The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
FIRST mrs. CHAMBER ACTS
Y ikES STEPS TO TIE IP GIFTS
TO CiTILIERI.
Th~n ASKS mat the Recent AnIe-NupIIaI
Agreement Between Tier Former
husband aud tire singer R- ~, Nshle
In,ad~s the YIrst WIfe's Rights.

thhu~s inc ttrst Wtfes Rights.
+ The suit which Mrs Julia Chamberlain
'hanler ~ Paris. the first wife Of Robert
: " Chani"r directed her lawyers to in
stItute =" set aside III. ante-n upIial
agreement executed 10y Robert W Chan
Ter in favor 20 Lima Cavalier was aI-d
3 an tho county Clerks ONO. yesterday
-tternoon. With the summons and COM
plant counsel for Airs Chanlar fled a lis
p-nd-ns on the property IN New York
county which CHAMBER transferred 10
Cavalieri.
Mrs Julia CHAMBER alleges that Robert
W Chanl@r was induced 10 execute the
e-nuptial agreement while in a sug-
Res'ible mental state. and that Cavalier
'contrived by misrepresentation. specious
Inducements and undue influence To
persuade him to execute the agreement.
The complaint asks that Cavalier he
enJoned and forbidden from disposing
Of any of the property. and that a re-
ceiver he appointed to hold and preserve
Il pending the action. the receiv or TO paw
IN" plaintiff the sums to which she Is
entitled
Mrs. CHAMBER alleges that on or about
May 81 last CHAMBER executed and deiv erred
to Natallna Cavalier an indenture where
nv IN consideration OF 81 and their in
tended marriage he puTported TO convey TO
her the property named in the ante nuptial !
agreement. in certain of which real !
estate this plaintiff has an inchoate right !
OF dover. The complaint SAYS that |
under this agreement Chanler agreed 20 !
pay Cavalier $500 a wear IN quarterly |
in-ta ailments. the first payment TO be- made I
thirty days after the marriage took place !
This agreement was recorded here by /
Nstalina Cavalieri CHAMBER on September
10 last
Mrs. CHAMBER says that she ia not awar.
u the amount Of the yearly income Of
Robert W. CHAMBER. but the plaintiff has /
been advised and believes that by the
aforesaid attempted conveyance aud 10y
the agreement aforesaid the defendant,
Robert winthrop Chanler. has pat it
out 81 his power to carry ont IN.
terms II his said agreement with the
plaintiff and that by reason thereof
the plaintiff aud her children NAV
h. deprived 81 the means Of livelihood
and Of the moneys necessary for their
support. aud the provisions Of the afOre-
said Judgment IN respect thereto may he
rendered nugatory.
The plaintiff il further informed and
believes that the defendant. Robert
" inthrop ChaDler. ~ che time 81 the
execution Of the zaid indenture was in q
W ggessible mental state. that he was
nsceptihle or liable TO he easily in auenc.d
md deceived. and that the defendant.
IntSlina Cavalieri Chsnler. knowing OF his
and taEing advantag. thereof.
by misrepresentation. syecioI.
Inducements and undue Influence to
'er-uRde him To- execute the said linden
ure-
Counsel for Mrs Chanlsr will obtain
temporary restraining order to-day
Ipon the admission Of IN. complaint.
md \ motion will then he mad. 90 continue
n" injunction pending the determination
4 IN" snI'. and alao for . receiver
The complaint stat~s that the plaintiff ,
nd Robert W ChanIer were married IN
.ondon on April -. isss ard that two
daughters were born Of the marriage | ,
Who are Julia. aged ~. and Dorothy. 5 ,
MrS Chanler saws she vas divorced ,
rom Robert W CHAMBER in the civil Court ,
4 the First Instance Of IN. Department ,
& m" Sein.. Paris on august = 1907 n
nd that 10 her was awarded Tbs. custody .
& the Oh iidr-n The plaintiff and CHAMBER :,
nt"--d into an agreement in writing a
q which II was provided that IN lieu %
lmony Chanler should paw his former N
lie so 90 a wear fo- her support and =.
. 900 year each for the support. educa- !,
on and maintenance Of the two children /,
v mutual consent this agreement was a
'ade par of the decree 81 divorc. a
The p'aintin alleges. upon Information n
nd belief, that up 30 September ~ las, in
hanler had an undivided one-eighth q.
Iisrrst in the following PROPERTY: 1927 n,
!eventh avenue. SSO-siO Ninth avenue
IO-a77 West Firv-huh street. sai-sSe nj
-nth avenue. and STS-5II West Fifty. n.
fth street The complaint SAYS that IA.
hsnler was in receipt 81 the income 81 n.
Tree separate funds. known respects veIy a,
che Delano estate. OF which the Union
rust Company ~ trustee the ChanIer
Ills, fund. Of which Lewis = Chanl-r
al Winthrop Chanler arr trustees. and 10
trust created hv Robert v Chsnlsr.
which the New York I lie Insurance
I'd Trus, Company 10 trustee Of
Mr. Chanler asks first that m. linden. ~
~ he ad Judged executed bv fraud nI
ID that u was NOT the free act u Robert ds
.Chanler. aud - void. that the pur- III
,rted conveyance be adiudg@d in fraud ~
the rights OF the plaintiff and her chill. O.
en-. and that th" agreement be- hrou ghi -
10 court and cancelled that y he adj. III
dyed that the trustees OF the three IN
anl~r trIs' funds 10 required to paw oI
|. plaintiff the amour, due her before /.
v other Disposition IL made; that Cava- "
~ be en!oin'd from disDO~ing Of any
the property. and q receiver pendrn,e ii'
> b. appointed p6
Mrs. Chanlsr also asks that Cavalier he
required 10 accoInt for any rents or Sta
,er income that NAV have come into 81,
r hands by virtue 81 the agreement gu
Tine com, laint vas verified by Frederick "
wstTi-s. 81 counsel for Mrs ChanleT. AZ
dead u bv the plaintiff. b-causs she An
not IN thu cgIHtTv. ON