New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
BIG PARTITION SUIT.
Seek to Divide Large Holdings of
Chanler Estate.

An amended action to partition large part
of the vast realty holdings left by John Win
throp Chanler and Margaret l4stOr Ward Chan
ler in trust to their ten children was begun
yesterday by Morris & Main. coupsel for Mar
garet Livingston Chanler who was married last
year to Richard Aldrich. These proceedings
instituted some months ago. pusFas they
did not affect small strip of land which should
have been included they were altered and the
new papers in the action filed yesterday. The
action is brought against Winthrop Astor Chan
Ter and other persons. The parcels affected by
the partition proceedings are mostly in the
Central West Side number about fifteen, and
thought be valued at more than $1,000
600. It is one of the longest list of real estate
parcels In partition proceedings filed in many
months
1t appears from the papers filed that Leuten-
ant Governor Chanler and John Armstrong
Chanler are included among the defendants to
the action, which is a friendly one and brought
to settle the affairs of the vast estate of John
Winthrop Chaner and Margaret Astor Ward
Chanler, the parents of the Htigants in this
action. John Winthrop Chanler died october
~, 1877. His wife died in the previous year On
January 10 1878 Aida Carey and several other
persons, appointed by John Winthrop Chanler
in his will guardians of his ten children. brought
action In the Supreme Court determine
how much could be paid for their support. At
the hearings on that action evidence intro
duced to corroborate the contention that the
fathers property could not be divided among
the children until they came of age.
The oldest son was then about twenty. 1t was
also testified that the property held in trust
came indirectly directly from William b.
Astor, the grandfather OF the mother OF the
heirs
According to the evidence $4,000 was settled
on the mother at her marriage. s1S0.000 was
subsequently given to Mrs. Chanler by Mr.. AS
tor and $4,000 personal. s175.OO0 in realty and
over $4,000 in English bonds were left by
special will of William b. Astor to Mrs. Chan
Ter. The property of the estate then also includ-
ed the Rokeby tract in Dutchess County, and
No 1872 Madison avenue
On May 23. 1878 Judge Van Brunt handed
down decision that the children Of John Win
throp Chanler were entitled to a large estate
from their great-grandfather. William b. Astor.
under two trust deeds made by him Their
mothers will, under mistake. attempted to
continue these trusts. and did direct, within
them. that 100000 should go 20 her husband
and an annuity of $1,000 TO her father. Samuel
Ward. Various questions OF law arose as to
whether the trusts had expired and to what
was to go TO John winthrop Chaners estate in
these friendly suits.
The parcels which figure in the present par
tition proceedings also affected by the
action decided by Judge Van Brunt in 1878.
Some Of these parcels are:
The block front the north side OF oJth
street, from Ninth to Tenth avenue.
& Ine G sTgaef OF BaI i street, st e between Mnth and
Tenth avenues,
plot AT the northwest corner of Doth street
and Eleventh avenue.
A large part OF the block front on the west
side Of Eighth avenue from 04th TO both street
\ plot at the northeast corner or 01th street
and Ninth avenue, at the southwest corner OF
5Ith street and Ninth avenue, and at the SOUTH
east corner of 10Th street and Tenth avenue.