The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-21
MRS. ROSS IS
in CONTEMPT.
Supreme Court Decides
in Favor of Kings.
OPPOSED A CONTINUANCE.
King Counsel Gave History of the
WOmen'S Career.
OPPOSED A CONTINUANCE.
CLAIM SHE IS A MONOMANIAC.

In the case of Mrs. Eugenia A. Webster
Ross, who claims the estate of tho late
William II. King. tho Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court at Newport today
decided Mrs. Ross in contempt ana that
she had no standing whatever, until she
purged herself
Her counsel asked for continuance.
but ii was objected TO, because she had
no standing. The court issued a decree
confirming the appointment OF admins
traitors of the King estate.
From tho beginning of the fight, Mrs.
Ross opponents have been on the defen-
sive rather than on the offensive. At the
session Of the court yesterday, however,
Mrs. Ross was placed on this defensive the
King counsel meatiDg her representative
with motion to oppose further delay.
THE MOTION APPELLEES.
The motion set forth:
First. that the appellant is in contempt
of this honors bic court for noL- -compli-
ance with the order of his honor, the
chief justice thereof entered therein, as
appears of record.
Second, because 10 appears from the
proof presented herewith that she is not
prosecuting said appeal in good faith.
but that the same is fraud or the court
and the parties heing only one Of "a long
series of litgations INDUCED by this ap-
pellant seeulative in character each CON
slstent with the other, and which have
apparently been used by her ns a means
10 obtaining money from other persons.
Third, the appellants claim is that she
Is the daughter Of James T.. Calhoun
and Christiana Gordon, his wife. both
late OF Port Gibson, deceased; that her
maternal grandparents were Adam
Gordon and Alethia. MS wife, both of
that place, deceased. who had only two
children, the appellants mother and one
sOn pelatiah Webster Gordon.
Fourth, appellant claims that the intes-
tate William Henry King WAS in fact
this uncle. Pelatiah w Gordon, her
mothers brother.
Fifth. in A. ID. 1850 in a suit brought
by hor against her own father before the
court In Mississippi, she recovered judg-
ment against him for sum Of about
81. 300, based upon the fact which was
proved By her father and admitted by her,
that Pelatiah ". Gordon. her uncle died
unmarried and intestote at Gonzales,
lex. in January, 1885.
Sixth, since that time she has been a
wandeIer without known abiding place
or visible means of support: making
claims TO large estates in various parts of
tho country and having mania on that
subject.
Seventh, in a. d. 1876 to 1883. appellant
was engaged In claiming that one A.
w. Gordon. who died Aug. 20. lSSG, in
Mobile. Ala, leaving "a large estate. was
in fact her uncle Pelatiah w. Gordon,
the same man who, she says now, died in
the Butler Hospital March 6. 1897, under
tho nauo of William II. King. From the
submitted it also appears that
she was using these claims as means of
raising money
Eighth. about this time she was hold
ing communication with thc spirit OF
said A. w. Gordon by questions and
answers interrogAtin2 said spirit as 10
the conduct and prospects Of this litiga-
rlon and of certain olaiMs of heis 20 lands
In Virginia. and also as To ner chances
Of obtaining money from the late Com
modore Garrison in this connection.
Ninth, in 1883 appellant first began to
appear at Mclean HosDital. Somerviile,
Mass and she made vague claims about
her relationship TO the late William Ii.
King.
Tenth, in 1893 she swore ont a writ of
habeas corpus IN the Supreme Court of
for custody Of the person
Of William II, King, iu which she failed
to disclose mis- alleged identity or any al
legged relationship 10 herself This was
by similar proceedings in the
United States Circuit Court and United
States Circuit Court Of Appeals in 1894
and 1895. Instituted ny her in the name
of one Caleb Eaton. in which she pursued
the same course.