, 1875-11-01

Singer SVhiic Rlo Was poor md IRc-
foro lao HID Acquired l:norn,ou*
Wchfaaa-syhy hho Sucd for Ettvorces
ft,p fork s,sn, frf. ~.
Tho 1rnho Merritt Hingor wilt litigation WAS
resumed bol0rn Surrogate Colin III White llatns
yesterday. Tho toHt1tor left property IN this
country aud IN England yalnal at $13ooU.~
oM: lso ptovidcsl for mast OF his numerous
clnldron. but loft nothing 10 any Of tho Two
wotaoi t.lo lircl with him, at various periods,
a. llis wiyts. except to tho last one, known al
Isabella T.. Singer. 10 llor he boqueatt,ctl iifo
intetcst in Ills catato In England. valued At 3d.
eoo, ,0o3. Tho contestant, Mary Ann Singer,
Known as ilarY Ann Foster. says that she was
hiH only real vile. and therefore she area for
widows dover. tt'o was ropranontcd ycstcrday
by Mr. Ruben W. Van lclt. Ex-Jsltlg6 John X.
Porter aud j. q. Carter appeared for Mr.. David
1lnwley, OF fonEers. ono OF tho millionaire III.
yentor'H executors,
Mr.. Van pcit examined Mrs, Mary Ann atora~
roy to provo tho marital rotations between Mr..
Singer MID the conteatank. ThD witness be-
ca,llo acquainted with tho couple 6uyenteen
years ago, vten tiay wern living In Fourth nyo-
nuo., sio was introduced to atr. Singer first,
and he tlen presented her to tho contestant aB
had moved into their Fifth avenue mansion,
latiies aud goutloIuon Of high Hoclat standing
called upon them, ard nothing, aa far rs tho
WltHoss know, was ever said to Indicate thht tho
contestant was not tho lnwfulwifo Of 3fr. Singer.
rho witness remembered that somo trouble
arose batwoan Mr.. Singer aud tho contestant.
resulting In Il soparato,i Tho contestant went
to lsyo with ios ut ~ Clinton place. aud after
sho {tho w'tnsaa) had gone away, Mrs. snger,
boardor until sho luarriel air. Foster. This "as
aitot n dlyorco from Mr.. Singer.
Up to this roint tho wtnoss had called hcr
af ttG"a hsr Mrs sEsr e no began to speak
Mrs. Mary Ann Foster, tho contestant, waa
called to the Rtaud. Sho is MI exceedingly we'll
preserved and dgnitioa person, 81 years of aKo.
slo has blue eyes, aud smooth brown hair with.
out Il trace Of Bilyer. Sho was bcoomingv
drcaaod. and presented something moro
than tho mere rotnnilB Of tho beauty tint faBct.
mated 1aaac Merritt singer forty years ago. HLo
was natiye Of Maryland, siso said, and in tho
aprinE Of 1886 Mr. Singer began to my his nd
dresses to her In baltimore. In October 1886,
Bhe went to Now York with AIr. Singer aud AZ.
aumed toward him the relation Of WIFE. Hero
The Surrogate looked at e,.Judgo Porter and
suggested. "with all that tho term implies"
Tho counselor laughed, Al did tho contestant.
Tho witness continued that she cohabitcd
with Mr. Singer for twenty-five years, beating
him ten children, OF whom two died. slio lIati
20 marital relations with any other man during
for thirteen years ~ Mr.. aud Mrs. Merritt. for
ttrno playing temperance piecoB In churchen.
Addressing Ior, !'o always called hor Anu: to
strango1a he spoko Of hor % Mrs. siuEes.' Of
my wife. Sue spoke Of him III "Air. Siugor,"
.A.d usually addressed him as = father" They
were worry poor at jlrst. but in 1888 tney wont to
Chicago and Mr.. Bingor invented q tnnchtno to
carvo typo, and tcaping machine. Aftor they
had become WEALTHY. aud Waro living on Fifth
ayenue, tho wtluess frequently made largo pur-
chaseH ut Stowart's aud Lord tk Tayior'B, and
the bjla wero sent to her for signature. aud
then presented at tho Office OF tho sowing ma
chlno company. Whe.aver Bhe bought
goods sllo was frosted rs Mr. Singers wife. bho
had 310 day for marketing expenses, and used
to draw what money she requirod from tue
bookkeepor Of the company, who know her rs
Mr. Singer's wife. When living ia Fifth nYonuo
thoy kept ton horses and nix cnrrfagoa. She had
ono coachman. and Air. Singer Ind another. In
1HG0 she went with hr. Singer to Dalti-
moro. and their names vera Registered III
the hotel book ns "Mr. and 3Irs. Singer"
Their two chlklreu who died were buried In
Greenwood Ce1netory, nnd Oh tho monument over
their graves ia tho na'no Of Singer. On tho 7til
OF Al,guBt. 1860, tho !" trouble" mentioned by
the preceding Witness occurred. Tho contestant,
who was driving down Fifth avenue In her own
carriage, met Mr. Singer with ono Mary Nc
donigal going toward homo III MI open
vehicle. Hhe had seen his companion In the
Singer CompanYs philadelphia Office mora than
onco hut not with Air. Singer. bho lad hoard
ruuors, however, Of tho rotations betwoon them,
aud, soeing thGm together, she screamed go loud
As to bo hoard by them. R!le drove to THIRD
avenue, and thonco home. whore she found Mr..
Hlnger awaiting her. When she ensoted the
room ho beat hcr ssvorely for screaming. Bhe
had him nrrestod. md ufteEward instituted pro-
ceauingH for q divorce.
Sir. Bfpgerfs first wife, formerly hllHs Haley,
Ia living In Brooklyn. 1t III said dop. Tracy ID
guarding her interests.