The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-02
Beautiful Blonde Of
Philadelphia Takes
Case to Court.
MIGNON HOPKINS
WANTS DAMAGES
She Swears That New York S
Chief Executive Was Engaged
to Her, but Broke His Word
and Tilted Her for An
other-"Nothing to
It," He Says.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

Philadelphia. July l.--Miss Nignon
Hopkins. daughter of well Ito d o
Brooklyn attorney now dead. entered
aauit in this city to-day against Gov
nrnor William Sulzer. of New York
Tor breach OF promise Miss Hopkins,
who is one Of three attractive sisters.
names The date Of her engagement to
the Governor and In her claim says
.that she has endearing letters from
him to show that he intended to mako
her his wife. and that he Tilted her and
married Philadelphia woman in Al
lAntic City on January g. 1905.
: Miss Hopkins is Il beautiful blonde
OF about twenty eight The suit
against the Governor was fled this af-
ternoon. and her residence, in one OF
tho most fashionable sections of the
city, was instantly besieEcd in the
hope that tho plaintiT in this most un-
usual case might make a statement
other than that which her counsel
Theodore Cuyler Patterson, has given
at his ONCE. This slip OF a woman
shrank from publicity with terror Two
male servants both Japanese. guarded
her apartment as she entered. and to
ell requests declined 10 enter into n
discussion Of her suit. simply saying
that her counsel would DO all that for
her.
Her Former History.
or her former history IT was learn
ed that She was tho daughter OF A
brooklyn lawyer. and that before he
entered Congress. William Sulzer used
10 call at h'f fathers home
When tho father died the three girls
came TO Philadelphia. and Mignon Sc
cured position In the basement of
Wanamakers, while Bessie had "A re-
sponsibic position In the book depart
ment. and Gladys obtained n posltion in
lawyers office In tlSs way. il was
learned. the young woman became ac-
quainted with Theodore Cuyler Pat
terson, the brother OF the senior direc-
tor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. who has taken charge OF the case
Tor Miss Hopkins against the Governor
She is still employed at Wanamaker's
according TO her attorneys
why she waited until this tme to
bring the action yas not made known
by either Mr.. Patterson or .. Stuart
Patterson. Jr., his nephew. who is as
sociated with him in the case The
elder attorney and counsel OF record
was absent from the city all afternoon
after he obtained the papers in the
case from Judge Ferguson In the Court
Of Common Pleas, No. 3. Yesterday he
applied for capias for tho arrest of
the Governor, but the court would not
issue this as the defendant in the case
is nonresident OF the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Patterson dcmurred to the ruling
OF the court. and Judge Ferguson
and cite authorities to show why such
a capias should be issued. and told
tho attorney thG he would listen 10
argument on this point
Instead. Miss Hopkins's counsel
took another and shorter method of
serving the Governor, and to-day he
issued a summons in trespass and the
pfothonotary Of the court issued ii and
attached tho signature of Judge Fer
guaon after Mr. Patterson had taken
tho affidavit OF Miss Hopkins and
sworn to II that II was true to the best
OF his knowledge and belief
Charges of Miss Hopkins.
In the affidavit which Miss Hopkins
made, and which Mr.. Patterson took
oath to. the charges recite that "one
William Sulzer, OF New York broke n
contract of engagement with Mignon
Hopkins. made in New York on Sep
teTnber 15 1903
AT this time the deponent swears
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