New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-12
WANTS DUNGEON BE'S MONEY
HEIR SUES MRS. ENG.
More Trouble for Wonaan Who Fig
ured IN Pooh'oonp Raid.

deathbed repentance and a missing will
figure in 6he complaint fled yesterday in the
Supreme Court at White Plains in an action
| brought against Mrs. Naomi Duncombe Ring. Of
Mount Vernon, who recently obtained notoriety
as a victim Of a poolroom raid in Harlem The
action is brought by lawyers for Duneombe D.
Williams, grandson and sole surviving heir of
Mrs. Rings former husband. Alfred II. Dun
conbe
The objects Of the suit are three-nrst' TO es-
tablsh will superseding the will under which
Mrs Ring obtained the S175000 of personal
property of her former husband; second, to set
aside deeds through which. the plaintiff asserts
Mrs Ring fraudulently obtained possession OF
S225000 of real estate. prior to Duncombes
death, and, third. to secure the appointment of a
receiver for the Duncombe estate. and to force
Mrs Ring to make an accounting.
The action is based upon a recent discovery of
a win of Duncombe leaving his property to his
daughter, Adeline, now dead. The story told by
the complaint is as follows:
Prior to his death. in October. 1893, Dun
combe. yielding TO the arguments of his wife.
made certain documents in which he conveyed
to his wife. through the medium Of a step
daughter. real estate valued at S225,O00. The
complaint asserts that he did this because his
wife poisoned his mind against his daughter.
1t is alleged that these papers were never deliv-
cred, but were taken from his desk and later
fled.
In the same manner, it is asserted, Mrs.
Ring managed to get her husband to make a
will bequeathing to her his personal property.
All this property, both real and personal, came
to Mrs. Ring after Duncombe's death. Subse-
quently, DuncombeS daughter signed release
from all claim the estate in return for
$4,000 and soon after this transaction the
daughter died.
Last May new will was discovered. dated
September %, 1904. and declared by the plain
tiff to be the last and legal document. The
copy discovered was not the original, but q
duplicate In this will Duncombe declared that
ne had been led into harshness to his daughter
by his wife, acknowledged his error, and lett
the bulk of his property to his daughter.
The complaint filed yesterday insists that the
release signed by Adeline was not binding, be
cause she signed it in ignorance of this will,
while Mrs. Ring knew all about it On the basis
of this will the suit is brought to transfer to
the son of Adene Duncombe the plaintiff, the
estate, what remains Of the estate that Mrs.
Ring has had possession Of since her husband
died. The document gives somewhat UMPIRE
possessing portrait of Mrs. Ring, as follows:
Naomi Duncombe Ring is irresponsible, and
a frequenter of gambling houses and race tracks,
and has spent large sums of money in gambling
and betting on horses, and is an habitual gam
bier and has been for years, and has spent ana
dissipated the greater part, If not ALL or the per
sonal property and fortune obtained from her
husband, and mortgaged and encountered the
real estate to the extent of $4,000, and has
used the money in dissipating, gambling and
betting on horse races.
This is only of several litigattons Mrs.
Ring has on her hands at the present time. Her
husband who was formerly her goodman, is
now contesting an action brought by her to
recover real estate, valued at SoO,OUO, when
William L. Snyder said yesterday was her wed
ding gift to her husband. A Mount Vernon
school teacher is suing her for S2o,OUO for al
legged SANDER.