The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-24


ford, Fnglani. in 1874 The other SIS
ter remained single until about two
yeaT> ago, when she married General
Adam Bateal. a mem ber Of Grants
stan during the war, and author of a
Lif@ ~ Gr4af e no ha been the Amer
lcan Consul General al London Tor some
years Ba3ea0 was married a. tho
t'ramsntrcy Park Hotel. III this city, by
Cardinal McCloskey, this marriage,
aside from IL social importance. being
note" orthy A. the second ceremony
performed by the Amcucau Cardinal
after the assumption Of his new dignity,
" hen Badcsu returnes! "a London with
his bride, Mrs. WIlCoXsOn accompanied
them, AMI during tour on the Cont
nent she met Anaiee Wilbaux, son of
Dr.. Wilbaux. Of Brussels, who proposed
10 the widow aud Was accepted. Sub
sequent'y they all returned TO this city,
and are now rcsidin. at the Grammercy
Park Hotel. Ii l. At this point that the
narrative has its bit of too,ll.ome Cos
sip. Although Dr. Niles left an estate
OF 81 ,OO0, 900. the income allowed 10 the
ladies out OF this property is insufficient
u enable them 10 live in the style 10
which they were accustomed. and hence
there are an application for receiver,
charges OF mismanagetnent,a and all that
kind Of thing. The response is a gen
erai denial. and retort of 'too expen-
sive husbands !" They are good enough
fellows, Doth of them" said one of the
counsel of the estate, but they cost to
III ich IN the present condition of the
property 1t is certainly laudable
desire Oh the part Of Messrs. Badeau
and WIlbaux TO control their wives es-
tates. but the obstacle in the way Just
now is the action OF old DR.. Niles, who
left u will rs we'll as two inter esting
daughters and large property.
DR.. Niles died at IA very advanced
age, but he retained his faculties and
vIgor to the last Ills death was conse-
quent upon cold taken at garden
party in Paris. given by Baron James
Rothschild, the last survivor Of the five
brothers who composed that famous
house. Besides DR.. Niles. there was
present at the party. Edward Stevens,
of H0bokcn, and both he and Baron
Rothschild also sickened and died, ow-
ing TO similar causes to that which led
to the death Of DIR. Niles. After his
decease. il, WAS found that DIR. Niles
will was carefully guarded document,
and 1t Is claimed that il was framed II
prevent the dissipation OF the estate by
the young ladies. who had always lived
in the lap Of luxury. and who were un-
mt tal I, l.,
ot money. In this will DR.. Niles made
hi- amesake aud nephew, Nathaniel
Niles. his managing executor, and
named Marston Niles. formerly of the
United States Navy. :s his residuary
lseat.e.
The property consisted mostly of lots
in the neighborhood of Seventy third
street. between Broadway and Central
Park. and some valuable rea! estate at
the intersection of Broadway aud Sixth
avenue This property, it is claimed
has greatly deprcciated in value owing
IL taxes and assessments for boulevard
and other improvements up town. to
the decline in rents and the loss Of ten
ants in the Sixth avenue property
through the panic of 1873 The estate
was cucumberod besides by mortgages
and unpaid taxes, and the mortgages
threatened foreclosure unless the taxes
were paid This compelled the sale Of
such Of the lois as would commsnd a
fair price. and made necessary re-
duction III the allowance of the ladies
III order TO protect the estate. The lots
which have beeu sold brought $Sl 900,
and this sum has been paid out npon
the taxes or mortgages less than s.. 900
remaining in the hands OF the executor.
1t is also alleged in the complaint that
the executor has transferred stocks be-
longing TO the estate; but this is de
,Aed and it is asserted that they still
remain where the testator placed them.
There WAS al accounting in 1870, and
the executor say, he detics his adverse
rie' Ia ind the slightest irregulari'y in
bis management of the property. " ].
Herald