The evening times., 1895-11-28
Parker,BTidget&Co
Clothiers, 315 7th ST.
zELLA'S $4,000 CHECK
Story of the Valuable Paper Signed
and Endorsed By George Gould.
No Matter How Nicolaus Got the
Check, 1t Was Admitted to BE Gen
uiHe, but Gould Captured II.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Lawycrs and Pink
erton detectives have been In close con-
eultation for several days getting evidence
10 defend George Gouli in the suit Of Zella
Nicholaus against him for the recovery OF
a check which she claims Gould got from
her by fraud. The suit will shortly come
up for trial in the supreme court Of New
Jersey. The true story Of the check has
never been told till now.
Several Chicago mansions were hired
and furnished by clubs OF rich New Workers
during the Worlds Fair. These houses
were occupied for stated period by
each OF the subscribers in turn. One Of
the heirs to Jay Could fortune was men,
ber OF one of these clubs. He had the right
TO certain very handsome house for Two
months, beginning with the middle of
May, 1898. While he was living there
In splendor he met Zella NIcOlaus.
The Joint heir uf Jay Gould got on
exceedingly well with the beautiful blue
eyed baby faced Zella, and by the first
of July they were exceedingly good friends.
In the first week Of July he received a
check for $40, 900 from New York. 1t
represented his share of the interest IN
Missouri Pacific bonds for the first six
months uf 1893.
How Zelia got that check is not known.
hut she got ii. and with George Gould's IN
dorscment on the back OF it,
Zella Nicolaus went Ia bank after bank
in Chicago tn deposit the check as cash,
but was not permitted Ia do so. In New
York she had a similar experience, and
finally called on George Gould, who secured
the check, gave her $500, and laid the
affair before Inspector Byrhes.
Byrnes admired Georges mana agemenL uf
the case, except the giving of $500 un
account.
THAT was bad. very bad" said Byrnes.
Still he agreed to do the best he could.
He sent for Zclla and proceeded TO
throw n scare into" her, as they used
TO call those underground proceedings in
the good old days in Mulberry street. The
scare was most effective, and Zella went
abroad in O trpmOr.
on the way over she had a good chance
to think, and she decided that she had
made n fool of herself. So back she came,
almost on the next steamer, and renewed
the attack.
ByrDes was too busy about his own af-
fairs TO he of much use TO his friends.
Also underground Mulberry street was
no longer safe and sure, and secret COM
mittees. smelling about, were dangerously
near IT.
So ZeIla got lawyers and settled in Jer-
sey City. and then formally began her as
sault. Whether George Gould will let the
case come to trial is a question that cannot
be answered. He does not like the idea OF
a scandal that Will involve one of the Goulds.
Whether Zella will dare let the case go to
trial is yet another question. Bearing upon
this comes the following dispatch from the
Worlds correspondent al Chicago:
William A. PinkertOn. head OF the de-
tective agency that bears his name. says:
II don't think that the Nicolaus will
ever allow the case to get into the courts.
II she does, she is not the selse-endOwed
woman take her to be- or she Is being badly
advised.
.'There is no chance on earth for her TO
recover anything. Mr.. Gould has kept
close watc, and made such thorough in
yestigation. that her every act. from the
cradle down to the present day, is in the
possession of his attorneys. |
IL remember meeting the girl just once, |
toward the clnse of the racing at Washington
Park. in 1893. She was in tue grand stand |
in company with three well-knuwn women, |
and took n good look at her. She struck |
me as being more interesting than pretty, |
and from a subsequent talk that had with |
her should say that she is bright withnut |
being sharp, has only commonplace educa- |
tion bat makes the must of this. |
Without knowing anything OF the case. |
should say that Mr.. Gould was never taken |
I'll by the woman. He is too bright a man |
to allow this child adventures to enmesh |
him."