The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-21
MRS. WOOLSEY Stopped THE SALE
Re pie vined Goods Her Husband Had OE
fered ut Auc Iona Suit for Divorce.

Replevined Goods Her Husband Had Oe
fered ut Auc Iona Suit for Divorce.
| E. Woolsey. the executor OF the Woolsey
estate and a member OF the Union Club is. It is
said. to be the defendant in u suit for divorce.
The fact became public yesterday indirectly
| through replevln suit begun byNIrs. Frances
| Smythe Woolsey, his wife. 20 prevent the sale
| OF part OF n collection Of furniture and other
household goods at the Fifth nvcnuo auction
rooms. Tho collection included all OF tho
furnishings Of the Woolsey's house at 8 Lex
ington avenue.
About 10 o'clock yesterday afternoon Auc-
tioneer William B. Norman was preparing the
articles for the sale. and n crowd was gather
ing whom in walked deputy sheriff and q
man who said no represented tho law firm Of
Shipman. Larocque X Choatc. The sheriff had
n paper which he read to Auctioneer Norman.
There was q long whispered consultation
Tho auctioneer kept shaking his head.and the
lawyer and deputy sheriff got emphatic. Then
workmen were called and while the deputy
sheriff picked out some Of the choicest things
in the collection the men Carried them back in
n rear room and the auctloneer marked them
off in the catalogue From the furniture thoy
went to u case containing silvcrwarc. and Sc
lected many pieces which they carried of A
copy OF the raper the deputy had was left with
it was after timo for tho sale to begin then;
Withdrawn several lots Gen. sckles. who was
IN soG tse
replied that they had been withdrawn by a
Of tine 9% ea Ge shss e sbo
man. LarosGue l. Choate- Mr.. .Choate at
rst rsiased tS he seen Then he s1id hs
was entirely in tho hands OF Mr.. Shipman.
who had gone for the day. He appeared to be
-: wanted to know" said the reporter. why
husbands co!ler,ion this afternoon;
in minute. OH his IS that hat ali Mt'' he said We
well. can tell you all about that. il that's all
things : because they belic,nsel to her they
were her personal property don't you see and
sho Ws, have been on the catalogue" o.,
NJ; Choate apparently did not hear. You
have been it m sht have been that way. "
M,s Is hond haya h1t is ths
their s,1IeI?" asked the reporter: Mr.. Choa,e
w4f ian e' Of Mrs roo Woolseys said that the i
vorce was begun BY Mrs. Woolscy something
yns Ess ns mot
mediate cause Of the separation tic lady said
she know. but she was not at liberty - make
it public. She would only say tat Mr. Wooisey
vas gr,nt club nan and 2 man about town:
papers in tho suit had been served on Mr..
Woolscy, but she thought, thoy had been:
About the furniture and si!verware that had
been repieviu"d. She laid that 1t was all the
personal property Of Mrs W,"olsny and that
large part OF il had been given to her ut tho
time of her Wedding and the rest had been
presented to her since.
At the Fifth avenue auction rooms It was
said that Howe & Humnel wera Mr.. Woolsey's
counsel. Mother member of that firm could
be found last night.
For long time the couple lived in Gramercy
square. TIE Wools.y estate on Long Island
swell known ther. The most Of the property
is at Ravenswood between Astoria and Long
Island City
The collection that was sold yesterday was
made by i. !. Woolscy. the. father OF the
present Mr.. Woo'7ey, who died In 1872. He
made fortuno in ,ro'ining sugar. and spent
much Of his time after retiring from business
in collecting objects Of nrt. Yesterdays sale
yer, and cut glass. The bidding was lively AMI
the p.'c we're satisfactory 70 Mr.. Moo!sey.
The to.nl of tn" sales was SJG52.Ol. The sale
will continue this afternoon.