New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-01
PAINE RyED HIS SON.
PILING UP A LIST OF HIS EXPENSES.

SUPER on ACCOUNT OF HIS ExTRAvAGASCEs.
The taking OF testimony in the John Paine property
finished yesterday in the Supreme Court before
Justice Lawrence and Jury. At the opening OF tho
session several letters WRIT by John Paine during the
sst years of his life real In them he complained
that the plaintiffs father. william n. Paine, was
gambler and had wastei sl0oO00O OF hs property In
letter. written January "a 1871 Mr. Paine gives to
his statement OF moneys expended for ths latter
from January l. 1863, To January 1871 After giving
the items for month he the folio win
capitulaton;
$4,000 80; in 1888 sai.7is 3. Reniitsd to Pars
three years Sl09,300 III OF money use By you
in the mouths in NewYork 10 February 81. 1870.
5000 5000 francs Of Belmont in the suamsr OF ises
while in HanDnrg, which cost you sl6ol3 Va; u AP
pears letter J. Mlnroe in goi $4,000:
used you three snas
/, 1871, s170.500
The letter proceeds as follows:
All $4,000 OF this must be laid TO you aud your
family eIravsyance except what you have squaniered
cards. dice ami stocks and wat the proportions are
to De charge to each means OF knowing. But
that you your wife an children yet suffer from
this recxessness In gambling asi sqdanderng unneces
sarily have doubt will be clear ~ yon a. TO tne
and it viii be very little consolation to you TO and
Obliged to sell my house 81 Newprt give up my horses
mens which shall be obliged TO do II real estae con
sh to Sr sssa a. nn
annnn mora than my income fur the last three year.
years now proceed to show You that for the
three years absent IN Europe the exhibit is
y,
to January, ISas can know shall show you how
ich you received since January, 1865, 70 tnis time
and leave it to you 10 account for 1t 70 your own
satisfaction
OVER $500, 900 SPENT IN SIX YEARS
sold blocks ground to Clark for 1872 o0o less
mortgage same $4,000. Sl67, your proportion
profits land sold by D. Paine. siOs7o half block
Of land sold Bloige 100000; paid you pro dts land
sold on Eighth ave., 5000; balance Of my account
reinqushed In 1889 $3.50; amount OF awards for
of Twelfth-ave 1904 less paid Anderson 81. 100,
1924 your half Of the profits on bocS Of groaai .od
January !, 1885, TO May l, 1868, three years four
9S % o PesssTsd rs@ % 1872 and
70. $780, the amount you owe stuart, $40 l2s;
Masro ss Sa % 4aS Deduct alteration, ia
Mnrray,st; $4,000; loss on TIE ced , $4,000
You will see tuat you reckless in the first three
as Ia years. spending more OF YOURSELF
family until after you Europe in the autumn
Of 1857 Now. after speniins al your property except
and stuart, without the means or any prospect OF
quiatins except out Of the rents OF Murray st. beside.
NOTHING This ettrSyagnee can go 90 no SnSer n .
nav. nOSns f. 's to as fanny
pose go work think the Latter part " your orc
ADOPTION, but what you can 60 ara not prepared 70
advise cannot nelp you with any mora money am
used up until can did purchaser Of some n my real
estate for cash snail continue to give stuart advice
aud my personal application In making the rents IN
Is not intsrfered wta he will De aOe to furnish you
81 900 In gold per month
DENYING THAT HE WAS PREJUDfcFD.
In late letter OF yours you spoke Of preudiceI
have imbbei against you. This you koow to be sheer
nonsense You knsw that those about sminsnuy
saying doing anything 20 aid to ny irrtabillty
at the recessness OF tho you have been pursu
ing for the last twenty years ami that nothing more
would be required to cause ay serious lsspprobatioa
but exhibit OF your prodi yay for the last
without going further back If any Of your family OF
frieQis shOul think intimate that have not done all
that kind and anectlonate father should 40 | snan
hope that you will read this letter 10 them snail abide
BY the judgment OF disinrsresrei friend or yours
after ne OF the merits OF the case
incapable OF doing wrong to you and yours Intention
ally
Give nv love to your wife and children. Affection
atey your father JOHN PAINE
James A. Connolly, who did work for John Paine
plumber testified that rational Cyrus Peck and
Henry Hurlbut said that in 1854 John Pane attended
the annual election Of the Continental IEsu
p2ny ana said ho mai Just passed. hts nine teth birth
day He seemed thoroughly cane. caroline P4Ino
ited VI the evidence In regarl to hos
New Canaan Ia 1892. and dened that sue
Instructed Carter John PAinss servant, tell Hrs
Virginia Paine that the old asleep or III
she called when II not -.
OTTO G. Bannerd ana Mrs Maria Mechanics testified
that John Paine Of sOuni mind. George g. Les
pinasse. who had appraised property fO- Mr. Paine Dr.
t. W. Lambert ply stefan OF Al Insurance company. and
DR. WilliaB ii TnorGDs ALL testified that Mr.. Paine
was his right mi IN ais litter days For the plaintiff
the inventory of Ms. Caroline Painas personal estate
bv the Misses Dunn vas put In evidence IL included
cash iewsiry silver and claims tho appraised value VI
which was Ss 693 ~ and the actual value Ss4623 or
Letters tro Wsa f. Paine ~ his father read
show that he lcng business for Joha Paine 10
1878 1879 In OF them The son wrote: send
you two dozon which you TO keep right side
In Old Mr. Panes house said that for six befoN
his death he childish Tneodore Carter, recalled
contrafcted evidence Oh minor points gwen fos
The counsel will sum up to-day.