Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-03-31

in Sheriff VIM. G. Conner's room, al
90 Beekman Street, AT 10s O'Clock yes.
ternay morning, in response to the Off
cial announcement that the wardrobe
of Mrs Lsura S. Taylor, widow OF the
late James b. Taylor, would be sold by
auction to satisfy the claim of Mr..
Charles Devlin, 3 contractor.
The history of Mrs. Taylor's difficult
ties, from which she was brought from
affiuenee to penury, is briefly told. As
executrix Of her husbands great estate,
she at once found herself embarrassed
by a multitude of unsettled claims
against the property, and by contest
with her daughter, who disputed the
validity of the will. Among the cred
itors of the estate was o. b. Madison,
of Utica, who held notes amounting to
$4,000, and by suit begun by him
and other creditors in the Supreme
Court, Oneida County, Mrs. Taylor
was pronounced mentally incapable
of managing the estate, and receiver
was appointed. A referee was also ap-
pointed 10 take proof and report co n
corning the validity of the claims
against the property. 1t was soon
found that the estate, reduced by mis-
management and legal claims, would
amount 10 not more than $500, 600, and
that this sum would be swallowed up
in settling the charges of the receiver,
the fees Of the daughters lawyer, her
guardian, and guardians lawyer, and
the cost of her suit in the courts. Cred
itors swarmed from every side to the
plumber IF the estate, and it was de-
clared insolvent. Mrs. Taylor was left
penniless. She was compelled in Octo-
Der last to go forth from her Madison
Avenue mansion, and seek the charity
Of her friends in the country.
To complete her burden of misfor-
tune, her costly and magnificent ward
robe, which filed nine large trunks,
was attached at the moment when she
was leaving her home. She was left
with only the clothing that was upon
her person. The attachment was made
by Mr.. Charles Devlin, who held a
claim OF Sl,4l0 against Mrs. Taylor for
money that he had loaned her. Mr..
Devlin retained the goods, and they
were offered for public sale yesterday
They are supposed to be worth at least
81, 900 or 81, 900. The price that they
brought under the hammer did not ex-
coed $500 or $500.
as Sheriff Conner mounted an arm
less chair, to begin the sale, he was sur
rounded by rampant of trunks. The
goods, comprising silks. velvets, laces,
linen wear. jewelry, furs, lap robes,
china, etc, were spread over a long
pile of spades and shovels, that lined
one side of the dusky room. The sale
was opened with the disposition of sew
eraI lots of table cloths, napkins and
handkerchiefs, and went on to the most
elaborate silk and velvet dresses, whose
beautiful texture and luster not even
the half lighted apartment could con-
ceal. The bidding was brisk, and the
bidders quarreled and swore rs they
stamped the mud from their feet and
roughly pulled at the fine fabrics.
Among the goods were over 20 dress
es, nearly all of which were of the finest
silk, in black, green, maroon and Law
enc.r colors, One magnificent black
velvet dress, that cost not less than
500, was knocked down, after sharp
biddi g. for 500, and two dresses of
green silk, deliberately embroidered.
brought only $40. A splendid rep silk,
which the auctioneer called regular
Doll, Warden, ard no mistake" was
sold for sol Several gauzy light lace
dresses were sold in lot for $40, and
sealskin mutf brought only IS cents.
A silk velvet cloak went for 1925, lace
curtains for si5 pair, fine sealskin
sack for S2l, crimson plush and maroon
colored lap robes for song, and bits
of lace, engravings, shawls, ribbons,
ivory fans, opera glasses. horse blank
cts, bottles Of French brandy, and sew
eral sets of jewelry, were disposed Of
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