The sun., 1896-06-30

NINE. MACEsCO, "NExT OF KIM"
ARRIVES FRON ROUMANId.
con.isnea TO LAWYER. Here-Her story II

Consigned 90 Lawyers Hereafter story Is
that She Ia the Daughter OF =. Il. Stew
arts Rrothrr James go ShI Is Not Men
toned In the Merchancs VIII, However.
Next OF kin" Of tho late a. T. Stewart ar
rived on Sunday from Havro on the Fre.ch
line steamer La BourgoRne. She was second
cabin passenger ami her declaration in French
that she was a niece OF A. 7. Stewart made her
the subject Of investigation by special Board
Of Inquiry at Ellis Island, whittier she was
taken. She answered all questions with such
frank fuoncy that the members of tho Board
decided TO permit her to land. She had letters
addressed to Lawyers Robert Noah OF 1D4
Broadway and Charles II. Griffin OF the Cot
ton Exchange. She had also certificate Of
birth, which had been forwarded tn her law.
yers by Attorney Valois OF Paris, who is the
counsel for tho American Consul in Paris.
There was no one at Ellis Island or at the Barge
Office to meet her, she went immediately to
the home of Ernest Rothschild of the American
Biscuit Company, who lives at Lowc"re, near
fonkers. She became acquainted with little
Roumanian boy at Ellis Island and gave him u
dollar TO 90 cut and get cab for her. He got
an express wagon instead, and with her two
trunks and some hand baggage she rode all the
way up to Yonkers in the chilly drizZle.
yesterday she came down town, accom-
Mr.. Griffin. He referred her to Lawyer Noah.
Mr.. Griffin said he had not looked into tho
case very deeply. and he therefore could aot
from an opinion us to irs merits. Attorney
yalcis had rabled him in regard to II, and had
also notified him that the woman was coming
Lawyer Noah says that his client is Mme.
Augusta Macesco Of Bucharest, Roumania.
% the % Trbanal 10 Of % Bucharest. ' Mr.. Noah says y
that Nine. Macesco is the daughter of James
ln-sa tt,-r hat .ln
was born In in Paris in is4I: He :ays that
hos mother n,hSr who Sss nza
way. married Cornelia .Clinch.l Nine. Ma
her mother died. and her father returned to
,Iew York. leaving her with midwife who had
reg llarly from New York. which she now be-
WSs she erS was s ohid she was adopted by
family which WAS then poor. but subse-
quently, became wealthy in the silk manufac-
Her husband. she says, had intended to ac-
company her to this city to help her prove her
stroke Of paralysis, 1t was not cTnsidersd
serious by his physician. and she thinks he
viii be able to come @ on within few & weeks. h
relationship TO the wealthy american merchant
was received through benjamin F. Peixotto.
He became interested In the case, and, AT his
death. turned tho papers over to Adolph l..
Sanger. once President of the Board OF Alder
men If this city. After SanEers death the
American icc-Consul General at Bucharest.
William BoIshall. took up the matter. Law
yer Noah says that Francis NJ. Scott, now Cor
poration Counsel. also was much impressed by
Nine. Macescj's story.
Mr. Noah says that the legal talent In charge
Of Nine. Macesco's case will begin suit as soon
as they get the papers in shape. The woman
has many documents To prove her identity:
She AYERS tina: her husband is well to do. and
that she would not put in her claim unless she
thought herself to be the sole heir OF the
Stewart estate. Mr.. Stewart. however. left q
somewhat celebrated WILL which did not men
ton this lady and which is rot broken yet, al
though oft assaulted.
She is OF medium height, hss iron gray hair,
and . digniiied bearing