Arizona republican., 1910-09-17
A PRE-NUPTIiL AGREEMENT
Filed in New York Taken to
Mean That the Singer In
tends to Try to Obtain
Possession of Her Hus-
bands Property.

New York. Sept. 1G-The pre-
nuptial agreement between Robert
Winthrop Chanler and his bride, Lima
Cavalieri. was filed today in the Of
flee Of the register of New York
county. Mime. Cavalieri's full name
is given as Natalina Cavalieri spin
ster, an Italian subject. resident in
Paris.
After defining the purpose Of the
agreement as designed to remove all
doubts that might exist owing to the
different nationalities of the princi-
pals as To the law governing their
mutual property rights. the docu-
ment-proceeds to state that "in con-
sideration Of the sum of one dollar
paid and said intended marriage"
Chanler shall assign to his wife all
his real estate and all his interest
in the estate OF the late Mrs Laura
Delano subject to a mortgage OF
about $4,000 for her sole and sep
arate use absolutely"
For the same consideration of one
dollar and intended marriage. the
bridegroom doth further covenant
to pay his wife $4,000 year in
four quarterly Estallnents all pay
ments free from income or other
taxes. and for the purpose of secur-
ing the payment of said yearly
sum Cavalieri is constituted his true
and lawful attorney. irrevocable, to
collect rents and profits. Should the
income from the real estate prove
insufficient at any time TO pay the
$4,000 yearly it is agreed that a sec
ond power of attorney be conferred to
govern the income payable from a
fund held in trust for him by the
New York Life insurance Trust COM
pany.
Should this additional income still
prove insufficient, a third power of
attorney is conferred to govern the
income from a second fund held in
trust for him by the New York Life
and Insurance Trust company"
With the exception of these details, !
the agreement specifics that the
property of each of the principals !
shall remain to be separate proper /
ty and under the sole control of each !
of them, and furthermore that their |
status and capacity generally shall |
be governed by the laws Of the |
State of New York"
If Mrs Chanler cared to attempt !
to compel her husband to carry out |
the terms of his pre- -nuptial contract |
the filing of the original here today |
by her lawyers would be her first |
step in any effort to interpose her |
rights between him and his creditors. |
who, it is supposed, will contest the |
agreement.
The document not only confers the |
sweeping powers as enumerated |
above, but lists. parcel by parcel. all
the real estate taken under its con-
troll.
lowing clause: And all the other |
realty if any, forming the part or
share of the above named Robert |
Winthrop Chanler in the estate |
of the late Mrs Laura Delano sub
ject to a mortgage of $4,000 or
and all his right. title, /
and interest therein but subject to
the mortgages thereon"
An incumbrance of $4,000 on the
thirty pieces of New York real es |
tate listed would amount to less than
IS. 900 each.
The agreement dated May 31th was
signed and witnessed in the presence |
of Hanson c. Cox, deputy consul
general of the United States. at
Paris. 1t is written in English on
parchment made in London.
Overtures have been made to Cava-
lieri, the New York World will say /
to settle the case without |
litigation. Under the terms proposed |
she would cancel the document filed
today and accept instead 100000 out
right and an annuity of $1,000.
Before his marriage to Cavalieri |
Chanler married Miss Julia Cham
berlain, from whom he was divorced. |
and by that marriage there are two
children. Dorothy, aged six, and |
Julia, aged 2, now living with their
mother.