The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-06
HUSBAND GOT
HER FORTUNE
Mrs. Moore Regrets That She
Gave Up Her Keys.
KEPT ALL OF THE DEEDS
To Large Estate Which Was
Left by Her Father
KEPT ALL OF THE DEEDS

New York. Feb. 5.-An action was be-
yesterday by Mrs. Mabel ]. N. Moore,
heress of a large estate and a bride Of
two years, against her husband, DR.. Cliff
ford Colgate Moore, physician, golf player
mad clubman. to regain possession of her
fortune in bonds and stocks which she
alleges she entrusted to him soon after
their marriage.
Mrs. Moore is prominent in society and
an expert whip, equestrienne and golf
player. Thorough her complaint. drawn
by Truax & Crandall Of No. 115 Broad
way, she charges her husband with
''wrongfuiiy and fraudulently secreted
and concealed her property from her, and
that unless a discovery thereof be COM
PEELED in this action she may be unable
to trace the same end will suffer great
loss
Mrs. Moore is the daughter of the late
John j. Nathans who was treasurer of
Earnum's circus for many ears. He
died on December 26. 1880. leaving an es-
tate worth 10000 to his daughter Mabel
and a son. Her complaint says:
Within few days after the marriage
the defendant declared to her hts fear
that II she personally and directly paid
the bills for their support IT would cause
People to gossip and to say he had mar
ried her for her money and that such
comment would be embarrassing to her
and to him.
He then coaxed her to save him the
brJrnilia fiop NJ hofnu opapIx- crrporfad b,,
her. He promised her that II she would
enable him to make it appear tht he was
supporting her and himself he would at
tend to the bills and account to her for
whatever she might entrust to him. Plain
tiff yielded to his entreaties. and rely
Ing upon her husbands honesty and be-
lieving that he had advised her wisely
and for her own welfare and not for any
sinister or selfish motive, gave him access
to the box in the safety deposit vault,
where she kept her bonds and stock"
Then she goes on to allege that he re-
fused to turn over deeds of property
which he bought with her money She
says he treated her cruelty and in an
insulting manner in the presence of her
friends, threatened to leave her and de-
kota for a divorce.
Mrs. Moore says he bought two tracts
of land with her money at White Plains
and made the deeds out in his own name.
In November. 1902 she says DR.. Moore
made a contract with George L. Miller
to build a large house for her to Pros
pect Hill. which is not yet completed.
She adds: Because of the deceit and con
cealment which he has practiced. she is
ignorant of the exact amount of the ex-
penditure, but she believes that it is
about $4,000"
Mrs. Moore also alleges that on June
16 last, DIR. Moore, as her agent, Dor
rowed from the Lincoln National bank.
$4,000 and deposited as security for ii
bonds and stocks of the plaintiff. She
says she has demanded that her hus-
band disclose his management >of her
affairs and transfer the property back to
her but he has refused.
DR.. Moore has not lived with his wife
for several months and is said to be in
Manhattan. Mrs Moore has closed her
big house on North Broadway at White
Plains and is boarding with friends. She
refused to talk about her suit.