The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
GOULD GIRLS MIXED UP.
yr.xy OR ANNA. OR BORN OK
WHITTIER ExGAoED 10 WOODRUFF
o..xr. Gould Denies That Either Oh
al. Sisters IL Afianced TO Any
body-The Actor Confirms IT.

,cta nrettv little romance vnlch '"'
,-..ra~s NJ the metropolis have been
furnishing with variations about the ia'e
,ov t;ould's daughters. Helen ana ANNA
has been somewhat confusing. TO say the
least. The Sun says that Helen Is en-
| Gagged. or preparing TO engage herseiI' -
| either daughter is, to Actor Harry "oou-
ruf. and a denial is coupled with TINS
| statement. The Herald says that Anna 10
Woodruffs nancee, If either Of the Could
girls is. and its story fits this theory.
! The World afiirms that It's either heieh
| or Anna, or both-it doesn't know winch
| ana then publishes George and Edwin
| Gould's deIials. and credits the romance
| 10 Woodruff and mis- theatrical agents
And now to-day, George J. Gould, the
| authoritative elder brother OF both girls,
| without whose consent, according TO theu
! fathers Will. neither of them can marry
| and retain her entire fortune, says that
neither Helen nor Anna is engaged 10
/ any one.
Mr.. GouldS card or statement 10 the
public is as follows:
There is absolutely no truth in the
story published ia the morning papers.
Neither OF my sisters is engaged 10 any
one. Neither Mrs. Gould nor Miss Gould
ever met MIR. Woodrun. Mr.. Woodrun
is a friend Of mine, and / know nothing
of his leaving the stage / do not be-
lieve he ever started such report, which
has been going the rounds tor some
months. L took the trouble to state it
was not true when 1t first came TO my
notice"
But the idea of an engagement for one
or both of these heiresses Of the Gould
millions had taken such strong possession
OF the newspaper mind that each journal,
on its own hook, set out 10 CLEAN informa-
ton that should bolster up its own theory
in the premises. For example, the Sun
obtained from Boston a nice circumstan-
tlal interview with s. V. Woodruff, father
OF that Journals bridegroom-elect, and so
Helen Gould was made out hancee AFTER
this fashion:
MIR. Woodruff had read in the evening
newspapers the report that his son and
Miss Gould were engaged. L had no init
nation OF IL before, he said. i knew Of
my sons acquaintance with the Gould
family, and how much he was thought of,
but / did not know that it had reached
this point. When l was in the stock mar
ket in New York Harry used to walk
down the street with me, but l found |
couldn't attend to my business in conse-
quence. Ladies used to stop us on the
street, and throw their arms around
Harry and kiss him and smooth his gol-
den locks. and say, THAT Is the dear
little boy we saw at the theatre last
night" About three years ago Henry
Gillig, a rich banker of Philadelphia at
tended performance at that city where
Harry acted. Next day he told Harry
that he must give up his engagement.
Mrs. Gillig insisted that Harry should
accompany her and her friends TO Europe
stayed at home"
The Hersld's story was built upon the
theory that Anna must be the actors
bride-elect. That Journal said:
actor Harry Woodruff has resigned
from Charles Frohman's comedy compa~
ny. TO his intimate friends he said that
this step was preparatory TO taking
law course at Yale, with the intention Of
ultimately marrying Miss Anna Gould,
daughter of the late Jay Gould. The story
Of the prospective marriage has been cur
rent for some time in the Lambs and
other clubs Of which Mr.. Woodruff and
his friends are members, and these
friends say that his resignation rendered
yesterday gives IL confirmation.
"Mr. Woodruff was seen very late last
night. and asked if he had anything TO
say in regard to the story. IT is absO-
luteiy untrue he said. There IS no mar
rage engagement. lnere Is no friendship
between Miss Anna Gould and myself.
There has been none for more than a
year. There never was any--simply an
mountaineering. l met her casually at
a tea. j met her two or three times after
that. found that the acduaintaneeship
was not agreeable to the family and 1
modestly stopped-ceased all communica-
tion with her.
az wish you would say this for me-
added Mr. Woodruff. that so far as my
going to Yale is concerned I shall pay
my expenses out of my own earnings,
together with a legacy left me by my
mother, part of her Inheritance from
the estate Of her father, Gabriel w.
Cote
when told the theory advanced by Mr..
Somervile-that he had made some state
ment about expecting to marry Miss Anna
Gould after a dinner where he had load
ed too much-the Dresden china youth
exclaimed:
THAT statement is an outrage. Ii Is
entirely false. I never made any such
assertion. L never drink liquor of any
kind"