The evening world., 1909-02-20
"LOYE P|RATE"
$4,000 VERDICT
IS SUSTAINED
Court Upholds Jury's Award
to Wife of Cet-Rich-
Quick Goslin.
BLAMES THE AFFINITY.
Former Stenographer and Con-
victed SWindler Now in
Paris Together.

supreme court justice Brady, IN
decision rendered to-day refuses to set
aside the verdict Of a jury for $50, 900
In favor Of Mrs. Una A. Goslin In her
suit against Annie Magher, the wom-
an she designated as a love pirate"
who was formerly stenographer OF her
husband. Alfred A. Goslln. of get.rich.
quick fame. for alienation Of his at.
fections.
dislike OF the wife. the husbands rela-
tives or others are charged by his
wife with alternating his affections
from her" says Justice Brady, 1T Is
palpably reasonable that activity on
the part of the aienator must be
shown as well as pre-existing aftec-
ton toward the wife on the part Of
the husband, because It is only from
such overt acts that liability on the
defendants part can arise
No Doubt Of Liability.
"But when, as in the case at bar. the
defendant is a woman who personally
knew the wife and was conscious OF the
love and affection which the husband
then held for the wife. OF the luxury and
richness OF their home and the hap.
piness OF their family circle, and with
this knowledge and against the re-
monstrance and protest Of the wife,
made 10 her personally. accepts the
husbands improper favors, accompanied
by valuable gifts and long and frequent
periods OF his society and companion
ship, how can 1t be said that such rela.
ton was not OF itself an enticement
and allurement on her part sufficiently
active 10 make her liable? II the de-
PENDANT Is liable as matter OF law
and fact, and l think she is, there Is
sufficient evidence to warrant the
amount OF the verdict"
At the outset of his decision Justice
Brady recltes the many phases OF the
case leading up to the verdict rendered
ct the close OF the trial several weeks
Ggo. As to the motion to set aside the
verdict. the Court says:
1T is we'll settled. and the Court
charged the jury, that a wife cannot re-
cover damages against another woman
merely because such woman had init
mate relations with her husband, but
that married woman may recover
damages from another woman for entic-
Ing away her husband and depr,ving
her OF his comfort, aid. protection and
support. that 1t is necessary, however.
for the wife In such action to show
Some active interference on the part Of
the other woman; that mere passive
acceptance OF married mans improper
intimacy Is not enough"
Together In Paris.
Justice Brady cites a case. which he
describes as the strongest case to
which I have been referred In which
the language Of the opinion Is sought
10 be construed as upholdlng and de-
Tending the doctrine OF free love as
bar to the rights OF a wife" He adds:
But l do not gather, even from the
opinion In that case that the wife must
chow before she can recover that the
intervening damsel had been put to la
borious effort to attract tho husband
and win his love. and for the purpose
OF alternating his affections from his
wife"
Goslin and Miss Magher are now said
TO be In Paris. He Is fugitive from
Justice, under sentence Of conviction for
swindling. having fed this country while
his case was on appeal.
This story develops the fact that Cos
lin. after a long career of extremely
successful sw!ndllng operations, wound
II up by swlndling his wife out OF her
equity In their West End avenue man
sion and It's 10000 woNh OF furniture,
and by Investing $1,000, which she says
she entrusted TO him In two Herkimer
street tRroOklyn) properties. registering
the deeds In the name OF his alleged
affinity, Annie Magher. Mrs. Gosln, as
the first step In her suit for alienation.
fled a notice OF the suit against these
two pieces OF property, thus tying the
knot, and these are readable by the
Sheriff's process In settlement OF the
$4,000 judgment affirmed to-day by Jus
tice Brady.