The sun., 1891-12-10
A DISPUTE OVER DEEDS.
MIR. AND MRS. PHILIP LIVINGSTON LIv-
INGSTON SUED.

MIR. AND MRS. PHILIP LIVINGSTON LIT.
INGSTON SUED.
Tho Widow OF Livingston Livingstor
Charges that Her Son and His Youns
Bride Obtained from Her by Fraud and
Deceit All OF Her Property. which She
Received from Her Husband.
About year and q half ago tho wedding OF
Mr.. Philip Livingston Livingston and Miss
Juliet Birchead Morris took place in St. Bar
tholomew's Church. THE Sun OF April IL.
1890. says that every pew was filed with New
York's fashionable people. The ceremony was
held amid bower Of palms. laurel wrcaths.
and flowers placed about the chancel The
bridesmaids wore pretty gowns Of white lace
with golden girdles and wreaths OF forget
me-nots. The bride was beautiful and radiant.
After the ceremony large reception was held
at the house OF the BRIDES parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Morris. IL West Fifty-second
street. and this was followed by dinner in the
evening.
II Is to be expected. therefore. that some
what Of sensation will be caused in social
circles next week when the young couple are
summoned to appear in the Supreme Court to
answer a complaint instituted by the groom's
own mother charging them with deception
and fraud in an attempt to deprive her
of all the property LEFT to her by
her husbands will It was the blushing
bride. according to the complaint OF the
mother. that instigated her son. while they
were still away on their wedding tour. to de-
fraud her Of her property. No sooner had the
honeymoon ended the mother declares. than
tho son made out deeds Of conveyance. and
lod 4, har byf foIc ptoft ion, to
sign them. thereby transferring the title Of the
property from her to himself.
In 1872 Mr.. Livingston Livingston. the hus-
band Of Mrs. Mary c. Livingston. who makes
the complaint, and the father Of young Philip
L. Livingston. died. leaving by his will all OF
his property to his wife. The property con-
sisted OF a house and lot near Fort Ice. N j..
and three houses and lots in New York city-17
West Twenty eighth street, % West Nine
teenth street. and ~ Bleecker street-besidos
some mortgages on Brooklyn property and
some furniture contained in the houses In
regard to tho son. who was an only child. the
Having seen the evil effect Of giving out
with little experience of life. have given ali
my real 1 and and personal estate to my wife above
haf aaG she with hs us
she shall in her Judgment see 1T and proper. y:
give f. Ths do out et ths
great affection have for my SON"
she her M Hs to e 5 sam
Harvard College and from the Columbia Law
sehool. Then he began the practise of law as
tween young livingston and Miss Norris k' was Ue
the @ IN
ing in accordance with the agreement men
toned in the vii This property had been left
gave it to her son it had been mortgaged for
25.OOO and was conveyed to him subject to
Young livingston was married on April 10.
1880. When ho returned from his bridal tour
on April 80 he hold consultations with his
bered. Unless something were done. he said.
sss xaS % d nnd ssns fns
Sefss sa CIR
the popesy himself and s1s her tho S ssms
annuity that an in Insurance company. would
ss hsd s sFfss s
offered m red to ma make similar arranEement for:
two deeds which, conveyed. those two houses
to her son and .h be promised her in return
the Fiity.third street house These deeds
Srs snsfh Fl hs as as sns snsi Of
Hotel where Mrs. Livingston was stopping.
Liyingstons wife had received q i%wer d%wer on
to raise money to. pay Off back taxes and in
pfeper on ts ans ss S Ths @ sr hsa
as. the first installment on her annuity.
About two weeks later Mrs. Livingston de-
her first reason that she was unwilling to be
dependesnt, ,nPoR her era son and his wife She
ia
her eea tRat sS6qd
rts rssrS he &s maters
were in this state, the son, made deed
S sho hoS Re Of sSes aas sSd
ths e r 1s II
property. When her son refused to comply |
Of Evarts. Choate Beaman. and DIRECTED them them
e bring suit Liyi1gstan put his defence with
s s rns
tuned and entreated her to sign the deeds that |
her Judgment sho says also that
aRd represented to her that II was the Sne pos,
says. was fraud and deception. He took her |
property from her without compensation or
he SECRETLY decided It over to iriend who WAS Was
A party to his plane.
It was with great struggles and sacrifice. the
,dueated her son In a liberal manner beiitting |
his family and his station. To do this it was
property. For more than two years before
iis marriage she had given him abso-
property and relied Implicitly on his ad-
,ice. She had givon him the house In
Of his marriage and always
was liberal and connding toward him. He
Was certainly instigated to do what he did by |
MS wife. she says. and member of her family.
Tho son meets his mothers charges with a
was in the best Of health and Understanding
ghen she agreed TO the provisions of the deeds
ie denies that he importuned or entreated her
n the least In fact, he goes 30 far as to say
hat his mother was quito put out with him be;
i'm to defer bringing tho deeds to her for
! day. She understood them perfectly
We oa tie eas ct asnes
'oint blank that his young wife or her father