The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-02-13
Former Kenosha Woman to
Retain Bonus of 100000
Given Her by Former
Menasha Millionaire.
Jury FAILS OF AGREEMENT
Madeline English Landeck Wins in
Action in Supreme Court of New
York in Suit Brought to Force
Return Of Fortune Given Her.

henoSha woman, Will RETAIN ING lVIbuHe
Of one hundred thousand dollars or more
given to her by the late Charles x.
Smith, former millionaire manufactur-
er Of Menasha, Wis. Saturday after
noon in the Supreme Court Of New
York a jury failed to agree in a suit
which a former business associate of
Smith, had brought to force Mrs Lam
deck to return 100000 in bonds which
the OLE Menasha manufacturer had
given her as o Christmas present. The
bonds were technically in the hands of
the former Kenosha woman but they
had been empounded by the court pend
ing the outcome of the suit brought by
the Menasha Woodenware Company,
Tho company had held that the bonds
belonged to the company at the time
they were given to Mrs. Landeck
by Mr.. Smith.
The decision of the court proved the
most interesting over-Sunday gossip
for Sunday. Madeline English when
she was married to Gustavo Landeck in
Kenosha in 1907 was rated as Keno
sha IS most beautiful woman and Ke-
nosha had watched with interest, her
life as social leader in Milwaukee.
Chicago and New York. The friend
ship which had existed between Mrs.
Landeck and the Menasha millionaire
was a new and different chapter in her
life and few of her Kenosha friends
had known anything of the story until
after the Supreme Court of New York
failed to agree on, verdict,
Mrs. Landeck has not been in Keno
sha recently and it was understood
that she had been making her home
in New York.
The bonds in question were those Of
the Montana Coal and Iron Company
They yield Mrs. Landeck an income
of five thousand dollars year.
What puzzled the jurors who did not
vote in favor Of Mrs. Landeck, was that
counsel on both sidds had concealed
from them exactly under what condi-
tions the Wisconsin banker had given
her the bonds--and why. 1t was learn
ed the 100000 Christmas present was
made to Mrs. Landeck in her own home,
TAT Shepard avenue, Milwaukee.
1t seems that in preparation for the
trial the plaintiff had obtained an order
from ex-Jpstice John w. Golf, permit
ting an examination before trial Of
some of the witnesses. Under that or
der Mrs. Landeck was examined, and so
was her brother, Malchus Carlyle Eng
lish, Everett, Wash, to which place
Mr.. Smith frequently went in connec-
tion with mis- business of getting lumber.
He was asked if he had ever
heard anything about the 100000
worth of bonds before Mr.. Smith died,
and he testified:
Mr.. Smith, whom / met first out
in Everett, Wash, and later at the
home Of my sister in Milwaukee, told
me that he had given Madeline the
bonds so that if he died she would
always be well provided for
"Was not your sister then Mrs. Gus
tave Landeck9" was asked.
{" At that thine yes, she was Mrs.
Gustave Landeck.':
When Mrs. Landeck herself was
examined before trial she was asked:
"Where did you live at the time
Smith gave you the bondsg''
III was living in my own home in
Milwaukee," she replied.
At TAI Sheppard avenue.
"Yes.''
"And didn't Mr.. Smith give YOU
that home7"
"I object on the ground that it is
irrelevant and immaterial, - interposed
counsel for Mrs. Landec'z and the
objection was sustained.
"Was that gift Of 100000 worth Of
bonds just before Christmas of 1912
the only valuable gift you received
from Mr.. Smith before or since?n
Again counsel for the young woman
objected
Mrs. Landeck was questioned in de-
tail as to just where she was when Mr..
Smith, her benefactor, gave her the
bonds. She said he met her one evening
in the railroad station in Chicago. He
had just run down from Menasha and
she had dropped in from Milwaukee.
He handed her the package of bonds
and said that he wanted to make her
a little present.
elbow did you happen to take the
bonds from the safe depasit box without
telling anybody after Mr.. Smith died in
1857. was asked of Mrs. Landeck.
s'Mr. Smith always told me that if
ever he died | should 60 to the safe
deposit box and take what belong ID to
me and give to others what he had
marked for them. / did so ter hav-
ing consulted with Harry Cook, one Of
the closest friends of the Smith bows. ),
Was Harry Cook Menasha mang',
No, he was a Negnah hoy,'' re-
piled Mrs. Landeck.
Counsel for the Eenasha Woodenware
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