The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-01
MISS FOUL TESTIFIES.
TEE PROJECTION RESTS IN TRIAL OF
MRS. CODY FOR BLACRMlII.

the charge OF blnckmnl growing out OF her Ut
tempt TO prove that Jay Gould had married
Sarah Ann Angel OF Rouse's Point In 1903 and
to secure a dover interest for Mrs. Angel In
the Gould estate. Many witnesses were called
for the purpose Of showing the methods pur-
sued by Mrs. Cody in manufacturing evidence
and securing false witnesses In her endeayor
to prove this alleged early marriage OF the late
jay Gould. The evidence adduced waA dam
aging, and apparently there was not a missing
link In the testimony produced by the prosecu-
ton to show that Mrs. Cody was the sole In
stiGator OF the scheme. and that the others IN
terested in the case with her knew nothing
about this alleged marriage except what was
told them by Mrs. Cody.
Miss Helen M. Gould. who has been energetic
in hunting down those who conspired to de-
fame the fair name of her father. was the last
witness called by the prosecution. She testified:
II live Mt Tarrytown, and am tho Oldest
daughter OF jay Gould. deceased. My mothers
name was Helen Day Miller. / do not know
Mrs. Cody"
Several letters sent to her and signed Mrs.
Cody" and which were identified as having
been received by her. were produced. Mr.. Lind
say read to the jury one letter. written Feb. 10.
1896. in which the writer says:
II have twenty-five letters from Mrs. Pierce,
the supposed daughter OF Jay Gould, and those
letters can be read by you IL you so desire"
Miss Gould said she had never answered any
OF the letters written by Mrs. Cody.
: p. c.. DuRan. for the defence. will open to-
morrow morning and expects to finish before
the noon recess. It is thought his main wit
ness will be Mrs. Cody. and that he will attempt
to prove that she was the victim OF designing
lawyers.
When the court met this morning James
b. Stearns, who was on the stand yester-
H. IIA H. tlADAt
fed and explained the circumstances at
tending his taking the acknowledgements of
certain papers prepared by him at Mrs. Cody's
request. including a power OF attorney from
Mrs. Angel to Mrs. Cody and agreements be-
tween Mrs. Cody and Amasa ]. Parker. Jr.. an
Albany attorney, whereby the two women wore
to share equally Of any money or property Sc
cured from the Gould estate, and declaring
that Amasa ]. Parker. Jr.. was to have half of
Mrs. Cody's share. 1t was declared that II
Mrs. Angel settled the case without Mrs.
Cody's consent she was to pay Mrs. Cody
81. 200. 900 and II Mrs. Cody settled without
Mr.. Parker's consent she was to pay him $780,
900.
Nicholas J. Dack. who acted as Mrs. Cody's
amanuensis while she was in Albany. was re-
called and gave further testimony reRarding
the letters he had written to the Goulds at
was hired by Mrs. Cody he was asked il he
knew how to write several different hands. and
sented TO show that at Mrs. Cody,s request he
had tried to DISGUISE hts handTrltinE. DaSa
G eea Sr, Under s different fi James a aeSie Mrs 70 oo ods
had taken one OF them to Oswego to mail. In
this letter the writer told George J. Gould that
Mrs. Cody was a responsible woman and could
David N. Carvalho OF New York city, an ex-
stand. He examined several letters. covering
q period OF several years. which were signed
S 81 MsfE Which + he t declared edfS We're e1 all N Written ab By
Judge Melville g. Brown of Laramie. ,wyo..
was The next Witness. Il He wen: to Rouse
o oPi Mrs m Pierce tsee a. about sss Mrs Mrs. PhFee'; ' Gains mo'f he
said: I vas at Mrs. Angela house one morn.
t tRs Gould u aSe Case eH VII M w Mr sal cody came to hf II. aS &9st
Angel. when she saw Mrs. Cody. said: There
+ En the T tSDa Ms | ra Nns snH D saIs s to; ! ssld p Mrs;
wife. and that Mrs. Pierce was a daughter OF
not Mas' VIII Ahee jay S' could : aIfn'ef I @ toii MS. T Gody that that
Mrs. Angel said she gave her the papers be-
Mrs, Angel a large sum of money from the
Goulds II she signed the. papers on which the
h Hnssl s sait s wss Gnssd: I h ss;ai G0 By S Egnns esi
and advertised as a blaskmailer. You eer-
t tIa1 1 told a meii Mrs MAJ Angel ng thft s you had mar
never represented to you that I was married
to Jay Gould; and I now state that | never
the papers on the representation that I would
thereby receive a large sum Of money"
M Sad Ree sh0 snd n Became sme e satfsa lnfe thae she w AVN
CELL claim to the Gould estate was a fictitious
one and that Mrs. Pierce was not Jay Gould's
A. Myron Easton testified that in 1895. while
he was a Justice of the Peace. Mrs, Cody called
Layton came with Mrs. Cody and requested
him to, swear him to the paper without his
apG Isttsr t addrPs sPsdd's to eq %S. Parke Th S6 ftdldf hsd
iered fn evidence. Witness said he didn't see
minister signed it IN bis presssoe,, It was not
TSss Hxef Mrs rs H Cod HTe sHeW the ee eo aia ne' q an tRe
Mr.: Lindsay offered in evidehsss letters dated
Mrs. Cody from Tupkhan5n6ock; also letters
dated Albany. September; 1895; These letters
Wrote to ATTORNEY a. J. Parker. Jr.. saying he
gould not tell whether Or not he had maErissd
In 1858. At that time records were not kept
80 uniformly as now and the marriage was be-
donbs h That tef %aTS! Ann Shields III RSa Would nS fSf teii the he
truth. She was In his family in 1888 as
n %a t6s Of m all ESTs n She % aIso m nhys T fsfpess his
4 letter from Mrs. Cody followed to Mr.. Par
might refresh his memory. The letters which
followed were from Mrs. Cody to Attorney Par
kLer.. urging him to continue all sErapgements
suggested that she better see Mary Ann Shields
herself first to prepare her for her talk with
Mr.. Layton. She wanted Mr.. Parker to tell
her Il he wanted her longer. for IL not she
would go back to Denver. She was tired liv-
ing off other people. She had already spent
$350,5Q and things were not going according
Another letter was to George J. Gould from
q. Moorhead at Oswego. advising Gould to sec
Mrs, Cody and arrange with her, as she was an
old friend OF, his aunt's family. This letter
The court then took a recess until 2:30 P. M.
At the afternoon session the reading OF the
Cody letters was resumed.
William Hoyle OF Rouse's Point, adark- haired.
slim fellow. about 50 years old. with a black
mustache. testified as follows; Mrs. Cody
came to our house in Rouse's Point In 1925 and
asked II Mrs. Doyle lived there. That she had
the name wrong did not appear TO disturb her.
for she entered the house and talked to mother.
She wanted to know II there was any one else
around. and asked my motheri i she did not Ie-
was then Sarah Ann Brown. Ny, mother told
her No. and that she did not believe it. oh,
Won have been bought by the other side aaid