The evening world., 1908-01-07
MOTHER DEFENDS
DEAD DAUGHTER
DP.HALL ACCUSES
Mrs. Tojetti Declares Suit
Against Broker Field
Is Groundless.
SCORES THE HUSBAND.
Urged Wife to Wheedle Stock
Tips From Millionaire,
She Says.
SCORES THE HUSBAND.

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of her six-year-old grandchild. olive
Hall, tr. She also declared that there
Is no foundation for DR.. Halls sSo.oG
alienation suit against Jacob Field.
Wall street millionaire.
Mrs. Tojetti granted the interview n
her apartments at No. 100 West Sew
an unmarried daughter. Zelta Grace
Tojetti.
"Dr. Hall says he did not discover
the grounds on which his suit against
Mr.. Field is based until after the death
OF his wife n year ago" said Mrs. To-
1ett. who is a handsome woman with
gray hair and charming manners.
81 now make the charge. which l ar.
prepared, with the aid of my hv!ng
daughter. to substantiate in court.
should his suit ever go to a jury. that
Or. Hall prior to the death of my
daughter did his utmost to compromise
my daughter with Mr.. Field. Further,
I charge that DR.. Hall en~deavored 10
get his wife on friendly terms with other
very wealthy men. and failing in these
attempts with Mr.. Field. he pounded
my daughter with his fists and other
wise maltreated her.
Mrs. Hall refused to be used by the
dentist as a lure for these and other
rich men, and at the time of her death.
Feb. 4. 1907. she had arranged 10 sue her
husband for a divorce, her life with him
being no longer bearable.
my daughters last words to me
were:
".Oh, mother. l am only twenty-four.
Must l die! I have forgiven Oliver 80
much. but at last he mas mis- wish
Threatened Suicide.
Mrs. Tojett! says that her daughters
life with DIR. Hall was OF such a
character as to drive her to suicide.
which she threatened. The physicians
certificate gave Mrs. Halls death as
from pneumonia.
The motl.er's story of Fields ac-
oAaintance with Mrs. Hail follows:
'Madelaine Gladys met Nj. and Mrs.
Field -four years aSo al the E.beron
Hotel, Elberon, N. J. Mrs. fie.d was
interested in my daughter music. Mrs.
Hall had a beautiful soprano voice. The
Fields daughter, Florence. was only
two years the junior of my daughter.
Mr.. Field has three sons. and the ac-
auaintancest.ip was 4 very pleasant one
TO Mrs. Han. Mrs. Han was invited
by Mrs Field to call after both fam
lilies had returned TO the city.
THE first real insight l had into my
son-ln-law's character was one night
when ! was visiting with my
daughter at their home, No. 359 West
Seventy-fifth street. DR.. Hall appeared
TO have been drinking, 'lit up" was the
way, ! believe. he expressed his condi.
ton.
The next day my daughter came to
my home, No. "a Gramercy Park, and
gave me her entire confidence. She
told me how, when she and the doctor
were az Elberon, Hal had begged Mr.
Field to give him a stock market tip,
and suggested hat she also seek pr!-
waite information from the sane source
IN regard to stocks. with which subject
Field was familiar.
Her husband. 1t appears. had been
told by Mr.. Field Keep out of the
market. I do not want to advise YOU,
but If YOU are determined. l do not
mind telling YOU that I am going to buy
United States Steel
Hall Wealthy, She Says.
eat the time DR.. Hall was worth con.
siderable money. He ran q chain OF
fourteen dentist shops IN New York,
and he owned a plot OF land in the
heart of Tuckahoe. y. Y. He Kept a
private stable with seven different turn
outs. DIR. Hall was probably worth
$4,000. but he was TO be a millionaire
and move IN the snart set.
Now II seems that Or. Hall followed
Mr.. Fields tip and invested SO. 900 in
United States Steel. This money rep
resented his loose cash. We'll, the
stocks did not go up, but went down.
and DR.. Halls $4,000. which was up
on margins. was completely wiped oul.
He felt very bitter toward Mr.. Field
for this loss, but he always hid hlS
real feelings in the presence OF tlfe Wall
street man, and only exploded in the
presence OF either Mrs. Han, myself or
some member OF our own family. M.
Field, l understood. was also a big lose"
On the same stocks. but this old not
appease Dr. Han.
Get after tina man have heard
hlm say again and again to my daugh-
ter. Whecdle him and Jolly him. Get
me some good tips. You Will have us
all in tine poor hotse II you don't watch
"Things ran on like This for a number
OF years. My daughter lived for her
baby. born oct. -, 1901.
went to Mr.. Field, and under the
guise of the friendship between their
families got the Wall street man 20
loan him $1,000 on the Tuckahoe prop
~erty, which money he said he was
going to improve the property with.
Instead Ne s~quandered Il.
Complains to Mother.
"In June. 1906. Mrs. Han came 10 my
house about . T.. NJ. IN "a cab. She was
crying bitterly, and bleeding from a
glsh in her lip made by q blow. re-
member she wore a new yellow hat and
O pretty lack dress.
"'Oh! mamma, l am tired OF 1t all
n salt to me. oliver Was slmJ.y
drcadsll Tonight. He tried u lr.g. m.
10 a theatre oON party with The Fields
and when l refused he knocked me
down
''rhe poor dear then recounted To me
shs life she "a leading. how Mr.. and