Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-01

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Mr.. David Havisy, tall, slender,
vhito haired man, brought 70 Mr.. VIM.
Skinner, Clsrk Of the SurroRsts's Court
Of WAtchssteF, in White Plains, the
other day, . bandle Of what looked like
legal pspeu, They were full Of figures.
and among them were sams nix, Sven
and eight numerals in length. They
were 01. Aavley's accounts and report
II his work - executor Of the will Of
Isaac n. Singer, inventor, millionaire,
father Of twenty -four children, and thu
head Of i've separate famii;>... BAoause
be must await decision Of the Court Of
.ypsals In q matter Of commissions AMI
cooSe, Mr.. Hawicy vas unable 10 file the
papers, and their contents are not vet
made public.
M. Sineefs s9sAtA vas inventoried at
about tAmOO, but 1t proved TO be
abUut twice that sum. Mr.. Singer was
q poor man whom he first int1usted his
confidential business TO Mr.. HAwIey,
and be continued TO repose the utmost
confidence In him until be died, when
he left TO him the ssttlement Of his vast
estate. Mr.. Hawley has never given
security for the faithful performance Of
his task. He could not, ard there are
not many persons in the country who
could, bat there has been no complaint
that he has not done his work faith
fully and shrewdly. AL the heirs have
been paid except She children of the last
Of tbs Mrs.. Singers. She had six
children, and all except ono are living
With her in Paris. That one, Adam
Mortimer Singer, will soon become Of
ago, and may reach here on any day in
the near future 70 claim his share.
Mr.. Singer was born in SchaQhticoke
In this State, and In early manhood
lived from hand to mouth - q wood
turner and general mechanic. In 1880
be vas married By country squire 70
Miss Catharine N. Haley. His first
child was born in 1884. They then
lived ia Waterloo, and be vas q shift
less fellow, capable Of turning his hand
TO any sort of work. bat not doing we'll
at anything. He was given TO consort-
ing with ether women besides his wife.
and gave evidence Of being q natural
born actor. able to initiate any living
thing be bad ever heard or seen. In
1887 q child Was born to them in this
citv, and from here he started out as
strolling player. From the stage on
which be was performing in Baltimore
one0ight be saw very beautiful young
woman, IL years old. He became en-
amored Of her. sought her fathers
house, introduced himself, proposed in
time, and was accepted.
This Was Mary Ann Sponsler, wife or
companion number two. Singer bur-
ried 70 New York to get wife number
one and her family out Of the way, and
be and she quarrelled and separated.
He brought Mary Ann Sponsler to this
city, and when che insisted that he
must marry her, b. told be was in
trouble with another woman; that he had
grounds for divorce, and after he got
II ho would have their relatiopship 10
Ralized. Miss 6ponsle4 had to share q
great deal Of poverty with him, even
moro, indeed, than Mrs.. Singer had en-
dared. Miss Sponslsr took lessons 10
nt herself for the stage, and With Der
husband, lnder the names Of Mr.. and
4rs. Merritt. played Temperance pieces
10 churches ali over the country. For
thirteen years they followed this life.
She oalled him father" and hs called
hse wife" They we're wretohedly
poor. Everything they had in the
world was In the one-horse wagon in
which they wandered about, and time
and time again they had 70 pawn that
and IT, contents and their hers, = got
food. while they were In ChioaRo 10
invented = reap1ng machine. and later
on . machine for carving type. He
began TO have moosy In oonee-
queuee. In 1850 b had com.
plsted Tie tuveations that make ND the
Singer sowing machine, from Whieh b
va In time 10 accumulate the oolooual
fortune b finally left bohind him.
Again no came 70 New York, and this
time u was 70 oet up stylish establish
ment q II Fifth avenue. Tho Art and
only true 4rG Singer eeoms then 70
have bsen forgotton. She Wns living
In Brooklyn. Number two vas r..
Rarded - the inventors wife. Ma
people Waited tho houee. Ncr Waiting
cards and invitations to parties that
she gave bore the name Mn. I. n. Hinc-
o.. She ordered goods q the dry ooods
and other stores q 0rs. Finger, and Mr.,
Singer paid tho bills. She and her COM
panion visited her people In Baltimore
- man and wife, and % registered
wherever they 0toppod In hotels. She
bore him ten children. Catherine
Haley had borne him two children.
He used 10 boast that boys and Rirls
came alternately TO him. He had Q
huge and Raudy vehicle capable Of sat
ing twenty-five persons, and In this,
with Mics Spousler and ten children. be
used 70 ride in the park every day. In
1850, tWonty -four years after he had left
the dsue companion Of his poverty, Mrs.
Catherine Haley Singer, be got . divorce
frem her.
Singer led . fast life In those days. and
vas very frequently seQn on the avenue
In company With womm whom Min
0pouQler's friends were mot acquainted
with. Seven meuths after he vas di-
voeoed Miss HponQler, riding In ber
own carriage, sAv him In his carriage
With Mary Ann Ac0ouiQal. She ecream.
Cd until DO saw her. He cane hume
and beat her, and he had him arreeted.
Then he vent b Eayope, and IA ~
yea1 that he Vas away The fact vaa r.
vsaled that he had bson living wish two
other women IN thu city Who thooQht
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