The evening world., 1914-11-27
WIDOW FIGHTING
! WOMAN SHE SAYS
!. LURED HUSBAND
Mrs. Hall Charges Mrs. Smith
ak.'f
with influencing Rich
Mans viii.
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CUT OFF HIS FAMILY.
Wife Says She Enticei Him
From Home ana "Feath-
ora
ne. cred Her Nest"
CUT OFF HIS FAMILY.

Mrs. Ella Louise Hall of No. 6i5
West End avenue. widow Of Charles
MASON Hall. once wealthy marine
INSURANCE expert, TODAY obtained
from Surrogate Cohalnn an order by
which she hopes to reveal the init
mate history Of her dead husbands
association with Mrs. Ella Seaman
Smith of Charlottesville. Va. whom
Mrs. Hall charges with alternating his
affections and leading him into n
vasteful and wanton life of dissipa-
tion and extravaganza"
Mrs. Halls charges are contained
IN her husbands application TO be
appointed temporary administrative OF
her husbands estate. She alleges
Mrs. Smith stole her husband from
her and ersiced him TO fee with her
10 Charlottesville. where they lived
Together on a large plantation Hall
purchased.
Ten days after Hall died in Char
lottesville. Oct. 1G, Mrs. Smith filed
his will for probate in the Surragate's
Court here. II directed that she was
10 have sole charge Of his body and
10 be administrtrix Of the estate with
out bond Tho fling of the will au-
tomaticall revoked let's of admin
tstration which had been granted to
Mrs. Hall, who supposed her hubsnad
died intestatc. The will made no pro-
vision for Mrs. Hall.
ssTo- day, on Mr.. Halls application,
the Surrogate sigred an order direct
ing that all persons concerned in the
matter appear before him next Tues
day to give testimony by which he
may direct the disposal Of Halls es-
tate, estimated TO be at least $4,000
According to the widows petition,
Hall deserted her and their four chill
drcn several years ago and went to
live with Mrs. Smith. supporting hci
An luxury in homes in Pelham, l.arch-
mont, Mamaroneck and Charlottes-
willie. lie not only educated Mrs
Smiths children, the petition states
but bought big plantation for her II
the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Last April. Mrs. Hall charges, Mrs
Smith induced Hail to leave New
York 10 get awy from process servers
who sought him for falling to pay ali.
mony due her under an order Of the
Supreme Court.
II tried to persuade him from thu
course Of life he led" says the petit.
dion, for the sake OF the children.
was granted n separation and $500 ;
month alimony in the spring OF 1919
and detectives were hired to ind m,
husband. learned then that Mrs
Smith harborcd and concealed him II
\ . house in West Ninety-fourth Stree,
near Riverdrive Drive.
II am now dependent on the kind
meas and charity OF relatives ant
friends for the support Of MYSELF ant
my three daughters.
She also charges that the Will mad
nv her husband was drawn under tn
undue influence of Mrs. Smith.
During her association with err nus
nand, Mrs. Hall says. Mrs. Smith &C
ouired considerable property am
money which rightfully belonged I
"practically feathered her nest. sh
being thirty three years old and MI
Hall nifty one"
Mrs. Hall says her husband ofte
made as much as $4,000 a year an
was liberal in supporting her an
xheir children until Mrs. Smith cam
into his life. After that, she say
Ghe found II difficult to get enoug
Tor living expenses. She sued MIR
Gmith for alienation, but service {
the papers was avoided when si'
went to Virginia.
II do not leave anything to Ella
Hall or my children" said Halls vii
Nfor the reason that the latter nay
been amply PROVIDED TOR ana me ioI
srsr has had all the money and SUI
rort for years which Il could affoI
10 give her."