The sun., 1906-02-18
BIXBY INCOME STAYS HERE.
COURT DECLINES TO INCREASE
COUNT MANKOW SKIS SALLOWANCE
Woman Who owns Union League Club and
CaSino Theatre Has Been Insane for
Many Years-Husband Dissa atisfled With
12S 900 Q Year That He Handles.


as 900 . Year That He Handles.
Though he has decision Of the High
Court Of Justice OF England In his favor,
Count Casimir Ignace Mankowsh is not to
be allowed to take over to England the
entire income OF the estate OF his wife,
Grace Sterling Mankowski. who is a
daughter Of John NJ. Bixby. The Countess
was declared incompetent five years ago
and her titled husband was appointed
committee OF her estate.
Countess Mankowski inherited from her
father and brother the entire Bixby estate,
which was assessed for taxation purposes
at 81, ,s9s 600 in 1904, when the two-thirds
valuation rule was still in force. The
estate owns the Casino Theatre, the Union
League Club, 4el Fifth avenue and 23S
West Twenty-eighth street. The net in
come from the estate considerably exceeds
3loo, 900 year. Out of this about $4,000
q year has been allowed to the Count as
his wife's committee for Der support and
maintenance. He thought that it would
Be good thing TO get the whole 100000
year, but his sons, Casimir s. and Robert e.
Mankowski, who live at 3o7 West Eighty
fourth street, and the trustee OF the estate
thought differently.
Count Mankowsh was born in Austria,
about sixty years ago, but his parents
we're Of the Russian nobility. He went to
England in the COS and in 1873 became
q naturalized sub ject Of the Queen. few
years later he came to this country and on
February rs, 1870, he was married in st.
Thomas's Church TO Miss Bixby The
Count thought better OF his English ma
tionalty, evidently, for in 1883 he was
natura lized as citizen Of the United States.
Since 1888 he and his wife have lived in
England, and be is once more a British
subject.
The Countess has been affected mentally
ever since the birth Of her second child,
Robert, now 23 years old. Her ailment
became worse gradually By 1901 her
condition had become 30 serious that her
husband fled q petition in the Royal Courts
of Justice in London to have her declared
insane, and when this was granted aiter
committee. He subsequently had himself
named here as anoillary receiver. Under
the Wills Of her father and brother the
Countess receives the income OF the bixby
estate, which is in the hands OF George
Treifeld as trustee.
him as committee. Mr.. Freifeld has been
allowing the Count about $4,000 for the
Couptess's maintenance and has also al
lowed him 5000 year for, his own sup.
port and 81, 500 year for the support OF
each Of the SONS. Until recently the sons
lived with their father at his home, the
Maisonette, Parsifal road. West Hampstead. d.
London. But they came over here about
the time that their mother left the sani-
tarium known as Featherstone Hall to i've
at the Maisonette. 1t lie said that the re Ia
tions between the sons and the Count are
not entirely friendly.
Count Manowsk made urgent demands
on the trustee. Freifeld. for more none
for the Countess's support and ALSO asked
the English courts TO direct that his per-
sonal allowance and the amount ne u
allowed for the sons be doubled: Failing
in this he got an order Of the High Court OF
Justice directing him to apply 10 the Su-
preme Court here for an oruer directing Mr..
freifeld to turn over to him the entire in,
come thus practically giving him control OF
the estate. He maze this application re-
Gently and 1t was denied
The sons and the trustee Joined in oppos-
ing the Counts application and urged tina!
il the income were turned over TO MIN II
would be appreciably diminished by In
come and other taxes. They also declared