The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-06
SON-IN-LAW ACCUSED
BY MRS. VAN HEUSEN
Charges Made on Eve Of Wed.
ding Of His Sister. Miss
Hope Hamilton.
TELLS OF CASH ADVANCED

Arthur Gould Hamilton, who Is a cousin
OF Mrs George J Gould. and whose mar
rage to Miss Elizabeth Proctor Van
IIeusen. granddaughter OF the late Will
lam +. Proctor vce-president oc the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, occurred
at Grace Church on January ~ last IL
accused In af'davits filed In the Supreme
Court OF trying TO compel his mother-in-
law, Mrs Ada olive Van Heusen, 20 sup
port him and his wife by involving her In
litigation and making unfounded and dis
paragng statements concerning her
Mr. Hamilton is a brother OF Miss Hope
Hamilton. whose marriage to Harry Liv-
ingston Kaufman OF Cleveland, Ohio,
brother OF Mrs Edward ~ Breitung, takes
place this afternoon In the Church OF the
Heavenly Rest. Mr. Hamilton Is to be
one of the ushers and his sister will, be
| attended by Mrs. Anthony J. DreXel Jr.
a reception following the marriage will
be held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
George Gould
Hamiltons suit against his mother-n-
law Is brought To compel her 10 return
to him two shares of stock IN the Photo
Play Productions Company, Inc, which
was organized with $4,000 provided by
Mrs Van Heusen to give her son-in-law
position. lie was made an officer Of the
company ~ Sl2b a week. and he alleges
In his andavits that his mother-in-law
.
vote his stock to Gust Frank \. Tichenor.
president ~ the company. Mrs Van
lIeusen compelled him t. transfer his
stock To- her. and intends 10 vote 10 throw
out both Hamilton and Tichenor.
Hamilton said in his andavits that ne
is only 20 wears old and has practically
no business experience, while hs mother
in-law IL woman Of large wealth p"
/ lie said Neither / nor my wife ha'e
any means Of support except what | earn
by my own efforts lie accused his
mothor-tn-l1w of acting in the interest of
Edward Y. Lincoln. a moving picture actor
| formerly with the Vitagraph Company,
/ who met Mrs Van Htusen in a Brooklyn
] dentists ,iIice ana suggested that she
/ finance moving picture enterprise.
MY mother informed me that Mrs Van
/ Iicusen told her ! was being a party to a
crooked deal ana that unless a stop was
nut to IL ! would get entangled with the
law and she would have nothing more to
( do with me-" said Hamilton. MY mother
/ begged me to do what Mrs. Van Heusen =
. lawyer asked me 10 do. and both my wife
and my mother were in hysterical condi-
ton and crying over what Mrs. Van
J Heuscn had said
As a result OF his mothers plea Ham
Ilton said he met Charles f.. Bostwick. an
Assistant District Attorney and counsel
/ Tor Mrs Van lleusen, and the lawyer de.
msnded that he transfer his stock to Mrs
/ Van iivu~rn.
Mr.. Bostwick told me it was my last
| chance" said Hamilton. lie said II
didn't he would have to prosecute me and
would probably have to put me In jail
lie said hc was accustomed TO dealing with
such eases as an Assistant District Attor-
uey and said he WAC going to he the next
District Attorney then slEned the agree
meot demanded because Of feal. and r
anxiety over the condition or my wire and
mother lie said his mother-in-law and
Lincoln hav. already passed a resolution
removing him as secretary ana treasurer
OF the company Bostwi * denied Hamil-
toms statement that he would he the mex;
District Attorney
Mrs. Mary Lillian Hamilton. mother OF
the plaintiff, made an affidavit stating