The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-01
MOCK AT QUEENS ANTIQUES
DEMPSEY BROTHERS SAT- LIVINIA I.
BOUGHT THEN SECOND HAND.


BOUGHT THEN SECOND HAND.
And That tho Inscription Dated In the Inst
Century Was Put ON In 1890 at n Cost of
Sa3-Tho Queens Court Thrown Into
Conniption Fits by This Allegation.
As soon as Layinia II. Van Westervelt Demp-
sey. Queen OF the Holland Danes. can get her
leze majesty law into good workinS order
there is going to he thul in the DEMPSEY
family. It has not yet been decided whether
Brother John Dempsey is to lie banished from
the court or only beheaded. Yesterday he put
forth n legal paper in which Il was not only
stated that the Van Westrrvelt. DEMPSEY silver
with supposedly ancient engraved inscrip-
tons thereon is the oGspring Of the second
hand store, but even intimnted that the Van
Westervelt mart Of the royal name is borrowed.
Furthermore. 1t calls her Majesty an alleged
Queen"
All this aud more was contained in the an
swer In an action brought against Brother
John ard Brother Guy by her MAJESTY to re-
cover from him -four silver teaspoons and an
antique silver tea Sc. consisting OF a coffee pot
teapot sugar bowl and cream pitcher. or the
sum OF 5000. the value thereof"
The case came M bcfors Justice Hascall in
the City Court Yesterday. Brother john an
rearing on his own behalf and that ut his
was represented by counsel and by several
ladies oi her court who. finding that her Ma
iesty was not coming. withdrew to the corri-
doris The defendants asked that the case he
rearRued and that the order OF S4Sl5 costs be
vacated. This order was given because he
did not answer within the specified time. His
contention is that there was a delay in the SER
vice OF the papers. After the answer was
handed In to Judge Hascall The Sun reporter
secured COPY Of it. which he took to the ladies
in waiting In tho hall outside. and at their re-
quest read parts Of it to them with frequent
Interruptions. not applausive in character.
"Deponent alleges" he began, that he
never mad possession o! the chattels men
toned in the said complaint nor did he know
anything about them except that the alleged
antique sllverware has been held out by the
plaintiff LayiniA II. Dempsey. now known as
Leyipin H. Van westeryeIt DEMPSEY"
the court. What does he mean by THAR"
1nRolent!' CALCULATED short. blond lady.
Now known, indeed. Would he deprive her
Without attempting to answer the reporter
hastily continued:
And more notorious as
oh. Notorious" cried the court ladies In
As an alleged Queen OF certs in society or
the New Netherlands
Here, the reporter had to stop again. for this
a
ladies' struggled with hysteria
:. Alleged Queen" gasped one.
other #atsF!S Water" cried a fEird on
Hold on. men. hold on" tesought court
| ohlcer. running up. le mustn t have q IT
more easy-ke"
| Quiet being restored. the reporter was re-
been lost he supplied the former part Of the the
allegation that the silyerware had been put
n n
and both defendants and tina. the, said al
Legged antiques we're PLACED en- exhibition by
IN the United Charities building BY the
| Daughters Of the Revolution. and were
to Gs the Ta sE Z" &
one OF the defendants herein. and stating that
the said alleged antiques had at one time been
| presented b. Sir Guy Carleton to an alleged
| wife OF his alleged brother Richard. and was
go marked by letters ans enGravings upon the
the said chattels are worth any such sum as
| $500 or that there are. as matter OF TACT
any such articles as haye been held out to The
never the property Of Sir Guy Carleton, nor
tiff; that the plaintiff has SO admitted TO this
| deponent and did so admit at the time Of the
and tho same were never in the possession Of
| nor the property OF any member OF the family
OF the plaiptift until they were bought in tbs
| hand antique store In Fourth avenue and Their
| taken to q firm OF silversmiths and there en-
Era ied at an EXPENSE OF S23 with an inScrip
ards wife from Sir Guy Carleton followed
by an alleged date over 100 years ago. and that
tho same were then foisted and imposed upor
| the public as antique family heirlooms."
! For moment It looked as II the court o
| Queen Lavnia were going 20 do a unanimou:
swoon. but the ladies soon got their breatt
| and used II.
| ''Horriblew
| Our poor Queen"
| This will Kill her Majesty"
| Again the court oflcer appeared and askeC
| II an ambulance was wanted. The ladies dis
| persed tearfully. In court her Majesty
| counsel. Henry Hunt. did his best to have til,
| answer suppressed by the court IN tho grounC
that It was defamatory but it was handed VI
| and the case went over to June =.