The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
|. NJ. SINGERS DAUGHTERS.
APPLYING FOB GREITER ALLOWANCES
FROM ms yIST ESTATE.
The Anomalies OF the Millionaire Inventors
Martial Eelations brought 60 the Surface
Again In ~ New Form Of Litigation.

hkstn IN view OF tstuuhtt1n.
The very remarkable story OF the life Of
Isaac Merritt Singer. the inventor. as revealed
by his Will Is brought forth ngnin by the APP
pcarance la court of four of tho rcsiduary lcga-
toes. three Of whom ask that their yoarly allow
anccs from the sums that Singer bcqucnthed TO
thom may be fixed. and the fourth petitions for
an increase of the allowance already deter
mined upon. With an estate involving millions
Of dollars. loft 10y the father of twenty four
children. born Of Ave women. there must have
been more or less difficulty in satisfying all.
Mr.. Singers first wife was Catharine NJ. Haley,
10y whom he had two children His laat wife was
isabella Eugcnie Boyer. otherwise Somervio.
who bore him six children. B1twccn these
were three women who shared his bounty. Mary
Ann Sponser. who had ten children; Mary No
Gonigal. called Mathews. the mother OF five
childen. and Mary Il. Walter. known IA Merritt.
who bore only ono child. None of thcse women
except the last wife WIS remembered I'm the
will. although every one Of tho children living
nj the time Of making the will obtained share
otthe estate.
The four recent petitioners. therefore. are
from among tho children Tho first is Mrs
Caroline Virginia Foster. daughter of Mary
Ann Sponslcr. now Mrs Mary Ann Foster.
The other petitioners are Charles Alexander
Margaret Alexandria, aud Florence Adelaide
Mathews. hlldren ol Mary M.bOniga
Caroline Nlrgtniu Foster WIS born On the 10th
Of June. 1891. and il, therefore. mn rteen years
Of age She wns the last Ui n children. two OF
whom aro dead. Her mother. Mary Ann
Sponslcr lnow lOstirl, lived IN Baltimore waen
she Das,nic acquainted with SINGER in $50. She
was then eigiit' rn yours Of age. Singer in.
duced her 10 come 10 New York. and she lived
Win him until 1850, more than twcnty-four
yrurs SINGER WIS then u strolling actor, AMI
sn. became an actress. but in 1881 ia invent ii
the > ingrr sowing ma hino. and from thai t,ma
ne hs'ih - grow AMY ana - nccumuints
Iippcry. IN lo.1 Singfr procured divorce
bliss Sppna'er cndeaNored 10 pursnnde MIR.
FiA-t u To- nave % huiIlass cor ahIlul performed,
Put he REUSED on day as she was waking
IN lllil hN. nur.sh" was passed. by Singer. vino.
WILL Nlis, NJ Dnn,sal. whom singer lived with
~ Mr. Mathews. was riding in u gorgeous
SponSlcr accused him Of inithlcssn, ~. and IN
i.iufn j." treated her with cruelty. shortly
inter this ne left the country and remained
AWAY year. In III" following year Mrs Foster
npphsd Tor a divorce. Assuming that she wls
Singer wife h'uu,a of his intimate rrlaiions
with her alt'r hi, li-t wife Catherine VI. Hal,v,
marriage and admitted The adultery. and she
Was granted ss.0D0 year alimony.
After the death Of singer, i'm July, 1875 Mrs
Poster contested his viii. The contest was do
been married to n Mr. John r.. Foster OF Boston
uht"r her maiden name Of Sponsler. Her
daughter. tarono Virginia. WAS the only one
OF her children that publicly countenancrl and
nidcd the mother = effort 10 break Singer viii.
The cont ~ wac mad' rpnlark ahe by Mrs Fcs-
siitut,d ny c"hahitation. after he WAS divorced
IT I'm His lr@t WHO ilNfNfN lWHtilslUK that
h,r 'iihlr'n. born before tn" divorce was OBJ
tanned, were llcgtlmate
Caroline was married - her mothers hus-
h.nl lrvtliHr, AMI thus j. Mrs Foster also.
By thisalliance she be ,amo her mothers sister
in-law, and her father ln-nw WINS also hcr
hrother-in. Jaw. I-aa' VI. Singers Will gave her
two-sixtieths OF the estate-amounting To about
tjoo!nn. TWAS determined 70 allow her $500
month. and this allowance she Il, sircs 10 in
crease 10 81 OOn Her plea in making this re-
guest IL that she has 10 live in hotels aud there
by incur heavy expenses. Hrrhealth is deli ate.
and she requires constant care and attention
Her physicians hav, ordered her 10 drive out n
grrat deal. ami hence She must purchase horses
aud carriages. She makes a special request for
$500 with which to buy horses and car
tilt II VI require $1,000 month To- provide for
Judge Birrott has Amounted ey-ruIcn Nitoh-
81, refsre". To- hear testimony in tho case.
81 Mary tinniral VITA ", nf Misa srnnstnr
nov M ,-b"r. Saw MIN RIDING IA f,nn avo
nue.. Mary NJ tionisal now IVES IN san Fran
cl- ~, under the nlm' Of Mr.. Mathews. She
mansion Ia this cily ~ Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews.
and became the parents of vc children. When
sh" ro-eivrd yearly nllDwnur' Il al 900 in gn1d
but. ike the gh"r women who held the same re-
lativn toward Nun. -h' gan nothing from his
viii. In support ~ the petitions presenieIl ~
n T thf.f rnlllr.u she hl- submitted am inVits
indicating h or determination not to bc len en-
h'r f1r what her children hav. cost her since
utr {,arly nlgwanr" ceased. In her qffidayits
IN" dr'hrc- that "nrh ehl lds part Of thn estate
L. valued N about s9rOu. TIN shares ara
unr.ng Compnny nth Ia ia" SinSsr Man9'ar-
Al ON "a ~, an, -, i,, al. sit"i' or
enj thcr L, s,, %n, ~ interests IN re"l estate
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ds-ir,s. ~ return thor. mi k,a,, m ,h, b'',
In IA itn h. l,- l,..f' l. q, .th' ~ -, ,, -
IT,, ~ u''i lY .rN'l ana nave all Hurh
should have coll"gntf eiu alton and be- in
~triietnfl in ali irtf .h.- 81 ,lu.,ti,n nv rJ.I
L young MN Of hi- Expectations, In order to
"IIs'nil,'-h ~ mr. tnN per month Is dies red
49,, r'ron - Nu,iqlIr Mnin'Ws thr third daugh-
ur' M S'r1nd petitioner. also asked for IL
uNlh,N guy wan 'r ." SOU She In domi"ilnd in
S'h IRAN - ., anu shares hHr brother desire
!, MAINTAIN the home they have there. Mrs. |
Mathew : OF Il.rtlt4n Atialal ..lu