The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
.H|S0WNLAWYERS
ARE BADLY AT SEA
Do Not Know Where
Chambers A IRIS
Really Stand.
BANK. RUPTCY is
PROBABLE MOVE
If This Step Is Taken It May
Be Many Years Before Cava-
lieri Can Get Anything From
the Inc ONE Of His
Estate-Defense Is Be
ing Planned.
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New York, September 17.--Lewis s.
Morris gave up the Saturday he usuaily
spends In sport. keeping his office staff
overtime, to try to find out what part
OF the lands, houses. funds and other
Entertainments" Robert w. Chanler
really owned wnen he transferred them
on paper to Natalia (Detta Lina) Cav
alert "spinster," the most beautiful
woman and high salaried opera singer.
when she promised TO marry him.
Mr. Morris, who has legal charge OF
the Chanler real estate. found his SAT-
urday afternoon task very amusing
He couldn't resist laughing even at
such sober, matter of-fact questions as:
Did he own what he decided away
Can man give away property
overwhelmed with debit"
I'm too busy this afternoon espe-
cially to clear up for you what Mr..
Chanlers possessions are" he said.
But should say--wouldn't you?-
that II he gave anything away he must
have owned it."
| And out of sheer JOY. no doubt. OF
being tied down in Tbs Office with la
nor. instead of golfing and poloing.
| Mr.. Morris laughed again.
/ Not Reliable Record.
Mr. Morris intilnated that the city
tax lists were not reliable record OF
the ownership of property. and that
the mere fact that Chanler is recorded
as having paid taxes on certain prop
| erty Is not proof that he is the real
n owner.
William Russell Osborn, counsel Tor
Cavalieri. said seriously:
II filed that document with the co.
4 register because any real estate con-
veyance has to be SO filed to be legal
He intimated that. awaiting farther
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torney had been accomplished. Cav
alieri herself Will be here In three or
four weeks. when she has recovered
from the surgical operation. he said.
After her arrival. 1t is understood
that she will bring suit against the
, an accounting. She Will demand pay
uent for the entire accumulated In
come of his estate from the date OF
the contract, May 81, minus the al
lowance she agreed to give him out
OF 1t for spending money"-S2n a
month.
Chnnler's Defense.
Unless present plans are changed,
CHAMBERS defense against his wife's
attack will be that un.il his debts arc
paid no Income from his estate WIN
be available either for his wife or him
self. 1t is known that everything he
owns outright is very heavily mort
gagged. Just what the value of his
property is has been variously fixed a.
: between s1.000,o00 and s2,OOO,O0o And
the debts. it has been intimated, exceed
. his equity. His own lawyers are at
: sea on what that is at present.
1t Is even considered possible tina,
!. before Cavalieris can obtain an inter-
probation of her rights In Chanler's
i. estate her husband may have to go
q through supplementary proceedings.
: Small personal debts. which he is un-
: able to pay at present. are accumulat-
: ing in the hands of his lawyers frorr
. tradesmen OF all kinds. The next move
: would be bankruptcy proceedings. ana
4 should he be declared bankrupt il
v woult be many years,sit is thought, be-
y fore his wife could get anything from
y the income of his estate.