The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-05
MISS PADGETYE wins AT LAW.
UNLOOkED-FOR DISCLOSURE ~
SUIT TO EJECT HER.
II Turns out hat the "Mr. PadEette'
I'm Her Lease Was DR., Lucius sheffield.
Now Dead. and suits Don't Go Against
Dead Men Her I landlord Is In Despair.

Dead Men Her ! Landlord Is In Despair.
Elizabeth Ann Padgette, who has de-
clined to be limited out, or ordered out,
or frozen out Of the Hotel ~Iroouois, sue
ceeded yesterday in defeating the efforts
Of the Fosters. who own the hotel, to get
her out by process Of law. The end Of
her troubles, however, Is not yet, says
Mr.. L'Esperance. the Fosters lawyer.
On the other hand, Mr.. K~arenburgh, repre-
senting Elizabeth Ann, says that the Fosters
have some troubles coming their way.
During the ejectment proceedings in
the Yorkville Civil Court yesterday he
served notice Of a suit for $40, 900 damages
brought against Albert I. Foster by Mrs.
Padgette because Of pain and anguish Of
mind caused by Mr.. Fosters treatment
Of her on Oct. - and Oct. "a last.
The suit in Justice Herman Joseph's
court yesterday was for the ejectment Of
E. A. Padgette for non-payment Of rent.
Mr.. temperance contended that f. A.
Padgette was a man, that the lease under
which f. A. Padgette occupied the apart
ments in the Iroquois stipulated that they
were for the use Of Z. A. Padgette and his
wife and family and for no other persons.
He put Mr.. Albert T. Foster on the stand.
Mr.. Foster said that he managed the
property for Annie s. Foster, his wife.
He said that Mrs. Foster had made out a
lease for the Padgettes and that he sent il
10 the Padgettes and it came back TO him
signed E.. A. Padgette. He could not say
whether the F.. A. Padgette who signed il
was a man or a woman. but he understood
that tho lease had been made with Mr..
~ II
lease was not put in evidence.
Elizabeth Ann Padgette was then called.
She wore a deep-red automobile coat and
a sable hat, with a bonbon box and a watch
and other jewelry hung on the right side
Of the coat. She lifted a small, white
gloved hand to be sworn. When she was
sworn she did not take her hand down.
.Put up your veil. please, " said his Honor.
The young woman lifted her hand rather
higher, misunderstanding.
AYour VEIL" explained the Court and
the stenographer and the lawyers. Thu
, wlsnsss and Ss atm pR EaPiied to yun Gsry mqch as'-
Il cant get IL up any higher she said,
plaintively. The stenographer, with great
gentleness, then put her hand down and
explained the Courts request. Eli zabeth
Ann blushed to the roots Of her plentiful
clearly cut, regular features, and looked
irto the eyes of the Court with large brown
orbs that we're full Of injured innocence.
Are you married?' asked Mr.. LES
perance.
Mr.. Karenburgh objecting tho while.
The witness blushed and looked at the
floor. Mr.. L'Esperance insisted upon an
answer, and the Court said that the witness
might answer il she wanted to. She said
hat she had never been married.
b. YOU lived az these apartments with
= A padpette as his wife,
with one known as L. A. Padgette, yes
was the answer.
Mrs. Padge,te said hat she had herself
signed the lease under which the eject
ment proceedings were brought.
"E. A. Padgette il your name thenG'
asked Mr.. L'Esperance.
1T is my stage name.
what Is your real namef'
Elizabeth Nefnecker.'
1Ah!" exclaimed the lawyer. Mrs. Pad
gette turned up her finely chisclled nose
to the uttermost expression OF scorn.
She explained that she had signed a lease
made out two years ago r. A. PadRette
and Mr.. T.. A. Padgette,' Mr.. LEsperance
A. Padgette was. She said she would not
tell. The Court said she must. She shook
her head tearfully and said she did not want
to tell Justice Joseph then took her eN-
animation in hand and got her at last 20
saw that r. A. Padgette" the man was
DR.. Lucius 7. sheffield Under the Courts
questioning she admitted that she had
signed both last years lease and this year,
and that she did not know why she had
signed this years lease with her own name
alone and not with that Of MI +. A Pad
where is DR.. Shenield2- asked the jus
tice.
He is dead. sir said the witness In a
whisper. and apparently on the verge OF "A
breakdown.
ION the testimony Of your own witness, 4"
said the Court TO Mr. I'fspcrance. you
have brought a suit her" agaiu-t "A dead
man You cannot sue a man who h dead
] would suggest that you ~lthdTa" The
case
Mr. L'Esperance ask.d II he might not
have the case extended 10 reach Dr Shei-
n.li's executors The Court said that there
Wa no extending a sult against "A man
who was dead. The case wa w%uAdra~n
Mr. LEspefauoo announced that u" Wa
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