Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-18
HE WON HER HEART.
A Syracuse Lawyer The Defendant in
a Big Damage Suit fur
ALTERNATING A WIFE'S AFFECTION.
All the Parties to the Action Come Of
Prominent Families.
CONSIDERABLE WEALTH is INVOLVED
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SYR AcUsE, Jan. 17.-Ihomas Parish
Sherman, a member Of the New York City
Bar and formerly banker in New York,
has begun an action in the United States
Circurt Court for the Northern district of
New York, against William G. Tracy, of
this citv, senior member Of the law firm Of
Tracy, McLennan & Apling. Mr.. Tracy is
wealthy and unmarried. Mr.. Sherman
accuses him of having alienated the affec-
tions Of his wife who recently applied for Q
divorce and he demands damages in the sum
of S25, 900.
Mrs. Sherman was the daughter of Hamil-
ton White, one of the pioneers OF Syracuse,
who at his death left a vast estate She is q
sister OF Howard G. White, member OF As
sembly, and niece of the Hon. Andrew D.
White, of Cornell University. Her first
husband was DIR. John L. Swift, of New
York City, who also left large fortune at
his death. Mr.. Sherman was married on
November 16, 1876.
Took Charge of Her Finances.
Hamilton White died in 1864 and under.
his will his daughter, Jane Antoihette, was
entitled to the income during her life from
trust fund of 600 and not to exceed 30
per cent OF the principal thereof, in case the
trustees named in the will should deem that
her comfort or interest would be promoted
by the payment OF the same. In 1879, at the
request OF his wife, VINO had become dissatis-
fed with the management of the fund, the
plaintiff was appointed in the place of the
testamentary trustees.
The plaintiff sets orth that until 'S4 their
relations were affectlonate and loyal to more
than the ordinary degree. In '84 the
plaintiff was visited with a series of finan-
cial losses, in consequence of which he be-
came unable to support his wife and chill
dren. In consequence, the plaintiff de-
elares, the harmony between himself and
mis- vile became impaired. He saws that he
then understood her to notify him that she
intended to end their marital relations, but
subsequently, insisted that she had not in
tended her conduct TO be SO understood.
Went to Tracy for Advice.
The plaintiff alleges that on or about the
month OF December, 1884, his wife applied
| to the defendant for legal advice; that she
| then had no idea of doing anything to affect
her marital relations, out that the defendant
| proceeded to carry into effect scheme to
i ALLEVIATE the affections OF the plaintiff s wife
| from him and TO divert the same to himself.
| The plaintiff also declares that Tracy gave
Mrs. Sherman willfully false information re-
! specting the plaintiff, and asserts chat Tracy
did induce Mrs. Sherman to begin an action
in the Supreme Court OF Ouondago county
for permanent legal separation, or limited
divorce, from the plaintiff, on the grounds
of abandonment and failure to support.
The complaint recites that in the COM
plaint in the divorce case, prepared by the
defendant, the facts as to the plaintiff s
management of his wife's estate were falsely
stated, to the effect that he had wasted her
property, whereas its value had been di-
minished by her style of living, prior to her
marriage to tie plaintiff.