The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08
MRS. HAMILTON SAYS
She POSED AS MODEL
May Get Paid, She Testifics,
for Portrait in Home of
Isaac ID. Fletcher.
Is CITED FOR CONTEMPT
Lawyers Try New Plan to Pin
Her to Facts in Brokers'
Suit for Debt.

painting for which the model was
Mrs. Virginia Marshall Hamilton. wife If
Schuyler Van Cortlandt Hamilton, who
Is grandson of the late Gen. Schuyler
Hamilton and son OF the Baroness de
Graffenreid figures IN proct edlngs
brought In the supreme Court yesterday
- punish Mrs. Hamilton for contempt OF
court.
The painting is in the home OF Isaac
ID. Fletcher, ut East Seventy-ninth
street. Mr.. Fletcher. whose office is At
II Battery place. IL chairman of the
board of directors OF the American Coal
Products Company and the Barrett Manu-
featuring Company. and director of the
Importers and Traders National Bank.
'hc American Light and Traction Com
pany, and the Pittsburgh Gas and Coke
Company. his wealth being set at many
millions. He Is a member Of the Metro
politan. Union League. Lotos and Ma
tional Arts Club. His wife was Mary
L. Pickering
An order signed yesterday 10y Justice
Giegcrich directs Mrs. Hamilton TO show
cause ON July 10 why she shouldn't he
punished for contempt Of court for maxi
ing contradictory and contumacicus an
swers when examined I'm supplementary
proceedings on judgment obtained by
the brokerage firm OF +. w Duryca &
Co In 1911 for 1921 as the balance
due on n brokerage account
Louis l.. Quasha attorney for the cred
ltor, who has been trying without sue
ccss to find some property to apply on
tho payment of the judgment against
Mrs. Hamilton. submitted to the court
certain testimony by Mrs. Hamilton
which ne said indicated that she didn't
take the order for her examination seri-
ously
The testimony bearing on the painting
now in possession Of Mr.. Fletcher came
out as the result OF questions as 10
who ther she hadn't posed for a portrait
recently The questions and answers on
which the motion to punish Mrs. Ham
| ilion was based were In part as follows
q. when did YOU last pose for por-
trait? \. I posed for a portrait about two
weeks ago. but was just model,
Q. Where is the portrait now? A. 7
object to telling
@ Isn't II IN the home Of Mr. Fletcher
at Firth avenue and Seventy ninth street?
a. object 10 telling.
Q. Isn't It fact that there is in that
home = portrait OF YOURSELF 4. Yes.
o. To whom does II belong? 4. II be-
longs to the artist who painted II. simply
posed for Il.
@. What IL tho reason you posed for II ,
4. Becaus" 7 wanted TO.
q For whosc benefit did YOU pose' A.
For tho artists.
.. Does he pay you any money for
posing? A. haven't gotten anything yet.
Q. DO you expect to get money? 4. I
may.
Q Isn't II a fact that Mr.. Fletcher is
paving for that Portrait 4. So far as !
know Mr. Fletcher is paying TO- that por-
trait.
O DO YOU visit the homo OF NJ.
Fletcher? \. They are great friends Of
both Mr.. Hamilton and myself
O. Isn't II a fact that YOU go to that
home as often as twice day 4. Yes.
@ Isn't 1t fact that you expect TO In
herit money from Mr.. Fletcher A. This
Is perfectly ridiculous. Certainly not.
q Are YOU or your husband related
to Mr.. Fletcher? \. Certainly not.
When asked how long she had been a
friend Of Mr.. Fletchers she replied
"Thcy have been very devoted friends
Of ours for n very long time l met Mr..
Fletcher after my marriage.
In the course OF her examination Mrs.
Hamilton testified that she didn't know
where she was born or how old she was.
hut she said later that she knew she was
born in Virginia. but she had no idea of
her age or further particulars OF her
birth.