Evening star., 1936-01-07
.HE|RESS CHARGES
FORCED STER|L|TY
Girl, in Suit for $500 900,
Says Mother Seeks to
Gain Her Fortune.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. January THE
bitter story Of Ann Cooper Hewitt
petite young heiress. who accuses her
mother of depriving her of mother
hood as a step toward gaining her
fortune. was told today in her own
words
"I had no dolls when I was little
and I'll have no children when I'm
old" she said. That's my story
That's all there is to it."
The 21-year old girl. with two
thirds of the income from S10.000,-
900 trust fund. filed a s500,o00 DAM
age suit yesterday against her mother
Mrs. Maryon Hewitt McCarter. and
two surgeons. charging she was ster-
iliZed August 18, 1884, when she
thought she was undergoing an ap-
pendectomy.
Drs. Tilton E. Tillman and Samuel
G. Boyd of San Francisco, named CO.
defendants. said the operation was
performed at the behest of the girls
mother after tests showed Miss Hewitt
to be ''feebleminded."
Money Spent Gambling.
The suit, filed by Attorney Russell
P. Tyler, alleged Mrs. McCarter neg.
lected and abused her daughter anc
'squandered thousands of dollars be-
longing to Ann" gambling in the
worlds haughtiest casinos.
Tyler said the girl now is getting
two-thirds of the income from the
trust fund set up by her father. Peter
Cooper Hewitt. inventor. who died ir
1921, and that suit demanding ar
accounting from Mrs. McCarter woulc
be filed in New Jersey.
Timid and nervous. the brown-eyec
girl said she was kept locked up
when she was little and that hel
mother repeatedly called her ar
imbecile."
I was always unhappy" sine said
MY mother was away all night and
gave me the third degree all day.
I never had any boy friends. ]
never had any friends"
Calls Attention to Clothes.
Dressed in inexpensive clothes and
a gray imitation fur coat she said she
had bought secondhand for a dollar
the young heiress called attention tc
an emerald ring she was wearing.
Look at it," she cried. her dark
eyes flashing. My mother gave it to
me for my 2lst birthday anniversary
Look at it! It's chipped and valueless
Otherwise would never have got it.
Her appearance was in sharp con-
trast to description given by DR.
Tillman in an affidavit. stating: Ann
was always we'll dressed. She had lots
of stylish clothes"
The alleged assault" occurred IL
months before the girl would have
been 81 and free to marry.
Wills Terms Specific.
Under the inventors will, two-thirds
of the income from the trust fund
went to the girls mother until her
remarriage. the portions then being
reversed and the mother receiving
one-third. However. If the daughter
became mother, her child would
receive the income. If the girl died
childlesS, the share would 60 to her
mother.
Nine years ago Hewitt's brothers
and sisters tried unsuccessfully to
have Ann declared illegitimate and
barred from her inheritance.
Mrs. McCarter has been married
five times, twice since Hewitt's death.
All except the marriage to Hewitt:
ended in divorce or annulment.
Miss Hewitt's grandfather was
Abram S. Hewitt. once New York
mayor and Congressman. Her great
grandfather was Peter Cooper, founder
of Cooper Union and once candidate
for President.
Attorney Tyler said Miss Hewitt is
getting $500 month from the trust
fund.
IF the girl should die, the fortune
would 60 to the mother" he said.
Nov that the girl is of age. If she
should be declared incompetent, the
mother would enjoy the fortune with
out hindrance."
In Hackeusack, N. j., Vice Chancel-
lor Vivian NJ Lewis reserved decision
on an application by Attorney William
v. Breslin asking q nine-month ex-
tension in filing an accounting by Mrs.
McCarter as guardian Of her daugh-
ter's estate. Breslin said about
$3.50, 900 is involved.
Mrs. McCarter's whereabouts were
not known.