The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
WANT Commission
FOR SHERIFF bob
Relatives Believe He Was
"Off His Ninny" When He
Signed Agreement
CHAMBER MAY HAVE
DROP ON CAVALIER
Part Owners of Metropolitan OPP
era House Where she Sings and
May Bring Her to
Terms.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.--John Arm
strong Chaloner may not have been
very far out OF the way when he sent
his famous telegram; Who's loony
now r. to his brother. Robert w. Chan
Ter, when tho news that chazler and
Cavaiieri had disagreed became pub
,ic.
Attorneys who have examined the
ante-nuptfal agreement unite to-day
that It's seemingly legal proof. That
this In the opinion OF the memb ers OF
the CHAMBER family Is indicated by the
intimation from them that they would
be whiting to ensure Cavalieri lump
sum of $4,000 and n guaranteed an
nuity of $1,000 IL she will execute a
quit claim to her husbands posses
sions.
Won't Discus It.
While none OF the members of the
Chsnler family nor their attorneys VIII
discuss the proposed offer. II is gem
orally credited that IL has been made.
People who know Cavaiieri and who
are amazed over the revelations con-
tanned I'M the agreement fled yester-
day, say that she wiii hardly accept
any such offer They admit. however.
that the chanIer family and its il-
fiuentiai connections. the As,ors. may
be able to force the Diva 10 come 10
terms.
She lis admittedly bound up In. ner
art As D star she draws a good, far
salary. but she can earn less than
half as much IN foreign appearances
~ she can here. The Astors have u
prominent part In the aratrs OF the
Metropolitan Opera House. and might
b. Rnie. to show the diva that ii sne
consents to private settlement and
will choke OF the present scandal. ffer
American engagements can pe made
pleasant for aer. Until Cavalier ar
risss mere 1t Will be Impossible to
learn wfaat she WILL do.
irresponsible.
Some OF the members OF tho Chan
Ter family are saia 10 favor applying
to the courts for q commission Ior
Nobert w. Inaniers person ANA prop
ersy. They argue tnat mis- aes4an In
signing away everything he has IN
the world can ns accounted for onts
on the hypothesis that ne WAS not In
his right mind They seem TO thifak
that II might be possible tu snow that
he Ia not responsible. 1T sne courts
should so nola. the ante-nuptiai agree
ment would not be worth the paper II
IL written on.
None of the CHAMBER attorneys nor
Lac HEs3AEfB Oh t0G family VINO could
be reached to-day would discuss this
report.
Verbal Agreement
In return for the iron-ciad ante
nuptiaie agreement by which ChanIer
bound himself to turn over practically
his entire fortune TO Cavaiieri IL de-
yeloped to-day that the pair entered
Int q peFsai agreement by which
Cavalieri agreed to pay off Chanler
debts. clear his property from its
murtgaged indie htedness and turn over
the tirst s2o.o0a coming 10 her out
OF the written agreement TO Chan
ler'a first vile, in satisfaction OF
aiimony due from chanler
This agreement. however, being
verbal. will be hard to enforce, it is
admitted by CHAMBERS friends. II
indicates the hard head for business
possessed by the diva. who bound her
husband by compact from which
he will have difficulty escaping.
CaIaiiari. II Is said. agreed to pay
CHAMBERS debts In the belief that
they did not exceed $4,000. When
she found that they were twice this
yum. che began to renege,