The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-17
Velvety Arms and Cling
ing Lips, Rob Him Of
His Birthright.
TELLS OWN STORY
OF HIS UNDOING'
When Astor's Grandson Hesi4
tates at Signing Paper Which
Left Him Pauper, Italian
Song Birds caress Drives !,
All Doubt Away-Filed
in New York.
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New York, September 16.-The nnte.l
nuptial agreement between Robert w.
Chanler and Nine. Lima CavalicrI. tt,~I
Italian song bird. was filed in the Office
OF the Register in the Hall Of Records
to-day. With the fling OF this papsxI
came an interesting story told by Mr.
| Chanler to some of his friends, ani re q
peated by them to-day.
| The signing of this agreement, sdI
which the grandson of John Jacob AS u
tor signed away even his birthrigrtx
was contaminated In more drnmatio|
fashion, according to Chan1er's ownI
words. than was ever scene In Ca
valieri's most dramatic grand opera.
IL appears that Chanler and CavalierI'
were sitting at a large table with theirI
lawyers. Two agreements lay upopI
the table--one was in French ana tn 8
other in English. For some reason.
which Chanler does not see nt to tely|
nature. At this point. his own story|
Is the most interesting.
Would Have Signed Away His sont. |
II had hesitated hardly an instant,
he said. in relating the story to q |
| friend. when my bride-to to-be arose
| from her seat. With smooth, rhytlimiu|
motions, she reached over and lifted
from the table the French agreement.|
With the other hand she lifted ttia|
| English agreement, and then she threw
hoth arms about my neck and prerscd|
her lips to my face. Great heavens:
| It was wonderful! My breath almost'
left my body. When felt those vel
,ety arms wound about my neck, andI
| when / felt the pressure of her lips|
| upon my cheek, and when heard her'
4 hardly breathe. oh, Robert, loseI
YOU. my God, I'd have signed away uiy|
4 scul."
The antenuptial agreement is drawr|
up in English handwriting on parrh
Enient made IN London. England. 1T
large affair, folded in the centre. and
] bears many stamps and marks. Cava
/ lier''s signature reaches across all ond|
| page. 1t is written in masculine
hand The instrument was flcd att
/ noon to-day by Mr.. Osborn. OF tha|
firm of T. King & Osborn. who repre-
sent Cavalieri's French attorneys. Ths|
/ fling of the agreement indicates that
Cavalicri intends to make an effort to|
enforce her claims, and 1t Is the open ]
| ing gun In what will no doubt prova
a bitter legal fight.
After defining the purpose Of ting
| agreement as designed to remove all
| doubts that might exist, owing to tns
| different natIonalities of the principals.
as to the law governing their mutual
property rights. the document proceeds
| to state that, "in consideration OF tho
! sum OF 81 paid, and said Intended mar
| riage,'' Chanler shall assign to hlssWiIe
| ali his real estate, all his interest," Ht
| the estate of the late Mrs. Laura pe-
llano. subject to mortgage OF about
| $4,000, "for her sole and separdFs
use absolutely
! 100000 Year.
I,or tho same consideration of 81 aut
tho intended marriage. the bridesroouf
doth further covenant" to pay MS
wife 100000 year in four quarteriy
Iipstalments, ..all payments Tree iiou
| income or other taxes" and for ting
n,,rnose Of securing the payment
| tho said yearly sum-. La Cavaileri
constituted his "true and lawful attor
ney. 1rrevocab1e" to collect the retis
and profits. aa, :.
- nrnye insufficient at any time 70,
! nay the 100000 yearly agreed on, 9 sss
nne, mower of attorney is conferred -
Govern the income payable from tne
| fund held in trust for him by the t>eW
york Life and Insurance Trust tGon' Gon'
pany. ., ;ors stir
proye Insufficient, a third power, OF a. ~.
torney is conferred to govern '.tta .tes ~ ~,
come from the fund held IN trust "! a ene
Union Trust Company
With the exception of these details.
the agreement specifies that tho prop
erty of each of the principals "shall =
main the separate property ana unuel
the sole control OF each of them. ano
| Furthermore, that their status ana ca
pa city generally shall be governed .pS
| the laws of the State OF New fork.
| II Mrs. Chanler cared to attempt. y, y
lcompel her husband to carry out the
terms az his pre-nuptial contract, the
fling of the original here to-day nS
her lawyers would be her first ster
In any effort 70 interpose her rights
between him and his creditors, who. "
I is supposed, will contest the agrees
mcnt.
Parcels Arc Listed.
The document not only confers the
sweeping powers enumerated apovs
but 1t lists parcel by parcel al the rea
estate taken under Its control.
Hist follows:
"All those three farms known re-
spectively as Cole Farm. CheweH Earn
and Bennu Farm, situated in tho TOWN.
ship OF Red Hook, Duchess county, %
an approximate area OF 800 acres q
thereapouts. subject to a inortgasa 9
So 900 or thereabouts; and. secondly,
.All the land and buildings IorHleriis
part Of the Cosine Farm. situated q
New York, comprising
..Numbers $40. S32. S34, Ss6, saS and
$40 Ninth Avenue; numbers sal, sa3
ssb, sa7 and $40 Tenth Avenue.
Numbers $50, as2, 3si. ss6, 1888, ~
and sTo West Fifty-afth Street.
s'Numbers sos, sos bo7. SOB and ~
West Fifty-nfth Street.
.Numbers5iT. is. 40. 20. 45a t6h and
4T1s North Side Fifts-afth Street, heI
tween Ninth and Tenth Avenues,
..And all other realty uf ary) forms
ing part OF the share of tine abov1
~ mad Rnhert Wiuthro on ChanleE.s OF. .Anf