New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-09
BADLY MINED LITIGA TfON
EDsoy ". HUBBARD THE CENTRE OF A MAZE
OF LAWSUITS.

rDsoy ". HUBBARD TIE CENTRE OF A MAZE
OF LAWSUITS.
A tangled web Of litigation In which III" courts
OF two States host OF lawyers. the Board OF Oho'e
Freelo!ders Of Union County New jersey an ahPgeu
conspiracy Gardner the notorious detecuVe' an "tc"
,plrster OF Railway. two savings banks OF "HS Guy
A much married commercial traveller. the Halfway
mystery and n half.dOzen other men ana hate''
sp,,re came 20 the surface last week when Jusnec
Jarrett. OF the Supreme Court. appointed Edwin =
stcrnc receiver OF the property OF EdsOh NJ hupo''"
II would take u large volume to record t'e ih''u'"''
OF Mr. IIubbard's NE as set forth IN thc "H'' P''
cecdngs.
somc ,ren,r yeors AGO he lived In brooklyn. was
married md earned n comfortable livelihood rs sales
man for H. X +. b. Thurbcr the wholesale grece'S'
NJ this city, His wife died, and ne moved 10 MN
way " J. He boarded with Mrs. OhVer. "'u'"'
vim was the mother OF Dr. Frederick oH'eI' I"
friend. After awhile he married the widow ana 'o-
cethcr they went to live In ramshacRir ou no"9e
In East Railway called "Thc Folly Win '""
,,,a >,,ss sou.e 7 Sloiwc a sp!ns'cr we'll KNOWN
in Railway nv and by the people OF Rah"ay near"
mat Mrs Hubbard had left "Thc Folly anu npr
husband and gave as the reason the undue la"h'i'"
between Miss Shotwell and her husband INV" .."
hard sued his wife for divorce on the gro'nu VI u'
.or,,on. She made no defence and dcerr" WIS
granted TO Hubbard. WI" coh'ih"'c " NV "
rolly- with Miss Shotwell
r. ,attor had about 10000 left to her by her
oronts who were Philadelphia people. IiuDo''"
induced Miss Shotwell TO give nm Po"'r W ~. ,,
ney over her property. and II" pro'''N'" ,,,.,
authority so one legal procedure saws W u''NP"
and souander the property. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80
r.a,,,moriol and other experience with wcmahRih"'
49,. r,orriod a third wife Miss Emma i. Gcnuh2'
=, ,.,urv Park She did not live with MN 'o"N'
,or about this time Hubbard WIS fouhd one ''sn
running through the streets OF Halfway ID MS ms"
cIothcs. acting wildly. lie lad )u'nPea "o'" Wv
second story window OF Miss showers mouse. a"u
hop c,urht nv n policeman said that ne WIS "'+n'H
,or, officers OF The law who wanted 10 arresl Nv"
for the murder OF the unknown girl near n"""a'
~o.,,y called "the Railway mystery n Poho'
,oc,s,ro,e committed him to the Morris'o"h HsS'
,r tho Insane Here Hubbard remained "n''' Nv
learned that Miss shotwell was SUNNI WV e",
hanks in this city-the Scamans BANK 'o' sam.
nd tho Union Dimc-for the return OF sums a"o""
,,o ~ y, 600 deposited in them by huooar" "
trustee for Miss sho:well. The BANKS "ou'" "o' NV
nm the money without proper authority
Wy -, rcr four years stay Of the asylum
100 released az sane and proceeded 10 MAKE '~'niS
ar, for Miss shotwc lie brought oou''''
nl, for a. 600 against her for money OF MS "'H''
n no withheld by her lie also chhfscu V'' w
MT IN the asylum as the victim OF cohspra,, ."
-, the hoard OF Chosen Frecaolders oil 'mon
co,ntv Miss sko,weI and her lawyers. j. IL. W!nahs
and Arthur NJ Coan. Of this d'y. The Board Of rec
n,drs re,alated with suit for $40 or four years
lizard M the asylum. In tins SUIT 'h'f'eS W.
Gardner the detective. tried 10 serve s"pp"c," o
-. =, sou,h Reach Staten Island. Hubbard
,ar,Ie himself in lonely old housc and KEEP, Gardnes
At bay With pack of ferocious dog ne W' rcre
- Tho wii, however, but refused TO obey H. ihsre
NIL Iudge ingrnham declared him In contempt. bt
fs proceeding dropped ~ rr.semt, ~ Az, on,
mis- ang but the lawyers are eolnS ah"aa 20 ns", ou
the battle Tor The possession Of The two eanE Oo a%1
ann ni' ,ocordcd against Hubbard. but these are
1oniy Ado issues Mean time. on the plea ot me
ro,rd OF Chosen Frcchoders OF Union county. Jnsnc'
po.rc,, has appointed Mr. Stern receiver OF any prop.
crty which the suits develop belonging 10 iuboird
n satisfy his bolrd bill nj Morrisown Asylum ior
, which the board folds judgment.