The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-24
MISS KELLY TO
APPEAR AGAIN
In COURTTO-DAY
Lawyer Says Heiress Spent
100000 to $4,000 i'm
Nine Months.
TOO MUCH n IN
YOUTH. SAYS SISTER


After A day Of rest the case OF Mrs.
Helen NJ Kelly. widow OF the late
Edward Kelly. who was a son Of
Eugene Kelly. one-timc associate Of Jay
Gould. against her ninetecn-ycar-ol d
daughter Eugenia. who she says has
become hopelessly ~entangled In Broad
way cafe life. will be resumed IN York
willie Court at . o'clock this afternoon.
II was adjourned Saturday at the re-
quest of Miss Kelly's counsel. 10 permit
him to call her sister. Mrs. Ralph Hill
Thomas. formerly Mrs. Frank J. Gould.
az n witness hut there is considerable
doubt about Mrs. Thomas appearing.
Mrs. Thomas said yesterday at her
cottage at Sands Point. l.. J., that she
expected TO come to New York to-day,
but did not expect to 20 on the stand.
John r. Mcintyre. counsel for Mrs.
Kelly. thought yesterday he would call
Mrs. Thomas as n witness for the COM
plainant II he could reach her. II was
from Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Kelly testified,
that she got much of her Information
about her younger daughters associates
and way OF living.
sister Favors Spankins.
Mrs. Thomas said of her sister
'Eugenia thought that TO be in
corrieible was to he smart and to be
smart was fashionable.
TOO much money too young IN one
of the causes OF her present difficulty.
~"Eugenia wanted to be a bachelor
girl. She ought TO have been spanked
and put to bed
II all six OF Mr.. McIntyre's subpo,nas
are served there will 30 on the stand
to-day to x~ubstantiate Mrs. kelly's
story a married woman older than
Eugenia. who has been her companion
certain officials OF the bank where
Eugenia established her private account
md a man who 10 alleged to have
loaned the girl $4,000 OF a promise that
she should repay him when she came
into her property al the age OF Il. Va
O'Farrel. a private detective who hat
been working on the case, has charge
OF the %subp1nae.
Miss Kelly spent yesterday with Mrs
Thomas at Sands Point,
Detective O'Farrel said yesterday ina
if Mrs. Kelly had not taken the steps
she did her daughter would have beer
robbed OF every cent she owned.
"One night while a party OF the girls
| supposed friends were at Holly Arms. a
Long Island roadhouse," O'Farrel aid
"t was suggested one OF them buy the
place. He replied that he lacked the
money. II was asserted openly that the
place could lie bought for $4,000.
zone OF the men at the table has sincs
said tho man flrst suggested as the pur-
chase planned to get the money from
Eugenia- He explained that while shs
might not be able to get so much money
until she was 81 years Old. she could
give her note for the wanted and
hat he would go on the note and take
chances on collecting when the girl be
came mistress of her full estate,
Then II was planned TO induce Mis-,
Kelly to purchase the place. charging
her $4,000 for 1t. The $4,000 exces,
was 10 be pocketed by the schemere."
Forced 10 Act. Mother Says.
Miss Kelly's mother denied indignant,
last night implied accusations that Oh,
was prompted to take action against heI
daughter through Interior motives.
II hav been criticised. and a lawyel
In this case tried TO insinuate that
was seeking TO ave this child rail
roaded 10 an institution that I NIGH
profit from her estate she said.
Judge House stopped him. I do MOI
want her estate. ave enough of m,
own and plenty. and ! have not hest
tated or scrimped in spending II for hel
benefit as I should have done and as
shall continue TO do II she will let me.
1T was not an easy thing for me e
swear TO the complaint on which sht
vas arrested. II would not be easy fol
any mother. Any mother can appreciate
how I felt. II was the s~orriest day o,
my life. But what could ! do? II wal
no hasty. no Ill considered step. Fol
more than a year I have fought thi,
fight. / have fought until I ave worr
myself down and brough; on nervous
indigestion. Every step. every argu'
ment. every MISUNDERSTANDING love
and affection could suggest I tried. Al
failed.
Then ] had TO act. IL was a des
perate case and II required a desperate
remedy. | could not In all conscience
stand aside and see my daughter e
down to ruin, and that is what Broad
way spells for any child that is starting
as she does"
4 Lavish spender.
John f.. Mcintyre. Mrs. Kelly's attor,
ney. expects to produce in court thi'
afternoon when the young ON IL
arralgned the q of the Gotham Ma
tional Bank TO show how lavishiy tn,
heiress has spent money recently.
Some weeks ago" said Mr.. Mcintyre
81 wrote at Mrs. Kelly's request I,
Eugenia requesting her to come to Sc.
me. I told her In the letter hat sh,
should mend her ways. She tore tn.
letter up. | wrote 10 her again, Thi,
time she came TO me and said she hac
been advised by her lawyers that sh'
was is years old and beyond he
mothers jurisdiction.
Things didn't improve a bit. I wen
to Mr.. Lindsay, head OF the =. p. c. c.
and he told us that Eugenia being NOR.
than sixteen years old his society coulC
do nothing.
But Eugenia has been badly advised
There is a statute passed in 1903 which
! provides for just such cases as Eugenia's
We shall ask, under this statute, tina
she either he paroled In the custody of q
probation officer to whom she must re
port once a week, or that sho be sen
| to "A corrective institution. Meanwhile
We shall apply for a guardianship Owe
her estate.
"In the past nine months she ha
spent between SEQ, 900 and $4,000. Thi
does not include the great charge &C
counts she has run UP. She may hav,
tied herself up financially for abou
twenty years for all we know"
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