The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
mRs. sRIHaMs SURF


nee Husband Has Conveyed Away His
Property-Pe,iured Testimony.
Theresa G. Graham moved for counsel fee
and alimony before Justice Lawrence OF the
supreme Court yesterday In an action she has
brought against John Graham. blacksmith.
who is said TO he worth f2O0OOO. for separa-
tion on the ground OF abandonment. He was
wldower and she q widow when they were
married In July. 1890. He fed soon after to
the house Of his daughter Mary. wife OF DR..
James A. McLochliu. 157 West Twenty-6rst
street. The wife tried by hAteas corpus pro-
ceedlnes to take her husband from his dauah-
ter. but failed and she lost in the lower court
an action she brought to set aside an ante
nuptal agreement by which she released all
claims to his estate for 81. OO0. which she says
she never got The General Term OF the SUI
preme Court reversed the lower court, and the
case IL PENDING in the Court OF Appeals.
Col Bliss said yesterday that the DAY after
the decision Of the lower court. Graham con-
veyed all his real estate to his daughter.
Counsel for Graham admitted that his client
had no money to pay counsel fee or almony.
II appeared that Mrs. McLochlin had been pay
Ing Mrs. Graham $40 week. but that she re-
Gently cut It down to sl4 Col. Bliss declared
his client wanted her rights from her husband.
not charity from his daughter.
opinion about man disposing Of all his prop
erty from his wife. but reserved decision.
In the suit for separation brought by Mra
Caroline Eschner against her husband. Con-
rad Eschner, n west side baker, which was
concluded yesterday In the Court OF Common
bieas: Judge Pryor in granting Mrs. Eschner
=" There has undoubtedly been perjury in
this case The ,Oyerwhelning amount , Of cyl
PENDANTS cruelty to the plaintiff compels me
downright perjury and advise that criminal
proceedrlnnss =, bG INSTITUTED ags.Inst them A.
mony and siOO counsel fees"
John Davis. who the defence alleged paid
Mrs; Eschner 80 a week under the stipulation.
OF the bogus articleA OF separation, testified
lsrly and got receipts, which. Go had since mls-
plaintiff. testified thai, Davis called at the
house one day and asked her mother not to tes-
had been paid AM as Eschne f"sS rT
Der daughters testimony. Two other wit
nnssses So bstantiated the evidence in behalf Of
An action for separation has been begun IN
the Superior Court By Mrs. Augusta b. Russell
Russell. her alleged common law husband.
ne sTqpe were Married mar by common law In
posed that u ceremony be performed but Rus
sell told her that according to the laws Of the
State ceremony Vas pot nssessa5y Mrs
and with them she went to liye with the defen,
dunt at 20 Willis avenue. In her complaint
Mrs Russell alleges that her husband has
beaten her frequently and has threatened to
The suit for separation and alimony brought
by Mrs. Addie L. Rose against her husband
Oscar +. *. Rose, which was tried before Judge
Bookstaver in the Court OF Common Pleas
during december. was disposed Of yesterday.
Judge Bookstaver denying the relief sought.
Judge Pryor has ordered service by publca-
tion In the suit for abs olute divorce brought by
Ada Smith against her husband. Frank b.
Smith. who at present lives in Hawaii.