The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-07
WHEN JAY GOULD WAS q.
ira FILLNr0RE's TEsTIAroNY IN
THE AN9BLL SUIT ron DOWBR.
she aays tire YsunG MAN Teia Her while Thsy
repped Chestnuts in the Cabosse or n n, 4.
and W. Freight Train Thnt He YVES = Mar
risd nTau-neposition Taken In California,


and W.. Freight Train Thnt re ives = MAR
ried Man-Deposition Taken In California;.
A deposition Of Susan Jane Fillmore, o. years
old, taken In Oakland, Cal, in the action of
Sarah Ann Angcll to secure dover in the realty
Of tho late Jay Gould on the proof Of a marriage
to him before his marriage TO the mother Of the
children who survived him, was nlod In the Su-
prone Court horo yesterday. The evidence was
taken In behalf of Mrs. Angoll and the Attor-
neys to whom she assigned her claim some time
ago. before Theodore Cooper Of California, who
wns appointed Commissioned for that purpose
by Justice Aldon Chester Of the Supreme Court
of this State on May IL last, and tho evidence
was given on Juno % last.
Mrs. Fllmore's evidence in tho main tells Of
fun she had with Gould in the fall Of 1857 roast
ing chestnuts in the caboose Of q freight train,
and Of alleged statements he made at tho time
that he was married and had a child. Ho was
not then married TO the mother OF the Gould
children. Mrs. Angoll alleges that she married
Gould on April 16. 1883, when she was 10
years old and he was about q month under
IL years. She wac a servant, and hor par.
cnts lived at Rouse's Point, on the Cana.
dian side OF Lake Chnmplain. She says
she had a child by Gould. which died. She
afterward married q man named Angel,
believing, as she declares, that Gould was dead.
Tho improbability OF her story was shown in q
long deposition Of John w. Chnmplin. formerly
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Michigan,
which was flcd in the Supreme Court here on
March 81 last. but which was subsequently re-
s %9rsfi n form sht nlc Judge GwlGeE Ea io III s Mss a ffish Of
Of Gould from 1862 to 1854, and he testified that
he never he ard Of any marriage Of Gould during
this period and never heard Gould speak OF such
Mrs; Fillmore Is tho wife of Luther Fillmore,
married Fillmore IN 1Si7. They first lived at
different places il this State, but in June, 1855,
six Gs9 Years az NV In i 1893 5St they Vent mHs Vast sps TO lIvo. sIo
was living at Scranton when, late In October, or
f HisT'yd II f N %Ss issa.' b nssS or there ass7 was a p shH 1 IN
1sh6-she first met Gould. II was ON a train OF
which her husband was temporarily acting
Scranton: Gould had got into the ca:
SsSose at sletstord to GO TO goHldshoro;
got in the caboose about 8 o'clock In tho even.
Ing, and she did not recall how long ne was
there before he reached his destination. but she
supposed 1t was four or Ave hours. Her husband
was the only other person In the caboose, and no
s was there ie ,h only 1sh part OF and d9 ier time; II Th sstso WIS Ssy a
Of chestnuts belonging to her husband. Her tes-
timony proceeded as follow
either a way freight or a coal train, | don'tknow
which. It was not an express, know,
hint Give the facts fully with reference to this
first meeting With Jay Gould. A.,,well. don't
amt in with Mrs. Angel at all. j met. him
other in a wey.treiGht or coal train, l don't
know v which 4. the l a Of oeIfoSeF, or rs sIsS 4, m ,u1y
l have had too much to do. But it was In the
fall, because chestnuts were ripe, and they are
not ripe until the last of October or November.
Q.-How did you como to meet him o Al
met him by his going on that train and riding 10
Gouldsboro, a place named after him. Goulds-
boro is not more than sixteen miles from Scran-
o-who introduced him to you' Any
Q.-Was Nj. Gould a married. man at that
o.-pId no say anything to you during the
Al don't know as / need TO tell that. need II
don't want to convict myself In that way
ours. Ishali always keep him in sweet remem-
brance Of all he has done. l want TO tell YOU
." 19.e o1%if h Ss say anything insi to you o. S during s1 ihe ) ,i Hu;
gard 70 whether he was a married man or not .
Q-:What lid no sayi A.-That he was .
did you pass your time In the car that oveningi
Ain talking. n parchine ohestnnts. l don't
o:.Mrs; Fillmore: viii you give the entire
90 far as you remember it at this time In refer
enoo TO his domestic relationsl A.-Dear mol
I cannot remember anything more. ! cannot
.Q.SWhen you stated that you had two chill.
drsn; did m. he Or DID he not say I IN reply that he
Odd he say where his wife residedi A.
Well. / could not say as to that, whether It was
IN o inc no Thst st Rast or A,.h@oN %ss' Sork Ps State.
ob 2iidpid he or ,s did hh hs Ri. n0 ! SAY w;yo that hat he ho had oSd,t 2
Now. that Is correct, / know. lam not going to
In answcr to other questions she said that MI.
or girl, or how old it was. Gould. she said. then
resided At Gouldsboro. and was a tanner. She
and sixties, but she.oould not remember these
other occasions.
that timeI Ale appeared to be smart. in
dnstEi9Ss youbhs man; He was very young; he
fMr. ao tSId " was 30 b %Gif IN ,i 1885, OF 10 years DID,
Q.-How was his face. smooth or otherwise :
A.-SmoOth. he had 10 beard as well as ] can re-
beard.
Q.-And boyish-lookingi Avery boyish-
The last time she saw Mr.. Gould was when he
went West with Mr.. Dillon after sho had moved
year. They had teiogrSphed 70 Mr.. Fillmore to
meet them at the train at Salt Lake City. Mr.,
Dillon, she said, came near dying on the way to
".H%S%s'n al sas ssI'i him and gave him some
W whiohsy; f so To on y 70 set s soms sn %sd Ease t ! ri Sim to
and gave him some and he got better. -
Mi Gould then gave me the names Of all his
t and that Ra% card Sp nos s.'9 I G1p t siw S,sH xS sSS'f I
She said that John Plorce had said she would
get something for her evidence In the case. and
she was asked:
Q.-How much were you 10 gotl Al could
not say. 1t was q great sum ! was to get g. did
do IL. said; mo, sir, I cannot do that thing.
don't want you to bring mo IN this at ali. !
s stntsd WV Would sH no not 0r T%ef I n sot NH tsls au GSl%sSs
from Mt: Ksliosgi The man offered me 81: !
want your s2; am not COINS to have nothing
very foolish for not taking tho 90" Isays.
"1hey will have to come over to my house TO
take the testimonyi ! will never 20 TO court"
and then when the man came TO serve me no
said. " You will have to pay 800, then" Isaid,
Mr.. Fillmore said I m must give my testimony so so
/ have to do IT.
She said John Pierce was q boy sl,e had taken
at tho age Of IA to bring up. He lived with her
nine years; She used 10 pop chestnuts With
Pierce, which she said reminded her OF her
younger days. She told Pierce Of the Gould
chestnut Incident and suid to Pierce. referring
~ nevor saw ehostnuts pop and burst as they
did that night. They new avery way. We could
not keen them on the stove"