The Washington times., 1916-02-18
LYMAN TOLD. WIFE
D TO ASSUME NAMES
Helpmeet Of Fugitive Broker
Blocks All Efforts to Obtain
7 His Whereabouts. q

NEW YORK, Feb. iS,--John J. Lyttie,
receiver for J. Grant Lyman. who did
business as broker under the name OF
7. III. Putnam q Co.. at IS Broadway,
and IL now a fugitive from justice.
made a vigorous effort at the bank
ruptcy hearing to obtain from Mrs. Ly-
man some information Rs TO the where
abouts OF hor husband and the nature
of his business.
He obtained little satisfaction, as Mrs.
Lyman, who was remarkably self-pos-
sessAd.. objected to some questions a.
having nothing to do with the bank
ruptcy proceedings and progressed entire
ignorance about the details Of her hus-
she she appeared before Commissioned
Alexander Gilchfist, tr., in the Federal
building. unattended and was wearing
dark blue SIoset sI g. suit Mss trlm nes,
turban with a lofty black plume. When
a newspaper photographer tried TO take
her picture Commissioner Gilchrist OF
fered to forbid II, II she had any op-
any differences to her. composed herself
for the ordeal, and merely grumbled pc
about It.
Cleaned UP 100000? 4.
Information has come to Assistant
District Attorney Stanton that DR.. Ly-
man alleged that he had cleaned up
100000 from his brokerage business. and
Alfred b. Nathan. OF Prince. q Nathan.
council for the receiver, made special
efforS'to get from Mrs. Lyman some IN
fernAation as to, whether this was cor
rect. At first she objected to giving
any testimony. about her husband and
his affairs, but. instructed by Commits
steiner Gilchrist that she must answer.
she admitted that she had first met Ly-
man In Paris IN 1914.
Al that time she was, she said, the
wife OF Herbert Anthony Lockett. who
held a commission In the British naval
reserve. She was divorced from him
soon after she met Lyman. AS the wit
il appeared that she had gone under
several different names. When she
came to this country in 1915. about two
weeks before Lyman. she Travelled as a
MRS. Roberts. She stayed at the Hotel
Endicott as Mrs. Holton, and when she
was with the Neelys at Freeport she
was known as Mrs. Lee Hammond:
why did you assume all these
names?' asked Mr.. Nathan.
Because my husband told me to. He
did not tell me why" she retorted
sharply.
Gave Her Little Money.
Counsel wanted to know what pres.
ents Lyman had made to her and how
much money he had given her. Mrs
Lyman said that he had paid her living
expenses, but had never given her large
sums. Last Christmas he gave her a
diamond ring. but that was the only
present he ever made her. When she
left for England in the st. Louis in Jan.
uary he had given her $500. and since
then had sent her another $3.50 but she
had spent all that and was now almos,
without funds.
How are you getting the money t.
live now?" asked Mr.. Nathan.
Il am paying the expenses OF m,
mother. my baby, and myself" Mr1
Lyman answered. from the money
got on jewelry."
When 1t came to trying to get an,
information about Lyman out OF tn,
witness, the lawyers found Il an i'm
possibility. She said she did not know
where he was and had not tried to ge
In touch with him. She knew he was II
the brokerage business in Broad street
and that he had been In some kind O.
trouble In Los Angeles, but she knew
nothing definite of either matter.
1t came out, however. that Mrs. Ly
man was born In. Paris and spent he
childhood there. For time about Nv
years ago she was a stenographer Il
the Belgian consuls office here, Blu
then returned to her mother In London