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have an auction sale of these same eff

nave an auction sale of these same eff
fects late this summer in Paris.
Mrs. O'Neins affairs while she was in
Paris were managed by a commissionaire
named Armot L'Huillier. He provided Ter
with fiat, he furnished the fat, he pro-
vided her with carriages. servants and
everything else she requi1 ed All this for
consideration.
How much money did you have with
you when you left Montreal for Paris?'
inquired Attorney John Ringer, who con-
Quoted the examination in behalf of the
merchants.
NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
About $780, replied Mrs. o'NeiIl, play
ing with her pretty white parasol and
gracefully resting her arm on the rail-
| ing which separated her chair from the
referees desk.
Did you know that officers were after
your"
only constables to attach my goo5s'
Were you afraid of them?"
I'm not afraid of anything
Mr. Ringer returned to questions about
the different items of alleged purchase
He asked her about a 81, 500 opal which
ne said she bought of Mandel Bros.
Il haven't it, and never did have it"
She replied. THE buyer showed it to
me and wanted me to take it, but
wouldn't. I'm superstitious about opals.'
Then you are afraid Of opals, but not
afraid of constables %
I'm not afraid Of anyth .ng I'm sup-r-
stitious.''
Mrs. O'Nein found living in Paris an
expensive luxury. Armot LI4u:lIier, the
obliging commissionaire, wanted pay
ments for his fiat, his carriages and the
various other things he had furnished.
Then came the auction SALE
ADMITS HAVING HAD FAKE JEW
ELS.
What would you think was the origi-
nal invoice value of the jewels you sold
in PARSE asked Attorney Ringer.
81 really don't know; SO many Of them
were fakes" replied Mrs O'Neill.
Mrs. O'Neills opinion OF the quality of
the jewels is that given by Russian
expert, who appraised them prior TO the
sale. This expert is an attache of the
Russian court and was brought by
L Huillier, though Mrs. O'Neill testified
he was also recommended to her by other
persons.
The net result of the sale of SIS. O0g
worth of jewels was slightly over $4,000,
which sum was not enough to cover
L Huillier's claim. Mrs. O'Nein left Paris
in his debt.
How many trunks did you come back
with, Mrs. O'Neill?" she was asked.
Eleven
What did they contain
"Only few clothes Some of them
were small steamer trunks and hat
trunks-about so high" She indicated
their dimensions on the floor. Further
questions failed to draw out an admis-
sion that they contained anything of
much value.
Mrs. O'Neill was arrested Tuesday night
at Pontiac, Mich, at the home Of her
father, and is in Chicago as a witness
in an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding
which was brought against her last Oc-
tober by the merchants whose confidence
it was alleged she abused She is stop
ping at the Grand Pacific in custody Of
deputy marshal, the law not permitting
witnesses in such cases to be sent to
jail. If 1t shall be proved that after the
institution of the bankruptcy proceedings
she frittered away her assets, or that she
is concealing the whereabouts of any
property, she will become liable to two
years Imprisonment.
SAYS HER DAY WILL COME LATER.
mrs. y Neill will not discuss her pres
ent predicament, though she fntilnates
there is another side to it which has
not yet come out. When it was sug-
gested that statement from ker would
perhaps set her in a better light before
the public she said:
II don't care to show myself in any
exalted light. / will have my day later
and then it may be found there is an
other side to the case
When it was determined to adjourn the
case this afternoon there was a sauabbIe
between attorneys as to Mrs. ONeilrs
status. Her attorney requested that she
be released on his recognizance, but
the attorneys representing the various
firms which have been victimized were
unwilling, and she was remanded to the
custody of the deputy marshal.