The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-15
THEIR LETTERS TO PAPA.
THoMsEN's ADOPTED DAUeHTER AND
SoN-IN-LlW LOSE a LEGAOK.

a.n.in.LaW wrote EterceIy ana adopted
nauphter wrote for Money-Then the
nnron Altered His wfl-Lstters Read by
Joseph H.. Chonte in n viii Contest.
Oscar de Beck Of Copenhagen, who married
e,lvia adopted daughter OF Baron Christian
Tbomsen. a Brazilian millionaire. was eross-
.,,mined further by Joseph II. Choate In the
snrroeate's Court yesterday In the contest Of
,hs viii begun by Sylvia. The will gave the
Sult Of tho estate to the Barnn's own chill
dren. Mrs. de Beck. who gets only the In
some OF $685. 900 under the will. alleges undue
inauence and mental incapaoity. She has q
,.Jr oomple1ion and dark brown wnvy hair.
arc was 5 years old when Thomson adopted
h.r out Of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
IN this city. She sat by her counsel through
The day sorting out paDers and letters.
Ia Beck IL a large man Of military bearing.
n. took umbraRe, soon after his marriage. %
. latter the Baron's wife sent TO Mrs. de Beck
and also at a slip OF paper contained In q book
,upposed to have been sent by the Baroness 70
ber adopted daughter. on which clip was writ
tan beware OF the Danes" De Beck held the
paron responsible and informed the Baron In
direrent letters that he would call him TO ao-
count as the head Of the family. LAWYER
Choste said the letters OF De Beck were sug-
s.,tiys OF a desire on the part Of De Beck to
m0pt the DATUM Ou hOAu VI hOhOAs but ~
Rack said he only meant to call the Baron to
account In court.
Odd you make any overtures Of friend
ship to the Baron after your meeting In Paris
IN 1867 Al did not. Ny wife did.
witness said his wife sent a telegram from
oopenhaRen to the Baron in Paris saving;
"My husband at your hotel. Try and make
nm Love. Sylvia" De Beck said tho tele-
gram had been sent by his wife at his request
o,-Make up with whomf A.-With me.
o.-Where was the Baron at the timer A.
At the Continental Hotel.
. o-Where we're your A.-At the same hotel.
O.-Why did you direct your wife to tele-
graph to the Baron to try and mako up with
YOU? A.-Because 1 thought he was In the
wrong and should stretch out the hand oil
De Beck said he net the Baron in the hotel
Baron. He Identified the handwriting Of q
note which the Baron sent about this time to
ns sMTf MT DEAR SYLVIA: I cannot make M with
and insult are too deep. II he is kind to you
1852. THANKING the Baron for, $1,000 and for
ters asking the Baron for money written BY
her. De Beck testified that Il was at his suR.
Gestion that his wife wrote to the Baron as
MY husband asks you not to make your. let
ters SO pointed in reference to him, and he
does not want your Greetings; as She he neither
q letter V sritsen By the baron to Mrs. de Becf
1t is much TO be regretted for your sake
that your husband keeps his position, On
Se,; "a be be wrote wrote s me a Dss s5i aiE TaaS, infSu ih.
that will be the last. don't want to quarrel
with any one in this world. much less viii, your
fq nSst refer i hin t6 my MY" eoansei. -" 'as Ao'
This makes fascinating reading" said hoate
ITS, all about family affairs" returned De
Tam not going:to.read 50 much about family
Affairs as about your requests for money. re-
Mr.. choate read a letter of Sylvia telling
about a beautiful country place near Copen-
Baron to advance money for, it-$5.000. The
witness said he did not ask his vile TO write
iSsr that money. but ne peTmitted her 70 90 So 6,
would not advance, money for an Investment Of
her husband. but he would let her have when
sdSised that she live within the means Of her
husband. De Beck represents the Mutual
siietter from Mrs. De Beck stated that her hus-
n The silence OF the Baron for consent. From
had been entered against her husband because
Oib0me money tEken Dy an employee ZOE WHICH
Der husband was responsible. Sh got the
Baron to advance the $4,000.
Counsel for the contestants wanted to know
s TSff ~ Eas cS tas use SAID ID putting In that evidence
Just to show thu, condition Of the B9ron's
s %lfd; H tIss . was dsa sRis wo n the sr ho ss ssSh.
Give give! aveP and he gave.'
nj am promised a rare stamp" read Mr..
worth $500 Il l can procure a certain Bra
nllan stamp, Can YOU get 1t Tor mef But l
hope don't bore you. but l so love stamps.
And | want TO ask you another question. 1t
Is very cold here. and the only thing is a fur
soat; can't keep warm without one. and
know that you are a rich man. and also that
VII get me one They cost Loo krSneI"
lend her husband $4,000 Kroner to buy the
house next to theirs. as II was q bargain, The
vas asked 81 II I he haSa Induced H his vile lie 70 Hi WTits
I or the tS. 5000 -! TO- pay tho Judgment against
"Yes, | thought il a case where a father-in-
law might appropriately come TO the aid OF q
The witness explained that he thought he
money which the Baron paid out for his chill
they would get so much less at his death.
Q-Did he say that to you? Ayes. sir. 1
permltied my wife to make these requests be-
uDon her Inheritance, As. regards the re-
quests for loans. l do not hin there was any |
thing unnatural In them"
Louis c. Raegener, ATTORNEY for the Baron.
!ook the stand to identify a letter found with |
t!he viii, which was written TO Mr.. RaeRener, |
r. which the Baron said that he had changed
~ former will with regard 70 the provision for |
sylyia because of the insulting letters he re-
fSsMed from her husband. In the letter the
paIon asked his attorney to send a CODY OF the |
letter 70 Mrs. de Beck. Mr.. Raegener said he
t I'M nGt send the copy to her. as he did not
MINK 1t was necessary.
The case went over TO Dec. L. A motion of
w contestant to appoint a temporary receiver
n tne estate pending the contest will be made
tge,ole surrogate Fitzgerald to-day. The mo-
uVn VIII be strongly opposed.
mhen De Beck was asked after the hearing
ppnat the nature OF the letter was that the
baroness wrote about him, which first caused
ee arrangement. and which has been con-
''siso IN the examination. he said:
sA.mi was q very bitter attack, and such as
,noulu not be read in public on account OF her
memory-extremely bitter"