The evening world., 1908-11-06
Dreaded Being Cast OF by
Family When Secret Mar
riage Was Disclosed.
NO WEALTH FOR WIFE.
Under Law Suicide Broker
Could Not Inherit Estate
of Mother He Slew.

From dc; elopments Il to-day II APP
pears that J. Nelson N,tt. the young
broker whc l,llled his muther and COM
nitted suicide Tuesday MINT at the An
sonia. was prompted 10y the fear that his
family would disowu him because Of Ills
marriage 20 Clara NIrwpc. former
chorus girl Although J. Nelson Welt Was
married on Sept. ., 100. hs mother ola
no, learn OF the ceremony until last
Saturday.
She had made an engagement to meet
her son and his vile al thc Ansonia Oh
Wednesday, afternoon at o'clock. For
some reason the young man did not de-
sire this meeting 20 take place and he
killed his mother and himself on tho
eve of il.
What part money played IN the tray
cd! is "a secret locked in the Welt fam
lis circle. II is reported that the viii
of reliN Welt. father OF the Young man,
provided that ne Was not I" inherit
from his mother if he should marry
woman nor of his religion. His wife is
Christian. The supposition is that he
feared his mother would not recognize
his marriage and that lie planned muir
der and suicide in the hope that his
fathers fortune would descend TO his
widow.
Barred by the Law.
But there s distinct provision OF
law witch will prohibit young Mrs Welt
from mNeritinE any of the fortune OF
her husbands family. TIE decision was
made 10y the Court Of Appoas in the
case OF RIGGS vs.. Palmer 1t sets down
as n maxim OF law man cannot profit
by his own misdeed \ man cannot
come into AN estate 10y numbering his
parent.
consequently. when J, Nelson Welt
killed hi. mother. instead of becoming
her heir for the brief time lie remained
alive he forfeited all right to the es-
tate by his act. This is The construc-
ton of the law drawn from the decis-
ion quoted by lawyers for the Welt
family.
Through one conversant with the
facts, the details of the events pre-
liminary to the tragedy We're learend
to-day. Young Neit had managed to
conceal his marriage not only from his
mother. but from all his relatives. He
mad q brokerage business. hut had
made little money in the past NeGr and
was dependent upon his mother to a
great extent for his future He had no
direct interest in his fathers estate.
Parried Mothers Questionc
The elder Mrs. Vet went abroad last
spring and spent the summer n her
chateau In France. She returned TO
New York on La Lorraine last Satur-
day and va. met al the pier by he: sOI,
J. Nelson Vet; her sstcr-in-law. Mrs.
Anna Welt. and Nj. and Mrs Joseph
Baruch Mrs Neit had many stories to
relate Of her stay In France. She gave
n dinner saturday evening, which was
attended by ner son Mrs. Anna Welt
and Mr.. and Mrs Baruch.
With a mothers intuition Mrs Volt
saw that there was something worrying
Ter SON She questioned him closely
and he parted her questions. Late
Saturday evening Mr. AMI Mrs Raruch
left the hotel 4
been set aside for the use Of her son.
He went to the room Saturday night.
but told his mother that he would have
IN get ny NJ q O'Clock In the morning TO
AZ his automobile, After Mrs. Welt ro-
tired the young man left the Ansonia
and went "a his own hOm" al the Chats
worth. seventy Sccond street and River
side Drive, where his wife was waiting
him.
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