New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-24
SHE UANTS 4 SHARE or JHE EHIhIE.
WOMAN TRYING TO ESTABLISH FER CLAIM
As THE WIDOW or \ WEALTHY ALSATiAN.

4 WOMAN TRYING 10 ESTABLISH FER CLAIM
As THE WIDOW or \ WEALTHY ALSATlAN
T e McTachen. OF No III Broadway counsel for
Mrs Jean Jac Iu,s scluml ergcr OF this city, mas
forwarded 10 legal representatives. in Mihausen. Al
SAGE Germany, the necessary documents 10 establish
her claim 10 her share OF J. J. SchGmbcrgcrs estate
rs his lawful widow. These documents includ" am
dayts OF Mrs. schlumberGer. John +. Affinity, WILLIAM
sringham and Others. with identified photographs OF
schlumberscr ard Jennie. his wife, and also the con
tract OF marriage signed by both parties.
Jean jacques schlumbcrc,r was the son OF !!
wealthy manufacturer Of Mlltausen. Asac,. and was
about forty years old. II" lad beer IN THIS country
twcnty wears when lie died last February. He ie-
c.ivcd romlttanccs from his father ~ 500 monthly
H.. v.os thr go" I'm Gambler & CO., photographers
Jennie Roberts or .Schlumbe ger, j. about mfy SSr'
old aud came from Michigan, where hrr iall'r WIS
an old r. sdent Mr.. Mcfachen received letters OF aa-
mlnl,traion for the widow for the purpose, us he
says OF obtaining possession OF rrelN''f'n N''"r
which came from Germany after Scinhn'D'rS'fS u'''
and was supposed to contain bis usual monthly re-
,,,pc. NJ 400 Instead OF that. however 1t only
contained a statement Of the condition OF the estate
and the amount oi schlumbrfg'r's portion. iiaVht'
obtained this letter, rs there was no valuable prop
crty In this country belonging to s'hlumbrFS'f MI
McEachen says he had no further use Ter the i''''r'
Of administrations and that Mr. NarthopN acton IN
against tie widows rlct - dVt ~ auh'iiSi"'"i
was Of ~ consequence whatever.
TN, letter 50 carefully held BY tie ros'ohcc a'i-
horltlcs until letters Of administration were obtained
Is a statement OF Edward lehman. uncle Of sehlum-
berecr and IS dated at MilhauSeD, ASacc Germany.
February D. 500. In 1t hr says that IN" value OF
tho cs,ai, /, 137 y; franc, TO be d.'d,d anon;
seven brothers ana sisters
schlumbcrger and Jennie. Ills wife. lived together
rnd.r th. name of Roberts sustaining "a each other
~ She ,clarcS the relations Of man ana VILE Jennie
rhluml crscr In her AFFIDAVIT. say rat she lives at
y, c.3 siAthavc. and met schlumb.r-cr In Jan
nary. l.sI when she living nj no Al West
rv.ntv .ninthst schlunbrrg,r visited hrr ire
ourntv "A. that place It seems. and subsequently asked
her to become hi, wife. Sac consented II appears but
when she inquired about the marriist ceremony
schmbcrgr said he did not want the marriage made
uulc because his relatives, should they hear ~ IL,
woud dlsinh,nt him. A contract OF marriage, he had
ndd.d WAS Just as binding. lie had promised TO have
formal ceremony pcrfo md when some ditculuc' le'
,w cn him and his relatives wee scttcl Il lying up II
this she signed the marriage contract and they began
TO i've rs man and VII AZ No. Il West Thirty
St. under the name of Robe ris
John +. Amuy. who live, ut Albeit Island. sw,ar'
that h. wa, personally acquainted with Mr; ana N''
S,hlumbcrg.r for i've years. and that ~chlunlD'Tf'r
alvey, Introduced Jennie to him ana every on, ei>'
that he knew his wife. William sttlnshain. i ho.e'
krcpcr al Ablciz Island says that schlumberG'r ana
hi, wife lived at his mothers hon'c every summer
cnring their stay NJ the i,land. Mr. McEachen SAYS
H., can estui ,h Mrs Jennie >chlumb.rs'rs respect
n, iy BIZ hundreds u anidavlis and can prcduc" ~
many persons no testify OF their own hno"'uHc
that schumhcrc.r aud Jennie lived together n man
and wife. II, has doubt that Mrs ochiuniD'rS'r
Will receive her share Of the e-tatc.