Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
DEFENSE SURPRISE
HALTS LAND SUIT
Action of Julius Tompers to Re-
cover Property Held by
Wife Adjourned.

During the hearing of a suit TO set
aside the conveyance of land in Fan
wood, "a suburb of Plaindeld, brought
by Julius y. Tompers against his
wife, counsel for the wife sprang
surprise today in Chancers Court
which upset the prosecution and
caused the husbands lawyer to ap-
peal for q postponement.
William Newcorn, of Plainfield, who
is conducting the suit for the hus-
band, was taken completely by sur
prise when an agreement, showing
that the husband had signed a docu-
ment giving the wife possession or
the property. was introduced. vice.
Chancellor Stevens granted Attorney
Newcorn an adjournment of twenty
DAYS in which to amend his bill or
have the case dismissed and the court
costs to be paid by the husband.
According to the bill filed by MT.
Tompers, the property helo py them
was incorporate in October, l9l2, IN
order TO give the management of the
farm to his wife. When the corpora
ton was formed the property became
known as the Beulah Farms. lie de-
clares that he spent $4,000 in the nam
tenance of the farm and that his wlfe
made an agreement 10 reconvey the
property back to him when ne saw
fit to assume control lie alleges tnat
she refused to live up to TINS agree,
nent and, Furthermore, has onered
the property for sale Aby advertising
in the Plainfield newspapers
Resides asking that the convey ahce
of the property to his wife De SET
a side. the husband peuloned the court
TO direct Mrs. Tompers to give MN
certain books and papers per5ainnr,n.s s
to farm matters which she hoios' Inc
couple have been separated.
In her answer Mrs. Tompers ueiiies
that her husband paid the cost OF
conveying the property to her she
declares they were married on Jul!
IL 1910. and to induce her TO marry
him he gave her certain property ana
con+inued to give her gifts of money
after their wedding. Her defense Is
that the property in question, worth
aoout $4,000. was gift from hef
husband
The wife sets forth the transaction
nv which the farms were incorpo-
rated and she secured niuety-eight
of the one hundred shares OF STOCK
i'm the Beulah farms She asserts lhat
che is president and sole owner 81
the farm at present When her conn-
sci Edmund S. johnson and charies
I Poe of Jersey City. introduced the
a agreement by which the wire secures
contro! of the property and turned ~
over to the corporation Tor aIilloet el,e
a,,tire stock of the concern. there was
n hurried consultation by the COM
plainant and his counsel. 1t was
hen announced by Attorney New
corn that he was una ware OF Ia VA
a preenent and that his client haa
staad fastly denied having entered
into any agreement which gave the
wife control of the property WIN
out the stipulation that she was u
reconyey it TO HIM. $50,
e-Chancellor stevens 5la,.'c 80
Mr. Nowcorn' request for a delay OF
twenty DAYS. The husbands lawyer
declared he MAY amend his OH on
abandon the suit. but wished Tune 70
arrive at a decision. ne ialls w.
press the suit in the specified urne !ne
,,.ce-chancellor will order the action
dismissed and charge the court costs
to the husband.