New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
Mysterious People"

Mysterious People"
They certainly are mysterious peo-
pie" said a hallboy. mo one ever
sees them speak TO any one. II they go
out in that dark blue automobile they
use they always walk around the cor
ner first and get in it there. There is
no way TO get them on the telephone
through the house switchboard. If
call comes in over the phone we have
to tell Mrs. Redding who it is. and then
II she wants 10 speak to the caller she
gives private telephone number.
They've got three private phones
there. Not even the tradesmen come
in direct conversation with them.
They're mighty mysterious"
The same secrecy was even more
striking on the grounds Of the Morosini
estate at Riverdale, known TO the
neighbors as "Elmhurst." At the side
of the country road running from the
Hudson River to the subway station
runs a high stone wall. The entrance
to the grounds is barred by massive
stone archway, under which are hung
heavy iron gates. To make precautions
more certain, a special Waterman in
blue uniform stands at the entrance to
stop all Corners.
In addition TO the watchmen, four
Burns detectives are stationed at va
rious points in the grounds. When a
visitor enters The is accosted by all, and
if he should reach the door, still an
other guard bars access TO the house.
FIees from Publicity.
The necessity Of these efforts is
somewhat hidden by the protestations
OF the servants that Mrs. Werner is
not "at home" 1t is said that she
went to Palm Beach several days ago,
where she is staying at The Breakers
for recuperation, and will not return
until next month. 1t was limited, how
ever, that the heiress to the Morosini
millions arrived at her home yesterday
afternoon, but when she saw the place
besieged by reporters and photograph
ers, left by a rear passage in an auto
mobile, to remain away until she could
be assured Of privacy.
The telephone service not only has
been discontinued, but the wires from
the trunk lines have been taken down.
A messenger boy arriving with a tele-
gram encountered many difficulties be-
fore he obtained a signed receipt for
the message, in The name of servant.
While trouble between the former
been brewing for the last year. 1t is
said, it is only in a comparatively short
time that the disagreement reached the
climax. Friends of the former horse
woman say that Werner insisted on
having his former police friends as
constant visitors and in addition was
often seen in company with his di-
vorced wife. Finally he hired two Of
his friends as watchmen and stationed
them on the grounds.
The beginning of the love affair be-
tween Miss Giulia Morosini and the po-
liceman was seven years ago, when
Werner, one of the honor men of the
traffic squad, was riding in The Bronx
on patrol duty. The heiress, who had
been driving a spirited cob, dashed
passed him, and Werner saw that the
horse was running away. He rode
alongside the animal and stopped it.
Then came mutual admiration, and
Werner, who was living apart from his
first wife, was made manager of the
Morosini estate. Mrs. Werner, who was
plentifully supplied with money, went
10 Carson City, New, and obtained a
divorce, and on January u, 1911, the
marriage Of Miss Morosini and Werner
was announced at a birthday party
given by the heiress