The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-02
ALLEN GREGORY'S LOVES.
A VIEW FORK nor VINO BECAME a
MILLIONAIRE IN THE WEST.
The Interference OF His Nother-In.lnw Caused
Mis separation from His WIre-HS Fell In
Love With n Chicago Iieiie aud Married
Her Alter n ConrtshIp OF EInN Ncnr,.

Ehe Interference or His MOther-ln-l.nw Caused
Mis separation from ISIS wIre-HS Fell In
Love With n Chicago BeiIe aud Married
Her After n Courtshlp or FIny Wears.
ITHACA, y. V, Oct. 1.-The fight for the
millions OF the late Allen Gregory Of Chicago,
the founder OF the Chicago stock yards, which
is 10 come to \ focus on Oct. :. will be watched
with interest by the people Of Tompkins county
and the adjoining county of Cayuga, among
whom are II number who, II IL is decided in ia.
Nor OF the blood relatives OF the late multi.
millionaire, will get a part Of the money. A
Ihicago paper OF recent date has given a de-
tailed account OF tho romance connected with
The life Of Allen Gregory, but u SCN representa-.
tive CLEANED n number OF additional facts.
Allen Gregory was born and brought up in
Lansing, Tompkins county, a township ad.
joining Ithaca. not Utica, AS has been stated.
His parents were not well to do. and he went
to work ON a farm. He had an idea. however,
that he could grow up with the West and
enliSratcd there in the ~forties. Had IL not been
for the Interference of his mothcrin.law the
romance OF his life would not have been written.
When he left for the West he implorcd his
wife TO 20 with him with their only child. n
Doy., she wished to 70, but her mother Der
suaded her not TO. lie succeeded in his On.
ueaNor 10 ainass u fortune beyond his widest
hopes, and in "a few years was worth a large
anlonnt of money, He made several trips 10
80 'Ii il'luf nttI llllAth. ana tucn Time Asked
the wife To share his Western home, but in each
,ase she again refused on account of her mother.
IN the lhehntiine he cared for her veil, sending
large remittanccs.
In la" lac came to Ithaca and told n friend
that II would be the last time he would ask his
wife 10 share his new home. she again re-
FUSED. \ few years later he fell in love with a
ohicaEo belle OF the name OF Clybourn and he
S S%G'0 '" 1ifs and nd h shlldf eil i1iss The is ff Iib, that he
seems strange that a man Of his ability would
contemplate the crime of bisamy when ii
Dllu W. laAln nm nngN- 80 o.. I4.-
sertion. He kept his own counsel. how.
arranged TO marry Miss Clyhourn, but on The
eNo OF the wedding she received n letter from
some one in thiS ,ounty telling her Of his hnv-
ing a VIE and Guild in the East. This news,
OF course. broke the ENGAGEMENT. ana caused
an cs,trangement. which seems TO have soon
pSeh healed, a. lie remained intimate with the
SIHhourn family. and Miss ClyttOurn's brother
became his confidential legal adviser. His
proposed marriage was not known TO Ma East.
ern wife. for shortly after this she wrote
letter asking him 10 rome East once more and
mat she would then return. with him. But she
mad delayed too long. for his answer was he
could not come, ana Enclosed IL check for -, 900.
In the meantime his son had become n Young
a liberal allowance. but he squandercd il in
1ast living, and even spent in this manner the
money allowed for his COLLEGE career, The
ne Kept one of the finest racing stables of the
time. He died about seventeen years ago, and
after his death a college education was given
his young wife hv Allen Gregory and she was
cared for by him until she married again. She is
stu alive and bears the name OF Mrs. Myron
Ogden, and lives in Kings Ferry.
Two years ago Mrs. Alien Gregory died at
the old homestead in Lansing. Two days after
her death Allen Gregory and Mis- Ciybourn
were married in Chicago. she having waited
TOR him to get free forty-hve long years. AT
the time OF the marriage Allen Gre. DRY was 20
years OF age and his bride 10 years old. He
died last August, and soon after his death Nor
ton baker. a nephew, who was also born and
raised IN Tompklns county and was taken West
and made wealthy by Allen Gregory. applied
Tor letters OF administration and secured them.
himself for the millions OF his bcnetactor. 'The
heirs seek to secure the estate on the ground
mat, Mr.: Gregory did not make Mss Clybourn
his legal wife. Besides the hers in Tompkius
county there are a number of prominent fami.
lies in Michigan, Kansas and Ohio interested
in the outcome OF the litigation. The heirs
hero, however, have little hope OF the success
OF the nephcw's attempt.