New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-10
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
WAS SHE swINDLED BY HER SISTER?
A POOR WOMAN REGAINs HER INHERITANCE
A QUEER CASE


,n err.r,e Court Judge Cullen yesterday gave
,a.r.n, IN a will suit which presents many interest
inc and nacurar features on January H. io"V'
there died at No. 24o Lewisave Mrs. Teresa houhS'
a childless widow. For considerable Time MITE
Yonnc had lived At this house with her brotherha"'
Casper Roster, who carries on grocery s'oFe' h.'
t.milv name was Hnken. and she was one of family
NJ nine children At the time Of her death she was
sa,s tn possess real and personal properly
amounting 20 about 100000. One of her sisters was
Narsaretta Rcndcre, the wife of a poor 1onrmcymah
tailor who lives at No. 1908 Flusmngave' MIS-
Renderle has been estranged from her family Tor
many years.
The day following Mrs Young's death, one Of her
sisters Elizabeth Fnken. whom she had not seen ior
nearly five years, called on Mrs. Renderle ana us
susded her from attending the funeral on the g'ou"u
thAt her presence would only aggravae the llleeuhs
which already existed. According 10 Mrs Rehderlc
statement Miss Finken paid her another visit Oh
January 25 1890 two days after Mrs ioungs fuher'i
and said that there will; that 1t had Dech
found that the estate did not exceed S4'ooo INA.
Mrs. Rendere's share amounted TO 5000 ana 'lia'
Mrs. Renderle would go with her TO the house Oh
Augustus Haviland, the attorney to the estate s'o
would receive her share.
Mrs Renderle at first declined to act In the matter
without consulting her husband but finally cohse"V'u
to accompany Miss Finken to Mr. HavilahdS hoUso
at No 81 Keapst., Brooklyn. There, she says Mr.
Haviland showed her paper which she alleges Ho
said receipt winch dll lLc fanny """A" ''o''
She signed this paper and received from Mr. Havllanh
$500 IL was afterward found that this paper was
actually a deed by which Mrs. Renderle assigned all
her interest I'm Mrs. Young's estate TO Miss flnKeh
on consideration of the payment OF $500 TINS d'cd
il is said was filed on Monday, January ~ 500 ana
with il also was another deed by which Miss t1nKeh
assigned half OF interest In Mrs. Renderles share
of the estate 10 Mr.. Havlands wife. Later 1t was
found that Mrs. Young had property in BroohHh
and elsewhere the total vaue OF which reached ncriy
$4,000 In addition TO the real estate she had
personal property amounting 10 sol 900
These facts Mrs Rendere learned from one d
her brothers. Herman Finkcn, who had been In Ger
many when MIS-. Young died. Mr.. Ilaviland in the
meantime had begun suit for the partition OF tie
estate but, on behalf OF Mrs Renderle. Franklin T.
Trautmann, a lawyer, OF 1872 Nassau-st.. New-fork
oil ned an Injunction restraining any division OF the
t,,ate: then an action to set aside the conveyance
was brought, Miss Finken being The defendant III
the suit.
In his testimony yesterday Mr.. Havland sald
that Miss Finken, who had for many years been one
OF his clients told him that Mrs. Renderle was poor
woman iii need of money, and that she would be
willing to give up her share OF the estate for 300 IN
not worth more than 81. 900 $4,000. he advanced
The money to Miss Finkcn and in her behalf gave " 10
Mrs. Rendere, taking for his security nall Of Miss
Finkens share. Judge Cullen. said that he ala not
believe Mr.. Ilaviland's statement and promptly gave
Judgment for MIS-. Render!c with costs.