New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
18 10000. Lady
Sees Kind Deeds
misunderstood
Mrs. Hanion, Payer of Taxi
BiIlWitll Pennies, Charged
With Esiranging Wife and
IRVING TO Steal Children
Save Help Financially
philanillropiss Declares
She Only Helped Artists
Family Out OF Charity

irs. L. /. Eanton. OF 20 Fifth Ave-
az AID Greenwich who month age
isesd a taxi bill of S4So with 4s,0n2
cents, sent in beer keg, is losing Ter
taste for doing the unusual. Acting as
Lady Bountiful, she has been taking
whole families under her wing, paying
their rent and clothing them, but al
ways with the conviction that sooner
or later by doing so she will get into
trouble of some sort. But she says,
somewhat skeptically, that she hopes
eventually TO discover duly grateful
object of her charity. Such discov-
cry, she believes, will be recompense
for the trouble caused her by the fail
ures.
The reason for all this is that Mrs.
Hanton has already got into trouble
through her iavishly bestowed chari-
ties. Roger c. Pierrotti. fashion de-
Eigner and artist, has charged that Mrs.
lianton has tried to estrange his young
wife, who was formerly nurse and is
row sculptures, and steal his four
children from him, after friendship
wh'ch Aad lasted five years. On Mon
day .s crnoon when Mrs. Pierrotti. ac-
comETSsed by Mrs. Hanton and her
lawyer, went TO the Pierrotti home, in
Cos Cob. the artist ran out of the
house and, calling for the police, de-
clared tat the lawyer had threatened
TO kill hsta IL he wouldn't give up his
four children. Mrs. Hanton and the
lawyer ultimately departed.
Ore, House for Reporters
In consequence Of Perotti's charges
Mrs. Hanton held omen house to re-
porters yesterday afternoon in the Of
nee OF her iawyer, Joseph San, at $50
Broadway. Clad in emerald green, an
emerald green hat with a couple Of
long. drooping feathers, jade green
earrings and manipulating Ii red fan,
Mrs. Hanton sat in the center of the
room dispensing witticisms, while her
LAWYER dispensed written statements
giving the other side Of the affair. In
corner sat Mrs. Pierrotti silently
watching the proceedings.
Mrs. Hanton's answer to the Pier
rotti charge is in substance that from
puIs a.silanthropic reasons she had ex-
tended coi.i i'lerable financial aid to the
family. Furthermore she intends to
Keen right on helping the family finan-
cialiy and otherwise. but she believes
that the authorities should investi-
gate MIR. Pierrotti and see 20 it the
wife an sour children receive pro-
tectiop
u hS'e always taken a great deal Of
pleasu in helping cats, dogs and
people, she said, ''and / intend to
keep a helping them in the hope that
some lay they will be grateful"
Charitable Since Age of Ten
Somebody asked her how long she
had 5een ehass:tably inclined and she
answered, Since the age of ten or
thereabouts."
Mrs. Hanton's pity does not extend
TO Mr.. Pierrotti. ale says / offered to
furnish the house in Cos Cob for him. %
she declared, "as we'll as paying the
rent: It is true did. but soon after
ward, observing that his artistic TEN.
permanent has already caused the de-
struction of several sets of furniture,
thought II wiser to let him confine
his attentions to tearing paper and
less expensive thin~s. Mrs. Pierrotti's :
father is lemon importer of Jersey
City and | believe his first importation
was Mr. Pierrotti from italy.
Meanwhile. Mrs Pierro III is living
With friend VI town whose name she
did not care to disclose. The four
children, John, eleven years old; Lucy,
nine; Emilia. six. and Lavinia. three,
are with their father in Cos Cob, La
vinia was named after Mrs. Hanton.
Mrs. Hanton is widow and clrildless.
She emphatically denied the artists as