The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-20
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM N
Mrs. Howard Gould Defends Suit
Against Her.
WILL HILL SUPPORT DEWEY !?
Prof Morrison Acquitted of Wife Muir
der-Woman Cowhitles a Man.
A Teachers Romance.
Vanderbilt Estate.


NEW YORK, April 19-speeial.-aIrs.
Howard Gould was in the Eighth Dis
trict Court yesterday to defend a suit
brought against her by a Fifth Avenue
dressmaker The Herald tells Mrs.
Gouldrs side of the story as follows:
Mrs. Gould, from the time she took the
stand, was self-possessed ana answered
counsers questions with the greatest COM
posure Her version of the matter differ
ed materially from that of the dress
maker She SAID that she had first been
fitted with the lining, and then twice
more with the material. Each of the
three times there We're different filters.
and the last two ripped UP the work
of their predecessors. Mrs. Gould said
that if the waist had suited her she
would have kept it, for she had the
money to pay for it" The sleeves were
too long" said She. '.They were too
tight The collar did not meet The
front was too long and too tight, and
it was impossible to stand erect when
wore the garment.
Then IN1r. Laski cross-eXamined the
witness. Mrs. Gould looked at him with
mingled amusement and lnauteur- Mr..
Laski whispered something to Mr.. Hum
mel.
NO." said the lawyer. 81 do not re-
gard it as an indicate question we
all know that ladies wear corsets.
well, then" stammered the lawyer,
were your corsets always of the same
kind?" Mrs Gould said that they were.
Mr.. Iaski blushing deeply, continued
his inquiries while, and then announced
that he was through with the witness.
Mrs. Gouid's maid, Hester Crouch
when she took the stand quite took MI.
Laski's breath away He challenged her
qualifica ton to testify as an expert on
dressmaking, whereat she quickly de-
monstrated that she not only had q dress
makers training, buzz, moreover, was
lady's maid to Lady Hamilton. in Eng
land: Lady Smith. in India, and Lady
Clark, in Australia.
The court declined TO direct MRS.
Gould to try on the waist. decision to
which she nodded a hearty approval De-
cision was reserved.
"A FORTUNE IN RENTS.
Frank K M Rhen, an artist, has
been occupying a room on the tenth moor
of the Chelsea for sixteen years, ana
during that time has paid in rents for
his sky parlor nearly Sl7,Go0. He mas
now sigred lease for forty-eight years
more. and says ne will never have other
quarters.
Miss Elizabeth R. Davidson, principal
of School No. 2, West Hoboken, has
romance. She was addressed several
years ago by Mr.. Howell. There was a
quarrel, and Howell went west and made
a fortune He recently opened up cor
fesponience with Miss Davidson, and now
there will be a wedding.
CGWHfDED BY \ WOMAN
Because of stories told about her. Miss
Annette Abramson, dressmaker, OF NO.
242 West Thirty-frst Street, piled a raw
hide on Conrad Schickerling. jeweler, OF
No 1 Maiden Lane, at his place of busi-
ness and then compelled him 20 walk
along Broadway with her to Fulton
street and thence to Nassau, administer
ing the rawhide to him twice en- route
to the delight of q crowd which followed
the pair At Nassau Street the man took
refuge in a store.
VALUE OF VANDERBILT ESTATE.
The appraised value of the Cornelius
Vanderbilt estate shows either a shrink
age or a heavy popular overestimate
The figures now are S60,0C5,t0o-
Mr.. Depsw's estimate last September
was 100000: the general public sup
posed it to be worth S125,c00,9N- The
inheritance tax amounts to only SEQ
272.4S, which has been paid and receipted
for by Comptroller Coler.
This sum represents what was the
property of Cornelius Vanderbilt. in New
York, but does not include the transfer
tax on the s5.OO0.oOO left to Cornelius
Vanderbilt by his father. William H.
Vanderbilt. with power of appointment
The fee of Comptroller Coler will
amount to S3,7S626
1t is said that a friend of Admiral
| Dewey recently visited Hon. D. B, Hill
and tried to get the Democrat of VOL
ports Roost to support Dewey for the
| Presidency but the effort was fruitless.
MORRISON ACQUITTED.
Professor Alfred Morrison, who was
on trial at White Plains, n. j. charged
with the murder of his wife. has been
| acquitted Morrison shot his wife at
night in their ROOM hut claimed that
the deed was done while he was dream
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