Mrs, Nioolaus Should Be
Arrested.
George Gould Has a Long Talk
with the Superintendent.
Rumor that the Pretty Plaintiff
VIII BE Taken Into Custody.

Mrs. Iella Nicolaus. the eighteen
year-old girl who, through her lawyers,
Howe & Hummel, Is suing Millionaire
George Gould to recover check for
s4n. 900, which she claims he gave her
and afterwards took back. had an APP
y ointment with her lawyers for . o'clock
this morning. Because she failed to
keep It 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 a long
conference with supt Byrncs. The STU
perintendent afterwards said that Mr..
Goulds visit was in relation to the suit
which Mrs. Nicolaus has brought against
| him.
Il know all about Mrs. Nicoaus," said
Byrnes. she is an adventures with IA
| 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
blackmalled many prominent people. in
Guiding IA Mayor OF Chicago.
MIR Gould has been up to see me u
number of times, and his visit this morn
Ing was about this particular case. Mr..
Gould said he was going to press the
charge of blackmail as hard as he knew
ut is about time" said the superin-
tendent, In conclusion, that prominent
matter az he did"
Mr.. Gould himself declined to be in
ted s That t tSers w ss "s Be told a"
See Supt. Byrnes." said he. per
haps he VIII have Tomething interesting
This remark, coupled. with Mrs. Nico-
aus's failure to appear at the ofiice OF
her lawyers. led to the belief that the
young woman. II not already under ar
formation to that effect could be OBJ
Messrs. Howe & Hummel have Tough,
Es' sn well s to
past history. When her wild Western
record Was exposed Yesterday he Sad said he
refused to tell where she lived.
Then the reporters went digging around
for themselves and traced her to the St;
as the vile OF Ruhman, ' her recently ap.
At the hotel they were known as Mr.
promptly ordered to leave. in spite OF the
fact that Lawyer Hummel had guaran-
to pay theT up to 500
yesterday, Mrs. Nicolaus called on her
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
i he bad read about ' the 'bou s hs'" q
"Now, don't try t. be funny" thun.
fun. Did see. 1t? Did l see, 1t? Uh!'
Abe Hnmmel rushed up the. steps at
that moment and disappeared into an
In a few minutes The latter came out.
Has Mrs. Nicolaus been here yet?" he
asked.
odd. Very odd. She ought have been
Halt an hour later he again appeared
snH; Sgtto said an Evening "0r'd
Now. ! Would like to give you three
or four columns. but cannot; really can.
do not know where she is stopping al
present. There is really no use Of your
"aW xviii MIS-. Nicoiaus be here this morn
i don't know. think she will. In
befoas tss sh sn. sSoa M
stories. What do they matter anyway?
I 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 night 1t as hard
as we know how"
Lawyer Howe was sitting diyconso-
lately. in his ONCE when THE Evening
World" reporter called again lat l.3c
o'clock. He Is still watching for the fair
Zella TO materialize. Abe Hummel had
got, tired OF waiting half an hour earlier
we intend to get the case before n
Jury" said he. land ] am as positive as
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 80 before jnry to-mor-
session, Adventures though they call
hcr w sme G Sem they wa arrest her forg II she
!. arrested Mr. Gould must be he COM com;
ever assume that role. This suit Is going
e be pushed and Il they 90 ,srTes st our Dur
leased In very lively order
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