The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21

very well. then to the advocates. And
Papa Schweizer found himself defend.
ant in a suit for the amount due, 81, 500
in all, up to January 20 last. He hur.
ried around to his lawyer and demand.
ed what to Go. With him he brought
the p~apers--yes, there was the sum.
mons and complaint and in plain Eng
llsh they referred to the marriage set.
Element often years and more ago and
the promise that he wouldn't break his
will.
To Sue Papa-in.Law.
Papa Schweizer found, too, that the
count and his American wife had as
signed their joint claim. to Attilio de
Chico, who was suing in the SuY~e
Court OF New York. and that the EN-
n arss Is sHsssd tat .hsStby -
0. ested parties four days before thy SSd
n ding vas to be Exhibit A."
Mr.. Schweizer promptly denied ev
erything in his answer except that BIZ
Of daughter was married to the count
10 He offered to leave her $685. 900 and pay
her half of $500, or $3.50 francs 3
Il. year, if they would drop the suit send
r ing around another agreement to tina,
1t effect.
IS Not for a moment will ! consider
h that" declared Michael Schneider
mann, the Gulinellis' counsel, of No
x A Pine street, New York, when he re
ceived the new agreement for his eli
'e ents to sign. I'VE are suing to test
d the validity of the marriage settle
le ment, which holds under the New York
y law, no matter what happens. The
= marriage itself is sufficient considers
) tlon to make it binding. If this one il
e not, then all %ante.nuptial contracts are
e void. 1t is the same sort of an agree
j. ment which all rich men make when
their daughters marry foreigners
And the father cannot now abrogate
K, 1t by will or in any other way. II II
is valid, then he cannot relieve him.
e self of its obligations, and that is
o what we are suing to find out.
t. I'VE expect Mr.. Schweizer to trv 10
test the legality of the agreement, Of
e course. He pleads that it is now an
unnecessary drain upon him, especial
ly as his %son-in-law is prosperous hut
g that is no concern of ours. He can.
t. not set aside so lightly as this a for
mai ante-nuptial contract, regarded in
y law as among the most binding Of doc.
e uments.
. Say He Must Settle.
= Death itself cannot abrogate such
:; a contract, as many decisions already
: hold. The count married Miss schwei.
i, zer as ne agreed to and now Mr.
," schwelzer must live up to the end Of
HIS bargain, just as he agreed to.
we Will win and then Mr., schwei.
yer cannot change his will. His dauph.
Ter must get her share of her fathers
Z es'ate' which is what we want. The
. .ouh' reels that his being well.to.do
10 no reason why the payments he dis.
T continued or his father-in-law's vil,
ue altered to his wife's disadvantage,
. lne case Is on the calendar for trial
ana the Count and Countess Gu,;nelli
Il VIII De here to give their testimony.
ana hen Mr.. Schweizer will find
. vu. anat ne can't make a marriage set.
+ ,lement and then forget about II whom
> ne gets ~disgruntled. They don,t do
lungs mat way abroad, and folks
wont be allowed to do it here"
: And so-unless Papa schweizer 70.
:. lehes-we shall soon see whether or
NV Yankee fathers must live Nm to
> aaIrlage settlements just as foreign
! ,ntnels nave done.-New York sunday
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