The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
:. :. RoBERTs,s SON SUES.
ne cia,ms mat the seibcrts Have eobsieG
Up His Fathers Estate.

I'D Hi Nnt HNtntts
An action has been begun in the Supreme
Court by James +. Rogers, as administrator OF the
estate of tho lato William r. Roberts, against
Mary b. Seibert, to recover $1,000 claimed to
have been obtained from the late william r.
Roberts through the exercise OF undue influence,
whom no was enfeeblod In mind and body and
held in durcss by tho defendant.
The plaintiff in the action lives in Flushing,
IL. The defendant lives with her husband,
Christian NJ. Soibert, at 106 West Scventy-sixth
street, this city. The case will probably como
to trial ut the January term. as 1t is, like all ad.
ministrators' cases. q preferred one.
Col. William r. Roberts died in Bellevue
Hospital on Aug. 8, last. He Is best remembered
by a great number OF persons for his devotion to
the cause Of Ireland and for his activity for
MANY pamnr, Years In In R bSmoera n1Sy poIIiIsiSD. ho is also
From 1870 to 1874, inclusive. no represented
one OF tho districts in. this city in Congress:
hhsP P PS Sss %" OF, the BSard 't q AlS d1S
men. In 1885. when William Il. Grace
Ss..,S cSsv Gisv. bis ssSSna sf Roberts as M Misiy;SS;
nsmed by President Harrison. Christian NJ.
was Roberts's Secretary OF Legation.
,I For ro several vera y yea ,Isrs Spio fs,m his w death h. Roberts so%,,y
Alter ad1 ro he oc eam oa BACK aicEEai from Chill ii he m @a .S!"i IL;
was almost entirely supported by their
Roberts was taken from tho home of the Sci
herts to Bellevue Hospital. and 1t was only when
iRa SSyer 5sa and The her n son KNEW in 'e oi R RHipS aea that f Mss;
they claimed the body and buried IT.
Before the body was claimed 1t had been dis
se'i 6r. y James me s =. Butisr Of q East THiriict6
street, q son.in.law of Mrs: Scibcrt. who signed
i 7. R ss5sIasn ssas rSF f bT. Sn 'his permission nnress' a Ssn Ss
was held by Magistrate Crane to await the ac
ton Of The Grand Jury The Grand Jury dis.
begun last, month. James +; Roberts, was ap
pointed administrator OF his fathers estate
Mrs. Seibert to be examined, making the claim
that Mrs. Scibcrt had in her, possession property
father. Mrs. Seibcrt put in an answer to thi,
application, admitting that she had property be
atcd it. The enumeration included jewelry
wearing apparel. books and papers, and a mar
bic bust Of Col. Roberts; The jewelry 81,
she claimed to have a lien upon for boart
t to the hospital tsSi and for care y" during SG The create MSe
the application of James F. Roberts on Sept
81, but without prejudice to him. should he de
sire to have Mrs. Seibert examined rs to otheI
property that had belonged to Col. Roberts.
The piainiif claims that, when his fathei
tune, II. alleges that out Of, this h
Seiberts. and paid upon the purchas,
price $1,000. He also alleges that his fathe
paid the household expenses of the Seiberts. Ii
support of these claims. the plaintiff purposes t,
summon an army OF tradesmen with whom Mrs
Seibert dealt and whose bills were paid by Col
Roberts's checks.
The plaintiff also intends to prove by the ties
timony of William II. Grace and by the books o
W. r. Grace & Co.. who wero Roberts's bankers
that these and other checks OF Roberts. draw
for the benefit of Mrs. Seibert and her famil,
were paid by w. r. Grace & Co. and charged L
Roberts's account.
Mrs. Seibcrt in her answer makes a genera
denial of all these charges. She claims tina
when Roberts returned from Chilli no had moth
ing, that he refused to have anything to do wit
his family, and that sho and her husband had l.
long illness.