The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
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Mrs Helen VI Kelly. widow OF the
ate Edward Kelly. banker and son OF
Eugene Kelly. once a prominent iinan-
cier associated with Jay Gould. appealed
10 The last resort ycsterdal-the police
court-to restrain her nineteen-ycar.old
daughter Eugenia. who IL wealthy In ner
own right. from habits and associations
Of night life in New York. Parental
persuasion having failed. Mrs. Kelly
hailed her daughter before Magistrate
House in the Yorkville court. charging
ner with incorriglbility.
The mothers recital OF Miss Kelly's
behavior since the girl finished ner
course at the Sacred Heart Academy at
Manhattanyille showed clearly her out
raged feelings. Eugenia. she felt. wodld
become singed like the proverbial moth
Il she lowered about the flame she
would become morally iepraved by her
associations and habits In the all night
restaurants and cafes. and would not
!ealize her predicament until 1t was
TOO late. That was the reason Mrs.
Kelly gave for the extreme Measure Of
precaution.
on the other hand. the girls counssl.
Frank l.. Cocker. who with Mrs. Rt,pA
Hi Thomas. formerly Mrs. Frank J..
Gould. Eugenia's elder sister. appeared
with her in court. tried to show malice
on the part of Ms. Kelly. who is the
guardian OF her daughters property,
worth about 5000, 900. lie openly m
snua'ed that Mrs. Kelly had sin stcr
motives. that she wanted Miss Kelly
committed to an institut on. tina: the
daughter Was not receiving her fu,l
s'ar. Of the income left by her father,
These insinuationS not only were Ie-
s,n,ed by the court, but denied empnati-
cal.y By Mrs. Kelly.
Mother Excited ON stand.
81 made no threat Of sending my
daughter 10 an Institution said Ms,
Rely las, light "That was suggested
BY Aer lawyer. II was his Imagination.
simply want the court 10 restrain her
30 STE Wi! have to behavior p%ro5a,io n
as i were"
Mrs. Kelly, greatly excited at times
during h,t hour and a half on the stand.
In contrast to the unronccrned demeanor
OF her daughter. began the recital OF
her grievances by telling OF occurrences
~ The "otel 81. Hubert. where she lived
with her daughter after the latter lef;
school When she was out. she said. Flu
sen.a wolli smuggle young men up the
back stars to parties in her apartment.
ne pantry would be ransacked and the
house ~dlsordered.
Embarrassed by Miss Kelly's parties
there, mother and daughter moved to the
Gotham. whore Miss Kelly. according 10
her mother, paid no attention to reason
'ng, vert out early and came back late
sometimes 3 or : \. M-smoked
Cigarettes and was so abusive that Mrs
Kelly once slapped her face in public.
Ns Kelly said the girl held frequent
t%f"ptone conversations with well known
Broodwayites. dancers ard men about
Town, whom the mother thought unh'
company for her.
Hoping q uu eter home would holp,
sd Mrs. Kelly. 81 took our present
-rartment a. lie Eas: SiXty-third street
hneen'a would leave home in the morn
Ing and usually not return until 4 the
f'N' told her II she did not come
nome earlier would lock her out.
Ued j. and she smashed the glass in the
front door Eucenia told me n girl was
iot fashionable IN New York unless she
VISITED a. least FIVE cafes every night
ara MAT took time She used to 20 "a
me R"auX Nrts. the Domino Room, the
boulevard, the ka!serhof and Maxim's.'
N"unG Men Mentioned.
Tho names OF several young men were
mentioned 10y Mrs. Kelly as Eugenia's
companlons whom she did not approve
~ Mrs Kelly said she found out thai
ne Grl associated with Al Davis, q
q"hcar. now at the Van Cortlandt Hotel
"Aeie Bonnie Glass. his dancing partne'
,so |i'oS "Btrney' F,sslcr. Jimmy
'tterh"rr, q dancer "Dickie" Warne'
'ti o'ho' Broadway freQuenters. Davis
'l'' q win" agent, now a dancer, wal
arrested with Jay O'Brien at Christina
un", 1919. charged with maintaining
famhl ng house, but both were dis
,tafs"d Mrs Kelly said she told he
laughter she knew all abOu Davis tina
mo mad talked with Bonnie Glass on III
f'I'"u". and that Eugenia retorte'
WIZ threats OF suit to get an apartment
o. her own.
~" i'r' ,mOther testified that EuScnii
.E''d AZ her adm0nitlons She SAT-
,' save ih" girl n $4,000 pearl rope
at'i ago. aging she hoped Eugenii
"oA'0 '" good Instead the rope disap
.e'''n "'I several thousand dollar
r."'N ~ other j"welry. Mrs. Kelly wa
.'n \lng her daughter SIS a week 70
"r"' ~ "cy, paying all her bills an
Hht NO! clothes, but f,ugenia, sh
'' .''toWcd several thousand dollar
loNau,o
? Kelly stated her belief tina tn
~ 'rrn' all her money on her as
"Ia'e aud their women friends. an
,"n hpIpnt Davis n $500 police do
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