The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-09
MARRIED FOR MONEY.

coNTIDINa WIFE CONVEYING ALL HER PROP
ERrY TO HER HUsBAND-IT Is sQUANDERED
IN DIssIPATION-A SAD TALE.
The story is old one, and always sad one but 1t
docs often find way into the except under
extraordinary circumstances. Suffering in silence ~
preferred to the more bitter pain OF publicity Mr..
Isabella b. NJ. Noe, it appears, has chosen
the latter alternative. After bric mar
red life OF four years she has seen the
handsome fortune to which she fell heir upon her
iather's death dwindled down to paltry pttance
through the wastefnl pronigacy of a wild and rashly
inconsidcrato husband. To save the little that
mains she appeals to the courts. Her complaint
yesterday, through her counsel, Mr.. Charles H.
SANFORD, submitted 10 Judge Van Erunt at Supreme
Court, Chambers. Though a somewhat remarkable
case, its leading features, already intimated are
not unprecedented.
MARRYING AN HEIREss.
Mrs. Noe was the daughter OF the late William H.
Morss VINO, the time OF his death, large
of real estate in this city, including the valuable "Hcr-
mltage Farm, as It was known in the early Knicker
booker times 1t was known that when she became
Of age she would in possession of
good share of tho Being young lady
OF line personal appearance and accom-
plishments she naturally had multiplicity of
sutors, many occupying the high social
all such powerful suitors William +. Noe, who
US she states In her complaint forming the basis OF
present proceedings against him. had at the time
oil their marriage no other property than his clothes
They were married at Staten Island IN August, 1873
In the ensuing April she was twenty one. ana on the
day OF reaching her majority her fathers executor
transferred to her as snare her fatncrs
between 100000 and $4,000 OF personal property aud
500, 900 in real estate
GETTING POSSESSION
According TO the further story Of Mrs Noe, there
seems THIS stage OF the good ground tor sup
position that the impecunious sutton pressed his SUIT
to secure possession Of her fortune that he
belongs, in Short TO that class Of fortune hunters WHO
once they marry fortune lose no time IN devising
ways squander It, Al all events, as she states under
oath, year had not elapsed before, at HIS earnest
cnireaties she induced for nominal consdera-
ton $4,000, but really without any consideration,
10 convey V. Noe, the father oil her husband all
her except certain lots morgagcd TO secure
her mothers dover, who thercupon reconveyed It TO
her husband.
The young husband had risen from mpecunosty
to wealth. Ito was large property owner IN his own
right. Having raised money on mortgages he shook,
in April, 1875, the metropolitan dust from Is iect,
crossed tie ocean ana took up his abode In the gay
French capital. His wife renamed ut his fathers In
This city, while he, she says, was spending his
moaey in Paris IN gambling anu rolous living In the
tail Mr Noe returned To New York, raised $751; on
further mortgages and sales oil property aud then
went back Paris, rcsumlng there. as she says his
former life OF gambling ana dissipation.
A NEGLECTED WIPE.
Again Mr. Noe came TO Now York and again he
money by sciiing and mortgaging his real
estate and again he went back TO Paris, tnis time
taking his vito with him. According TO her nara
tive, however, she saw but itle q that great empo
rum of fashion and but little OF her hus-
band. She says that no kept up his
Ola gambling pursuits aud habituay came homo
between two aud three O'Clock IN the morning
Tlrng OF his persistence in his evil course OF e and
his Almost total neglect OF her, she came back TO New
York and took mp ner abode with her MOTHER
with whom she still Irving. She returned
here N jane last Shortly aiteraard he followed
her and asked her TO retarn with him 10 his
athers house. for the sole purpose, us she believes
and AYERS OF inducing her TO ycid up the wreck OF
her fortune.
out OF her handsome estate Mrs Noe says there
now only remain two houses and lots on Grand street
and one house aud lot Forty-hrst street. The
Grand street properly, she Gays, Is mortgagcd Tor
so 900, beng wtnr $4,000 OF It's value, while Inc
Forty properly IS mortgsged up 10 81 500
OF its value. The whole OF this property yields but
small income but II is all that Is left 10 her ana she
| wishes 10 save It.
HER PETITION TO THE corRr.
She the Court, alter recitlng the facts given
above TO intervene and prevent her husband from n-
tcrierlng IN any with this property, or, as she
forcply puts IL N her complaint, 'save IL from the
yor,cx which has swallowed mp the balance OF the
cstalo.n She that the lots DO set aside for her