The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
NEvERWASMRS.J AYG0ULD
AVN SISTER CONTRADICT
SIRIH dNN ANGEL.
aarnh Ann was Rrnils Melissa, and one ne
russc was tho father or the Child. who
q. Now Nra. PierCo-Lcttcru from, Mrs.
C,dy. who HAD Visions OF Millions

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mnss OF testimony In contradiction of the
allegation OF MEs' s"rah Ann Ahs".i mat she IL
rrcme Court yesterday, having been returned
,'rrau, naicl,s NiI,l, vhcrc II was tall an nm
here iro" p'"Ei"S, ~ ~
Aus. 3 by Charles II. BENDER as commissioner.
Tho testimony was given by Mrs. Angels
t,o,hcr sister. and brother.in.law. all OF whom
mother, s,s'e', wv 49, ,hnt No. un.w ,na.
soy that they mover knew that Mrs AngeI was
married to Jay Gould until they heard Of that
a., ,,,so,t ,c,;o, -rhov had oo,or
clam IN tne p''a'"r wv NV heu "e,O
heard Of Gould In the younger days OF Mrs.
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StN'F"' 'I' ~ 1870 ''"Nn''s y '" '"'
origin Of iH.s action, ana m'ny incidents con-
- nq,Y Cb,rr,s s,rs,t Den,or IN ,l,o,n
Cody OF &Sto 'h'nir'S street. DenVer' 10 whom
anti and another written by Mrs. Mollic Pierce
:" pa,n s,,inys Wyo tho univ dcngbter n,
Mrs. Angel, VINO says her mother gave her 70
put IN evidence, Mrs. Angels brothcrin'lOw
testified that promises OF q million were made
hv Mrs. Pierce for testimony in her interest, and
action they would all be independently rich.
NJ. Anr,u saws she married Jay Gould in
April, 1888 at Rouse's Point. when no was
about II years Of age Mrs Emily Brown is
the mut"e' VI ~ Asen. ~ "'. uo' nus
BAND 'onn "Ioen,e"t nto"n'n ".o "eeh eer
Nrs Rrovn il tho mother of fourteen children.
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eight OF "ho" Il ''' i'ihs' p"St"o
years OF age-so old that she cannot remember
har ex,ct agc-foehlc. and unabl, to recall tn,
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exact date OF incidents 'haI TOOK piace u inc
first half OF the century. Sarah. so-called. was
the eldest child. born at Browns Ridge. in
Lower CSnaua' near i1ouSe foihl. Inc cnio
was Christencd Melissa, but when she grew up
eh""kVu ~, y" - 80
didn't like the name Melissa. After living az
Browns Brown s. Ridge ,o ,d foF a nh number ass ,, Of years shn., MIRA aSs
Brown went 10 iowa where she ''Sea ABOUT hve
years, and thence TO Douglas. She could not
recolleCt when Sarah was first married. but she
rsmsmhered that while they lived at Browns
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Hldge oarhn came nouns Win a ma haineo
pernssc. VINO, she SUD was her nnspandi In a
snort !Ihoa hiiu Mhs puIh' Muoiu " p,ommh
Pierce.l
Mrs. Brown testihed that she never heard OF
Jay uouiu until several years VIZ, wneh hs
name was mehIloheu ny ner soh'in-ia", AnSn
W; "niker: 81. .;uou.
,Q.rDid you hear any one say at the time Mo
nssa ; ShitI was p2rn fH d5 sno was married 70
.Q.I,How long after her chill, was born did you
first hear the name OF Jay Gould associated with
that OF your uauenter, MeLissa OF SarahI a
Wen, never heard anything ABOUT IL Until
u is hot very many years aKo, Two OF lhree or
r., ;oat nov p,ap,,rv Nra prnrn >ras nab "A 20
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su. hou ~ ~, W.
IN inns country, ana sne salo she nau nearo peo-
pie talking about II.
Mrs, Fannie Walker, who is a sister of Mrs.
Angel, is ~ years of age. and was born, at
Browns Ridge. She has been living in Douglas,
Mich. with her husband, A. w. Walker. about
twenry.two wears. She told about her sister
Melissa coming home iust before The birth of a
child win her hushanJ whose name was he.
. .ms nar"sso 49, ;n III n bnrsa rrSan H. ohITd
r US auS n ,a nh . uou,o ,ont n nnoo ~
was ~ u 49, 1nat SNeHi tooS piaco Q
turned 10 .he WiLhesS ama SAC: nou are an
anhty now, 1 suppose you ieel Dig ana proud
The witness admitted that she was not present
when her sister Melissa married Derusse, and
when asked how she knew that Derusse was her
husband she replied:
"Shc said he was her husband. and we ALWAYS
supposed that when a man and woman go to
horscE eeninr and ,he hir,h NJ n rhiId con,ea
thsy : nnrriad ~ con-scn Snaa t;na ~ n,
sne! Wy VI 'ouise' "Po0AAhs be-
FusSe, sue testLieu.
rememoer ne usea 10 leLch me cahuy not 10
give MIN away when nc came 70 see my sister,
because father didn't want him TO marry my
sister. he used 10 drink, and pa didn't like
that" She testified that she never saw any
other young man call upon her sister during
those days. .,
Q.-Did you ever hear the name or Jay Gould