New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-09
LENT MONEY TO WIFE
OF BROKER, MAID SAYS
Court Asked for Injunction Re-
straining Mrs. W. K. Kurtz
from Disposing of $4,000.
WAGES ALSO INVOLVED
Justice Lehman Orders De-
PENDANT to Give 81, 900 Bond
to Protect Claim of Mary
Ann Coogan.

Miss Mary Ann Coogan is trying to col
lect s2,G4s. which she says is due her.
partly for wages as maid and partly
money that she lent TO her employer. Mrs.
Nellie II. Kurtz. whose husband William
X. Kurtz. a broker. died two years ago
Miss Coogan. who has been in Ireland since
1907. returned to this country recently 20
try TO collect the money
She asked Justice Lehman Yesterday
for an injunction restraining Mrs. Kurtz
from dlsposing OF $500 life insurance
money. the amount Of policies held by
her husband. until her suit against Mrs.
Kurtz is determined. Miss Coogan sub
mitted with her affidavit a letter which
she received in ireland from Mrs. Kurtz
in reply to a request FOR her money. The
letter read in part:
Dear Mary Ann: Am so sorry to hear
that you feel sad and alone. Try not To
dwell on such thoughts Only look up TO
the good Father. lie will comfort you.
II did not have him as my friend ]. too.
would be lonely. the things I'm this world
are so against my hearts desires. Mary
Ann. Won have done 50 much for ~. |
feel so badly over u. I am so helpless,
but God is not. / am looking to Him for
something 20 send you very soon. II Is
a shame and outrage. Pray for patience
under your trials and burdens. | wish l
knew the secret Of getting rich quickly,
especially for those / owe n penny TO.
When / am freed az debt I'll say Halle
lula"
Miss Coogan said that when she came
10 this country To get her money she
found that Mrs Kurtz and her daughter
had collected the $500 insurance and had
adoptcd "a costly style Of living. she
feared. she explained. that unless she got
an Injunction all the money would ne
squandercd before her suit came to trlal'
The former servant alleges she had ad-
van,ed 500 Of the money due her To pay
the premiums on the policies.
Mrs Kurtz told me what hard time
she was having" she declared. she toid
me her husband was heavily insured ana
that | would surely get my wages some
time. | had 500 i'm the savings bank, ana
when she asked me to loan her the money
TO nay tho premiums on her husband
insurance because IL would be as safe
with her as In the bank. drew out the
money and gave IL TO her. ! saw her cry
ing over these premiums occasionally ana
| felt sorry for her" Miss Coogan added
that she had lent her mistress $l4o TO
enable her to keep her furniture and $-oo
To- pay for some carpets
Counsel for Mrs KurtZ told the court
that Miss Coogan could not compel the de-
PENDANT to pay her her wages or the money
advanced. because II was the duty OF
Mrs. KurtZ's husband 90 provide for her
while he was alive. He argued that the
court could not help the creditor OF a
man who died hopelcssly insolVent nor
prcyent his widow from applying her
moneys to support herself.
Justice Lehman said the plaintiff had
little hope Of collecting anything except
the money she advanced for the insurance
premiums. amounting 10 $500. He ordered
Mrs Kurtz to give bond of $1,000 to
protect the claim Of Miss Coogan for this
amount.