Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-17
CONTRACT ALSO CALLS
FOR $4,000 EACH YEAR
Articles OF Document Drawn Up Be
tween the American and italian
Spinster Make Public What Now
Becomes Property Of Lima CaVa-
lier, as Known Before Marriage.
CRy Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Sept. l6.-The pre-
nup,ial agrcemont between Robert
Winthrop Chanler of this city, and
his bride. Lima Cavalieri, the. prima
donna, of Paris, was filed today in
the office of the register of New York
county. La Cavalieri's full name is
given as Natalinr Cavaliori, spinster.
ar Italian subject. resident in Paris.
After defining the purpose of the
agreement as designed to remove all
doubts that might exist, owing to the
different nationalities of the princi-
pals, as TO the law governing their
mutual property rights, the document
proceeds to state that, lin considera-
ton of the sum of 81 paid and said
intended marriage" Chanler shall as
sign to his wife all his real estate.
ali his interest in the estate Of the
late Mrs. Laura Delano. subject to a
mortgage OF about $4,000 for her
sole and separate use absolutely"
Her Yearly Allowance.
For the same consideration of 81
and the intended marriage, the bride
groom doth further convenant' to
Fay his wife $4,000 a year in four
quarterly installments. "all payments
free from income or other taxes" and
for the purpose of securing the pay
ment of the said yearly sum-" La
Cavaleiri is constituted his true and
lawful attorney irrevocable" to collect
the rents and profits.
Should the income from the real
estate prove insufficient at any time
to pay the $4,000 yearly agreed on,
second power of attorney is con-
fCrrcd to govern the income payable
from the .und held in trust for him
by the New York Life Insurance d
Trust Company. Should this addi
tional income still prove insufficient
third power of attorney Is conferred
to govern the income from the fund
held in trust by the Union Trust
Company.
With the exception of these details.
the agreement specifies that the prop
erty of each of the principals shall
remain the separate properly and I'M
der the sole control OF each of them.
and furthermore. that the status and
capacity generally shall be governed
by the laws of the state of New
York"
NAV Be Contested,
II Mrs Chanler cared TO attempt TO
compel her husband 10 carry out the
terms of his prc-nuptial contract, tho
filing of the original here today By
her lawyers would be her first step
in any effort 10 interpOse her rights
between him and his creditors, who
II is supposed will contest the agree
ment
The document not only confcrs the
sweeping powers enumerated above.
hut il lists parcel by parcel all the
real estate taken under its control.
n will be seen that an incumbcr-
ance Of Si40.G00 on the thirty pieces
/ of New YORK real estate listed would
amount 10 less than $1,000 on each
parcel
The agreement is dated May 81, a3d
signed and Witnessed in the presence
OF Hanson G. Coke. deputy consul gen
cral Of the United States, at Paris
/ II is written in English. on parch-
ncni made in London.
Before his marriage tn Nine. Cava-
lieri. Robert Cnanler married Miss
Julia Chamberlain. from whom he is
divorced. and by that marriare there
are two children. Dorothy. six years
old. and Julia. two. now living with
their mother.