The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04
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Mrs. GINNING ssrs Her Husband Tor. urrA
Her to Mnks Her sirn These Noe..

Mrs. Cunning Sers Her Husband Tor. urrS
Her to Nnhe Her sirn These Noae-.
Thomas B. Cunning. Jr, perIshed from cold
in tho Andes Mountains on May III 1887. In
May. 1886. no Ind married Christine Bntbr Up
OF Saratoga. a niece OF Senator Leland stan :
ford OF California. and n wealthy young woman
who had about 500. 900 In her own right. Mira.
Cunning charges that hc squanderod her for
tune by extortinE notes from her undor dnress.
md after violent quarrel with her in Novem-
Der. 1883 gathered together $4,000 Of her
money and fed from her and his creditors to
South America.
A suit on one OF these notes. for 1000 hold
by tho Lincoln National Bank. came up m q
motion before Justice Barrett OF the Suprel .
Court Yesterday. This note was made by hin.
In her favor on Oct. 20, 1888. She endorsed II
and It was discounted by him ut the Lincoln
National Bunk. Judgment was obtained
against her on the note In Connecticut on Jan,
.. $780, and Mt Saratoga on Fob. q. 1891. bot
tho judgments could not be collected as all
her resources were gone. BY the will OF the
late Senator Stanford she received 100000.
and the efforts to collect on tho note were re-
vived. She was examined in suDplem enia-y
proceedings at Saratoga. and Walter +. Butler
was appointed receiver OF her property last
August. To stay tho efforts Of tho receiver to
get at the legacy. her counsel. Joseph Il Bau-
Gus. moved yesterday before Justice Barrett
to set aside the Saratoga Judgment and per
nit her TO come In and d.frnd on the groInds
uuress. AMI the tank Ind been forewarneI
that her husband was getting such notes froui
Her moving rnrers show that after their
marriage they vert to live at Mount Vernon.
sne snys ina, DeHihh'hg WIN tne iputn Wf ~.
course OF abuse which Invested her OF her
property and made her the inmate OF a lunatio
m hn ~ N n 70 n I'm In
iori Conn. in 1850 Tor six ak weeKs She has
since lived with her mother and her TWO chill
Mrs. Cunning AYERS that on several occasions
her husband nut revolver TO her temple and
Once, no hit her u, blow on. the head that
knoche,! her over the back Of bed and In;
to work over her the entire night before she
lecame conscious, When she refused to sign
on the cold. carpet cad only IN a light lawn
niGitdress. from midnight until q o'clock IN
the morning. when. she felt. to save herself.
forced to her knees. He continued to bend her
note. Tho rings she woro cut so deeply into
the hack OF her hand. size AYERS. that she still
has scars. She could not use her hands for two
On Sept. %. 1888 he drove every one from
the there room where she ,, lny in bed, an hour be,
ink at her bedside. She declined to sign. and
he seized her hand and forced 1t across the pa
per will! the pen SO that her name was traced.
While she was still living Mt Mount Vernon:
she says. she came to his city and warned
WILLIAM 7. Cornell. cashier OF the Lincoln Ma;
that she would not te responsible for the
notes her husband eStortcd from her
Counsel for the bank. in opposing tho mo;
ton. submitted an affidavit Of Cashier Cornell
denying TINT he had been informed by Mrs.
Cunning, Of the duress she WAS under. II was
shown that the bank had discounted many
notes Of tho couple previous to the not. in
suit The bank disclaimed knowledge OF the
couples differences.
In denying the motion. Justice Barrett said
that Mrs. Cummings counsel should have the
Judgment Nv drfnnlt opened first in Counecti-
cut and then nave on the Saratoga judgment
Her counsel snid ho would do so