The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-24
BACHE CUNARD
GETS JUDGMENT
End of a Series of Suits Be-
gun Fifteen Years
Ago.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-After a series
of law suits extending over a period Of
more than fifteen years, between Sir
Bache Cunard, the millionaire descend
ant of the founder of the Cunard line
Of steamships, and today one of it's
principal wners, and his cousin,
Charles G. Francklyn, for many years
the agent Of the Cunard line in his
city, a settlement has been reached.
A judgment has been handed down in
favor of Sir Bache against Francklyn
for $1,675,OO0
The originN suit, begun away back
in the sos, was for upward of $3,O0O,-
600, blu as time has progressed various
settlements and agreements have been
reached in the now famous controversy,
the amount claimed %dWindling by de-
grees until the fnal judgment was rem
dered by Justice Herrick in the SUI
preme court for $1,67G4 709, Mr.. Franck-
Ign failing to defend the action.
Charles G. Francklyn is a member Of
one of the oldest Knickerbocker fami-
lies in this city, and is said to trace his
ancestry to the same Dutch gentleman
who is generally looked upon as the
fountain from which sprang the blue
blood of this city. For many years he
has lived in one of the big, oId-fash-
Toned, dOuble-doored mansions in
Washington square, just off Fifth ave-
nue., Is a member of the Union, Knick-
erbocker, New York Yacht, Coney ISL
n Jockey and other fashionable clubs,
and is on the upper tier of society.
Sir Bache Cunard is the third mem
Der of the Cunard family to hold the
title of baronet, the first being Sir
Samuel Cunard, the founder of the
Cunard line and the son Of a Philadel-
phia merchant. cir Bache Cunard'S
mother was a daughter of Bache Nc
Evers, Of this city. His wife, Lady
Cdnard, one of the handsomest women
in England and to whom he was mar
ried in this city in 1895, was a daugh-
ter Of the late G.. F. Burke, Of this
city and San Francisco. She was the
possessor of many millions of dollars
in her own right.
Sir Bache Cunard, through his moth
er and family in this country, inherited
a great deal of property and Mr..
Francklyn, in addition to managing the
affairs of the Cunard line in this city,
also took charge of his cousins pri-
vate business affairs. Certain specula-
tons were INDUCED in that turned out
to be improbable. Mr.. Francklyn al
ways said that his cousin was fully
aware of the nature of these transact
lions and concurred in them. Never
theless, in 1887, Sir Bache Cunard be-
gan an action in the supreme court
against F%rancklyn to recover $4,000, 900,
which he claimed had been ~misapprO-
priated.
On Oct. 20 Of that year Sir Bache
Cunard cause his cousins arrest. Bail
was fixed at $500, 900, the largest sum
ever known in the history of the state.
| Mr.. F~rancklyn, unable to procure it,
was compelled to forSake his luxurious
home, at No. 80 Washington square
and take up his abode in Ludlow street
Jail. Subsequently his lawyers secured
his release on bail of $780, 900, which
was furnished by Mr.. Francklyn. Mr..
Francklyn had been largely interested
in a land and cattle company in Texas,
which proved a failure, and, losing
heavily in the enterprise and other I'M
fortunate s~peculatiOns, was supposed
to have used Sir Bache Cunard's
funds to help himself out. He asserted
hat his cousin was jointly interested
with him, and that the losses were as
much Cunard's as his own.
One Of the allegations made was
that Francklyn had deceived Sir Bache
into purchasing $425, 900 worth of Horn
Silver mine stock, which ne knew to
be worthless. Francklyn was also an
executor of the estate of Sir Edward
Cunard, and was accused o~f-cOnverting
$4,000, 900 worth of securities to his
own benefit. There were other allega-
lions of fraudulent transactions, and
Francklyn's defense was practically
that he had acted as he had for the
| benefit Of Sir Bache Cunard, but had
been unsuccessful in his attempts.