The Irish standard., 1886-11-27
wOMAN's WIT
How Baltimore Wife Obtained Posses
sion OF Her Husband,a PropertY.

sion of Her Husbands Property.
baltimore Cor. Cincinnati Nmes.1
MIR. E. Il. Williams, wealthy young at
torney of this city, who figured SO conspic-
uously in the courts some time ago as
plaintiff in suit against his father, G.. 81.
Williams, is again before the public. By
the will of his grandfather, j. S. Cuttings,
wealthy banker, Williams was left sew
eral hundred thousand dollars Shortly
after the acquisition of this wealth, he be-
came engaged to Miss Hazlett, daughter of
prominent resident His father opposed
his marriage and induced tue young man
to flee to Europe, after, however. having
executed esd in favor OF his father, re-
serving for himself only $4,000 per annum
After al absence of several months in
Europe he returned, and he and Miss HaZ-
lett were married. Having outwitted the
old gentleman thus far, the young couple
next addressed themselves to breaking up
the deed of trust. Distinguished COUNSEL
were engaged and the deed was attacked
vigorously. The fight was protracted and
the case went TO the Court Of Appeals final.
ly, and was there decided in favor of young
Williams. Having defeated Williams per1
in his efforts to absorb the young mans
estate, the wife thought the husband should
make a settlement for her and "baby's'
benefit and so persuaded her husband.
For Il while the trustee paid portion of
the income to the husband and portion
to the wife. But finally the wife claimed
all and the trustee refused to give the hus-
band any, and boldly referred to the deed
Of trust for his authority.
The husband examined the deed and
found that ne had signed away all control
of his property, and had cast himself en-
tirely on the cold discretion of corpora.
tion as to whether he should live or starve.
He had covenarted to find fault with said
corporation, no matter whether it permit
ted him to starye slowly or at once. Upon
application to the corporation for an al
lowance he was coolly referred to his wife
to whom the trustee was paying the entire
income. The wife has thus practically be-
come mistress of her husbands estate. He
comes into court by William Busey, his
attorney, and files 81 bill of complaint
alleging that he has been defrauded by
his wife, and asking that said deed be
set aside and that he be restored to his for
nler rights.
MIR. Williams is now at Lake Shore
Beach, N. j., with his wife and child, and
is having as good time as man can
have whose vie holds tho purse strings,
and, as he alleges, she will not even allow
him enough money to get shaved. The
present bill filed by young Williams al
leges that the income from his estate is
about $4,000 per annum. The deed of
trust provides that if the plaintiff dies
leaving no children the whole estate shall
go the wife, if living and if dead to her
heirs. The bill then charges that the exc
cution Of said deed was procured from him
by fraud and deceit of his wife, and the
control of his estate for her own benefit.
and to that end she had the deed of trust
ingeniously framed and SO encountered as
to be unintelligible. The family of which
Williams is member is one of the Oldest
and most influential in this city.