The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-12
CAN'T LIVE ON 500 A WEEK.
And so She Asks the Court to Increase
Her Allowance.

Josephine Louise Rubsam. now IS years
old, has applied to Justice Russell OF the
Supreme Court Of New York, says the
sun. for an increase OF her allowance
beyond 500 a week. because, she says,
she is unable TO starve along on that sum,
and for the payment of large number
OF bills she contracted while stinted 10
that allowance.
The girl was adopted into the family
of Joseph Rubsam. the brewer. OF the
Rubsam & Hermann Brewing Company,
who died on Oct "A, 1890. When a year
and a half old she was taken into the
family, but she was formally adopted.
Josephs widow, Emily, adopted her in
June, 1895 and died not long after. by
the will Of Rusbam The income or third
Of his residuary estate was LETT 10 the
girl. TO be expended In such sums as his
trustees should determine until she was
OF age. when she is TO get the principal.
The income Of her share amounts TO So
900 a year. The surviving trustees under
the will are August Hermann and VIII
liam X. Leicht. The girl has had the
following sums for her support since she
was in her fourteenth year: 1898, $500;
1894 49, eOO 1895, 1890, and 1896. $1,000.
The trustees say that "she has been
unruiy and unwilling to observe tho de-
corum and conventional behavior re-
lutred OF a young lady for several
,ars. and her conduct caused grief TO
her adopted mother" and that since
tn adopted mothers death the 8irFs
ma lnsr of living has caused protest from
the trustees. In 1894, 1t Is alleged, she
attended a school at Washington. but the
principal would not let her return. Sne
was at the Episcopal School at East
1. III rsha oh
there. it is alleged. she began a hirta-
ton with a man across the street. The
affidavit OF Trustee Hermann proceeds;
she succeeded in smuggling the card
of her adopted mother into this man
hands and at her suggestion he used the
card as means OF getting into the
school"
with the close of 1896 It was found
that Notwithstanding the large allowan-
ces made TO her she had contracted many
bills, and II was determined to cut down
her allowances materially Mr.. Horn
mann says:
THE young lady had INDUCED her ex-
travagant tastes in the most reckless
manner without the knowledge OF tne
trustees, and It was deemed advisable
TO pay the bills she had contracted and
10 notify tradesmen not 10 give her
further credit. 1t was suggested by the
trustees that she live with the relatives
of her adopted mother. who could look
after her welfare. but she refused TO DO
so. and said they were not Mt company
for her II Is further alleged;
Notwithstanding the repeated warn
ings given the young lady during the fall
OF 1896 and the winter OF 1897 she con-
tinued in her extravaant mode OF living
opening accounts with various dry goods
houses and numerous dressmakers. TIN
any's Gorham Manufacturing Company
and others"
These tradesmen were notified not to
give her credit She spent part OF 1897
at Annie Browns school. and Trustee
Hermann says he ascertained on in
ouiry from the principal that she was
one Of the most extravagant girls that
had ever attended the school. Miss Rub
sam left the school and refused 10 re-
turn. When she gave UP the school In
May. 1897, she took a maid and engaged
a suite OF rooms at a large price at the
Hotel Savoy.
The trustees told her they would limit
her 10 800 week at that time, and In
formed her that she must give de-
tailed statement OF how she spent the
money. She wrote back:
'If you think that / am going TO lower
myself so far as to account Tor All my
expenditures you are greatly mistaken.
Send money Immediately"
She at first agreed TO accept 800 q week
but repented next dag and told them Il
would not do. She then engaged a
whole floor at 80 West Seventy-second
street at SIS week. Later she moved
10 aOS West Seventy-second street. where
she also had a whole floor, where she
still owes the landlady $500. IL Is alleged
that she now owes $3.50. and MIR. Horn
mann says the debt must have been In
Cured since last fall.
Her motion for an Increased allowance
and 10 meet these bills was made through
Henry Daily. Jr.. q lawyer who was APP
pointed her general guardian on April II
iast by Surrogate Arnold. Lawyer Daily
says that she has been unable 70 hire
physician and he has had TO send her
his own physician. Her manner OF life
before the death of her adopted mother
was on a higher plane. he states. thar
shs can attain with 800 week; besides