The evening world., 1906-06-07
S1,00O,00OLEFT
HER, SHE TOLLS
FOR 81 A WEEK
Mrs. Matthews a Sturte-
want HeireSS, but Re-
duced to Perjury.
FORTUNE D%lSSlPATED.
Once 100000, II Is Alleged
to Have Dwindled to
About S18,ooo.
HAS WAITED IS YEARS.
Woman of Fine Education Forced
TO Work Twelve Hours a
Day in Dyer's Shop.
HAS WAITED IS YEARS.

An heiress to one-third OF a fortune
OF more than 100000. bequeathed by
her late father. A. p. Sturtevant, Mrs.
Adellne NJ. Matthews. educated under
the leading tutors OF London. Paris and
Berlin. is working twelve hours n day
;n a dyer's establishment FOR 81 per
week.
To an Evening World reporter to-day
sho declared that Notwithstanding a
part OF the SturtevRnt House property
at T%wenty-nlnth street and Broadway
was sold FOR sl,20o.0oO a little moro than
w years ago. the great fortune under
her fathers wiz has dw!ndled to SIS. 100.
After waiting FOR hfteen years. dur
ing which time she received only s.. 500,
listeners to her story have invoked the
aid OF lawyers to find why the estate
was never settled.
In addition to tho Sturtevant prop
erty the millionaire owned the houses
at Nos 10. u and a West Twenty
eighth rtreet and the adjoining prop
erty in the rear In addition he was
President OF seven woollen mills in the
New England States and tie holder OF
valuable shares.
Wed to Jimmy Matthews.
Soon AFTER his death his tsughter
Warriod Jimmy Matthews. one OF the
bst-known hotel men In the country.
He TX charge OF the Sturtevun, House
and managed 1t for elght years, after
which ~he became owner OF the Fort
Griswold. at New London. and later
.rlandgrr OF tho United States at sara
tngn. He invested ursuccesstully. how
oyer. and when he became On invalid
six wears z The remainder OF his for
raor fortune was spent in a hght aSains,
fate.
previous to that time" SAID Mrs.
Matthew in relating her story. 1 heard
from the executors occasionally. but
they kept saying tho matter had not
bc-n settled. After that time they
pay no to my demands.
When 1 collected s.2I insurance on
my husbands life one OF these directrs
got the check and offered me $500.
threatened an action and he paid IN
-ul. From time TO time ] have en-
p.oyed lawyers to fight my case. Al
OF them told me had been outraged,
but II q short time they Would 4Iop
mvs.eriousiy from The case. ! could
only imagine Why they always did 30.
A Board Of Directors.
Tho management o. the estate was
left 10 a board OF Ave directors. Ny
brother Charles was one. lie died as did
another, and left only Edward d. Stud
icy. Who Is the only original member
left. He Is a carpenter, AZ No. q Yves;
ThtTty-nfth street. and was made oue OF
the executors by nv lathc because he
was at ono time his confidential clerk.
Charles Bard md Willis A. Br.scoe
In 1907 one OF the cred3lt3ors OF the es-
tate living In Boston brought an action
TO remove tho executors on tie ground
later judge Parsons denounced the
board FOR neglect OF duty and refused
10 paw Claims they had made. This was
TIE last I heard o. any legal action or
Mrs, Matthews's story ms TO the court
proceedings is borne out By official
records.
Refined and Educated.
Tho woman Is apparently about, for
Years old. Hen hair Is slightly
with gray. but her complexion g
OF ore twenty years younger She
bears every evidence OF retirement and
shows high education she lca-nei only
this week t1at the fortune hat drtniicd
TO $500. Should the courts uphold the
executors d VIII probably get less
than S9.oro.
Mrs. Asitthcws hrst went abroad 20
b. cdrcated when she was seven years
Did. She stniied Mt the lending uni
90 London Paris and Berlin. +
and hulahcd her "dicntion under tutors
charges We're high IN tho thou
sands. The house az No. 10 West
On street was considered
one OF the mise mansions "a tile na.rh-
borhood, y II was fhcre tho center
~ the Flfth avonus social district, that
oco-s !on ~ her dcau. tho mansion
WIS pre- med % her by Aer fatee-. blt
rhortv af'cr his d.lth u reverted 10
tae estate. aa the deed had never been
= wo-i. ho-e from s IN he mor1ina
until ut nirht." SHE concluded be-
tory, and I've IN q hau room. O.,a-
with whom was ono,
M society. but thcy never aprear ~