New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
NEEDS $4,000 A YER
Burnett Tiffany Wants That TO In.
an Accustomed Stule

Burnett Young Tiffany. in the hearing 49,.
Judge Lawrence referee. on his applicat,o, -, =,
fuil income from trust fund and for NJ. -. 10
of the estate under his fathers will testIas
terday that about $4,000 year was necsss.-. 80
his maintenance as member OF the TI-anv 80 .os
in the same style as he lived In his fatbsr,, w..
time. ~
Burnett Tiffany testified that he had no, ,,r..
any intoxicating liquors for about nine vss-S
William III. Page. IT.. Burnett's counsel 49,,
bring out that the elder Mr.. tiffany had ,o,s = 70
nett that there reason for his ro,ns a..
business. as he would be amply provided for :, 80
will Mr.. Page failed. -
You know" said Charles Gould. cou,,.,
Louis Tiffany, Burnetts brother that m. -
Charles L. Tiffany desired dearly to have Pr.
go into business I would not believe anv ons -s
came here and testified to the contrary" VINO
The witness declared that while he Hv.d !, ~
fathers house. No. 80 Madlson-ave. hs h,s -
the family. OK
What the discussion between w,
father at Irvington that your brother I,ou5. -.
told about?' Hs
Il was going downstairs one roruirx ,v,.
caught the servant. Hilda Bolstrom, LISTENING 70
discussion between my sister, Louisa a.
father. In his bedroom. I ordered her 49, a. ny
room. went into my fathers room ana fo1nS -.
greatly excited, and my sister in tears tola 49,,
that it was a shame TO have a servant trea, ~
sister so. and asked that she be discharged For he.
insolence"
What was your sister IN tears aboutr.
Mr.. Gould objected.
IT insist on bringing this out" said Mr. Par. Co.,
cause you. Mr.. Gould. have declared thar Br,,.,.
Tiffany assaulted his father on his deathbss ~
outrageous charge must be cleared up
The witness permitted TO answer
THE night before, the servant had bean ,,so,.
to my sister Louise. My sister asked to nave ,ha
servant discharged. but she went to nv satbs- 80
told him lies about my sister, and he beievad r.
instead Of Louise. 1t was this that mad, Vont.a
cry. i told my brother Louis about It. Later NV
father told Louis that had threatened him FsT.
had not I did clinch my fist and say thar thu
servant ought to be discharged Later talked -t,n
Louis about it. My father told me there was no use
In my going away.
Has there been radical change IN your rao5s
OF living since March Z. 1857 when the cOdicI "a
your fathers will was draWn2''
Mr.. GOUlds objection was sustained.
Louis Tiffany testified yesterday that he had s.s,
person about twenty to thirty years Old'' In "a
rage- His brother had lived in their fathers h1--a
uniformly except when he had been travelling
Later Mr.. Gould asked Louis IL he recalled wbss
this young woman said TO him. Mr.. Page strongF-
tiOn.
Finally two letters written by Burnett 70 rou,,
were offered In evidence The hrst IN Affection
ate terms and appeal from Burnett rhar n
receive a greater allowance and the balance esrn@S
on shares IN the Tiffany company. He said he Erots
as brother to brother" He complained bitterly ~
creditors The OF the family is too goOd hs
wrote, "for me be bounded and dunned FOR
debts" This was dated October 10. 1893 The second
dated December 2, 1893. contained list OF his e.
Eighty-eighth-st Thev amounted to mere thss
$4,000.