The sun., 1910-06-10
SETTLED SUIT BY her WILL
"RN NTELLE. DEAD ~ CHI-
tGO. IEFT SiJOOO TO ACCETTA.

iir Auueu ttfr Name - hls'
A. unusual friendship carrying with II
money ialm fpr Woundsd affections
r.r..d between Mrs Fannie Surdiam
.,aHe iha widow, reputed wealthy, who
. 3 . ldd@nly m her Apartments st the
.t.rar HOUSE. Chicago. on Monday night
i Edgar X Arcetta-Stelle. the East
.,.r ,,onrprt singer. whose arrest by the
,.yagu I,ol,c, fnllowing the murder Of an
lr4u companion " his n said 10 have
ought about Mr- Stelle's fatal illness
rurs sued hy the young Italian singer
ghrr, -ha had befriendcd because of her
Lar prumi-c II marriage. Mrs. Stelle
Inferred into an agreement by which
.r. -a'tlsd S7S,OO upon him in her will,
.r4 h- M turn went before the supreme
.r.rr m New York and added the name Il
,,aIs 20 his by hyphenRtion.
The romance Of Mrs Stelle and her
concert singer begins in Mulberry street
,r-u, Ct Eht years ago Edgar Accetta Nas
. e-rr Young man Of %. who made a living
~ serving a. clerk and srrand boy.
A. NJ Ehts Acoetta used to go the rounds
- The Hungarian ami Italian restaurants
,0 he nsighborhOod and with three others
.rnE ballads. The fame of the young
renor spread and in time Mrs. Stelle,
who proiessed to he a great dsvotee Of
rvlsc. heard u him.
,ha vac living At that time in the CToisiC
apartments at West TN enty-siHth street,
and vhen the report Of the black haired
Young tenor from Mulberry street was
h-ousht 10 her ears she went down Ca
ne oi the Second avenue Cafis and heard
him Then she hired him 20 cOme and
eng for her guests one night
Those Who kneW Mrs. Stslle and the
story - the beginning of her friendship
9TH Accetta say that the first night he sang
=, one other musiCales Mrs Stelle became
deeply Interested in the young singer
,hs had him come again and again Ia
ing for her. and later she arranged for
'he culture II his voice az her expense.
Mrs. S,elle Was over 20 when she frs,
met Young Accetta. but she 10 said to have
boxed many wears yuunger. She lived
-omewhst av;shly. Her friends said
Yesterday that she was Thought 10 have
Inherited q half million from the estate
- her father Samuel Surdgm. q hardware
merchant nG Chicago. and almost an equal
amount from her first husband. Alexander
,telle VIII ,ied more than thirty years
arn IN 1897 Mrs. Stel!e had married Dr.
Idvs-d Bradley. who had an Office az the
time ~ 70 West Thirtisth street but before
.nrg she solgrated from him. and after his
assth . wear later u wss les rusd that Mrs.
-f.Il. he'd -sCIrsd Pn annument Of her
.arrnd mgrriagp IN tho ground that Dr
Bradley had heen sdd,C;cd 60 the uss of
drugs N hrs dsrth Dr Rrrdley left an
49,. 70 ~ siSN $50 ~ his nurse. who had
,.r.d for him IN his l9St l.lneSs.
With Mr. Stelle gs his Iatrun ACcetta
i.ui Mur r~rrv sjrret too small for him
Il. veg ~ &, study law - well Ss % i'm
move MS voice under the -, cheers paid
uv Nr~ ~teIlc Ile waE seen much IN the
,pmttany Ut hls patron and those who had
va'"h-i the progress ug the friendship
rcguu a. Mn Sgnllas musicale heard tha
hey uer' o. r1g--v
A. a.. -a,d va-t .lav that IN the summer
u' 1877 Mr. STEELE v"n' 10 Atlantic 'ity end
eng gsd snp.rato suites tor herself md
'0r Atrptts m the Hotel Rudolf. Be-
..gse 0f quarrel ra'ween them M--
,-aile suddenly p'id 10Th l,'ls and came O.
'av York M the r,lioWng November
ACCstta h-gtn suit f,r hTaaoh ~ promise
N the city Court askiDg So rI'.
scotia was rpprs-entsad IN h,s Pr'ton
~ Morris Meyers q lawyer - ~ r rs row
BJt before the sl't o. nc l"tore m" court
,'nty Judge Nash lockwood o! S,ra-
'1El county. representing Mrs STEELE.
Inferred with AcCetia's = lawyer and No.
Se'her they drew NJ this unusual agree
nsut
whereas an action vas commenced ir
ne CIV Court for is0.coo and = di~ron
..rlsnre of rhe action vas agreed upon
..trren Mr. Fannie Suriam Stelle and
Eezar Y Acretta u iS therefore agree,
.r., me Will pros de in ami by her last wit
..f fe-tameht tor he payment upon her
H-s'H ~ The said Edgar v. Accetta of M
..~ n So pnn. VhiUh sum shall he pad "a
rrs ard Edgar x Acretta out of The estat'
90 ne aid Mr.. Fannie surdam Stelle pro
dsi mo .sm Edgar X Acoctta be Twins
s' no time Of her death
E.r n The -ah Edgar X Acretta should
-s'1rs the time IT The desth of me sad
'r. Fannie Suryiam Stells then and IN
'.H' event This provision ~ this agreement
-rr. ding FOR the payment ~ s2i.nnn 10 'hs
-sr1 Edgsr u. Arretta shall he and heoom'
~rn0~ -nd In ~ rs-psrt- null and VOID
".. r'enuon bsing that none ~ the said
r..rs. sNBll pass 10 'he heirs. executors ~
s-s.zu7 ~ 'he -aid Edgar g. Accet'a, hui
-.sH 10 payable ~ him only IN the event
. 20 surviving the death ~ said Mrs
a0u'' ~ITfaW Stelle.
Tafs greement was signed Ivy the con.
trsctIng ne rites IN the presence ~ Judge
lockwood and Morris Meyers On Decem.
.,- - Isl Though there was nothing
p 'ls written agreement debating such
stop. tho spirit % the understanding
l.. Faau Mrs Stelle and her former pro
go wss thar he should add her name
O.. rs aud this step Ac-etta took imme
r.I's'y
H'h this amicable settlement Il th'
rrIfonsd suit for broken promise the
10. iship n the two became even
..- 1g-r Though he continued his sing
: Acrstta had no need 10 rely upor
... 'r he source - income. BY th'
..,'aas ~ Mrs Stslle he had succeeded
Dgsring himself ~ enter the law. and
0- time ago he took his bsr examina
ns 0 Indianapolis and was admitted
~ Dper~d a real estate and notary pub,
Nice az is3 Mulberry street IN this
o. 1ut he has never pTactised law here
Hs Uver ~ "a Yesterday that for sew
rrl vo- ~ psst Accetta has divided ms
mu- h-f Esen New York and Indianapolis
lr Mulberry street. where Accetts
- zlIpei s0ne degree q distinction
o. - -sId yesterday that there was littls
H-rl0' that he had been marked 10y
.Il0sf1a .lers md that when n was Learned
s hem that ba had gone On 60 ChicagC
's Nth Mrs Stelle the presumption
r.r ihaf he hsf gone - get more money
'a hlsrhms ilsrs had murdered Ftiipp'
|.f.a ra hv mistake - Mulberry stree'