The sun., 1897-07-23
WHEN JAY GOULD WAS II.
RELATITEs VINO ARE SURE HE
DIDN'T MARRY At THAT AGE

the Month After the Alleged Marriage That
He Came Here with His Mouse Trap.
In tho action brought by Sarah Ann AnRell to
recover dover In the realty OF Jay Gould, two
large books Of evidence takon on consent Of tho
lawyers for both sides were filed in tho Supreme
Court yesterday. 1t is understood that the owl.
denco is taken before the trial because of the ago
of tho witnesses, and tho fear that one or moro
Of them may die before tho case comes up.
The evidence hled yesterday was all In behalf
of the Goulls and was taken before George Nc
Kittrick Of Brooklyn referee in this city and
at lrvington. Tho evidence In the main was to
rcfuto the statement Of tho plaintiff that she
had married Jay Gould on April 10. 1853, but it
was otherwise interesting rs showing the carly
history of tho flnancier.
Elizabeth Palon testified that she is the wife
of Gilbert E. Palen of Germantown. Pa. Her
fathers name was John Burr Gould. and her
mothers Mary Moro Could She was born in
1884. and her first recollection is OF living at
West Settlement, Delaware county, with her
parents. She had sisters, Sarah Burr, Anna,
Nancy. and Mary, and a brother Jason. Her
brother Jason was known very early by tho
name Jay. Ho was born May ~, 1886. Her
family continued to live at West Settlement
until tho last week Of March. 1852. when all
moved to Roxbury or Beaver Dam, except the
mother, who had diod In January, ls41. Their
father married again in 1912. but his second
wife died within four or five months of the
marriage. About 1s44 their father married o
third time, the woman being Mary Ann Corbin,
by whom he had one child Abraham Gould.
Jay moved to Gouldsboro about 1855, where
he remained until about 1851, when he came
down to this city TO live. Jay was in Goulds-
boro in 1850. tho witness said. because she could
positively remember that. The witness had
often seen Jay after his removal to Now York.
He married Helen Miller in this city about 1862
or 1868.
Odd you ever hear Of your brother being
married before that time q A.-No. sir.
brother Jayi Any first Tcooileotion ~ Of my my
ting before M old frePIsso in ny fsther,s homo
vivid. The dress was trimmed with small points
around the neck.
settlemcns when 10 got biz enough; Their
heavy snow wstorm. he kept q hardware and tin.
gan surveying Ulster county; The account
SsSs sSf S % @ were tSen put y ovidseee
In n letter written BY Jay Gould on Oct. 8,
1882, from Rosendale to DR.. A. Hull Gould
think there going TO be great political rally q
sna pSi for tssSn but be tho
whifs w g. ssappoisscd in the e, eoSps0tSoO o S. 2,
scott. A. least hope not: think the united De-
Tons
I'M ny aS
the family most Of the afternoon to clean up tho
plain whether the steak was sturgeon or beet;
While Jay was mapping Albany county in 1883
days without . letter. The letters were post:
was ss home With yp5oia tezs'r. and oa ths Is
ahsn Erasmus %SufBs Bennett, now farmer and borso
geuth. he IveS at CarSs,vtiie. in this State, and
know Jay Gould While surveying Albany
weeks beginning some time in April 1858.
ssS IL had Sa
n ssi ss ssSs
tSs crystsl Pa Palace II tIls e.tS; The xi.hssss
fathGE wss rs 6r9theS eS OF G0qldS mother Hs
Jay SGpd had l.pysd spy model OF invention with
BY our grandfather, WHO haS sent II to Mr.
d M aSs s sna
to The Crystal Palace. and it remained ON e1hi
C.WDo you remember any incident connected
ws ey h' vs n es sy
Ing 9s snS bGS
and tackled the man and held him until police
to to t poss sna o
tered a complaint. and Mr.. Gould exhibited the
trap TO the Justice and he was terribly taken up
o.-Whst happened .heni AITo the best Of
my a shs Jqdgs a 190k a9 he
man and he got some trifing punishment. and
Quincy to the Crystal Palace and deposited il
before Ths (. aeen Miner Gould
5s@ Ss 5o ssS and fo Gss o as ssd
well. he was quiet boy. "a boy that ~ was ot not
% sai I
He was rather of retiring disposition, rather
Re as enough
general company he vas not @ great talksr ae
tSisnss s00aa ae ,'sSaSr Was boy Of @ intellect
IN many respects; that is. he was very inde.
hs mAy e. ha
q good listener and from what no saw and then
asudsnt .; % ho TS
For instance az work he was snm sent Ss
Would Eg stay % there tho entire recital rather
than ask for q solution, Il he did not succeed In
at Very HG SspsSdi
things out for himself He was not boy given
to play very much. He was never rude and
boIsterous. shouting, jumping; and all that sort
of thing. Whatever he did, he always
did neatly, his mapship and his drawing. !
taught drawing, and had them draw a great
deal on the blackboards, and his work was
always very neat. Ho was very gentlemanly SO
far as his speech was concerned, never know
him to make any rude speech. Inever knew OF
q profane word or q vulgar word. and mover
heard a word that calculated to hurt any
bodys feelings. never heard one come from
his mouth.
The witness had seen Gould at times to 1855,
and had corresponded with him, but never heard
Of his alleged prior marriage.
Peter H. Brink OF Elizabeth, n. j., and Isaac
Bloom Wilcox OF Muscatah, Kan, who did sur.
veying for Gould, gave evidence that Gould
was very busy with his surveying during the
period the plaintiff says he was on honeymoon
trip with hor.
Anna G. Hough. a sister Of jay Gould. and her
husband, tho Rev. Asahol N. Hough, were sub