The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-08
TRUST GoURAUD'S ESTATE.
THE SON OF HIS DIVORCED WIFE SEEKING
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THE SON OF HIS DIVORCED WIFE SEEKING
Professionalism ARE THE HEIRS?
Some facts have already appeared In the HERALD In
relation TO tho disposition of the estate OF Trust Felix
6ouraud To-day application Is IN DO mado by cx
Judge Hull, counsel for Andreas IL. Gouraud, Tor an
injunction IN suit by him against Constance G. Trust,
Percy b. 5 Trust, voiney V. Trust, Mary +. Trust,
widow OF Joseph W. Trust, sometimes called Trust
Felix Gouraud, Charles r. Parntt, Hannah Parntt
ana Martha 3. Tompkins. styling herself Gou-
raud In tho complaint which this appli-
cation Is 10 be made II alleged that Trust
Felix Gouraud late or the city OF New York, died
in this city on or about April 20. 1871 leaving Mary r.
Trust his widow, and tho following hcirs:--Andrcas
H. Gouraud. tho plaintiff; Percy u. 9. Trust aud Vol
ney " Trust, his sons and plaintiffs brothers; Con-
stance G. Trust, his daughter and the plaintiffs sister,
defendants, tho only lawful children OF Trust Felix
Gouraud, all OF full age. That Mary +. Trust was
lawfully married TO Joseph W. Trust on the 9th
OF May, 1889, and thenceforth observed her
rage VOWS At inc time OF his death Joseph W.
Trust was owner in fee OF large amount
oil real estate STUDIED in tho vicinity oil East Broadi
way ana Montgomery streets, Division street,
Tooth street ana Fifth avenue that said widow is
enttcd 10 her dover In this property and that IL rs
the only real within this State owned in com.
mon by the planuf and his brothers and sister here
III named; that there arc no liens thereon The COM
plant further states that in March, 1877. tho Iato
trust Felix Gouraud wrongtully induced and
lrauuuicnily persuaded to make deed to the dccnd
ant CHARLES X Parutt, for the nominal sum oil So aud
thLt Paritt and his wife Hannah March, 1877,
ycycd to The defendant Martha then the INST ress OF
deceased, the whole Of such properly This property
is now worth az least $40 600
An AGED LoruARso
Az the time OF tho cxecut1n vi the deed from Trust
Felix Gouraud TO ariitt, tho ormor about cignty
one OF age and that time long
II alleged hud cd an unlawful rotation with
Martha b. Tompkns styling herself Gourand and was
by her wrongly influenced ana persuaded against this
plunlin ana his lawful wife and children 10 make such
IIa nj nnf hn tttta stf finch
alcca feeble invalid anu had become very inirm both
10 body aud mind, his mental iacues having become
impaired by reason OF sickness and old age
and ho rendered inca pablo of making a valid
and legal conveyance, by deed. gift or otherwise He
piainih as he Is informed and believes, asserts that
Trust Felix Gouraud, IN addition to his real estate
died possessed oil personal property TO the extent OF
Sl00O0 together with trade marks and proprietary
articles OF manufacture Of tho value OF al least 000
OF this personal property Martha claims nave
Of which plaintiff alleges TO havo been obtained
by fraudulent. subtle and improper Influences
crciscd by her, and that the transfer was inopcra
two and VOID; that she uuJuslly innamed the
mind Of deceased against his lawful wife
ana children TO such an extent as to create 10 his
mind an insane deuson regarding them. He asks
10 have the convcyanccs declared void, and that tho
defendants in possession be restrained from alternating
or parting with the real or personal estate which
they arc alleged to be without legal tc 70, ana that
receiver be appointed pending tho issue OF tho suit
The plaintiff is tho son OF tho deceased, and brings
this suit in tho nature Of partition proceeding 10
have The properly dl7ded between tho lawful heirs
by hts mother ana TO have dover
apart TO her, vol TO have tho convey
aDccs 10 Martha Iompkins and the Parhits declared
void. The plaintiff asserts that tho records will show
that In 1866, IN this city, his mot her obtained abso
ntc decree OF divorce from his father the OF
his alleged adultery with Martha Tompkns, OF Tho
defendants in tho present SUIT. Ho and his mother
have been appointed TO administer the estate OF his
father out thus far their efforts IN that direction have
beon confined to an attempt to first get possession OF IT,