The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-12
|MRS. Oracle FAILS TO
| ATTEND GAGE TRIAL
Writ OF Attachment 70 Be Issned
To-day II She Doesn't
Come 70 Court.
ROYAL DESCENT CLAIMS
Testimony BY Well Known Women
in Washington That Mrs.
Gage 10 Sane.

WASHINGTON. April il.-Mrs. Archibald
Oracle. . Warrington society woman
who is wanted by the 0overnment 10
appear in the District Supreme Court
in the lunacy proceedings against Mrs
Mary e. Gage. will have writ Of attach.
ment served on her II she docs not answer
the subpoena OF the court tomorrow.
She was summoned to appear TO-DAY
when the case was again taken up. Dep.
uty marshals secured the District this
afternoon trying 10 find her. but failed
The court announced that an attachment
will be served II she does not appear
tomorrow.
Mrs. Oracle IL the woman who Mrs
Gage. charged with threatening the life
OF Charles j. Bell, the Warrington banker
and brother OF Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell. says first suggested the banker
as the cause OF her social troubles. 1t
was Mrs. Oracle. Mrs. Gage asserts. who
told her that the banker was keeping
her daughter and herself out OF wash
ington society. Then she said ishe would
horsewhip Mr.. Bell and later said she
would kill him.
Mrs. Gage has been in St. Elisabeth's
the Government hospital for the insane.
for several days under the observation
Of specialists. She will he put on the
stand tomorrow.
Miss Margaret c. Gage. daughter Of the
accused woman. was the chief witness
this afternoon. She told the court some.
thing Of the antecedents Of the Gage
family. The same genealogist who
prepared the Gage family tree and dis.
covered that Mrs. Gage is of royal de-
scentalso found that Col Tn eodore Rooee.
welt is a descendant Of kings. one Of his
ancestors having been a Scottish king.
80 Miss Gage testified. The prosecution
Ia trying to show that Mrs. Gage is a
| Two large volumes were introduced to
how that she il of royal descent.
4; Miss Gage then told Of her mothers
marital ex xperiences. She said her father.
Harley Calvin Gage. was divorced from
her mother. Mrs. Gage and Miss Gage
lived in Washington eight years prior to
New York. Before that they lived in
Chicago and Minneapolis.
! Following Miss Cages testimony wit
nesses were placed upon the stand 10
testify that in their opinion Mrs. Gage is
sane. They we're Mrs. Daniel 7. Wright;
sfs Of Justice Ii Wrshs nrt Of the Rn.s, Rs,rst
,
wife of Col Robert N. Harper. president
Of one Of Washington's g biggest banks; the
Rev. W. l. McKenney. pastor of Wesley
Chapel: Mrs, A. l.. Barber. widow Of the
former head Of the asphalt trust. and
Drs. Hammond and Emmons. alienists
Mr.. Bells attorneys tried to show ths'
Mis-. Gage and Miss Gage had no righl
to try TO break into" Washington society
AS Il matter OF fact" Mrs. Cages at
torneys asserted, -these women were in
better society in New York than they trie
to associate with here"
Invitations and programmes bea arnr
the names OF Miss Helen Gould. Mr.
Frank Gould, Mrs. II. II. Rogers. and Mr..
Russell Sage and Mrs. Gage were intro
dnced to bear out Mrs. Cages statements
as to her social position.
1t is expected when Mrs Gage goe
on the stand tomorrow she will give Il
detailed account of the alleged eSn''
riences with the Bells when. as she slys
they tried to drive her from Washirg;ot
because they feared they woul
be unable to keep her out OF the MOI
exclusive social circles.
The attorneys for MIR. Bell. il is unde'
stood. will try to show that several yea
ago Mrs. Gage threatened 10 bring su
against Bradstreets because she did n d
have as high IA rating as she thought sh'
deserved. Several alienists for the prosa
cItion have already testified th1t Mr.
Gage is of unsound mind. Banker Del
has said that he never saw Mrs. Gag.
until she ,hrea tened his life and that h
he'd never done anything TO keep He'
out of society.