New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-12
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BRADY HEIRESS OFF
Grandmother of E. Palmer
Gavit's Little Daughter To
Be Her Guardian.
LRx telegraph 70 The Tribune. !


Albany, June 1.-THE care OF Marcia
Ann CAN'T. the -ycar-old grand
daughter of the late Anthony y. Brady
who is the heiress TO $1I,0OO,000, has
got the Brady family into the courts
here Resentment of the family be-
cause of the second marriage OF the
girls father. f.. Palmer Gavit, to Mrs
Maria Turner Cooke a few weeks ago
is the source of the trouble. Judge ID.
Cady Herrick, as attorney for the
widow Of Mr. Brady, secured from JUS
tice William Z. Rudd a temporary in
junction restraining Mr.. Gavit from
taking the little girl out Of the jurisdic-
ton of the court. The Brady family
desired that she remain with her grand
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gavit had planned to go
with the child to Denver several days
ago, but the injunction prevented the
trip. His first wife was the daughter
of Anthony y. Brady, who was killed
IN the New Haven wreck at Westport,
Conn, nearly two years ago.
The injunction secured by Judge Her
rick wa returnable before Justice
Rudd next Saturday, but persons close
to the Brady family declare that it will
never he argued, as the differences
have been adjusted. 1t will either be
vacated or allowed to go by default.
Ever since the second marriage Of
Gavit there have been rumors here Of
differences between him and the men,
hers Of the Brady family.
The retirement Of Gavit a few days
ago from the treasurership of the Al
bany Municipal Gas Company, one OF
the Brady corporations, is attributed to
this cause. The second Mrs. Gavit is
the daughter of Major Emory s.
Turner. and she was divorced from her
first husband, Marsden Cooke, in 1909.
| She had made her home In Colorado
Springs. but spent a portion of each
year in New York and Lake George.
The little Gavit girl YVES a gre t
favorite with her grandfather and he
provided handsomely for her in his will.
He divided his vast estate into six
parts and gave one Of these parts to
her. Her share is estimated at S14,-
000, 900, and the income is about 5000
a day. Under the will the girl until
her majority is to get as much of this
income as will provide amply and lib
orally for her in every way. One-half
Of the remainder goes TO her father and
the other half is to accumulate for the
1 little girl until her majority. Should
she die the money is to revert to the
Brady family, whether Mr. Gavit is
/ living or not.
/ What provision would be made for
Mr.. Gavit should a guardian be APP
pointed for his daughter could not be
learned here to-day.
Nicholas f Brady last night declared
that there was no desire on the part of
the Brady family to take his little niece
/ from the custody Of "her father, her
natural guardian In dictated state
ment he said:
Referring to the alleged differences
+ between my brother-in law, f. Palmer
Gavit. and myself. over his daughter
Ann Gavit. | desire to say that any
differences between Mr.. Gavit and my
self have been entirely settled. ! wish
to say further that il was most unjust
and unwarranted that Mrs. Gavit's
name should be brought into the mat
ter at all, as she was in no way con-
cerned with it. / desire 10 say also
that our entire family and myself have
the greatest confidence in and respect
and affection for Mrs. Gavit.'