The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-03
$1,000 FOR A HUSBAND.
THAT rs WHAT WIDOW LIMKERTS
CHILDREN SAY SHE PAID.
Children of Her First Husband Bring
Suit to Prevent Her Lavishing Moro
MnneH ON Her Saonnd. Who Il About 30.


Children of Her First Husband Bring
Suit to Prevent Her Lavishing Moro
Money on Her Second, Who Is About so.
PoudHKEEPsIE. Aug. 2.-Before Judge Bar
nard this morning another installment OF tes-
timony was taken in the action brought by the
children OF Mrs. Rosaie Hill OF New Rochelle
to prevent her from giving to her second hus-
band a fortune Of 100000 accumulated by her
first husband. Mrs. Hill Is over 20 years OF
age The children say that she gave Arthur
Hill. real estate broker OF Brooklyn. aged
about 80 years. $1,000 to marry her. and that
since their marriage Mrs. Hill has lavished on
her young husband many thousand dollars OF
the money accumulated by the father OF her
children. The children maintain that Mrs.
Hill promised. at the bedside OF her first hus-
band. when he was dying. to hold the property
in trust for them and to bequeath It to them
upon her demise. The aid OF the court Ia
sought to make her carry out this alleged
promise.
During tho taking OF the testimony the most
observed man in the courtroom was Arthur
Hill. the youthful husband OF the aged defend
ant. He was respondent in anew suit OF q
checked pattern. which was very sporty In APP
pearance. He wore yellow shoes OF a vivid hue
and carried brown del ~. Mrs. Hill was
dressed very modestly and presenteda decided
contrast to her dashing husband. Both list
ened attentively. and Mrs. Hill frequently bent
her head to whisper assent. or more often dis
sent. to the testimony
Jacob Ruley. for twenty years an employee
OF Victor Limkert in New Rochelle during his
life. testified that Mr.. Limkert. in the presence
OF his wife. now Rosalie Hill. told him that he
would make no will. but that his property would
go to his children. On cross examination the
witness admitted that Mrs. Limkert assisted
i t. Ii. ka1Y htt.a
ne o, ~, a. MS - s,hsa.
auentlv invested te by HIM IN her name In
of payns al tho ehren wa ~@sn for s assisting
th wa, t aSng the children
wages; they will get the whole property when
we are dead"
Henry Seems; an upho'storerin New Rochelle,
testified that after Mr. Llmkerts death ne was
doing some work for Mrs Limkert and suE,
she must be going to get married 1 Mrs. Llm.
keep keep e eve and what there IS will 20 to
Mrs Helen Lebult. a friend OF the Limkert
family, said she was sum moned to the Iimk,ert
in uprEr to the date Of S Mr.
went to his room and found there with him his
wife and Emma We'll. his daughter. They
sad he h had ma ,he VIII esyng e~eryhns to
his wife and she had also made will leaving
ns5 d to nh h HS M BE-
Emma We'll said: Leave, everything, .io
She Wns srynR and her father was crying
Mrs Limkert went to his bedside and kissed
%Rsn you ana Gan h deat tho
children shall have the property anyhow:'
| Mr. iimkert say that he and his wife were
agreed that the property should 60 to the
'" Counsel Tor the plaintiff introduced in evil
| dence will drawn by Mrs. l.lmkert in favor
hGT ms by AN
signed by Mrs IIimkert. giving her property
her children Which VII MAS su1sssagsS9s
imkert told him that She would make viii
and EMMA nnK Boyef they
by her and also for the reason that the other
sums OF money from their father.
Mr. Iawor attorney for the defendant You
IN r NJ Bo ws youa asssnea
Yes. sir
9Hs T Ss Ism Up , EHIr business and you
aa M a ws h s ana S w
sas st ,has and viii give SMASH in
the mouth. scoundrel that yop are" 49,,
Mr, snyder. attorney for the plaintiff. OBJ:
! iected to the question and Judge Barnard
| ruled that il was improper. Mr.. Tawlor then
withdrew it. He asked Mr We'll il Mr.. Boyer
| had Visited his house after he married Mrs.
Boyer and il MIR. Boyer had boarded with them
| since then Mr. We'll answered no. He said
that that there was nothing in their relations to
| make il i'm proper for Mr. Boyer to visit them
| If he so desired Mr. We'll said he met Mrs
Bower in 1891 at her mothers house. He did
not marry her until 1898.
Eyidence was produced purporting to show
that Mrs. Hill had drawn three wills under the
inSniration OF various M GODS and h ad DESTROYED
ali Of them,
Mayor Michael J. Dillon OF New Rochelle was
called to testify concerning the payment OF
taxes on the New Rochelle property held by
the Iimkerts between 1884 and 1880. when he
was Register He said that sometimes Mr.
TTimkert paid the taxes and sometimes Mrs
had had to send biz; either one or the other in.
variaby called at the office and settled,
frst met Mrs Calm, the "Schaatzen," through,
whom her mother is alleged to have negotiated
Tor n husband She repied that II was at a
birthday party given by friend at a fiat on
Ii5th street which adjoned the apartmen t.
- m,s ~ that tina Orrunyinp At the IA m