New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
AN ACCOUNTING ASKED FOR.
MRS. MARIE A. VALENTINE BRINGS AN AC'
TON AGAINST HER HUsBAND-BoTH
WELL. KNOWN IN BROOKLYN
sOCTETY CIRCLES.


peonIe living on Brooklyn Heights much In
torese lust at present in the differences between
Mrs Marie Antonette Valentine, OF No. n Monroe
Place and her husband BENJAMIN E. valentine
For some time past their domestic relations nave
not been of the happest, and for about year they
have not been living together. Mrs. Valentine .
tho daughter OF Augustus Storrs, a cousin OF DR.
Richard s. Storrs who a wealthy dealer IN no
lions. At the time of his death she inherited *2oo'
CO. Mrs Valentine has always moved In good
society She and her three daughters are mem
bers OF Plymouth Church. For many reasons the
publicity attendant upon suit for divorce or
separation would not be desirable. so Mrs Nalen'
tine has endcavored to settle her relations with her
husband I'm quiet manner "a possible IL was
hoped that the affair could be kept quiet and every
move has been made as unostent atousy as pos
sbe.
Mrs Valentine has demanded an accounting from
her husband OF property valued at $4,000 at least
For years he has managed her estate-indeed, IL If
said that he devoted much time to this that his
practice lawyer has amounted TO nothing
Mr. Valentine had property OF his own. and
I'm the transactions incident TO the management of
so much money the affairs have become so tangled
that IL Is said. Mr. Valentine himself is unable
to tell just what portion OF tho money Is his and
which belongs TO his wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine married about
thirty years ago, and had lived together up to
father-n-law. Mr. Storrs, Mr. Valentine made
some investments for him. When the estate came
into the hands OF Mrs. Valentine the husband con-
tinued his investments. The uncertainty az 10 the
transactions goes back through all this period IL
is said that IT Will take long time and some
shrewd accounting to straighten everything out
Mr.. Valentine has law office In the Garfield
Building No. 26 Court-st., but no Is little known
in legal circles 1t is said that Mrs Valentine was
anxious that her husband should devote more time
to the practice OF law and that for some time the
two had not agreed on this point.
Mr. Valentine owns a handsome country place at
his wife should go there to live with him, but this
she unwilling TO do For some years ne
spent part OF his time at his country pace anu
part with his family In the beautiful orownstone
home OF his wife. in Monroe Place. Brooklyn.
Gradually the relations between the two became
Il re strained that for the last year he mas
lived entirely in Woodsburg The relations be
tween the two have been completely ruptured the
friends OF the family freely discussing the pos
sibillty that suit for separation, or even for a
Much sympathy has been expressed for Mrs. VAL
entne by her many friends on the Heights ana IN
Plymouth Church.
Thomas G. Sherman the well-known lawyer, IL
caring for the interests OF Mrs. Valentine and IL
conducting the negotiations between her and her
husband When the demand for accounting
Willingness 10 comply with the demand but when
the first step was taken II was found that Mr..
Valentine and his wife could not come to an
put in the schedule to be accounted for For this
reason It found necessary TO apply TO the
courts for permission TO appoint referee Mr..
Sherman hopes that both sides can come TO an
understanding I'm regard to the appointment or a
referee in order that the may he in the courts
and after that is done It will probably be months
before the exceedingly complicated financial trans
ment made.
Naturally. these operations will not tend 70 re
store the harmony between Mrs Valentine and her
husband and Il is said that she has fully made
up her mind never to live with him again.