New-York tribune., 1897-08-25
THE GOULDS MAY SUE NOW.
A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION LIKELY TO
FOLLOW MRS ANGELL's ACTION.
Ex-JuDGE DrIA.OS. COUNSEL FOR THE FAMih'' w.
THE COLLAPSE or THE woMAN's CLAIM Io BE
JAY GorLD's wIDow-HER hackers.
HE SAYS. WILL DOUBTLESS BIZ
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
The suit brought by Mrs Sarah Brown Ahse"
to secure dover rights in the estate iei' py 90
Gould upon the pretence that she was married -
the dead millionaire in his youth. has pracuca"'
fallen 10 the ground To several persons Mrs an"
CELL has said-afterward reducing her Statement"
to wrtng-that she was never married 10 '"S
Gould and she has admitted further that sne "a'
induced TO lend her aid to the proceedings ny '"'
specious promises OF various INSCRIPTIONS persons
Ex-Judge Dillon who has conducted the esa
proceedings on behalf Of the Gould family IN re,
viewing Yesterday the history Of the case, aho
commenting upon i;s latest development saih' VII
MAY D. 1896 there filed in the name OF sara"
Ann Angel suit against the heirs OF Jay "ou'
for DOVER In the complaint she alleged that on
April l6 1853, she married at Champlain, ~ Il
to Jay Gould. The first that was heard OF tn'S
claim was I'm a letter from Mrs. Pierce OF Wyo-
ming the alleged daughter OF Mrs Angel IN whic"
she asserted that her mother was married 10 'i''
Gould on May l5. 1883 by the Rev j. hanna d
Methodist preacher. and that she mad certinca'e
10 that effect. The same claim that the marriHsc
ceremony was performed by the Rev. j. Hanna IN
Nav 1883 was made by her husband This claim
was afterward abandoned. and the marriage "a'
alleged IN the complaint afterward hled 10 nav
been soemnzed at Champain on April IS. lsS. by
the Rev. Nathan Leighton. Presbyterian m'h's-
ter OF Champlain AT that time.
I'm consequence Of the institution OF this sut
continued Mr. Dillon "a careful scrutiny was made
into the early life OF Mr.. Gould. He was born on
farm In Delaware County. " Y. on May -, IH@'
and at the date OF this alleged marriage he was
therefore less than seventeen years OF age II"
lived on the farm until 1851 when his father moved
with his family to Roxbury, In the same county. be-
canning proprietor of a tinshop. Jay Gould assisted
his father in the shop until the spring OF 1872, when
he left home 10 engage in the work OF surveying
for certain pIrtes who were making map anu
survev of Ulster County The documentary and
other evidence shows that he was engaged IN UNI
work In Ulster County until about Christmas, M
and when that was finished he gave a receipt dated
September ~ ls52 fac-simile OF which has Deen
published lie then visited his family at RoxDury
for the holidays and early in January. ls went ID
Albany to live with his uncle. wnen he again en-
gagged in surveying and shortly aerTard M , entefe
that time fortunately has been preserved iie a.
tended the Academy until the latter part OF MdfSm
map OF Albany COUNTY ana nm map POL 81 DeaSs oe tSss
County which he prolected hr wTrH "i x, o., a snd
part of 1874 Numerous autograph letters irom
served Through "A careful and scrutinzing ex-
animation of family ana other letters ana ascoan. p
books containing entries in his writing, wncn nay
been preserved and from the recolecions OF hsnn WIN
nesses the whereabouts OF Jay Gon,d ropd naoT ,b
period OF the alleged marriage TO Mrs. ANGEL rms
evidence shows conclusvely mat Jay Gould heNe.
vfsr Wis IN x e nGrgsrm gsna Ry.' 1862 % he married
Miss Miller in New-York city; and down to o. the
afterward no claim ever made by Mrs Anger
that she had been married to Mr. Could. .,s,., q.
'In view of the fact that the mother ana sister OF
Mrs Angel have given testimony showing tnat tne
alleged marriage TO Jay Gould never took place, ana
in view of the recent confession Mrs. Angen mas
given to the public that she never was married 10
Jay Gould and spoke 20 him. ana tne cons
ulIent collapse the IL seems 10 me that IL i
not necessary 10 make any detailed statement OF th'
evidence In this extraordinary suit which Is notn-
ing less than an audacious attempt 10 extort monei
The mere fact that Mrs. Angel at no time maj. m.
any claim 10 have been married 10 Mr.. Gouln untE
long after his death ard fortyfour years ater tne
alleged marriage - sufficient 10 stamp the ci.'m ~ a.
fraudulent The real conspirators In THIS case
ought to be- and doubtless will he, criminay prose-