The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-08
So Third Time Chaloner
Declined to Pay Dress
makers Bill.
BIG SUMS SPENT
ON FINE RAIMENT
Former Husband of Princess
Troubetzkoy Ridicules Her
Claims to Dover Rights in
His Property-Tells How
He Had to Pay Heavily
for Her Clothes.

John Armstrong Chaloncr was sccn
Yesterday at the Wcstmoreland Club
relative to the Princess Arneiic Rives
K Troubetzkoy's reply TO his signed state
ment concerning her claim OF dover
rights In his property. He gave out
tho following signed statement In de-
tense OF his rcsiduary legutees, tic
University of Virginia and the Uni
versity OF North Carolina. to which in.
stitutions lie has left practically his
entire fortune:
When. according to New York
CITY newspaper. It's representative call.
ed upon Princess Troubctzkoy recently
concerning my statement that I should
+ resist in the courts further payment
4 Of the $500 allowance. Justice Ban
4 chard. Of the New York Supreme Court.
granted Princess Troubetzkoy, with
my consent, III a decree recently signed
by him. unless she withdrew her claim
TO dover right in my real estate. which
claim she Tor the frat time set UP dur
Ing tho legal proceedings preceding
the Issuance OF the said decree. in re :
" ply TO question az to IL she had ire
leased her dover right In John Arm
strong Chaloncr's real property. when
said representative put my signed
statement before her she is reported
rs having replicd.
Poor boy, What does he mean by
- nv HutShOn OIL my
dover right Involved or course
shall not rcl!nqufsh IT,,
auotcs LAWYERS Letter.
me interviewer was here shown a
'etter to Mr.. Chaloncr.s Virginia
agents. from Thomas II. sher,nnn
lawyer. Of the firm OF Evers. choa,e 4.
sherman. 80 Wall Street, New York.
the comlnittce OF Mr.. Chaloner.s nor
son and property appointed by the
Mew York Supreme Court with the
remark that he had steadily refused 10
recognize said act OF the Nav ynrtr
supreme Court and consequently ba =
never written personally line 10 Mr.
sherman since the lattcr's said an
pom lment In December. 1901. but all
pusineas was carried OH by third par
. .,es' lie following Is an extract OF
MT Shcrinan's letter:
Evers, Choate & Sherman.
90 Wall street. New York
May 3. 1911.
Ernie g Money. Esq. Cobham. Va.
Dear Sir. Money! have your note
u yesterday stating that Mr. Chanler
Mishcs me TO keep On file in the court
records letter of his that was put in
evidence by Princess Troubctzkoy. TN.
letter you refer 10 was produced ana
only portion Of 1t read in evidence
ano me original was retained by her
Tie following Is a copy of the ,esti.
,'ohy given By the Princess Troubetz-
80 ."''i' tiNlencs To the DOVER
G. Have YOU released your dover
right In Alr. j. a. CHAMBERS real pron-
erty: y. ! have not. / do not give IN
or release any dover right T harn
and the annual allowance nov All
!or. u granted. is not 10 be deemed
70 oe IN satisfaction OF my dover right
" 70 reiease or affect II In any way"
she mas never made any claim for
anything until this recent mater
II came u Yours very trtly lt
4 tSigned) THOS. T. SHERMAN.
tinues: ~ i
4 not Speaking by Card
\ perusal o Mr.. Sherman's letter 10
4 my Virginia agent proves that Princess
4 Troubetakoy very well knew. on Inc
record what meant by that,
q perusal OF said letter also proves that
princess Troubetzkoyi waste nut II
miidly-not speaking by the card when
q she remarked according to said re-
porter: There is no question Of nv
dover right involved. and althou-i,
she alleges that the dover right was
not involved. she lost no time in an
a tempting 10 involve II by anneSing IL
with the words, according to said
a newspaper account. of course Shall
not relinquish IT. Lastly. a perusal
or said letter proves that Princess
81 Irouoetzkoy has never before had the
q assurance TO lay down the dover right
81 i'm my property. and that she did not
Fl disclose her hand in that regard until
the question was put TO her point-
q blank. Have you released your dover
FL right?' indicat ting that she was. so to
n speak, lying low with the purpose OF
"a attending TO ambush my will In the
81 event Of her surviving me by bringing
IforWard a. SO TO speak post iuortem
1riainI to dover she knew was bogus
& ana dared not push forward during
81 my lifetime.
IS PirnticaI Claim to Dover.
"A For what arc the grounds for said
Mpurely piratical claim for dover? rhe
81 divorce decree granted in September
EH $50. at Sioux Fails, S. D., lis silent as
1.-THE Sphinx upon the question of all
SMmony and dover. Such being the case,
5Aunder the clrcums tances surrounding
sathc granting of the divorce the dover
Wright ceased TO exist with tho granting
sHof the absoiuta divorce decrce, MI
81 Shermans letter says this is tho .irst
|atime Princess Troubetzkoy has made
s8any claim for dover right. His words
f#are: She has never made any claim
@f for anything She was wise in this
$A flor the following two exhibits Of her
gown prove that Princess TrouLctIkoy
&as well aware that she has never had
8aany claim either 10 dover or aimony
a&A At the head of the schedule OF my
property and income, sworn by MIR.
FISHERMAN for the year 1910 appears the
|Ssgf GLOWING item. namely: 4 loan OF $500
&anade by me TO Princess Troubetzkoy.
IN n or about December. 1896, secured by
Sscertatn shares CT stock OF hers in O
S4Eompany. which stock Is pronounced
HHfyorthless In said item. is 1t bellevable
a&S hatfa $4,000 creditor. as Princess
aHrroubetzkoy swenrs she Is in the pro-
ssAyfeedinGs before the referee appointed
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