New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
MRS. HOPKINS RETURNS
ConsuIts Qualey and Corbett
Soon After Leaving Steamer.
PLANT STARTS OPERATIONS
Secretary Acts as Buffer-Mrs'
Bulls Lawyers Expect an
Offer of Settlement.

hro,,eb. NV Mrs William T Bull that
one1e,- and Corbett got $4,000 from Mrs
Bull bv Ynisrepresentlng the circumstances
Of to,Lalev's Observation-Disclosures Company
Mrs Hopkins has known euaiey fof
..vera, wears and through her Corbett met
oua1ev and subsequently, became one of
The rron1oters Of the Magnesia Asbestos
,-o,,nanv. Mrs. Hopkins also introduced
ouerev 10 Mrs Bull. and Mrs. Bull has
testified before Magistrate Krotel that 1t
rss her confidence in Mrs. Hopkins that
led her 10 put her money into Qualey' s
company
Mrs Hopkins has been somewhat nlys-
tericus and highly interesting figure in the
Bull case. She went to England shortly
before the arrest Of Qualey and Coroe't'
and the accounts of her and her various
financial and social doings have added zest
TO the story, while her silence under
charges has heightened the mystery.
Voice and Manner Determined.
She appeared as large woman. taller
and heavier by many pounds than her sec
retary Dana B. Pond, and her voice ana
manner were both more masculine and de-
terrlined than those of the dapper secre-
tary.
.Dssrite Mr. Corbett's statement that she
,s 6ftv-7ve or sixty years old. what could
he seen of the hair under her large nat anu
veil seemed to be blond She was dressed
IN black and wore a black hat. empeiilslieo
with pink roses and white veil
Mrs Hopkins returned TO this country
at the urgent request OF toroel anu
ousIev. and was in consultation with then
most Of yesterday after she left the snip
and q considerable part of the night
- IRE dav was spent in a visit TO
the plant of the Observation-Disclosures ooln-
many. IN Newark. which started operation
-..,e,dav crnncident with her arrival
About eighty men are employed at the
nlsnt and everything was gong ID IulI
blast
Charles 7, Craig. Mrs. Bulls attorney.
on.tpe other hand. was not uneasy. QuaAeF
and Corbett. he says. offered to repay hrs-
Bull giving their notes for sS7.eo aho oe-
claring that they were nesouaoie' iheS
MS told that If the notes were negou-
-. +b<,- oo,,,d raise the money them
and return the cash. They offered then
NJ Craig saws certain securities, ana
,.re told 10 negotiate these and return the
cash. ~,
- WAS after these rehuffs that Mrs Hop
kirs Was urged TO return here She Is esu-
mated d. Re worth in the neighborhood OF
$500
What the Lawyers Expect
After she has had time TO go into the
caee with Oualey and Corbett Mrs. buils
LAWYERS look for statement from her
that her friend Mrs, Bull must have her
money hack. and they expect the negoua-
+,o,s for the settlement Of the case 10 be
opened again
7, is NOT believed Mrs. Hopkins will be a
witness before the grand jury in the DIS
trict Attorneys investigation Of the Bun
case.
The District Attorneys office Is under
stood - be looking into Mrs. Hopkinss
connection with the affair. as well as the
parts played by Qualey and Corhett- Col
lateral promotion schemes Of Qualey are
also being investigated. Among them is
the loss of s3ooaO by Lloyd Lowndes. of
Cumberland Nd son of the late eX-CToV-
ernor Frank Lowndes of Maryland
Mrs Hopkins was extremely desirous
Of avoiding recognition and publicity when
she reached here yesterday. and she kept
pretty well II herself on the trip over
Dana Pond her secretary, booked his
massage in the regular way on the other
side. and his name appeared on the passen-
Ger list Of the Lusitsnia- But Mrs. Hop
kins it was learned, did not secure her
massage in advance or reach the boat un-
I'll the las 7inute- Her name was car
ried in the additional LIST and appeared
e
.tateroon D 34 and was carried on the
r,osted list hut she had her room changed
10 D soon aftervard.
Mrs HOPKINS did not associate much with
the other passengers Her chief compan-
ions for the voyage were Dana Pond and
Mrs. Clark and her daughter. Mrs Kidder.
The Bull case was not mentioned during
the voyage
Arrived or this side. Mrs. Hopkins was
seen only once without her faithful guard,
Pond and his bamboo care. The only
time when she seen alone she was
asked what she had 10 say about the Bull
case.
Mrs. HOPKINS was nervous and excited
II have nothing 20 say 10 any one" she
said
man who had boarded the Lusitania
at Quarantine had letter Of introduction
10 Mrs Hopkins. and tried TO present it
when she saw him take the envelope from
q rocket and start 10 draw out the let
Ter she waited for explanation but
raised her hands over her head. jumped
clear Of the deck, and CRYING, Il won't
take anything, ] won't take anything"
popped into the elevator with surprising
agility for a woman of her weight
Thereafter she was seen only with Pond
until the vessel iocked. The two Of them
81 earnest conversation. watched the New
York shore over the starboard rail. and
whenever any one approached them walked
rapidly away down the deck. When the
ship was made fast and the gangplank
Tun out Mrs Hopkins was met at its
foot by TWO young women. One of them
whispered in Mrs Hopkins's ear and she
became almost hysterical and had 10 be
supported by her companions 10 2 taxicab
in which the party went ra pidly away with
out waiting for the inspection Of their bag
gage.
The grand jury investigation of charges
against Harvey W Corbett and John A.
Qualey preferred by Mrs. Mary Nevins Bull.
who also was the complai inant in recent
police court proceedings, was adjourned yes
terday until next Monday.
Among the days witnesses were Arthur
Rosenb berg and Jerome A. Jacobs. both law
vers interested in legal actions against the
accused men. and Peter Browning, holder
% mortgage against the company's plant
in Newark n j The investigation is eI-
pected TO last for a week or more.
KILLED BY FOIJR STORY FALL