New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-12
MRS. VALENTINE DIES ALONE.
THE SAD END OF A TROUBLED LIFE.

A BROOKLYN SENSATION RECALLED BY THE RE-
| QUEST FOR CORONER.
| Mrs Catherine G.. Valentine died at her homo
| No. 10 East Sixty -frst-st, on Monday night On
Tuesday Dr. Herman 7. Richardt Informed the coro-
ners office and the case being turned over to COro
ner Nugent Deputy Coroner o Meagher examined
the body specifically and certified that the woman
had died from hemorrhage of the lungs. Since
then the brother of Mrs. Valentine John H. Schoon-
maker. jr., deman led that an autopsy be made, on
the ground that he suspected all was not right
about the death. Accordingly Deputies OMeagher
and Jenkins last evening made a careful examlna-
ton of the body, and after an hour and half ar
rived at the result obtained before namely that Mrs
Valentine had died of chronic pneumonia culminat.
ing in hemorrhages. 10 make matters doubly
sure however, parts Of the stomach Will be SUBJ
mitted to DR.. Cyrus Edison for analysis.
Mrs. Valentine was the daughter OF John II
| Schoonmaker sr. She married q MIR. Clarkson, OF
Flatbush, who died leaving her some property.
About thirteen years ago she married Brewster
Valentine, and sou, Ludlow Valentine, was born
Brewster Valentil Q had had a son by former mar
riage William Z. Valentine, and a grandson, Will
lam b. Valentine. William E. Valentine died be-
fore mis- father.
TROUBLE IN THE FAMILY.
When Brewster Valentine died. about nine years
ago he left his grandson, William b. Valentine
100000 his son, Ludlow Valentine. $4,000.
and his wife S1O0 900 III trust. The executors and
trustees were George w. Bergen, formerly part
ner Of Valentines the grocery business In Brook
lyn; and Elias Lewis, jr.. president OF
the Brooklyn Bank The widow received
from the trast fund $4,000 a year
and lived in house belOn gng to her at Cranberry
| and Willow sts.. Brooklyn. clause OF her nus
bands will provided that in the case OF her DEATH
| $4,000 OF the trust fund should go to the poy
Ludlow, and the other $4,000 TO William b. Val
With her income. Mrs. Valentine sup
ported not only herself. but her parents and ne her
younger brother. About seven years ago, ooD,: Dr
| RIchardt, then practising III Brooklyn, became
physican to the family, and about. two
aud half years later trouble y. beg began; "a:
| The parents claimed that Mrs. valentine
showed too much interest an the doctor; the
end being that Mrs. Valentine banished her
parents from Brooklyn and threatened to cut OIL
their allowance if they should return. MIS-.
Schoonmaker did return and the support was cut
OFT The mother then sued her daughter for sup
port. and received $12 week by orderof Judge
In 1854 application was made before Surrogate
Jacob Bergen of Brooklyn, by Horace secor IT.,
guardian for Ludlow Valentine. The grounds
given for the petition were =, that Mrs,
| Valentine was infatuated with Dr; klchardt' na9
transferred TO the latter ner Brooklyn house, ana
was therefore unfit to care for the child. The Sur
rogate granted the petition and placed the boy un-
der the charge of the trustees. -
Soon after Mrs Valentine moved to No. 10 East
! Sixty -irs-st and gradually declined. until she
died without the presence OF relative. being over
taken by the fatal hemorrhage while lying
on lounge IN her rOOm When Dr.
RIchardt arrived his pltient was unconscious.
! The physician called In DrS. V. Peterson William
| Never. George Abbott and Schumacher III consulta-
| tion, but the aid was too Late
| DIR. RICHARDr SAYS HE WAS MERELY FRIEND
DR.. Richardt was seen last evening at his house
| No. 103 East Fifty -nnth-st. He SAID:
I am q graduate OF Goettingen. Berlin, and Baltimore
medical schools aud have practised here twentyone years
family physician for the schoonmakers and Mrs
Valentine years ago Mrs schoonmaker asked me t'
give certificate that Mrs Valentine was OF unsounc
She promised pay well refused Indignantly
and then began the nfluaton story. Mrs. schoonmake
also Valentine to transfer the Brooklyn
Valentine refused 10 comply with hei
mothers desires Ludlow actually gotten away from
her mother nearly broke the poor womans heart
As to the transfer BROOKLYN honse the facts are
these: Mrs Valetne her sons guardian, had to give
bout the document for her. and had no
real estate She therefore, decided the house TO mo- and
gave security. When the boy taken from
her. the bond longer necessary and
transferred the house TO her. subsequently, bought
600 and beng able to rent 1t had te
of So 900. infatuated with the woman
she with was her physician long that felt
ndly in her. which became the stronger when
from all sides and when both were made
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