The times., 1898-09-19
MISS HELEN GOULD TALKS.
Why She Decided to Reopen the Al
legged Conspiracy Case.


legged Conspiracy Case.
Albany. N. Y. Sept. ls.-There will be
begun at Albany on Wednesday of this
week what promises TO be the last ac,
in what has been characterized by the
lawyers of the Gould heirs as a conspir-
acy against Jay Gould's millions and ais
children's legitimacy.
1t was generally believed that the de-
cision of the court in favor of the defend
ants last December ended the matter
then and there. But such was not the
case. and the Gould family heard ru-
mors here and there that there was still
trouble brewing, and that another mother
for Mary Jane Pierce, OF Wyoming. was
being hunted up.
These rumors became so persistent and
grew so formidable that the Goulds de-
cided there was only one way to pu5 a
stop 70 them, and that was by arresting
Mrs. Margaret Cody for blackmail. Tais
was done last April. just she was
about TO sail for Europe For thus re-
opening the case the Goulds have some
times been censured. but Miss Helen
Gould. a day or two ago. made known
few facts which explain her desire TO
have the matter disposed OF beyond all
chance of legal resurrection.
II worshiped my father" said Miss
Gould .'and after his death / set myself
to the task, which was a loving one, of
going over all his letters and papers and
asserting them according TO date and
place Friends said TO me that l was
foolish to keep my feeling so wrought up
all the time, but they little knew or ap-
preciated the loving pleasure that task
was to me.
when this dreadful thing was sprung
upon me, and my lawyers sent to lie TO
know If l could give them any informa-
ton which would enlighten them as to
that period of my fathers life, / was
fortunately able to give them memoranda
which accounted for nearly every hour
of his life at that time.
Letters / found from and to his sis
ters containing the most minute details
OF his daily life, even telling what they
mad for dinner. So you see that what /
had undertaken merely as a loving task
just to have something my dear father
had touched constantly by me. turned out
providentially 10 be the very weapon
which destroyed his enemies.''
The suit, which will be tried on We'd
/ nesday, has ben brought by the GouIds
principally with the idea in mind that
Mrs. Cody's conviction may put an end
| to a scandal which seemed to grow
greater as years went by.
Strange as 1t may seem in these days
or I'M de steele ciYiliza ton, this gigantic
| scheme for capturing Joy Gould's mil
| lions had its beginning in vision. The
first act in the drama Is laid in Hamil-
ton, Mo. The central figure is Mrs Mary
Jane Pierce, religious enthusiast who
from constantly brooding over a mystic
rious father works herself up to such a
condition of hysteria that, while wedding
In her garden one Summer evening, she
had vision, and voice of thunder spoke
TO her. saying: Your father is Jay
Could"
Not very long after that Mr.. Gould was
| passing through that section of the coun-
try in his private car. so great an inya-
| lid that his family physician. DR.. Mum,
was constantly by his side. and his
daughter. Miss Helen Gould, was his de-
voted nurse. At the many wayside sta
tions where the train stopped a crowd
would collect at the news that Mr.. Gould
was in his car. and the people would
| clamor for a glimpse OF the millionaire.
| DR.. Mum, who Tesembled Mr.. Gould
somewhat, would so out on the platform,
| show himself 10 the waiting crowd. and
shake hands with many.
When the train reached Green River,
Wyo., DR.. Mum was walking up and
down the platform. A woman approached
him excitedly. seized him by the hand,
and said:
Mr. Gould, you are my father, and I
am your oldest child,"
rs that so?" replied DIR. Mum. well
If you can prove it you have good
thing
This was looked upon as an admission
by Mrs. Pierce.