The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-01
ANSWERED SOME QUESTIONS.
SOME OTHERS wRa MILLER OBJECTED
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In compliance with the order Of Justice
Pryor OF the Court OF Common Pleas Caroline
M. Miller who. 1t 10 said. II also Matte Rod
man. and has been known under several other
names. and. II 10 asserted, is mixed up with
Henry b Sire in real estate transactions. APP
peared before Referee Avery b Andrews res
terday at his ONCE. Ill Broadway. to try and
purge herself Of contempt By answering the
questions which she had refused TO answer at
the last hearing. The reference was made In
foreclosure proceedings in which Lawyer
Frank Moss Is trying to collect second m rt-
gage on house In which Mrs. Miller lives At q
West Eighty-second street
The owner Of record il Matte Holman. Mr..
Moss says that Mrs Miller Is all there Ia Of
Mrs. Rodmsn. and that she IL acting ms q pup
pet for Henry Il Sire. II was when he began
TO question Mrs. Miller about her previous life
and her relations with Sire that she stopped
short and finally remarked: Il guess I'll 20
home now" and did so. Whether she purged
herself OF contempt yesterday will be deter
mined to-day. when she will appear before JUS
tics Pryor again.
II was agreed By counsel that NJ. Moss
waived none OF his rights in the contempt
proceedings By resuminG yesterday his per-
sonal questioning OF the Witness and he did
resume II In this style
at or about that tine ~" Feferrpr rV ~ tho I'M,
to. Mrs Rodmsn.1
. No. sir"
Have you seen him frequently recently"
:, not 20 ny knowledge"
ors( ratio ,6tyho house, " " '
Had yoe any authority to open Mrs. Rod
- object" said Mr,. Miller. "on the ground
OF wnat tne judge told me. was not TO answer
any questions which might incriminate me-"
Shs refused on the same grounds to answer
~ other question. relating 70 the Opening q
she had not been at Mr.. sire's ofilce for q long
t.ctys was called Sy Mr. Mos. ' lie bad Known
MIS-. Miller Tor some time; He served her with
Es 6,,r tire. years ago. when she was sued By
West Fiity-thlrd street thcn. and was known
as q, Rny Hartley. Mr. Bloom was not permitted
-, From there she went. he raid. TO 80 West
Thirty ninth street. where she was known as
he had been engaged during the Jacobs-Sire
s sTeach OF promise emit in serving papers on
BIoadwsy at Thirty. second street last Friday.
ana s TT9's hsl nrTa on Zip
ss5 kesrp; servant .ci Mrs Miller. ties.
four or five months. Mrs. Holman. she said, |
was tall and had dark hair and dark eyes and |
Holman used to call on Mrs Miller in Forty |
ninth street: and Miss Kearn took care OF her !
baby Will Mrs. Rodman and Mrs. Miller went |
out together she had not seen Mrs. Rodman |
since about the middle OF November and could |
not tell OF any other person who had seen Mrs.
Holman. except two other servants who had |
sworn already that Mrs. Miller was Mrs Rod |
man.
She admitted TO Mr.. Moss that Mr.. Sire had |
been In the habit OF visiting the house two or
fhreo times n week until two or three weeks |
ago. He brought men with him. she said, to |
sho " them the house.