The evening world., 1893-07-05
TO SELL CHAPMAN's PROPERTY
Brooklyn's Sensational Shooting
Recalled at City Hall
Real Estate Valued at S2OO, 900 t. Re
Sold to batisfy - . 1,O36.32 Claim.

There was an echo to-day OF the sad
life-story OF Geoffrey Hawley Chapman.
the insane young actor, and the scandal
growing out of the shooting of his wife.
Cora clifford Chapman. by his profess
sional nurse. Herbert Searvant.
1t was the announcement of the
Sherin's sale in the vestibule OF
the City Hall at noon to-day of
all the right. title and interest held by
Chapman March 81 and thereafter In
the property in this city LETT him and his
wife. on the death OF his father, old
George Chapman, in 1887, to satisfy a
judgment obtained In May. 1891. for
money loaned the estate by George
Latham. who had assigned It to client
Of Lawyer James b. Lockwood
Although the amount of the Judgment
was only 81 .O36.02, property to the value
of fully 100000. comprising nineteen
four-story brick fat-houses, at 225-239
East Seventy fourth street, l607-l6l3 Lex
ington avenue, 1857 and 1859 Third avenue
and 4l2-42O East Eighty sixth street. were
put up at public vendue to satisfy this
meagre claim.
The sale did not take place as adver-
tised. Half an hour prior to the an
nounced time. Lawyer Marshall p. Staf
ford. who represents Mrs. Chapman,
served notices on both Sheriff German
and Attorney Lockwood. that they were
selling the property of a person who
had been committed by an order of the
court as an insane person more than a
year ago. This notification did not alter
Lawyer LockwoOd's determination to go
on with the SALE but it changed Sheriff
Gorman's views entirely. He submitted
lings and the result was that the sale
was postponed until Wednesday Of next
week.
All this is but a fitting sequel to Haw-
splendid $5O00OO estate In this city and
Brooklyn which was built up by his in
dulgent father. who was for years
well,known figure about the aristocratic
Before Hawley's killing pace had land
ed him in the Whitestone IL. 1) insane
asylum he was induced to give the con-
troll Of his interest to his mother, Louise
w. Chapman. who was also "a beneficiary
by George Chapman's will.
Evening World' readers will remem-
cause OF his habits, was obliged to
leave the stage, where he had frequently
been seen with Joseph jefferson. Minnie
Maddern and other well-known his
trionic characters. and in a short time,
although but thirty-two. had become all
almost hopeless paretic.
With his wife. whom he had married
nsyt year r. before f,Hn his fsthers death he
Brooklyn. where he was constantly un-
der the care of trained nurse. Herbert
S,earyant. who for the time managed
panied the couple on a trip to Scotland
for Hawley's health.
Nov. %, 1891 this Searvant shot Mrs.
to show on his trial, while temporarily
insane. He also tried to traduce the
character OF the woman. who for weeks
lowered between life and death because
M MN lot In
victed and sentenced to long term Of
imprisonment.
In January, 1892. after compare
became violen,ly insane, and was sent
to Breezehurst Terrace. a Whitestone,
l.. l.. private asylum. after threatening
to shoot his wife.
In February. this year, Mrs. Chap
man began a suit against Lawyer Jere
Weinberg, of Brooklyn. who had been
chosen agent Of the Chapman estate,
has since been heard Of any OF the
family in,a public way until now
Mrs Chapman Is said to be in Chi
| cago. Her lawyer, Marshall p. Stafford.
says that 1t was very unlikely II Law
yer Lockwood could collect from to-
days sale.
Mr.. Lockwood himself was rather in
clined to that opinion when questioned
| by an Evening World" reporter.
I'VE don't know whether we are SELL
ing or buying anything or not" he
said, there have been so many con-
veyances of the property. OF course we
| can't touch Mrs. Chapman's dover in
terest. and we don't know how much
Chapman has disposed of. That's why
so large a sale is required to satisfy
| smal Judgment.
Next Monday the Chapman estates
Brooklyn property. cosisting of nine
| parcels will be sold at Sheriff's sale to
satisfy n Sil4.73 judgment. held by one
Of my, clients, to whom 1t was assigned
by John. Andrew and James II. Patter;,
SON The Judgment Is for mercha ndse I"
The name of the client of Lockwood.
who now holds the claim against Chap
man on an assignment, Is said to be
Smith Reeves. of the Lawyers Title
and Guaranty Company. Lockwood
| said the reason he didn't publish his
name was that he was not sure that
Latham's assignment was formally re-
corded and published. Latham Is a
| tailor at 80 Union Square.