The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-26
STUDENT ENlOlNED.
Relatives of Wealthy and Aged Widow,
Say He Has Undue Influence
Over Her.


New Haven, May 23.-Ernest II.
Hurd of Wilton, Conn, 4 Yale senior,
has been temporarily restrained by
injunction issued by the common
pleas court from communicating, either
in person or by letter, with Mrs. LAWN
ia H. Foy. a wealthy widow of this
city, or from exercising any influence
to obtain her money.
Mrs. Foy is 80 years of age and has
a fortune estimated at $1,000, 900 or
more. Hurd is a quiet, u~nassuming
student Of no means, who is working
his way through Yale.
The injunction was sued out by Cen
eral George VI. Harmon, a wealthy resi-
dent of this city and q son of Mrs. Foy
by her first husband; by Charles HELLER
of Boston, another relative, and by
Burton Mansfield, n wealthy lawyer Of
this city, who, with Mr.. HELLER, have
charge of Mrs. Foy's property by
reason of a agreement recently
executed.
Three years ago Hurd was engaged
by the relatives of Mrs. Foy to live
in her house hat there might be a
man about the premises. Two months
ago he suddenly changed his lodgings
for mysterious reasons and went to
live on tbs Yale campus. According
to the injunction just issued it is
claimed Hurd has acquired an infu-
ence over Mrs. Foy SO great as to
practically control her mind and o n
duct"
Says He Got Money.
When ordered away, the writ says
Hurd not only threatened to return,
but constantly correspondent with Mrs.
toy n kept UP communication with
her. The petition for the writ further
says: During the three years Hurd
has induced Mrs. Foy to give him large
sums Of money and has also induced
and persuaded her to furnish him with
the money to make two trips to
Europe by means OF arts, guile and de-
vices intended to excite her sympathies
and has persuaded her that he is in a
delicate condition Of health, which is
not true.
Said Hurd threatens to continue his
arts and devices to influence her
against her family and relatives, and
intends to obtain more money from
her. While in the house he so con
ducts himself as to interfere with and
annoy the servants and has succeeded
in ~estranging Mrs. Foy from her family
and relatives. Said Hurd threatens to
continue to communicate with said
Mrs. Foy, and his influence unless re-
strained will have such an effect as to
injure her health and her mind, and
defraud her of large sums Of money
Besides an injunction the relatives
claim $1,000 damages from Hurd. He
has obtained counsel and intends to
fight the charges against him. His
lawyer said tonight:
Mr.. Hurd went to live at Mrs. Foy's
house and she took an interest in him.
She had helped him some to make his
way through college, but he had eX-
ercised no influence over her and the
action Of the relatives is most eX-
traordinary."
Mrs. Foy is the widow of James H.
FOy. She was twice married in her
younger days. She invented a corset
which bore her name and her late hus-
mand made an enormous fortune In its
manufacture. Through this Mrs. Foy
acquired the soubriquet Of Nine. Foy."
She has lived a quiet life during the
past fifteen years. She recently gave
$40, 600 to the Y. NJ. C. A. in his city
for the construction OF an auditorium
in memory of her husband.
BY the terms of the trust agreement
all of Mrs. Foy's property is to be in
control of and managed by Messrs
HELLER and Mansfield until her death
when it is to be distributed according
to the terms of her will made in 1900
This arrangement was made by he1
relatives, it is said, to prevent any
change being made in her will in faVo'
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