The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-04
BROHN's DUTCHESs PALACE
Fighting Over the Property OF the Son Of n
New York millionaire.

About fourteen years ago George n Brown
81 Brown Bros bankers in New York city then
more than millionaire. bought 800 nrrps Of
land near Millhrook. Duchess county. and
cr.f"d on II a mansion that cost him 1900 900
1t l. the largest house in Duchess county. not
even excepting the Dlnsnlorc mansion at
Staaishnrg. The inside finish was ms costly
aud elaborate as money could make IL. and then
II WIS furnished n house was never furnished
b for" In that county. Lace curtains were nu-
mcrous in II AT II .UOo each. and the most costly
Turkish carpets covered the. floor. Electric
bel- were in every room. and frrscoed ceilings
and massive chandeliers attracted attention Mt
every turn. The stairways and balustradcs
purchased. ana hronzcs and statuary ined
artstirally arranged inches. The walls were
,crs ' Mord ,I odr aH an y ,ne so 2d maa
walnut doors four inches thick and elegant
mouldlnss AMI cornic.,s. werc among the worry
inc ornameni9iions. The furniture WAS su-
y rh. ana nearly nl n ~ WIS imported. ono
clock alone cost 81 800 Artificial foliage ana
birds SURROUNDED II. ami TN fonihorcl SONG
si"rs hopprl aud skipped about A. the ucndu-
lum swayei to and fro. ani every tmc the
rll. X struck the mechanical Birds wnrilrl mo.
lodious notes one buffet cost nearly 81 900
and II was carved AMI ornamouted in the most
gorgeous manner The gas ior tho building
on tho massive roof of the building supplied
every room IN the house with water. which was
Innil.i O. the root by steam engine.
VI. Brown hreGm" connected with the Now
York. Boston and Montreal Railroad proInai.
aud went 10 Europe to negotlnte lis bonds. H.
riHrh'd n" same year an soon after it va.
they started Tor Switzerland
Then tho English stockholders Of tho New
lur@, Boston and Montreal Railroad came over
~ hook after ~" property md sued for some Of
the money that had hacu lent 10 the company.
hut We're not successful. Meantime Mr. Brown
rcmRincd abroad. and all sorts II stories were
all M In r. gard 10 hum, mono of which could boz
traced io an nuih' mite source. All THIS tim. the
!iruWn mansion WIS uuo'cWpicd, aLd jainr-
Brown. IN" head of the firm II Brown Bros.
and father ~ Grorge ~. Brown. died. In SGT
Ting up his estate the Brown mansion at Mill
brook was handed over 10 his eN" .uinr-. who
Transferred II To Gen. schultz Of New Jersey ms
James w. Browns agent Nr schultz sold il Ia
Samuel /eimcr Il Bro. of New York.
On tho Is, of February Mr. Schuilold began 10
r'mnv" some Of the articles from the house, but
tho Equitable Life Insurance Company Of NV
York procured an Injunction. The company
holds a fist mortgage Of tOnOu on il. Then
FOLK Simmons. tlN collector for III" town OF
WASHINGTON. -'2ol what goods were ready to
hc sent away. 70 satisfy a claim If $500 flr I'M
paid taxes. and the property thus seilrd WINS Ia
have been sold to-day NJ = J.. VI. But Deputy
Shrrin Shields arrived from Poul.hkcep-ic coy
cred with mud. aud his pockets filed with re-
pl'Nin papers md levied on all the property
that the tax collector had seizel in favor II tho
executors Of the estate II James W Brown and
tho sale was postponed.
There are ~ present five persons fighting for
the possession of the goods taken from the
house. viz: Equitable Life Insurance Gen
Schultz, Charles Zclmor, &. W. SchOncld, and
me tax collector. The case will probably 20
into court.