The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-06
NURSE GIVEN
$500 A week
Mrs. Garrison Also RaCaivad
$4,000 From LorIIIard.
He WAS A MORPHINE FIEND.
Woman Claims She Cured Him and Now
Sues for Trust Fund Created for
Her Daughter.

New York, Dec. e.--'Don't you think
that a salary Of $1,000 a year for several
years and further salary OF 5000 year
for number Of years, followed by gift
OF $1,000 outright is a protty generous
return for curing Mr. George Lorillard oi
the morphine habit?' asked Lawyer John
Dolahunty o. Mrs Annie A. Garrison IN
tho supreme court yesterday
well. YOU may ho very sure that !
more than earned It," was the reply of
| the handsome woman who for many
I years was the companion OF wealthy
George Loriilard who IS now dead
The question was asked on the new trial
or the suit brought by Mrs. Garrison
against former Judge Leicester Holne To
establish her right to a trust fund OF
$4,000 furnished By George Lorillard.
which she is seeking TO wrest from her
daughter, Georgette Rogers now Mrs.
Nixon, who resides I'm England.
$4,000 NOT GEoRGETrEs SHE SAYS.
IL has been the contention OF AIR. Holme
that Georgette was the daughter OF Mr.
Lorillard. but Mrs. Garrison declared that
Gcorsette's existence had nothing what
ever 10 do with the $4,000 settlement she
mad with Mr.. Lorillard. and that she did
not understand when $4,000 was deposited
In trust company that the principal was
to go TO Georgette when the latter reach
ed the age of twenty-one.
ON the first trial of the suit. six months
ago, the jury disagreed. Yesterdays trial
was had before Justice Fursman I'm Part
VI, Special Term Mrs. Garrison was rep
resented by A. w. Campbell. while John
Delahunty looked after the interests of
former Judge Holme
Mrs. Garrison was on the witness stand
most of the day. She said her friend and
former legal adviser. Judge Holme. had
duped her into making the trust deed. She
thought she was simply giving up the
money for her future benefit.
Mrs Garrison said she first met Mr.
Lorillard I'm 1915 at time when she lived
at the ST. James Hotel
Where did Mr.. Lorllard take you af-
ter making your acquaintance?''
He took me West. and then 10 Hot
Springs. We were away more than
year"
After her return she lived at the stur-
tevant House, and then bought house
IN East Forty-fourth street. She denied
that Mr.. Lorillard furnished the money
for the house, and said
He gave me $4,000 a year at first and
afterward $1,000 year. Subsequently he
made me a present OF $4,000"
$4,000 AS A GIFT.
What did he give you this money for?"
For my support. The $4,000 | under
stood, was Il gift aud ] signed a receipt
FOR it,"
We'll, you signed a release2"
mo, j considered ii merely receipt;
was so Informed by Mr.. Holme Mr. Lor-
Hard was morphine eater and an in
'alid, and / considered my services as his |
Nurse worth $500 a month"
Were YOU ever "A nurse before or rgpco 4
his episode with Mr.. Lorillard?"
mo, sir. My agreement with Mr.. Ior- |
Hard was to cure him Of the morphine |
labit' and it was a most arduous task"
All the testimony given at the former |
rial was handed i'm In book form, aud |
Justice Fursman gave the lawyers four /
weeks in which TO submit briefs.