The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24

The Wiu and Children ~ the Late Henry
sseanway, ira Singular Case. oss
Before Justice Gilbert z
Mrs. hnesttsse Oakes us. Wttdns Sxetntc0v. Mrs.
Cakes was the wife Of the late Henry steinway IT.,
Of the nrm Of steInway Sons piano manufacture
ers in New York. and also owners Of steinway Hail.
Just before Mr.. Henry Steinway died he appointed
his brother William his executor ana guardian over
his children and now Mrs. Cakes, his late widow,
claims that her little ones are wrongfully
and fraudulenny withheld from her; that
Mr.. William Steinway has placed them in charge Of
one Koch, petty magistrate in Germany, and that
they, being predisposed to the same disease from
which her husband died-that OF Consumption
the especial care Of mother. Soon after her hus-
go to Europe upon pleasure trip, promising at the
time to supply her with letters OF credit and
furnish her with Sufficient means to enable her TO
live in manner becoming her station in life. over
Knew what . DO: She objected, how
but relying upon his representations and promises
she finally consented. The letters OF credit were not
Steinway, the defendant, saw ner and gave her a
small amount-$300 or 5000 sum barely sufficient
smswcs GERMANY After reaching men Germany she
awaited the letters OF credit and funds from Mr..
William stenway, but as she did not receive them
she soon became embarrassed by hotel bills. While
in this helpless condition this German magistrate
her and informed her that he was authorized
ana directed BY Mr., William steinway to take from
the children this magistrate threatened to have her
sent out OF the city as vagrant, she having no
yield to this man. She wrote to William steinway
entreating the custody OF her children; but she never
received any reply Notwithstanding the TACT that she
had been left with an income OF $40 900 per annum
by her husband she was compelled to return to New
York as q second cabin passenger. When she
Genas sne oan and 70 he sroe
Of Mr.. steinway. She states that be-
prOperty was worth $500 600 asked her II $4,000
per year would be sufficient for her, and she believes
that the income Of her third share, as estimated by
the testatOr, would amount to $4,000; while under
its present administration 1t amounts to only 1900,
all of his property having been conveyed to the rest
of the Stenways for less than 5000 00 and at prices
far below its value. Steinway Han, valued at
was sold to them for $4,000, $2o,6oo being the
amount coming to her and her children. The
factory of Steinway Sons was valued at 100000,
was conveyed to William Steinway, the defendant,
for $4,000. The afidavit OF Mrs. Cakes, which
alleges the above facts also shows other SINH
lar dispositions Of property Shs says %Nn thas
wealth was gained through the Inventions OF
for her Children he replied that the win gave him
full control over them and that he intended to
keep them separate from the family; that she
she visited Europe this summer he could not consent
to her seeing the children and finally she gave him
any trouble he would cut her OF from her income.
She denies having consented to the appointment
Of Parliamentary guardian; that this Koch who has
charge of her children Is man Of small means resi-
lowed to play and wander about the streets without
Judge Van Colt, counsel for the defendant, denied
the jurisdiction Of the court the children were In
| Germany. Judge Gilbert held that their domicie
was presumed to be where their mother was, and
that nabeas corpus could be issued to Mr.. Stein
The case viii come up for trial on Friday next be-
| fore Justice Gilbert IN the Supreme Court. ID 2