The evening world. Newspaper, March 11, 1904, Page 3

DIVORCEE SUES FOR $50,000 { of. Attorney-General’s Son, _ Brings Breach of Promise Ac- tion Against Dr. Cooke. ER METEORIC CAREER AT THE CAPITAL. Acotised Man’s Relatives Call It Blackmail and Declare the “Case Will Be Fought: Bitterly in Open Court. Mrs. Helen Karscher Miller, who has had a somewhat tunmultous career since up # clerical position under ernment in Washington in 1890, imitel Duncan Miller, son of “General W. H. H. Miller, of Indianapolis, a member of President Harrison's Cabinet, has come to the front again, this time of the Injured party In a breach of promise sult. he man who, ‘cording to the com- plaint, hax been trifling with the. af- fections of Mrs, Miller, Is Dr. Howard De Walden Cooke, of Stamford, Conn., & son of the late Rev. Samual Cooke, who as rector of St. Bartholomew's Chureh tn this city enjoyed the patron- Age of the Vanderbilts and other miill- fonaires, and was able when he died to leave a large fortune to his son, Mrs. Miller wants $50,000 of this for- tune to ease her injured feelings. Her wound In a very deep one, she says, al- though it appears from her own affida- wit that the proposed marriage was ar- ranged as recently as Jan. 9 last. It further appears, from the statement of Mr. Cooke, that the first meeting be- tween the couple took place the day before the alleged proposal, Jan. 8 Her AM@davit Businesulike, Mts. Miller's affidavit is brief, but Dusinessiike. She says that it was agreed to have the ceremony performed within reasonable time; that on Feb. 2, and again five days later, Rested that it wa: Cooke to make good, but that he| th showed a disposition to back out. She finally became satisfied that he intended to repudiate his contract with her, an then brought suit. : Mrs, Miller's attorneys got an at- Rachment ‘on ‘Dr, Cooke's estate at Stamford, which ts valued great deal more than the amount she sues for. If the lawyers decided it wouldn't cover Vie damages asked they had an order from the Court permitting them to at- ach the person of Dr. Cooke. Dr. Cooke has been married twice, and both his wives are dead. His answer 10 Mrs. Miller's sult, made through his seNorneys, iis covered in one word: . “Blackmast.” Mrs, Miller was Helen Karacher, of Pottstown, Pa, She was a very beautl- » ful girl, and when she went to Wash- ington to earn her own living as @ Government clerk attracted a great deal of attention. She was socially amui- tious, but never before had a chance to gratify the ambition. She met Samuel Duncan Miller, then a young. lawyer, who was living with his father in Wash- ington and who moved in the very high- est society. He fell in love with her and the couple were married, Her Career Wan Meteorio, During the remaining two years of President Harrison's administration she Was one of the most prominent women socially in the capital. Her career was meteoric. In no time at all she had risen from the position of an humble clerk to that of a soclety leader, and the Mives of Cabinet officers and the ladies of the D{plomatic Corps followed in her train, Her great beauty and her tireless ene were the great factors in her success. ‘The first trouble between the Millers came after their return to Indianapolis. Samuel Miller went back with his father to resume practice with the lat- ter's firm. Indlanapuiis soclety accepted Mrs, Miller graciously, but declined to iecognize her as a leader, Mrs. Miller plunged Into the fray with great energy. Soon society was split up, Mrs. Miller leading one faction, and the old Indian- apolis set leading the other, In 1898 Mrs, Miller decided that New York was the proper field for her, and she came here with her husband and young son, Sidney. Mr. Miller was ‘ compelted to bandon his practice in Indianapolis and start anew in this © city, which he did cs a member of the law'firm of Keatinge, Walradt & Mile ler, He and his’ wife took apartments at the Hétel Rutland, and Mrs, Miller soon surfounded herself with a fash- fonable set. Wife Refused to Return West. Mr, Miller, whose success as a lawyer here had not been very conspicuous, Gecided In 1898 to go back to Indian: spoils. His father urged him to this + course, a8 he wanted him to take some of the weight of his own large prac- tice off his shoulders. Mrs. Milter re- fuséd to go. Mr. Miller finally got her * as far as the train, but just before .t pulled out she left the car and said she uid never return to Indlanepoliz. Miller went without her, taking his with him, and the coayle never Ived toxether ‘afterward Mr. Miller, frequently came, here, to try and induce his wife w teturn, but _ she would not. Meanwhile sho ‘ved ate well yer in great style, and kLown through entertain Kot Mp for seh people, h were to go to ne, Jtswas in December, 1900, that Mrs. Miter made the sensational attempt to Ver child from her hushand. She yw to Indianapolis and demanded that her son be brought to her at her hotel, His nurse was sent with him, Mrs, Miller sent the nurse out on. an errand, then bundled the boy in a car- wage and drove away. The nurse, sus- pecting something, intercepted her, and . Was Invited to come along. She got in ihe carriage, and there Mrs, Miller tally announced that she was golng to take tho child to New York, Chase After Kidnapped Son, ‘The. nurse jumped from the carriage telephoned Mr. Miller and hie father and immediately a hunt was Hystituted, in which the Millers, * adre of police and tired detectives ‘and a small army of newspaper reporters took part. ‘The cartiago was traced to Brighzwood, where Mrs, Miller hoped 2 4 2 Mis. H. K. Miller, Former Wife] to-inake @ train connection. The trail was lost there, but ‘picked up on the road to Lawrence, which Mrs. Miller and the boy had traversed after mid- night, It was a ten-mile dash, with a New York Cate at the other end, te aaa ‘obviously intended The Millers burst into a how MRS. H. K. MILLER WHO SUES H. D. COOKE FOR $50,000 BALM. THE WORLD: mother and back to Indianapolis. There he was placed in charge of his grand Parents. Mra. Miller followed to I dianapolls, but only stayed a few hours. she returned to New York. Ey A -few months later Mr. Miller be- for divorce against his wife. (4 @ sull | Bhe fled a counter-sult and it was en agreed that Mr. Miller should al- low his wife to procure the divorce, the ground being incompatibility. Mr: Miller and his parents retained posses- sion of the boy. This was one of the conditions on which Mrs, Miller was allowed to obtain her divorce. waived allmony in consideration of a small lump sum. Since the divorce Mr: living In this city. She has been heard of often in charitable bazaars and fairs, for the benefit of soldiers or She now resides at No. 255 Y-elghth street. action for breach of romise will be fought to the bitter end Dr. C t is sald the trial will roduce some very interesting testi- Miller has been The present BACHELOR DEAD WITH GAS JET OPEN Basil La Chapelle’s Body) Found on Bed in His Apart- ment, and the Police Believe His Death Was Accidental. The odor of gas that had prevaded the flat house at No. 306 East Seventy- sixth street for twenty-four hours led y of the body of Basii La Chapelle in his bachelor apart- | ment with a gas Jet above the bed| to the finding to- half open, Everything indicates ag:i- dental asphyxiation. La Chapellé was forty-three years of age and had formerly been in the Mquor | business. For three years past he lived| a life of lelsure, . None of the other! tenants in the house knew anything of his family. He did his own cooking, went in and out as he pleased and often would not be seen by the janitress, Mrs, Lizzie Hinrich, for weeks at a time. On Wednesday afternoon he left the house to attend the funeral of Police- man McGowan, who committed sulolde lnst Sunday. He returned fron: the fun- eral late at night, and while he waa not seen some of the tenants heard him fumbling about at his door. ‘The odor of gas in the house all day yesterday and last night waa almost overpowering( and to-day an investiga- tion was made which resulted in a po- Hceman breaking open the -door of La Chapelle's tiat. ‘The body. fully dressed, was lying across the bed. It is sup- posed ‘that he attempted to turn on the light, concluded that he would le down In the dark and did not fully close the pine with the key, ‘There was plenty of money in his kets and in the room were found six Kkbooks showing deposits in various banks of $13,216. ‘The was taken to the Morgue, and in the absence of {n- formation about relatives the property. will be turned over to the Public Ad- ministrator, eae [eee BURGLAR’ DROPPED PLUNDER. A man dropped a big bundle and dis- appeared in the Pennsylvania Raflroad freight yards when Policeman Frank McGurk hatled him in Second street, Jersey City, early to-day. The bundle contained @ quantity of clothing stolen from the tallor shop of Rooney & Hop- kins, at No. %@ Montgomery street. The shop was entered through a’ rear window. the burglar breaking the win- dow and crawling over the top of iron bars, The thief escaped. AP (From the Philadelphia Teleg Parisian Bohemia is losing one of its landmarks by the disappearance of the beer-house of “The New Athens,” one of the most famous establishmenis of Montmartre, It was celebrated long be- fore the Franco-German War, Artists and men of letters, all of whom were truculent enemies of the bourgeois und flerce haters of the commonplace, and some of whom had genius, used to gather there, Baudelaire, who feigned bloodcuring cynicism, and was at-heart an incorrigible idealist, frequented the cafe with Fluery and Murger, who cele- brated “La Vie de Boheme,’ and with pathetic. longing sighed in secret atter num and prosperous rer OTs PUT the Ienprovioed ta cont i isters, and fleld-marshals of the transi- tory Government of the Commune, mado the New Athens ‘their headquarters, Bince then the place: has slowly lost the particular caste which it had boasted and had ceased to be a meeting ground for the genuine Bohemians of art and letters. ‘The site at the corner of tho Rue and the Place Pigalle is in the very centre of one of the artistic neighbor Mi famor THEF AT FUNERAL GOT SK WATCHES Operated Among the Mourners for Mrs. Ratkowsky, but Was Caught After a Chase of Sev- eral Blocks. At the funeral of Mrs. who was the wife of Morris Ratkow- » & wealthy east-side furrier, of No. 45 East Broddway, a pickpocket who gleaming with diamond rings made a haul to-day of six gold watches. ~ many ‘friends, and the home tn which she had lived for many years crowded with During the ceremontes the thief circulated among the mourners and \extracted the gold umepleces. {sixth man who lost his watch was the first to make the discovery, “My watch, {t's gone!" he shouted. Instantly Uhere was a general unbut- toning of coats. “Mine's gone, too!" cried another. 6 shouted the third victim, In the excitement the hia hat behind pushed his the crowd and wot out on the street, He ran down. East Broadway to Cath- then to Bowery and on ivision street, where he .was caught He was taken back to 9 scene of the robbery and one watch Diamond rings were on He was taken both hands of the thief. to the Madison street station. WEATHER GUESSES WHILE YOU WAIT Expert Passes Out a Bunch of Wide-Range Predictions and Qught to Make Good on Some One of Them. The weather man {s having the time of his life to-day trying to throw out a forecast that will make good, wasn't any use telling folks it wa? wee this morning, any chump cpuld seo that, so the Weather Man buckled down to a priiction for the evening. mighty labor and then this production “it will rain tornight.’ After surveying this from every pos- sible angle, tilting it upside down and looking at it from behind, the weather man decided It was ris! folks would say he was ‘a lobster. he labared again until the hinges in his gray matter creaked with the strain. Then this was sent out for the informa- tion of the world: “It may rain to-night." . The weather man ate a chicken sandwich and a cream ‘hen a horrible thought attacked it should snow. Waa nothing in sight to indicate’ enow, but why not cover the whole field? weather man olled amendment to the “Rain or snow to-night.” and sent out this at the throat of y speaking, with generally fair and ieee have been no amendments to ‘ FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 11, 1904, LOST FORTUNE Miss Sophia Josephs Robbed of Money, Jewelry and Deeds to Valuable Property Which Were Carried in Hand-Satchel. DISCOVERED WEEPING BITTERLY ON BROADWAY. Young Woman Says She Came from Texas—Applies to Po lice for Assistance, but Ac- cepts Only Carfare. Dressed in deep mourning and declar- Ing that her entire fortune had been) stolen from her, a handsome young woman who gave her name as Miss Sophia Josephs, of No. 2 Scholes street, Brooklyn, but who added that she was from the South and had been in New York only a few days, applied to Police Headquarters to-day for as- sistance Mian Josephs was directed to Police | Headquarters from Spring street and Broadway, where she was found in tears after she discovered her loss, | Her story to Sergt. Michael Galvin was | that ahe left her home this morning to come to New York on business. In a hand satchel she ca: watch, to which mon4 buiterfty charm, $25 In bills, some change and deeds to property which represented @ large sum of money. “T got on a Bushwick avenue car near my home,” she told Galvin, ‘and rode to the Grand street ferry. 1 crossed to Manhattan and there took a Grand street car. I did not discover that my hand satchel had been picked until I got off at Broadway. Now Pennileas, She Sage. “I don't cage for the watch and money. Whoever has them can keep them, but the deeds to that property represent everything I own in the world. TET fail to ger the return of these deeds | 1 will be penniless, and yet I know that Al be of an: value to iss Josephs was in a) tate of excitement and lef that tl ice questioned her closely and found she had not e carfare to her home, Galvin suggested that a purse at Hew unrtors. When tht at quarters, When wi mage to her she refused with ees, but was prevailed upon to ac- cept cartare to her home. R' general alarm was sent out from iquarters for the lost watch, money and deed: seen later by a re- rter for The ing World at her home in Brooklyn. Owns Property in Texas. “1 wanted to avold all notoriety.” she said, “ but 4f notoriety will help me re- gain my deeds, I will tell all about _m} Ret," ‘am. trom. Cumberland, Tex. where my brother and I had @ cotto plantation and a ranch, The poll wee- vil ruined our cotton crop. ‘Then came a drought and then a flood. 1 forced to come up here until our foi tunes could be retrieved and had mort deopa in my hi 0: t take them to my lawyer. “Beside these mortraxe deeds to our, ‘Texas property 1 had the personal notes of a man for $800, due next summer. ‘This 1s money, I lent him after his crop ffered from the boll weevil. It had sui will be very difficult for me to save) anything unless these deeps and notes | are found. Miss Josephs then said her mother | had recently died In Berlin and that after leaving Texas she had gone there | to settle up some property she had left. Her father was Joseph Sanger, many years ago was regarded as| Ww one of the hich men_of New York, Two of her uncles are Sanger Brothers. the merchants at Nos. 11 and 13 Walker m 6 young hair and a splendid figure, She speaks | a decided jouthern accen WHP tained ‘that’ she. said, "by my soclations for so many vedrs on the! tton plantation and ranch. MEN HELD FOR ON STREET CAR]. WOMAN'S DEATH Ss Mollie West Taxen Strangely lll_ in Twenty-fourth Street House and Doctor Suspected wld do nothing fo cae AS FAMILY SLEEPS [lb LeVELAN woman was taken to ti arrested, charged with said In hospital the! Wife and Children, but Burg- tld have mount could be used for her 7 je no designation of | int Anderson Brown, twenty yenre old, and Frank Richardson, thirty-five years old, both of No. 147 West Twenty-fourth atreot, were arraigned ket Court to-day, Jefferson Mar- charged with The men are believed to know a The British steamer Cairn- Hond, from Savannah Feb. twenty-six years old, the Twenty-fourth street house, which ocourred early York Hospital Patrolman Clark, for Rio Janciro, which was abandoned this morning of the West Thir . CHAMBERS ST. AMOUS SUIT SALE|f22 Never in your life will you have an opportunity to turn your dollars to so good an advantage as here To-Day and Saturday. So Estes Chstey Se Not only have the profits gone, but also a slice of Mall Orders Pliled, Inquiries Sollcited, It’s the last havoc we will play with the price. It's a two-day sale. That should make you think twice Don’t do yourself an injustice. Come there's time. 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