Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-12
WOES OF THE WEALTHY.
SAD END TO A LIFE SURROUNDED
 BY LUXURY.

Tho Grave Suspicious of 8 Brother Lead
 to an Examination of Mrs. Valentines
 Remains. and Recall Pitifu1 Story of
 Domestic Turmoil
 NEW YORK, Jan. 12-Mrs. Catherine c. Valentine died at her home, No 19 East Sixty first street, on Monday night. On Tuesday Dr. Herman T. Richardt informed the coroner's office, and the case being turned over to Coroner Nugent, Deputy Coroner O'Meagher examined the body superfcially and certified that the woman had died from he1norrhage of the lungs. Since then the brother of Mrs. Valentine, John H. Schoonmaker, Jr., demanded that an autopsy be made, on the ground that he suspected all was not right about the death. Accordingly Deputies O'Meagher and Jen- kins last evening made careful examina- tion of the body, and after an hour and a half arrived at the result obtained before.
 Mrs. Valentine was the daughter of John H. Schoonmaker, ST. She married to Mir. Carkson, of FIatbush, who died, leaving her some property. About thirteen years ago she marie Brewster Valentine, and son, Ludlow Valentine, was born. Brewster Valentine had had son by former mar riage, William B. Valentine, and a grand. son, William B. Valentine. William E. ValentlQo QloO D6IOF0 HIS I1Cnef.
 When Brewster Valentine died, about nine years ago, he left his grandson, Will fam B. Valentine, s20O, GOO, his son, Ludlow Valentine, s15,OoO, and his wife sloO, GOO in trust. A clause, of her husband's will pro- vided that in the of her death $50. GOO of the trust fund should go to the boy Lud- low and the other S50,00O to William B. Val entine
 With her income, Mrs. Valentine sup ported not only herself, but her parents and her younger brother. About seven years ago Dr. Richardt, tEen practising in Brook lyn, became physician to the family, and about two and half years later trouble began. The parents claimed that Mrs. Val entine showed too much interest in the doctor, the end being that Mrs. Valentine banished her parents from Brooklyn, and threatened to cut off their allowance if they should return. Mrs. Schoonmaker did return, and the support was cut off, The mother then sued her daughter for support, and received $12 a week by order of Judge Moore, of Brooklyn.
 In 1884 application was made before Sur rogate Jacob l. Bergen, of Brooklyn, by Horace Secor, Jr., counsel for the trustees. for the appoi atment of a guardian for Lud- low Valentine. The grounds given for the petition were that Mrs. Valentine was in- fatuated with Dr. Richardt, had transferred to the latter her Brooklyn house, and was therefore unfit to care for the child. The surrogate granted the petition and placed the boy under the charge of the trustees. Since then she has made repeated legal at tempts to legally gain possession of her child, and it is said that grief over her long separa- tion hastened her death.
 Soon after Mrs. Valentine moved to No. ,ct ivty Grcf ctr md 1l1yd do clined, until she died without the presence of a relative, being overtaken by the fatal hemorrhage while lying on lounge ill her room. When Dr. Richardt arrived his pa tient was unconscious. The physician called in Drs V. Peterson, William Meyer, George Abbott and Schumaker in consultation, but the aid was too late