Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-23


Just one little wild oat droppe by
the wayside. and the soweF. parfleu-
larry if be be VIGOROUSLY wealthy. my
reap q peek OF trouble the first ysar,
and in the same rapidly increasing
ratio for number OF years thereafter.
All New York is wondering today
how the notorius celia Nicolaas man
aged TO scrape acquaintance with
George Could, if she ever did, and
wondering still harder what is the
story behind the assault which ZeIla
now says Gould made upon her A
few days ago the eccentric young mil
lionaire, George Law, was being pill
loried in the papers By woman he
scorned, II nothing worse, and follow
ing close upon its heels came the lit
tie escapade in which poor hob Inmzn
lost his life. What comes next Who
is the adventures? Who is the dove
with rufied feathers? What million
aire is the victim?
The Law case iE typical in many re-
spects. Under the court practice Of
New York state when suit is brought
for breach OF promise of marriage, no
DILL is fled, and none need be until
the lawyer for the defendant compels
the plaintiff to do 50. The suit has
been pending unknown to the public
at large since last winter A l.wyer
sits perched in mis- eyrie wondering
hosT much OF the s150000 sued for
George Law can be induced to dis
gorge. Another lawyer. in touch with
the millionaire defendant. is likewise
coming over big retainer and fee.
And In the meanwhile nothing is be-
ing done on either side 50 they say.
But somebody has been doing some
thing on the plaintiffs side quite re-
Gently, and that is feeding the news
papers with the scandal Law and his
bride of a year had scarcely left New
York for the pig social whirl in New
port than The irar was sprung EIe
sailed in his yacht Veto, and himself
and wife found Newport so attractive
that they sent for their horses and
carriages and other luxuries. intending
to remain until the end Of the season.
Then came the storm. and with both
their heads bent to the blast, the
wealthy pair arc longing for obscurity
instead Of social prominence.
Il would regard the suit as a joke.
said Mr.. Law. were ii not for the
base ingratitude shown by Miss Mack
and her mother They called on me
at my office last winter and repre-
scented TO me that they were sadly in
need Of assistance. They seemed de
serving. and l gave them money, as
have many other applicants An ac-
qunintance sprang UP between Mrs.
Mack. her daughter aid myself. but
there was never anything approaching
q question OF marriage between us.
was at the time engaged to my pres
ent wife, then Miss Smith. 1t is abb
solutely false that Hiss Mack intro
known since she was a little girl.
The papers in this suit were served on
me last winter and have never given
it a second thought until the publica-
ton this morning | cannot under
stand the publicity that has been
some one has found out that Mrs. Law
and myself were enjoying ourselves.
Female ingratitude is base and dan
gerous thing" concluded Mr.. Law,
with emphasis. and this is only one
Of many similar instances which have
cor5Nn ~ nation
George Law is and has been for
years one of the most picturesque fig
ures in New York city He is presi-
dent of the Eighth and Ninth Avenue
Railroad companies. a millionaire sew
eral times over a shrewd business
man, and he has been a generous pa
iron OF pugilism. His father, the late
George Law. amassed a fortune by
shre9d dealings in street railroads.
Young George vas graduated from the
Columbia college Law school, but never
.arcticed his profession. Instead he
went to work driving a car on his
father railroad, and worked his way
up in the business. SO that when his
father died he was we'll fitted TO step
into his place az president of the vsri-
Gus railroad Ines His age Is now
something over 40 and be Ii tall,
portly am jelly. He las his Yacht
merely for luxury hut he Is very fond
Of horses Ever since ne was old
enough to vote he has been a faithful
patron Of pugilism. When the late
Joe Coburn was champion Of America
he earned many valuable diamond
rings b. letting George Law knock
him down to illustrate how certain
blows should be delivered He bought
liquor for them galore.
One OF Laws most famous exploits
was in August 1888, when he char
tered a special car and took Jere Dunn,
Joe Coburn, Colonel Tom Ochiltree.
Captain Jim McCne and other sport
ing men to Saratoga. where they all
spent $4,000 Of Laws money bucking
The tiger" 1t is also said that he
was feeced out OF $4,000 in some
gambling room at Long Branch. in
July. 1889 Throughout all his costly
sporting adventures b. night he has
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