The evening world., 1893-12-14
SAYS zELLA DID SAIL.
Marshal Bernhardt Saw Her and
Ruhman Board the Lain.
Declares that HummeI Was at the
Steamer Tuesday Morning.
The Couple Registered as "Mr. A.
Harris" and "Miss Graham"

notwithstanding the reiterated denial
OF Abe Hummel, counsel for Mrs. leila
Nicolaus In her suit against George
Gould to recover $4,000. that she had
not sailed for Europe Tuesday but was
still on American soil. an Evening
World" reporter this morning unearthed
what seems to be very strong, almost
incontrovertible evidence, that Mrs;
Nicolaus IL now on the high seas bound
for Bremen.
The steamer on which Mrs. N%icolaus
and her duly appointed guardian, Mr.. A..
North German Lloyd boat Lain.
They were registered at the office, z
Bowling Green, Monday. as Mr.. a. Har-
ris. Chicago. and Miss Graham. Chicago.
The berths engaged were Nos. IL and 10,
The description of "Mr. A. Harris'
corresponds to a dot with that OF Mr..
| a. Ruhman. while there is not the slight
est imaginable discrepancy between the
appearance Of Miss raham' and that
Of Mrs. Nicolaus.
United States Marshal who
was among the spectators at the pier
to see the Lain of. told an Evening
World reporter this morning that he
saw the party resistered as M l5 a., a.:
ship; that he had previously seen Mrs.
Nicolaus and was as positive as he was
of his own existence that Miss Graham
and Mrs. Nicolaus were n and the
same person.
This impression was strengthened by
the fact that Mr.. Abe Hummel. Of Howe
& Hummel, was at the wharf to bid his
II saw Mr.. Hummel at the wharf
said Mr.. Bernhar dt. and spoke to him;
/ am well acquainted with him and could
not possibly be mistaken as to his iden-
ABE Hummel was surely at the North
German Lloyd pier Tuesday morning. at
8 o'clock. when the Lain sailed, and l
| ~ p,tit, no qtirn that hia h,iginaSG there
was to see Mrs. Nicolaus off. for besides
recognizing her myself, she was pointed
out to me as the plaintiff In the suit
against George, Gould by q gentleman
who has seen her several times and /
believe has a personal acquaintance with
her"
a description of the person who pur.
chased the ticket was freely given, and
although the clerk denied personal
knowledge of the purchaser, 1t was evi.
dent from his manner that he knew that
person well. -.
The description tailed precisely with
the appearance of the clerk In Howe q
dered the cab for Mr.. Ruhman and Mrs
Nicolaus II few days ago, when sh,
visited the office and avoided a number
her to track her to her place of abode.
Mr.. Hummel was severely. technical
In his responses to questions of reporters
this morning. He would only say thai
lie StoIy Dupliolltu N'ot'i'"N g
morning paper concerning the sailing OF
Mrs. Nicolaus for Europe was false
This story alleged that she sailed on, the
Normannia of the Hamburg-Americar
The piers of the Hamburg-Americar
line and the North German Lloyd ad'
Join each other and the Lain and Nor
MAMMA sailed at the same hour Tues
day.
1t is possible that the reporter, beint
unacquainted with shipping matters
AT, any rate. United States Marsha
Bernhard is so sure of the facts abov
stated that he declares that he vii
make good Si his statement that Mrs
Nicolaus IL still on terra frma, by pro
ducing her in the flesh, as evidence.
EGeorGs i wo GSSAnld rsn whsn sfer his by Ono e.
in the Western Union building thi
+ THAT Mrs. Nicolavs sailed on tn
: steamer Lain yesterday, or that sh
sailed or any other steamer for Europe
II must positively refuse to make an
more statements about the case, IN
must refer you to my attorney, Nj
Cochran
In answer to the question:
Has there been a settlement made l
s the Case"" Mr.. Gould replied:
THE entire matter Is in Mr.. Cockran
hands. and you must see him"
: Mr.. Bernhardt also said that Mr.. An
neTE, tnc thedtrlcdl WdnuSci, was aiiioi
the Nicolaus party at the pier.
Lawyer Hummel, when seen later b
4 reporter declared that he did not cal
what was said about Mrs. Nicolaus
sailing or who said It: that he wouI
n stick to his original statement.
. When the proposition made this morI
. ing by Deputy Marshal Bernhard. tn;
!; he would bet $1,000 that Mr.. Humm
o was at the steamer, was announced
him, Mr.. Hummel said:
"I will neither affirm nor deny NJ
~Bernhardt's statement. / have nothir
further to say"