New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
RAD DAY FOR MRS. CODY.
MRS ANGEL SHOWN NOT TO BE THE
MARY BROWN OF 1853.

,,A. March s-Nrs sarah Angel and John
ANGEL the rnuch-desred witnesses. were on hanu
q, the opening Of the third day OF the Margaret T.
Cody trial this morning. Mrs. Angel is the woman
- g Was asserted had been married to Jay
Could and had become the mother of his child.
She could not be found for the frst 'fai' anu
surprise was expressed on all sides wheh Sheli'
echinerdecker brought her into court TINS n'oi""e
The first witness to-day was Mrs seguiH' oA
pouse's Point who testified to having written
letter 20 Mrs Beebe the dictation OF MIS- |ouy'
In which she indirectly asked for FUNDS Win VIM"
10 prosecute her investigation as 10 the rnarriase
/ OF Jay Gould and Mary Brown She salo IN 'ie
letter that while It would be difhcun 10 pIoouie
5 arrioga record tho birth record now all
right" <.ou.
A second letter identified by Mrs. seGuin as from
Mrs Cody 70 Mrs. Beebe asked FOR SlVV. ana sa'"
that Mrs. Pierce's lawyer had arrived In Albany
with a deposition from Mrs Angel to the erect
that she was never married to Jay Gould. Inc
marriage. the deposition set forth. was 10
Frenchman named Vidas. who starved her.. she
had never mentioned this to Mrs. Cody MIS- Couy
letter continued:
e t the SsT 6m T Hef to the am S9pn
he d shd 1t by ,s LAY a Go 9aH shond fail us
A third letter to Mrs. Bcebe told OF Mrs Codys
anxiety to meet George J. Gould personally De
cause she had the key Of the whole situation IN
her hands IF the case goes 10 trial. she pro
ceeded you and will be dead and onp Ied a rol
that old fool IL constantly changing her ,n nevar
every now and then contends that she was never
married 10 Gould
THREATENING THE GOULDs.
Nicholas ]. Dack testified that he had written
come letters in 1895 for Mrs. Cody. who nan asAer
him II he could write in more than one KIND o!
horavvri,ing one Of the letters which he had
written and which was dated Oswego. \. y ana
.ig-a6 oh Moore -" was 20 Miss Helen Gould. ana
suggested TO ler the advisaeihy OF me entire
case" and Wa IN a position TO put an Gnu ~
s another letter. to George J. Gould tod tod oil on
the against the Gou,ds HAVING pt b Unused
G MS Of jay Gould il assured r Gould hs at
she had The power TO soP 6on 5 e With IT, and
e.. nor only object Was 70 obtain fundS "hSy,
sWsses'ed PERSONAL meeting with NJ COULD Ill, IN
New-York CITY as the mos; eNpeatdons %SS VI ~"
'I Fmms lewis Of Rouse's Point testified 70 nay nay
ne HsoI h5y bad boarded with Ter in Rouses PGnt
for Eve weeks. She ha1 Wricccn et ceee and the
woman had told heI at re tine Una" e S,T really
SSn ,s 10 jaw Could. and that with. regard 70
Mrs P.erce's parentage ehc iell sure A. ,o,oo n :.
70 Determine that Jay Goo'a was "o' '''
father.
MRS HoYLE's TESTIMONY
Ne 1tlie G. HOWE also Of Rouse's Point tes-
tieed that she had talked with MIS-. Cou! )" 80
fsu 81 12a5 Mrs Cody. after learning mat SHe "a
lived near Rouses Point since ~ sa.u sne ms .s
hsve known OF the marriage n Jason Eonio anu
NJ. provn She explained that Gould was IL"
.nrneer who laid ont railroad in that Sec"o''
Ms Hoyle tepled that she had known inc e-7'
neer and that she was positive ne NO
49, r,a,tie6 sarah Ann Brown. because tha' per
son had been at the time servant IN her '%lnI;
g.. .os,ieed further that she had told MIS-. You!
that the Sarah Brown referred TO was no' Wv
Mrs Angel VINO mas figured III w, ,ne niece OF The
So, ,bat Mrs Angel was IN reaHl! M - Ia,
put tIS' NC ~ T.; Was said had been married 70 ia!
Gould The original Sarah Ann Gouio' MIS- ivy
ssa TaS sb Gs@ testimony was being taken MIS- An
gel noq1eG e pointed out the fact that the origna.
Sarah Ann Brown was Of DARK ARK b3me EYES
MS AP Ho4e h sad BTown ne a G 9s9
n s9s hGW nen she was about sixteen years 0d
and hayng geThe witch She took with her. started
yor the West The child was boy bs Slu bound
ouenty she had heard o. hS me ss not shaken by
c~oss- exa mination. - ,,,o nrnceding wit
william Hoye 5ta son O. CONVERSATION Sie between
Mrs. Cody and his mother in Wf aic9l she had
after teng yIin,n the identity of Mrs ANGEL an3
Mrs. Brown said Il o n@Es PEA and am willing, il
can get what desire And need from S0' -
sa@s al SSHS tetm0Dg Of 9ta GsSrf &c
j Could taken al me I'm Mrs Cody was read
the receipt or letters ii0
20 the ju1y l.O10
THE ALTERED BIRTH RECORD
Md - carvalho the handwriting expert Inaue
chemical tests In court at the D '1-, ubat
afternoon session with view 10 olscU r1s ~
80 ,f a,v had been erased from the recoiIhS , ~
names, l11eviIe church before the alleged SUBS 7v
tne ~ the names of Mary Brown Goulu anu ,r ec
Ssa,'id Mr. CarValho had tod al. .s, ho could
- defenco that by chenlcal tes. 40 la
nHaer ordinary conditions deteInlln n1cunied about
1--WE minutes. The expert saio ne VIZ he
~ safe that the original entry haG' ~ 81 fol-
70 lev Gould" the initials h A., hilu L.
iov,inp II the small letter * 1hete nsu S,ch va :
e,re Of four small letters, one or wh1Ch
on -" In regard to the words mary bIoN, ~.
a. - another erasure and change had peen Pr
,nnoseS there was no indication through INC
cbe1nical test Of an attempted alteration. o.os ~
ProvNu OF wyoming, VINO was supioseN
80 6ad charge of Mrs Pierce's claim agaNlst uls
Gouia estate and 20 whom Mrs Couy IN Hei ier.e
a. Mrs Beebe referred when she spoke OF IaMS -.
Ss,inr deposition from Mrs Angel 10 the en-, \
", 80 had never been married 10 Jay 6ouIu tOIt
~ a wiz been at Mrs Angels house on July -
Sso5 when Mrs Cody came in. The witness silo
he told Mrs. Cody that Mrs Angel deIed 10 I'm
tbat she had ever been the wife or Jay GCud. MIS
Cav then said TO Mrs Angel: do you know mat
,b1s denial of yours would make me subject 10 the
charge OF blackmail2" Mrs. Angel MADE no re-
snonse but stuck 10 her statement
Mr. Vanderzee opened the case for the de1ence'
7, win he commended by the defence that Mrs.
from the Gouds had nothing of blackmai attached
10 a. Mr. Nanderzee read the letter on which the
indictment is based the jury, and conenced that
* was rather in the nature OF friendly sugges-
ton
Mrs Cody was put upon the stand Before she
had proceeded far an adjournment was taken until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
II Is intended by the defence 70 prove that, al
though the basis for the claim against the Gcuds
never really existed Mrs. Cody believed in the merit
OF her case having been bUoyed up and encourag ed
BY two lawyers. William McMurtrie Speer and
Amasa ]. Parker, jr, VINO assured her that they
were already IN possession OF knowledge similar IA
that which she thought she had and who were will
ing become her partners.