The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-24
THE CONTEST FOR COMPO.
Remarkable Complications About One or Con.
necticut'- Finest Country seats.

Joseph A. Shoudy n lawyer Of 62 Wall
street began q suit before Justice hilbert. in
the Special Term Of the supreme Court. in
Brooklyn. on Friday afternoon, against Harriet
Ada Trubce. Alfred NOxon. and Daniel liirlsall.
The contest Is oyer the title to C9mpo Place.
country seat in Wcstport. Conn. The property
consists Of about sixty acres of land n mansion.
eight cottages. outhouscs. a.. and Is said IL be
owner Mr.. RcGari ii. WinsIow. paid s5G0.00o
i9r II and 1t was bought from him 10y stephen
u Alden, at one time President Of the Tx
was purchased by Mr. Alden IN 1866. and after
q short residence there Mrs Alden obtained
divorce from her husband upon the ground Of
his inndehty with the housekecpcr; Mrs Alden
was, given sl1u.uul alimony, which Mr. Alden
pail; sin weeks after the divorce Alden mar
ried Georgiana Gardiner. the housekccper in
question. and lived with her at Compo until 1873,
when she was divorced from him. the Court
paid. In October 1873. MIR Alden sold Comps
10 Mrs. Truhcc, ou" ol his five children 10y his
first wife. The consideration was nominal ms
the property was conveyed To- Mrs Trubon as A
glft Mr.. Alden having already provided for
his four othcrchldrcn. Mrs Trubcc remained
when her father induced her to visit New York
for the purpose Of placing herself under treat
father boarded on Twenty street near the
r,sidnncy 81 the late Or. Pcaslee, who attended
While in Now York Mr. Alden and his d.
,lyed together at the SpInelgl House. on the
l-t OF April, 1s5i while Mrs Truhce was lying
sex In bed. Mr. Alden took Gcorgiaua to Com
po put her in possession. and gave her "A decd
10 the properly without the knowledge Of his
D Z. Brds@i' as Attorney y"' and in af
lnied proceedings to recover possession II
inc property. \ long struggle In the courts
81 Connecticut followed. and at last a COM
mitre OF IN. superior Court confirmed the con-
Neyancc 10 Mrs. TrUbee and granteS her writ
OF entry against Mrs. Georginna Alden In the
mean time Mr.. Alden, 1t isas erted. in collision
win Alfred N9xon allowed NoNon t. obtain
Judgment in the superior Court II New York
Tor 100000 on fictitious transactions in stocks
Whlsh transactons purportgd To- untelaio Al
zen GIT OF Compo To- Mrs. Truhee. This ludg
men was transferred To Fairfield county. Conn.
where Judgments were secured against Alden
and his second INTERPRETING them from Comuo
pending the result of an appeal to the Court III
ErfOrs against the decision which the commit
toe Qf the Superior Court had rendered I'M Mrs
Truhees favor. The Court of Errors confirmed
the action of the committee but before this
NoXon had secured possession Of Compo. and
Mrs. Trubee who was forced to borrow money
from her attorney e. carry on the case and 10 on
able her to live. In May. 1871. her counsel. Mr..
Birisall resolved. II possible. to buy out NoNons
claim and place Compo in Mrs. Trubec's hands.
ne found NoNon living in Ballston spa Sara
toSa county. and discovered that there were
judgments against him for 100000. Mr. Bird
sail gave Noxon 81 $50 TO release all interest in
Compo. and recorded the deed which was given
IN return. No On cumb rancc was found ON the
place. but a disharred lawyer. named Will
Noxons agent but afterward denied hav-
ing said So Mrs. Irubee secured possession
under the decree Of the Court Of Errors and on
the decd given by. NoNon. On June t. 1874. a
deed was recorded transferring COmpo from
No%on TO Shoudy. purporting TO have been made
ON March 70. 1871 This deed II the foundation
on ne prvSeht Acton which Shoudy has brought
Birdsan.
All the testimony has been presented. and
J Jus Gilbert has set down the argument for