New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
NOT MR.. aouLD's WIDOW.
AN ATTORNEY DEPosEs THAT MRS. AN
CELL. 80 ADMITTED TO HIM.

Sill another Of the many dispositions taken In
the suit brought by Mrs Sarah Ann Aneen 70
establish her claim to dover rights as the VIM" Va
the late Jay Gould filed yesterday aiterno0n IN
the County Clerks ONCE. Mrs. Aneeh aIeses '"as
Uhile she was plain Mise Brown she met jay Hoo'u
IN the northern part Of this State while he was on
= surveying trip and that after brief cour"h'p
he married her. ,.,.,
The deposition filed yesterday is that OF Melville
c. Brown an attorney OF Laramie Cty' "as"
Mr. Brown states that he was born In MAINE, ou'
that for almost thirty years has lived in the state
Of Washington where he has held several places
among them United States District-AuoTney iof
the State and Mayor OF Laramie CITY
He was at frs; opposed to giving any testimony
a. be claimed the Information he possessed WAS
v1v.n to him in his professional capacity He
finally admitted that recently a. july iSs' N''
Angel confessed TO him that she had never oeen
married to Jay Gould, and that the latter was no,
the father OF her daughter Mr.. Brown 'es'ineu
that he knew Nrs Angel. but did not know any Oh
the Gould family and had never met Jay 1ou'o'
y. .a,d he nrst met Mrs. Angel at her home, at
Rouse's Poiut, N Y. about three years ago AT
that time he was counsel for Mrs. John r. fieFce'
OF Rock Springs Wyo. who oontenoed 'h@' s"e """
the daughter Of Jay Gould and Mrs Anseh.
"She admitted" says Mr. Brown 10 me 'n~'
she was the mother Of Mrs. Pierce ana that hef
name was Mrs ANGEL and the conversation we
had at first was as to her daughters condltioh anu
well-being.'
The witnesses testimony is that the appearance
Of the woman agrees with pictures puo"sheu u
her
IT explained" he continues ITO Mrs Anseh Una.
her daughter believed herself to be the chio OF
Mrs Angel by marriage with Jay Could ana
asked Mrs Angel whether she mad ever pee" NV
wife Of Jay Gould She told me she had ho' ou'
eaid: Tell Mary Jane her daughter tha' sne was
born IN lawful wedlock and that her ia'hei was
Mr.. De Russo.
"I exn,a,ned that the matter was one Of the
greatest Importance TO her daughter. and wanted
her 10 state the exact truth. She then repeated
what she said before-that she had never been
married TO Mr. Gould. and that she had never
claimed to anybody that she had BEEN she saio
she had been told by Mrs Cody and the latters at
torney that If she would sign papers brought to her
they would recover for her very large sum OF
money from the Could r ann She
told me she never said 70 Mrs CODY tna' she hao
Mrs Cody came into the room at that moment
and Mrs Angel said: That is the woman 10 whom
1eoeated TO Mrs Cody what Mrs. Angel had said.
Mrs. Cody became very much excited ana, %aking
that she would be denounced and advertised al!
over the country as backmaer and INSISTED 30a 10
that she had been married 10 Gould.
Mrs. Angel in a fierce and determined manner
said TO Mrs Cody, i never repeated any such
thing to You; II is lie. and you know IT, using nu
very strong nag ans na he he
only human being on earth love. and shal teii
him the whole truth. don care WHAT YOU say
or do. 50. 49,. Ao,,..
Witness said that Mrs. Cody then left the house
IN an excited manner. after which witness said re
read to Mrs Angel copy Of marria gee cer' run
cate that he had purporting that she had been mar
ried TO Mr. Gould in NewYork city at me nome OF
an uncle named Brown and that the ceruhcate was
signed ~. Hanna" and dated 1855
Witness declared that Mrs Angel then SAID she
never lived in New York or went there. never saw
jaw Gould in her life and never had In her posses;
sion any such paper as he read 10 her. She toIc
him she was married in 1883 to Mr.. De husse az
Rorses Point by the Rev. Mr.. leighton: frespy-
terian clergyman. and was not married 10 ia!
Gould any other person: ..s ..
Mr. Brown in closing said that as he started 10
go away Mrs. Angel said TO him that II she go
any money out OF her suit she would aid her