The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-11
WOULDN'T TELL HER ACE
P~reroEative Of Her Sex TO Re a
Young ne She Chooses TO Be-"

Provocative OF Her Sex TO he A.
Young ne She Chooses TO BE-"
John N. Pattison. q music teacher and dealer
in musical instruments, OF 1859 Madison ave-
nue., was in the Yorkville Court yesterday In
response to a summons obtained by Louise
Lyman OF 232 East Nineteenth street. who de-
clared that he would make no accounting for
three yiolins. a cello and four oil paintings be-
longing to her. She said that on Dec. 3. 1883.
che sent the property to Pattison. who then
kept n music store in Fourth avenue, to be sold
on commission. The musical instrumental, she
said, had been beQueathed to her by o relative
and were worth $1,000. The paintings were
by James Beard, represented animal life on q
Kentucky stock farm. and were worth $1,000.
She said she never obtained any money from
Mr.. Pattison and that she could not get him to
return her property. Several years ago he
moved, and she lost trace OF him until recently.
In completing the 'an6daytt the court clerk
asked the complainant her age.
els that necessary 7" she inquired.
The clerk said tho law required IL.
"well, then. SO years." she answered.
Did you say sixty-fve. madam 2"
NO. sir, 1 did not. 1 said thirty-fve."
Remember, you are under oath. madam.
Haven't you made q mistake p said the clerk,
well, you may put it down as ~ years.
"SST6iS is a part Of your sworn testimony.
madam. Don't YOU wish to make q correc-
'!"HNo. don't" she responded. IT don't think
IT'S sny Il your, business what my age u.s. and I
""9p AT Sen age is what she wishes It to be-"
said MSgistrafe Pool. It's Q preroeative Of her
sex to be as young as she chooses TO be"
The clerk put down 40 years and finished the
Mr.: .Pattison called on ms frequently after
{! 1 gent mss saG NJ PFSS sgSrSd e foF n tRe pT M1ss ty Beea1 SSso i
| took him to be an honest. man. -Four or, i've
handed my property. He said, the musical in
s 6scnFEsa IN hf EIs H fenrt ahs' STSHsa. st Store a f IL 1914 3d.
l saw my paintings hf an dIYs On tb tine T wa nn 81 s' I
the Old maid was dead.1
Mrs. CLARA Hall. a friend Of Miss Lyman. tes-
s sboat t the P Pne eT1sd te 9G he e cOap She
| called on Pattison and represented herself as q
purchaser of paintings and old musical instru'
r. s saw bhsMRIs sa Fv on his b xsllSs e tas fSSr 70 paint int
H He s siiH 1855 SSopiSa had fe been fn refused To By the lor@eI
owner. I asked who. the owner was. lie said
who wilied them to him when she died a few
years, ago. He rolled bis eyes when he said
tses S l. dsf { to p2s5d ' b. rs J t ses though 'n00ia
her fan %vlSotently, before her face when the wit:
Mrs. Hall asserted that she led or. Pattison &c
talk OF old Instruments, and he informed he
Lyman to a man in Jersey. City for $3.50. ape
that the other violins had been destroyed By
fire. u. -,
Instruments was an opera singer" said the wit
ness, and he answered that she was Just AZ
old maid pupil. who had considerable admirn
ton for him" 800.
am not ar old maid" broke in the com
Pattison acknowledged having received tn
property from Miss Lyman to sell on commits
In his store destroyed all the musical instru
ments and damaged the paintings. He couldn'
give back the Instruments. but said he wa
ready TO return the paintings on payment Q
$3.50 for storage. He admitted that the paint
ines were hanging in his apartments. He wa
held In $1,000 bail for trial.