News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
GEN. HARVEY AND HEIRS.
SKETCH OF THE FAMILY-WHY THE
CHILDREN ARE DISSATISFIED.
His Children Bring suit ARnInst him ON
Account of his Recent Marriage.

A suit has been brought in st. Louis
by the children of Gen. William s.
Harney against the General and his
wife, the late Mrs. st. Cyr, asking that
a receiver be appointed for the property
of the family. While it has caused
great deal of gossip, it is no great sur
prise. In the suit John M. Harney,
the Vicomte De Thury and his wife,
born Annie B. Harney; the Comte De
None and his wife, born Eliza Harney,
join in asking that a receiver be APP
pointed to take charge of the property
mortgaged by the Harney family TO the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company to secure a loan of $3.50, 900.
It was agreed when the mortgage was
made that the property pledged should
be placed in the hands of an agent, who
would apply its revenue to the interest
and to a sinking fund on the principal
of the debt. About one-hslf of the
half to Gen. Harney.
Since his marriage, it is alleged, he
has withdrawn this property from the
agents hands and diverted the income
to other purposes, throwing the burden
OF the mortgage upon the chidren.
There is now due on this mortgaged
property $40, 900, with interest amount
ing to S., Isl. 80, and taxes amounting to
$4,000. The Connecticut Mutual has
threatened to foreclose the mortgage,
and receiver is prayed for.
The making of the Connecticut
Mutual party to the suit simply means
that that corporation holds the deed-of-
trust on the property. The proceeding
is entirely family quarrel, with about
81 200 900 worth of property involved
and an annual income of 800, 600.
The bringing of this suit throws into
court portion of the vast MulIanphy
estate. Old John Mullanphy came to
the village of st. Louis in 1904, bringing
with him his wife, whom he had mar
ried in Baltimore, and some $50 900 in
hard cash which he had accumulated
He at once began business as money
lender on real estate security, and in
very short time he had loans placed ON
some of the very best property in St
Louis. When he came to make his will
In 1880 he was, with one exception, the
richest man in st. Louis. His estate
was worth about 50, 900, 600, great es-
tate in those days. His will divided bis
property into four parts. One-quarter
went to Jane Chambers and her issue.
one quarter to Bryan Mullanphy, the &C.
centric philanthropist who afterward
founded the Mullanphy emigrant funds:
and one-eighth each to Catherine
Graham, Ann Biddle, Mary .Mullanphy,
and Eliza Mu!lanphy, his daughters.
Mary Mullanphy, whose interest in
the estate amounted to something over
5000, 900, was married to Major W. s.
Harney, of the United States Army, in
St Louis on October /, 1888. Her
property has increased so that it is now
worth over 81, 100000. 1t is altogether
landed property.
The old General is now 81 years old.
He was gallant and popular member
of the society of old st. Louis fifty years
ago, and carried off one of the richest
matrimonial prizes which the old town
offered. His life since has been one of
elegant ease, diversified by enough war;
fare to m Ike the change pleasant. He
was one of the most noted Indian fight
ers in the army, and his services on the
frontier and in the Mexican war are part
of the history of the republic. He has
been an Old man for some time past, and
his constant attendant has bcoa Mr..
Lizzie s.. Cgr, lady whose former nus
band was one of the most widely known
men in ST. Louis county. The two
we're married very unexpectedly at the
cathedral on Nov. u, after fling mar
riage settlement, in which the General
conveyed to Mrs. st. Cyr one-half of
his own property, worth about $780,
600, and one-half of the income from
the property in which be held life es-
tate, an arrangement which would give
Mrs. Harney about $50, 900 year dur
ing the life of the General.