Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
MISS GILLETTE TALKS.
Believes Local Newspaper Man
is Cause Of Her Trouble.
She Tells Spy Man That She VIII Locate
Elsewhere After Being Admitted
to the Bar.
Regular Spy Correspondence.)

(ItCSuleOI opy OoAA CO l'OAAd~tASOI
Fitohbmg, Jan. 3.-The all absorbing
topic Of conversation in this city at the
present time is as to the final outcome
of the now famous Addle f. Gillette
case From the first notice that the
young lady was to be candidate for
admission to the bar, there has been
much speculation over the matter and
now that there is a stay in the proceed
ings, this is intensified greatly. lt
seemed that a spark was all that was
needed to set the opposition into blaze,
and that this spark was found, it is
needless to say.
At the time first mention was made
of the protest, the name Of the Woman's
Club was the only one brought to the
front. Since that time it has been stat
ed that other organizations were inter-
ested In the matter and this afternoon
the Spy reporter learned that the Soro-
sis Club, which is the recognized bon
ton club of the city, being composed of
the richest women, was to act at their
next meeting, which is to be held to-
morrow; the Daughters of Rebekah I.
o. o. f., which meets Tuesday evening,
! it is understood will have a petition;
also the Order of the Eastern Star,
which is made up of wives and daugh-
/ ters Of Masons. The Woman's Club
meets Wednesday afternoon, and action,
as far as they are concerned, will be
consunlnated at that time. The Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
which meets Tuesday afternoon, will
| also have a petition before them and
act in the matter. A prominent leader
I in the latter organization told Spy re-
/ porter this evening that the petition
that would be ready Thursday, would
reach from this city to Worcester. This
was, of course, only an illustration OF
the magnitude of the work that the
women are putting in.
| Miss Gillette was seen by a Spy re-
porter this afternoon at the office of
Judge Hayden, and to him made some
statements that give reason to believe
that she is in possession of fGcts that
positively identify the instigator of pro-
test against her admission. 1t has been
no secret that NJ. n O'Connell, the re-
porter for the Boston Globe, was the
| person that carried the message to Law
yer c. e. Ware which resulted in that
gentleman telephoning to the superior
court In Worcester. AT the time the
name of Mrs. II. c. HartwelI was used,
and today Mrs. Hartwell stated that she
did not authorize her name being used
as it was, although she was in favor
of the movement.
| The statement has been made direct
of the whole matter That he had called
on various women and endeavored to
enlist them in the movement, and had
also seen one society that it is alleged
will take action regarding the matter.
The motive of the action of his, if he is
the instigator, 1t is said, lies in the fact
that he has a personal grudge against
Miss Gillette arising from a personal
matter some time ago, it being claimed
| that he was not used fairly regarding a
matter of news.
Miss Gillette is naturally somewhat
worked up over the matter, and feels
that her rights are being taken away
from her. She is also being more or
less hindered in her plans for the fu-
ture, as she intended as soon as she was
admitted to the bar to remove from
this city ard establish practice
A Spy reporter called on NJ. f. O'Con-
nell after seeing Miss Gillette, and he
stated that he had nothing whatever to
say about the matter of the protest, as
that was in the hands OF competent
| counsel But in answer to what Miss
Gillette said about him having a grudge
against her, he said the story was with
out the least foundation, and that he
was opposed to her being admitted to
the bar for the same reason that all the
people of the city were. Their oppost-
ton to her was based upon the same
grounds as his and nothing more or