New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-06
MRS. SOPHIA FUNK AND MRS. HELEN FUNK.
TWO WOMEN EACH "a WHOM CLAIMS TO BE GEN
ERAT EI-NL.is UIDnU

ERAL FUNK's WIDOW.
The proceedings of Mrs. Sophia NJ. Funk to
secure letters OF administration the estate OF the late
General Augustus Funk viii come before Surrogate Ro
Inns on Thursday. General Funk died interstate on Octo
Der Is last and Mrs Sophia NJ Funk applied for letters
of administration, which granted TO her October
81. She gave the usual bonds. Meantime woman al
egng that she Helen Funk and the widow of Gen
eral Funk, appeared before the Surrogate and
demanded letters Of administration upon the
deceased mans estate. This applicant filed
a cavcat and thcrcupon Mrs. Sophia NJ Funk obtained
an order calling on the other To show cause on
Thursday why she tNrs. Sol ha Funk should not be
given letters Of administration the estate. The sur
rogates order based the aidaNits Of Mrs Sophia
NJ Funk and Or. Egbcrt V Atenhain Augustus Funk'-
physician. Mrs. Sophia VI. Funk I'm hcrdepOsOn states
that she was married 10 Augustus Funk In Washington on
November 10, 1851, at the New-York Avenue Prosby.
terrain Church, the ceremony being performed by the
pastor, The Rev j. d. Guey In 1871 General Funk left
his wife and, according 10 the allegation, went 10 live
with Ellen Mulligan, Helen EeIlrw, who asserts
that she is the wife Of the deceased man and calls
herself Helen ]. Funk. Mrs. Sophia ".
Funk in 1S7G began divorce proceedings
against her husband causing his arrest and later OBJ
tanned judgment for $500 for unpaid alimouy. Ac
cordiug to d. :. Riddle Mrs Sophia NJ Funks counsel,
General Funk fed NewJerscy to avoid for
contempt, because he did obey the court
"Gencra Funk" said Mr. Riddle yesterday, "thcn PRO
cured the service lawyer IN this city % obtain de
Of divorce In Utah. in ls77-7S General Funk never
resided IN the Territory, but he announced his intention
of becoming resident in order 10 fulfil the letter of The
law. This divorce cannot stand FOR Il is wholly usgl
Mrs Sophia " Funk knew nothing OF IT, Gen
er Funk contributed 90 the partial support OF
his wife until 1881, when De obtained place
In the War Department at Washington. lie
married Helen Below after the Utah divorce wa- oh
tanned, aud lived with her In Washington. lie on
here last summer suffering win rheumatism and heart
disease, AMI died on ocGnrr IL
Mrs sophia VI funR, h her HhdoNit, asserts mat sh.
had no notice IN any form Of The d,'@cc and
She acgt, that General Funk had written letter o her
and had begged her 10 help him In getting nd al that
woman lie .aid that De living lie, and th1t II De-
were compelled to 60 on longer in Tat way hc would go
crazy. he siId mat was iiNla E"n1 10 NM tiu mat
the only thing tnat 7 had done against him W.
frequent interview, l.eO and 1851, aud hr said thathc
trying TO Cct rid Of that woman. lie never aiImcd
in his afiidav saws "Ihad G n The i.,.i,inn Of Cen,
cr,d Funk from 1876. knew Ellen Nhuhgan. General
tlsl sophia Wis his wife When he VIZ. ,ic, ON August
- IL asked for COD, sake 10 hunt up his vc sophia
adultery with said Ellen Bclew, and that be- should go
crazy II be compelled to live 80 longer lie
that mi, wife sophia would arrest him for anony under
a decree IN her favor, and he urged mc t0 assure
and arrange matters lie wished me 10 cgt bgu
iscd TO send a Mrs Iandcru 10 sopLi, In the matter
and did So and she arranged against any such trouble
He acknowledged that sophia l wife and -Ad that
he aud Helen Below had procured % fraudulent Utah
divorce, and that the Illegal and was afraid
If sophia heard of II, that she would make trouble Al
time called on by him 10 prescribe Tor Mr,. Bel
she SICK, and she introduced Nh. Bel
lew aud never called his wife by him Sine tNi-. Bel
lew repeatedly admitted that General uuh was not hrr
husband, that lac had lawful wife ami tat she the
cause Of trouble. II was publicly well known hit the
said Helen Bccw was living with General Funk in open
adultery"
Mr.. Riddle said that Helen Below had been one 81
Lydia IuOmp.Ou'- blonde" 90: that slI. was much
younger than Mrs sophia N. Funk, pretty at
tI1cuNc, and that for this reason, undoubtedly, General
Funk had been attracted 10 her.