Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-29
Admits on Stand She Never
Married Creator of Newark;s
White Terrace.
SAYS SHE LEARNED OF HIS
WIFE JUST BEFORE HE DIED
She Was His HOusekeeper and
lie Gave Her Bonds, She Said,
as Reward for Fidelity.
[From a STAN Correspondent. ]


JERSEY CITY, Sept 29.-The suit
of Mrs. Caroline White Way of New
York, who was living with Leslie b.
White, creator of beautiful White ter
race, Newark. at the time of his death
last spring, came to sudden end this
afternoon when her attorney, John
Milton, entered voluntary non-suit
He admitted he had made no case
A sensational incident occurred just
as Mrs. Way, thoroughly enraged, left
the stand. As she passed Ralph 4.
Lum, attorney for the real widow, Mrs
Marietta White, of 81 White terrace, she
muttered an oath directed at him, un-
der her breath.
White at his death last April left an
estate valued at more than 100000.
| The womans suit was to retain pos
| session of certain bonds Mrs. Way
claimed. She admitted she had
never married White. This came as a
surprise in the beginning of litigation
| that it WAS expected might change the
ownership of the vast and valuable
Newark property, as 1t was understood
the New York woman would claim to
be the real estate mans only wife.
During her examination Mrs. Way
said. after hesitataion, that she was
at one time the wife of an Adolph
White, whose name she recalled only
after some thought. She said that she
was Leslie B. Whites housekeeper
when ne died in their 145th street home,
New York, and that just before his
! death he said he wanted to turn over
| to her in recognition of her constant
care and attendance upon him i've
/ bonds of the Union Wax and Parcn
ment Paper Company of Hamburg, n.
j. then in the possession of Francis
j. Baird, of Sea Girt.
Accordingly. continued Mrs, Way,
Miss Louise Etherington and DR.. God
frey Michalis, both OF New York, we're
called to the dying mans bed and be-
came witnesses of the following writ
ten statement, which was introduced
| in evidence today:
Whites Deathbed Instructions.
II have some bonds in my pos
session which are now in the hands
! of Frank J. Baird, of Sea Girt. Get
them sell them or do whatever you
! want"
| There was also introduced this letter
from Mrs. Way to Mr.. Baird, dated
April 30:
HNft IuSt UteH w stC AZ taWsCF
and was so eIated over getting the
bonds. Now he says get rid OF the
bonds as soon as possible as the
administrator. when appointed,
might attach them If he can find
them, ms there Is another Mrs.
white from whom MIR. White was
never divorced. found this out
only three days before MIR. Whites
death, so you see how things are,
and IL possible ] Will not be known
In this bond mt all. 1 may never
get anything more and I must have
them, so please hold them for me
and sell as soon as possible.
This letter was signged Mrs Caro-
line White, 1856 106th street, New York"
| White terrace, the croWning achieve
ment of Whites career, is one of the
most attractive residential properties
in the city. It lies two blocks south of
Clinton avenue. just off Clinton place.
There are thirty-two pressed brick
residences built in the colonial style
of architecture and surrounded by
handsome lawns and all are the prop
>erty of the White estate.
The Newark Mrs. White speaks of the
situation with great reluctance, but de-
cares she will fight to the end to re-
tain possession of the riches she as
serts she spent the best years of
her life in helping to accumulate. AL
though over so years old, Mrs.
White is well preserved and in her
jet black hair there is not a streak of
gray. She and White came to Newark
ten years ago and the huge granite
boulders that mark the entrance to
White terrace we're brought from her
birthplace near st. Albans, Vermont
The couple separated when White
met the New York woman. According
to her lawyer, a year before his death
White needed some ready cash and
borrowed $1,000, putting up the bonds
worth $4,000 as collateral for the loan.
Mrs White has one daughter who
is now q years old. Following Mr..
/ Whit's death last spring the widow
moved from the palatial home at 81
White terrace to a much smaller es-
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