New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
MARRIED HER STEPSON
Complicated Family Affair for
Surrogate to Untang|e.
DISAGREEMENT OVER ESTATE
Present Husband Charges His
Fathers Second Wedding
Was Not Legal.

The Surrogate reserved decision yester-
day in an action begun by Mrs. Mazda
lena Orange. Of No. 1856 linton averue,
The Bronx. who married her stepson on
the death Of her husband. who was the
Young mans father This is only one
phase Of much complicated family af-
fair Mrs. Orange made application for
the return OF some paper. which she said
had been taken from a safe In her home
bv some one who had her confidence and
know the combination Of the safe.
These papers. consisting OF deeds. In
surance policies and photographs, are
now in the custody of Charles Harwood'
a lawyer al No 81 Nassau street Mrs
Orange declared.
Mrs. Orange has two children by her
first marriage Her first husband was
George r. Orange. and his son. her pres
ent husband. is Edward A. Orange, TWEEN
tv-thrae years old one OF the compiled
tons I'm the case Is caused by the allega-
tion Of Orange and his brother. George II.
Orange. jr.. that Mrs. Orange was never
the lawful wife of their father
Some years after the death or the
mother Of Edward A. Orange and George
n Orange. ir their father entered into
ceremonial marriage with his second wite
She was several years his Junior. They
had two children. Mr.. Orange. the father
OF these two families, died on July 49,
1911. without leaving Will
Included in the estate were two four
story houses at Nos PAP and 2ii East
SOth greet Mrs. Orange applied to the
g Co. Lot Of s.
tration about a week after the death of
her husband. and they we're granted with
out any objection on the part Of the two
! sons Of her husbands first marriage
| Then OH January 2 last Mrs. orange mar
ried her older stepson. Edward A. Orange
at Hoboken He is several years younger
than his wife and former stepmother.
II was within a month after this mar
! rage that Mrs. Orange missed her papers
relating to the estate Of her first husband
! She said that a relative whom she had
! trusted with the combination took the pa
! pers and turned them over to Harwood
! the lawyer.
Three days after the papers were taker
HARDWOOD. In behalf OF the husband and
| tho stepson. began an action to have g
] receiver appointed LOT tHt oldllA' Bi'f
erty and TO have Mrs. orange restrained
| from collecting the rents They als'
asked that the property he sold and the
proceeds distributed among the rightfu
! heirs
! Mrs Orange said that her present hus
! band waived ell claim on the estate Of his
! father and that George II. Orange. tr.
| who was twenty-one years old last week
settled his claim for $1,000. Both have
! signed quit claim deeds in her favor, said
/ Mrs Orange. The latter asked permission
/ to examine Harwood I'm case he was not
ordered 10 turn back her papers.
Harwood declared that he had Tier
! on the papers FOR services rendered He
added that the papers came into his pos
session lawfully from Edward A. Orange
the woman's husband. and that the hus-
band and his brother had retained him "a
! have revoked the letters Of administrat tor
which Mrs Orange took out. She wants
| the papers back so that she can act - adj
ministratrix OF her first husbands estate