The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21
Ostrich Feather Boas.
MoWATT'S MISSING SECURITIES.
Only $1,000 Found In His safe, Whore His
Wife Says He Kept aI9

Wife Says He Kept o19, 900.
P~ouGHKEEPsIE. March 20. w Theodore
c.. Mowatt. an old resident OF this oity. diod at
vassar Hospital a few days ago. IL was sup
posed that no left at least Sl0o. 900. For many
years he had boarded money, accommodating IL
by frugal living and cautious speculations.
mostly In real easate. To the great surprise
of the heirs a thorough search of Mr.. Mowatt's
effects has disclosed only $1,000 of personal
property and no real estate. He left no will.
Yesterday. on the application Of his widow.
Surrogate Dorland issued letters of admins
tratlon on his estate TO Mrs. Mowatt. and her
attorney, Joseph Morschauser Theodore Now
att had q safe In his house. and his wife main
tains that she frequently saw him handling
stocks and bonds and cutting off the coupons.
This practice he continued down to tho time of
ais last illness. Mrs. Mowatt is confident that
her husband had at least-Sl2. 900 In bonds In
bis safe a few weeks ago: During his illness
some Of his relatives visited him arr soon after
ties from his safe. his wife did not Jake his
accusation seriously. attributlnR. IT. TO the de-
over again, and insisted to the last that he had
seen somebody take away his papers. After
beyond the value Of 81, 900 could be found. x
legal inquiry will be instituted by the adminis-
traitors to discover which one Of Mr.. Mowatt's
relatives. II an y. took the securities.
Mowatt left only one son. James Fl.
MOwatt of Cleveland. the issue Of his frat
wife. who came here before HIS fathers death.
Theodore &. Mowatt achieved notoriety about
nine years ago when he went TO Jail rather
than turn over to his sister, Mary /; Mowatt
OF Fishkiu Landing. about SIS. 900 which Judge
Barnard had decided had been wrested from
her by threats. Mowatt's. brother. James G.
MowRtt. died in 1898. leaving.ali HIS property.
valued at about 81 .000. 900. TO his sister. Mary
l.. Mowatt. Ho was q cotton manufactured in
Mexico. and was the owner of certain conces-
sions which made the income from his estate
very large. His Will was admitted to probate
without contest, the other brothers and sisters
hhying enacted an aGreement from Miss
Mowatt that she share tho income OF tho sa-
tate, with them. under threats OF disclosure
of her alleged relations with her brother
James. Under this agreement she paid each NJ
her brothers and sisters about $4,000 and
then brought an action 10 have the agreement
act aside. The trial OF the case was one OF ths
most celebrated In the legal history of Dutch
ess county. and Mt It's close Justice Barnsr I'd
vacated the agreement, and declared II to he of
Miss Mowatts lawyers then pursued her
broti.er and sisters IN make thew return the
moneys abe had paii' them, but met with Door
success. Theodore G. Mowatt nubnitiej 70 -.
carceration before no would tIyulge what he
had done with his money. and with the excep-
ton or one 81 900 bond which he had sccteted
ma barrel OF plaster, none OF the money WAS
recovered from him.. The SIS 900 which Ne
optalheu from his sister was not all OF his
man, and other lands. Some tiLe ago he con-
veyed All OF his real estate. Including tho mill
property, bis resIdence on Hooker avenue, and
houses and lots on Reservoir square, u his
VIE, which accounts for his owning no real
estate AT the time OF his death.