The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-27
EVICTION FROM A
MONTCLAIR MANSION
Mrs. Stewart and Daughter
Hustled Out Without
Ceremony.
ACTION BY MRS. W. B. LEEDS
Evicted Woman Complains of
Harsh Treatment Statement
on Mrs. Leeds's Part.

stewart and her daughter. Miss Ferne
Parkhurst stewart. were forcibly carried
out OF their costly home at 20, South
Mountain avenue this afternoon by OIL
GERS ~ the Orange District Court This
action was taken. il j. said. az the instance
plate man. who is daughter -
Mr.. stewart Tonight Mrs. stewart
and her daughter are AT the Hotel Mont
clair and the mansion - in the hands ~
and her daughter were eicp,ted from the
house without having an opportunity
to take any Of their belongings except
some valuable papers which Mrs stewart
had on her person
The eJectmsnt o'rurrsd shortly after
O'Clock Neighbnrs Who saw Mrs
stewart and her daughter turned out
tslephonsd tho Mon'clair police and ~"
officers wer. hurried ~ the scene. BY
IN" tim" 'he local police officers had ar
rived Mrs Stcwar; and her daughter
were outdoors and az least half "A dozen
lawyers and consta bl,s w.r" insIi" III"
building They barred ingreSs "a all
except N" policemen.
To-day's eviction ~ Mrs stewart and
her daughter is alleged bv Mrs. stewart
10 have been inspired by Mrs I..-a,is. who
il said 20 hav" received So UO 0U when
her husband died. She - now IN Paris.
She owns tho mansion that was the scene
Of to-day's eviction. Mr.. stewart u
slid TO loo in summit y. J.. with another
daughter. Mrs. Henderson Green
Mr. and Mrs. stewart up to few months
ago lived at 1856 Central Park West New
YORK city. In the spring ~ this year they
moved into the .arg" brick mansion -
samuel Hlr-h ~ cuS south Mountain ave-
nue.. which WAS bough, Nv Mrs Leeds ~
4 cost 81 s2'Hcon Previous 10 coming
- ihl- town Mr and Mrs stewart had
separated several tunes bat Mr- Leeds
had aiway- brought them together tn"
most recent occasion was when Mr. AMI
Mr. stewart and th"r daughter wrr"
living Al -" Hotel I.ingham IN New Nurk
Mr- Leeds -'-pT-d IA then and effected
= reconciliation. Sh" bought IA" Mont
clair hoI~' and y J. aid. told her father
and hi- wife that u was 80 IL. their HON"
for the rest II their lives
Tn" family moved % Montclair and
Mn Stewart had carte blanche from Mr.
! .-,.is in the matter II furnishing IN"
house B..-ides the ehets that Wer"
brought from New York nearly 5000
was -JTended ia Identifying IN" interior.
The stewards did not iRrr" and Mr. Stew
art IN August left the house and went e.
live with his daughter Mrs Henderson
Gre"n m summit
Mrs stewart zays that she and her
daug hter were isolated IN the hou~e The
Telephone was suspended for a TIM"
-he says. until she made arran gcments Tor
renewal 81 IN" -"rvicv, within the last
four days IN" water. gao and electric
II ght service has been cat ~ and -inc.'
= hat time Mir stewart and the ot her -
IN" household have used candles to
illuminAf" the buildinR For IN" lass'
two weeks also several detectives hav"
teen stationed az the hous-' To- prevent
an alleged plan II MIR stewart To remove
: h" household effects Somebody saw an
Icr wagon NJ rhe hpu-.. On. day. and Mr.
stewart says IN" thinks It was reported
: - her husband hat u wa- "a furniture van
The next day the DETECTIVES came 90 the
place Yesterday was Miss stewart =
wonty-tourth birt hday. and two II the
detectives help..d her 10 decorate the big
veranda with flowers and shnIbbory "a
honor II the event Neither the young
woman nor her mother at that tim. had
any iniimaiion that they v"r" - h.
D..
Mr. St.warr left home N august Mn
stewart has bcen compelled. she SAYS F.,
10 maintain the household On RI" sc'O a J
month alloWanc" that she has received I
from Mr. Stewart
To-day shortly after the noon hour a f,
half DOZEN men entered III" hou-" Among !
them w"r" representatives 81 Warren
ThDmI-Dn \ Pelgrin of Ncw York. the D
attorneys Tor Mr. Leeds r"prr-.ntatiS -
&c Mr. Stewart'- attorneys and officers
from th. district court. III" front door
was oInned. and 'h" men went 10 Mrs
room on Nh. second hpor
Mrs St"Narf was m di-hl billie. and she
refI-..J to permit tho me' 70 enter her .
APARTMENT Mrs stewart SAYS that her
maids tried - shield their mistress. who
lad not hav" time Ia don a waist. hut tn. .
men. according to Mr., stewart. took a /
sheet from the b.-1. threw u around her .
md carried her down III" stairs and Dut
INTO the pprvh Mrs stewart protnstsd
and her daughter screamed IN fright
Miss stewart ran hack INTO the hous" and .
r,'d To- get some Tap"r- and belongings.
ut wa prevented 4 waist WIS gwen -
\Ir- stewart and after ia" had pit 1t "a
,h. went TO a i-lephun" IN n"ighb.rinR
residence and 'rleph0n@sI for her Newark
awyrr Fre,i"rIc " Smith Her New
York lawyer - Herman Hcydt #
y william street Who Immediately
sent representative to confer with MR..
stewart Miss Stewart had on q golf suit.
md in this attire she drove VITA her l'v-
Continued on POurh PaOs.