New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
NORDICA HELPED
KIN, SAYS YOUNG
Banker Pleads at Hearing
for Time to Tend to
Own Business.
ADMITS STOCK DEAL
HE DENIED ONCE
Tells Of 100000 Fund for Wife
In Event Of His Death
viii Trial in June.

81 would like TO have little time Tor
my own business.
George ". Young. banker and hus-
band OF the late Lillian Nordlca, made
this complaint yesterday after no had
been examined at length for the second
time in the SUrrogates' Court regard
ing his knowledge Of the business ar
fairs Of the prima donna. The lnforma-
ton was sought by Robert ). BALDWIN,
one of the executors Of the last Will or
Nine. Nordica. filed in this city and
being contested by Young, who seeks 10
probate prior will IN Monmouth
County, y. J.
After declaring on the stand that his
wife had Substantial means' OF her
own. which counsel for Baldwin wanted
in more definite form, Young said that
his wife insured her collection OF Jewels
for $500 600 before she started on her
last concert tour.
1T strikes me- said the banker,
chat would be considered a woman OF
substantial means" tie said also that
the singer used 10 support members or
her family.
Young again went into the subject Of
the Maine Securities Company, a cor
poration he formed ia 1908, IN accord
aucc with the pre-nuptial agreement
that existed between him and Nine.
Nordics Stocks and bonds valued at
about 100000 were put into this vent
ure. The singer was 10 have the IN
come from this fund for life, and at
the death Of her husband was 10 re
ceive the principal. He was 10 retain
the securities IN case his VIE pre-de-
ceased him.
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ment made BY him IN connection with
the affairs Of the estate Of Mrs. Mary
Adelaide Yerkes, that he never owned
any securities Of tho Maine corpora
ton. lie declared that the affidavit in
which he made the assertion consisted
of 100 pages and that he did not have
time TO read it through. What he
meant 10 say was that he did not own
the securities At the time.
As matter OF fact, you did own
this stock ," he was asked.
81 certainly did
Young was anxious to get before the
court his financial relations with Nine.
Nordca in chronological order, and
not have il dragged out plecemeal.
He said that in 1905, several years
before his marriage TO the prima donna,
he conceived the idea Of making some
arrangement for her, so that in case of
his death she would be looked after IN
n financial way. lie then transferred
the stocks and bonds to the Maine cor
poration, which securities were kept in
his safe i'm the name of dummies On
the envelope ne wrote: ITO be deliv-
cred TO Mime. Lillian Nordics In case of
my DEATH
"Tn 1906 / became very i'll and took
the precaution to turn the envelope
containing the stock certificates over TO
Nine Nordca.' the witness said. The
terms Of the financial arrangement
were incorporated into the marriage
agreement in 1909. Sometimes the Ger
tifces were in his name and , other
times in the name Of his wife or OF
dummies. at was matter Of good
faith between my wife and myself"
said Young. at was her property, my
property, our property"
At first they thought Of appointing a
trustee, il was explained by Young, but
they decided that it would not be nee
esssry II was made just "a gentle
mems agreement between husband and
wife"
At one time. he said, he hypothecated
the stock for 100000 with A. 5. White
& Co.
Surrogate Cohalan decided yeste-da.
that, both sides to the controversy over
the will on file In this city having ad-
mitted the jurisdiction Of the Surro-
gates Court Of this state, he would let
the contest down for trial on the first
Monday in June. The fact that most OF
the personal property left ty Nine.
Nordica in this state his beer turne =.
over to the temporary administrator OF
tn, estate appointed in New Jersey,
where, Young contends, his wife had
her legal residence, will no. be permit
ted 10 interfere with the case here.
/ Likewise, Justice Lehman, Of the s.
preme Court, has decided that the pro.
ponents of the New Jersey will could
not be restrained in this state from
going ahead with the probate proceed
ing in New jersey.