The evening times., 1899-05-06
RECEIVERS THE home
HE GAEE HIS WIFE
Sloane Accepts the Offer Of
Mrs. Perry Belmont.
His Reasons for Agreeing to Re.
conveyance. Of the Property.
He Executed the Deed a Month be-
fore His Separation and at the
solicitation Of His wife.

New York, May G.-The New York pa
pers today publish, the letter Of Henry T.
Sloane in which be. announces that he
takes back the palatiai residence at 9 East
Seventy-second Street, which he decided to
his former wife. now MrS Itty Belmont.
on October last, and WHICH s6e transfer
red to the State Trust Company for sale
or reconveyance as soon ,iRe. obtained
his divorce on April 20, ~ go.
Mr.. Sloane's lawyer, A. e. Brown, of 12O
Broadway. gave out 10Y publication the
letter from his client, which follows:
May 6, 1899.
"A. C. Brown. Esq: -f-'S.-
Dear sir: In response to your enquiry
beg to say that / will accept the 6eed
from the trust company of the premises
In Seventy second Street, with such per-
sonal property as has not been removed
from the house since It has been out of
my possession, and pay the $63. .9sS.S6 OF
personal debts, the payments of which by
he-deed to the trust company is made a
condition of the transfer. ~ -.-...
This property was decided to the then
Mrs. Sloane on October 90. 1895. more than
a month before my separation from her,
the conveyance being made at her solicita-
tion and in implicit reliance upon her dec
larations touching the- past and her as
surances as to the future. and no one
knows better than you how completely
the consideration for the transfer failed
II was wholly unaware" at the time Of
the facts. proof Of which resulted in my
obtaining the recent decree, or ! GER
tainly should not have made the convey
ance, and in view OF the circumstances
under which the deed was obtained l feel
no hesitation in taking a reconveyance Of
the house. Notwithstanding the removal of
many valuable articles since L transferred
it and the exaction Of a large sum 10 pay
private debts recently contracted. by her.
II am also Influenced by tho fact that
the inventory which accompanies the deed
to the Trust Company assumes to embrace.
not only the books, but the furniture,
bric-a-brac. and even the toys of my chill
dren, and other property which I am not
willing to see exposed for public sale.
Please, therefore, arrange with the
Trust Company for a deed to me. and ad-
wise me OF the exact amount | am to pay.
In reply to any enquiries that may be
made OF you. touching my intentions, you
are at liberty to use as much or as little
of the letter as you may deem best.
Yours, very truly.
HENRY T. SLOANE"
Mr.. Brown said to a reporter:
There is no reflection intended to be
cast upon Mrs. Belmont or the Trust Com
pany by the references to the missing ar
ticles. Mr.. Sloane is not certain that the
articles are not in the house. He has not
gone through the house.
Mr.. Sloane knows that when he left
the house in Seventy-second Street there
were certain pictures. silverware, and
bric-a-brac in the house which he bought.
They are not IN the inventory which he
received recently. r.--
"On the other parts of the letter I have
no comment to make. Mr.. Sloane did not
wish to cast any further reflections upon
Mrs. Belmont. He wished to explain why
he will take back the property. Some OF
his friends said. Let 1t go to the deuce
Others said, Take it Mr.. Sloane wishes
to lay before the public all the circum
stances of the case and then let people
draw their own conclusions as to HIS
wisdom in accepting a transfer OF the
property.
This property, real and personal, Is
worth $4o0,0oo. When the house was
built mortgage for $4,000 was given upon
it. The value of the articles missing from
the inventory is large"
Mr.. Sloane got his divorce at 3:3o D. m.
April 2s AT 8 p. m. OF the same day
Mrs. Sloane was married TO Perry Bel
mont. in Greenwich, Conn. On the same
afternoon Mrs. Sloane had her lawyer, De
Lancey Nicoll, draw up for her a deed
conveying the Seventy Street house
to the State Trust Company, with instruc-
tions to reconvey it to Mr.. Sloane.
One clause in the deed reads: Should
Mr.. Sloane refuse to accept 1t the trust
company is hereby instructed and ordered
to sell the house and invest the proceeds
of the sale for the benefit of the children,
Jessie and Emily Eleanor Sloane"
1t is to this clause that Mr.. Sloane took
the greatest exception, and it induced
him to accept the reconveyance of the
property to himself