New-York tribune., 1895-06-06
A SUIT AGAINST MRS. GREEN.
DAMAGES ASKED BY MISS MARY IRENE
HOYT.
LANGUAGE USED BY MRS GREEN II THE HEAR
Iyl: OF THE BARLING CASE COMPLAINED
OF As sLANDEHCJs

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OF ~ sLANDEHCys.
Miss Mary Irene Hoyt. the daughter OF the late
Jesse Hoyt. the millionaire stsamboa; owner. hes
brought an action in the Supreme Court. through
her counsel. Frank J. Dupignac. 10 recover SlooVo
DAMAGES from Mrs. Hctty Green. the wealthy
daughter of the ate Edward Mott Robinson. Tor
alleged s,andcrous statements made concerning her
on May 10 last. at the office of Henry II. AMER
son. No s. W.ll-st The statements complained OF
were made during the progress Of the reference
that has beer pending for scvcra! year5 brought
BY Henry A. Barling. the surviving executor "t
the will OF MI Robinson for the purpose oil having
a settlement Of his accounts. At the hearing II Is
charged that Mrs Green. n The presence ol "
number OF persons, including newspaper reporters
made use Of the following language concerning
Miss Hoyt:
Did YOU ever sec such set of buzzards? on
It is sad TO think Of poor Irene iioyt uneaniNs
plaint!n). Joe Choate Omeanins Joseph H. 'hod.e)
and the other buzzards got hold OF her ana she
IS in an asylum now. Barring was ''e s'"r WIZ
ness for Choatc in that case.
These remarks were published the following DAY.
Miss Hoy; Gays that the effect OF TINS language
was TO insinuate to the public that she was men,
tally incapacitatcd and was insane. and was re-
strained Of her liberty on account OF hcr Hap'n'y
to care for her person and estate. all OF Whch she
saws is false malicious and untrue.
Miss IIoyt N her complaint in the present action
says that her mother Helen Maria doy,. was W.
and testified that she was not ana meyer r had
hnon insane She says that during al! the years
Of ihat Uiration she was treated by all the courts
in which she was a litigant including the supreme,
surrora.c's Court. the Court of Appeals or TINS
Stale and the United Safes and other courts IN
Michigan. as a perfectly competent htigant. ful'y
able 20 conduc; her business and anairs. IN some
NJ tho NfiCaons IL alleged that she had AT one
time been restrained Of hcr liberty. This assertion
was fully published at the time. notwithstanding NE
fact that Miss Hoyt insisted that such restraint
was unwarranted She brought an action against
fhe rcrsors who responsible Tor her nc1r'ela-
tjon in en- insane asylum in Pennsylvania. some re a.
lives OF her father. two Of the executors oi ms
will claiming tcavy damages. but subsequently the
proceedings were settled between the parties ana
Withdrawn. Her Incarceration was about the time
Of the death Of her father. In all OF those pro-
cccdings Miss lIOyt she was treated as i per
leciiy competent person $1,000 ,
Since then she has been leading quiet lie, IKE
any other sane and respectable person, ana she de,
clarcs that the uitering of the language compliance
OF by Mrs. Green has served TO revive the public
interest In her former litigation and tends to lead
the public and people with whom she transacts her
business to suspect that there is foundat ton for the
false accusation against her. On account OF these
false statements made by Mrs Green. Miss hoyt
says she is greatly embarrassed and distressed III
mind and body. and hence she asks $4,000 DAM