Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-24
4 MONEY MARRIAGE.
The Singular Facts Divulgcd in
New Jersey Lawsuit.

-. D., the Eelo York Times.
NEW BRI NswICK. n. j., Sept III
Mary Agnes Kane ard jacob Wilson, Jr.,
were playmates together in the hamlet of
Uniontown, \. j.. now known as lselin,
y. j., some twenty years ago. Wilson,
the only son of a wealthy father, fell in
love with Agnes, but grew up 70 be dis
sipated Youth. Mary moved TO New York
city and had hosts OF admirers, and still
Wilson loved her.
On Jan. %, 1885, he went to New York
and asked Miss Kane to marry him. She
refused and Wilson went out of the house
and shot himself in his carriage. He was
Immediately taken to a Ospital, where
he remained an invalid until March 20.
The evening he shot himself his father
presented himself to Miss Kane and be-
sought her TO accept the hand OF ms son,
using rs arguments that her acceptance
would nave "A retOrmatOry etfect upon the
young man, and further urging that II she
would consent be would give her deeds
Tor property in UniOntuwn worth $4,000,
$4,000 IN spot cash, and 500 per month.
For two months she considered the prop
osition, and meanwhile Wilson, Jr., was
becoming cuuValescent. Upon the advice
OF relatives she agreed on March 20 10
marry the Young man. Sne says she was
given w,lrten asTeement 10 the above
bargain g. Jacob Wilson, ST., in the pres
ence OF ~ N party; also deeds giving
her e., te
On " .... - she was married to VIII
son in Nt. Bartholomew church, New
York, and ON MarCO 2G came out to Union
town to live 10 the old W ilson homestead,
where she has been since, with the eX-
ception of a period when her husband
was in an inebriate asylum in the west.
Having perfect confidence in her father
in-law, she requested him TO place her
deeds and the marriage agreement in his
safe in his place OF business, 10 south
street, New York city. She received her
500 month from the father until May,
and the transfer OF the SO, 900 was in ne
gotiation at the time OF his sudden death
on May 90 1885.
Meanwhile he had married a former
house keeper, Ella shay by name, who is
now administratr of the estate and hal
made a viii, which is being contested In
the Brooklyn courts, in which Gen. Tracy
is counsel tor Jacob Wilson, Jr., who dis
pules its validity. Jacob Wilson, ST.,
pad n brother Joseph, also wealthy, with
whom he was on the best OF terms, aud
who occupied 1875 South street with him.
After the death OF Jacob, Joseph Wilson
and the widow went through the safe
which had been used In common to in
spect the papers. Joseph Wilson, Jr.,
anu MS VIE assert tUdJ the rage
agreement, the unrecorded deeds and
other valuable papers were stolen
or put out OF the way by the
brother and the widow. They have made
demand by counsel and the papers are
not forthcoming. Joseph Wilson claims
that the UniontOwn property was con-
veyed to him for money consideration in
1882, and that he has since collected rents
from them. Mrs. Jacob Wilson claims
that the transfer was made to carry out
brutherly exchange of property by which
Jacob might be exempt from process of
law, and retOrts that, if the property in
UniOntOwn had been Joseph's for SO many
years, he would have claimed rent from
her, which be has never done.
These facts have been divulged in
trial in the Middles"X County Court OF
oyer and TermneT before judge Scudder.
in which Mary Wilson sues Joseph Will
son for the possession of the UnlontOwn
property.
Being properly a chancerv case, Messrs.
Miller and savage, Of New York city, at
tOrneys for Mary Wilson, secured an
order from the Chancellor ordering trial
ard a struck jury, in order that the facts
might be made public. Elk Senator Will
liam Brinkerhoff, of Jersey City, is at
tOrney for Jose pm Wilson.