The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
WOMAN In STILLMAN CASE,
MRS. ELIZA GORDON GIVES Up
SOME or HER FURNITURE.
s,lilman Had Left Her House shortly
Before lie Was Arrcsted--It's Q Fine
Home. but Lawyer Says Stillman Didn't
pay for Any Of It-Hc's In New ark jail.

I,-. before the arrest on Saturday Of
claude / Stillman who oonfossod 10
stealing s3s 500 from the Nurnhv varpisb
c,,,n,rv in Newark no was seen oomir,
80, nf IN, honse of Mrs Flko Gordon NJ
oia West lolst street. Goods valued nj
..,,-ol hundred dollars wore talon o,,,
q Tia, bousc Yesterday afternoon b,.
r,rrosoptetiyes Of the furniture eru ~
Theodore Hofstntter 4 Co M ESQ Fifth
av,uns and Of the china and glassware
fir, Of Higgins 4 Setter at 20 West Twenty.
second street
What they took away was given I'm with
,,,, nrntns, bv Mrs Gordon ac,;r, on
,b. advice of LAWYER Ma, ID Josenbson
u.,,i,s G. Sei,ar's ro,resa,,a,iyo hod !,
mi, 81 rcrlovin for sor,o cI,ssw.ra ,yh;o,,
an. j., tho bouso
Mrs Gordon bouuht tho bo,,so IN wos,
,ol., street recently II is a bondsome
,;,,,rirg 7, is ol.n said 20 -, eel a.,
,rrhoratelv
I,uver Josenbson said last nigb, TIM,
bc Won, ~ Mrs Gordon's house YESTERDAY
,,r,,,.,. ne had hoard bor name conn,c,.d
,,,b S,illn,an,s ana ,hougbt sb. n,,ah,
,o.l b;. holm
-,ra was sornerlv a cIisn, Of nina y
J.. aid and I went down and aslod her
if I could be ~ anv service 10 her sho
Yes. Won can. am in trouble Ever
.ipce the news OF MIR. S,illman's trouble
las been public Representatives Of two
firms have been asking m, ,o return their
goods 90 them
81 asked her all about these goods and
then advised her to give them IN. About
r,t .be got about 81 900 worth of furni,ure
and port :eres from the furniture place and
tr.nised 10 nav for them before Nov. 10.
She also got about $500 worth of glassware
on credit from Higgins r. Setter, advised
her 70 giu, the firm these goods rather
than have any trouble over tho matter.
T1a articles won't be missed nj all for,,frs
G,rdor's l,ouse 10 finally furnisbod ard
overv,bino in /, is maid for. too Mrs
Gordon doesn't owe n penny TO n soul IN
the world.
Another thing-S,illman did not pive
Mrs. Gordc.. a cent for any Of the things
in the house. She paid for them out Of
her own money. and have proof NJ that
assertion. That's all IN saw about the
case
About 9 o'clock last nipht two men ware
driven I'D TO the house In a cab. They
came ont half an hour later with several
,jctures under their arms and denarted
in the carriage.
Mrs. Gordon. according 10 her nelohbors
has lived at tho house about a vear Shc
has n onacbman. who sleeps In tho bous.
S-illman /, was said las, nioht ca,Ied an
bor fra, about ,br.a r,onths aoo
s,illman ia lock A., IN a coli IN ,he co,n,x ,a,,
q, Newark Ue vent thera uI,h n, .o,;r 40
Jsroleman and virtu. of >Nsva,k xssts
dav morn;no after forma,Iv wa,,;n, raor,-
sition IN 6s,jct Attornev Jsror,..s ga.
Hs did M, .neaL an tho TIN % th. p.nns,,I. ,
yania ferry az CortIandt street nor IN th.
train and ha v.nt 1rnm en-. Msrta, CO.,
station 70 the iaIi IN a cab with The two ia.
,ec+;yes
s.i,Ira, 4, "a understood ,-,u x,..a
guilty N foro.rv and srhez,,or,srt II
bis nt.ssion "a tbe off,o.rs ~ ,h. ro-,,.h
COMPANY he WA ou,ts e,ni,ci, 40 20 how
vh.n and WHARF he cot IN. ron.x ond s.is
that he had Lost Il ali IN .n.crIe.;,n UsaiJ
no, mako anv s,ooes,ion ~ anvhodx hs,nn
jmn,Ioa, ed Nth Sir, IN toL;no - go a.
ths nonev
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