Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-03
HER MIND WANDERING
MRS. HUGHES BEFORE A NEW
YORK COURT.
Says She is about a Hundred Years
Old"-Presents Pathetic
Spectacle.

Speaking Of Mrs. Louise B. Hughes, the
wealthy resident Of this city, In connection
with whose case Mr.. Edward G. Niles OF
the local bar has been prominently men,
toned, the New York World Of today says:
Mrs. Louise Beauchamp Hughes, art col
lector, traveller and intimate friend of King
Humbert and his queen, of Herr Krupp,
who died the other day, and Of Garibaldi,
appeared in the county court house yester-
day, a pitiably feeble old woman, to demon
strate whether she is capable Of managing
her estate of more than a million.
Without relative in the world she came
attended by nurse. White-haired, gentle
faced and helpless. she presented pathetic
spectacle as she floundered helplessly on the
stand. She turned repeatedly to the nurse
when her short memory failed her.
How old are your" she was asked.
II think am about hundred" she said.
She said she had three houses in this city
and property in Washington.
Where have you been today?' asked the
counsel kindly.
Where, Annie?" she asked her compan-
ion. When she was told the Park Avenue
Hotel she nodded.
Where did you live before?" she was
asked.
Horrible High-Up House.
"a horrible high-up house, where they
kept me for an entire year. 1 don't know
where 1t Is but I remember it WE'LL
Where is your money!"
There's another place I don't know
where" she said sadly. Il don't trouble
myself where 1t Is because I don't want 1t.
Can you tell, Annie?'
II don't know, Mrs. Hughes" answered
the nurse.
Then you ought to give that seat UP to
some one who can tell me-
Did your husband leave any relatives!'
Eyes; and they were very high-up. too.
the first who built railroad
in New York
THE elevated?'
YES"
DR.. Joseph E. Lombard and George E.
Steele testified that Mrs. Hughes was not
insane but too feeble minded from old age
to manage her estate.
Pronounced to Be Incompetent.
After she had been half an hour on the
stand the commission, consisting of James
M Clifford, DIR. Ralph Waldo and Ralph
Trautman pronounced her incompetent to
manage her affairs. An application will be
made to the supreme court perhaps today,
for the appointment of a committee to look
after her person and property.
Lawyer Darlington or washington, VINO
for many years represented Mrs. Hughes
told of her fortune Mrs. Hughes three
weeks ago was released from DIR. Theodore
Kellogg's private asylum at Riverdale on
the Hudson under sensational circumstan-
ces 1t was charged that Lawyer Edward
G. Niles had had her committed to the asy-
lum without any chance Of a hearing on
her side. Her liberty was obtained by Law
yer Andrew j. Shipman of Blandy, Mooney
& Shipman Of this city.
MRS. Hughes" said Mr.. Darlington yes
terday, has $4,000 in cash in Washing
ton banks, and there is fund of 100000
on deposit for her In the United States
Trust Company. She has real estate In
Washington.
There are priceless articles in her WASH
ington residence. I have learned that there
was an auction of some of her personal ef-
fects at which objects OF art Of almost
priceless value were sold for only 1862
Yesterdays proceedings were brought by