New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-06

Mrs Van Heusen in p moving picture
Hamilton tried to compel his
mother-in- law. 10 is alleged. TO supper.
him and his wife, whom he married az
Grace Church n year ago. me "lle-
cations PRO and con have become pun
liz ON the eve Of another wedding IN
which Hamilton is much Interested
for TODAY his sister. Miss Hope nam
uton. is TO become me wife OF marry
LIVINGSTON Kaufman, OF CleVelahu'
brother OF Mrs. Edward y. BreltuhG'
Hamilton is TO be one Of the ushetS
at the wedding. Han
Neither he nor his wife, says Ham
iIton in his affidavit, has any means
az sunport except what he earns
Hamilton intimates that in the MOVING
nicture enterprise in which Mrs. van,
Heusen invested capital she favored
Edward X. Lincoln, moving. picture
actor. who interested her IN the pusl .
moss when she met him Tor 'he III ~
time i'm a dentists once In hroohil H.
Hamilton is suing ms mothel-lh-
law TO compel her to turn over wv
shares Of The Photo Play Productions
Corpanv. as the concern was known
alleging that she and Lincoln nave
formed another company in opposition
Tho origin of the fight. according 10
Hamilton. was his refusal 70 vote MS
shares TO Gust Frank A. Tlchenor from
the presidency of the company NJ
savs that Mrs. Van Heusen compelIe9i
him TO transfer his stock TO her anu
that she intended 20 remove MN ana
Tichenor from the councils OF the
moving picture company. he say :
also that Mrs. Van Heusen's lawyer
threatened TO send him TO JAN unless
he gave up the stock.
Accuses Mrs. Van Heusen.
Referring 70 the co-oraHy'- exhlbi-
lion Of "Thc Littlest Re5e" at Au-
oIsta which Mrs. Van Heusen at
toDdcd after she had invested S21,uOo
in The company and promised to m
ycs- $500 If necessary, Hamilton
aSbe and lincoln we're almost CON
stan+lv i'm each others company. lhey
dinod and autoed together to various
roints They were on the most lnti-
mate terms. and was asked by the
residents of Augusta whether Lincoln
was her husband e,-.
Mrs. Van Hensen, Hamilton further
saws. frightened his mother ana
wife into Mysteries by telling them tn@ a.,
he was mixed up in "a crooked dSaI
and threatened him with the law uhleso
he desisted. His mother PLEADED win
him that he do what Mrs. Van heuSeh
and her lawyer asked Of hlm. IN o0e-
dience TO this request he met CnarIeS
+ Rostwick. Assistant District Attor-
nov and counsel for Mrs. Van Heusen.
Rostwick. said Hamilton, urged MN 20
give up his stock
"Nir Bostwick told me it was my last
chance" said Hamilton. He said II l
Gidr'+ take il he would have to prose-
Cute me and would probably have me
put in Jail. He said he was accustomed
n dealing with such cases as Assistant
District Attorney. and that he was 90,
inc 10 be the next District Attorney.
Now Ousted from Company.
Because Of fear and to allay the anN-
iety of his wife and mother, Hamilton
continues. ne signed an agreement
transferring the stock he held. since
then his mother-in-law and Lincoln
have passed a resolution removing MN
as secretary and treasurer OF the com,
many. Justice Golf yesterday refused
10 grant an injunction against MIS- an
Heusen. and she is now in control.
Mrs. Van Heusen replies IN her am
davit that the action by her son-ln-law
has been brought out Of spite 10 lnJure
her and because OF her refusal longer
10 support him.
he has lived at my expense since
January Il. 1914" says Mrs. Van ieu-
sen. "a few months before his mar
riage he was employed for short time
at So a week. but after his marriage
he had no employment. ! put nm IN
the moving picture business because l
realized that the future welfare OF my
daughter depended on her husband be-
ing employed. J furnished their apart
ment. at sos Park av.. and paid the rent
TO last June. On their return from
their wedding trip last February the
plaintiff and my daughter demanded
money to satisfy obligations incurred
for his own benefit before his marriage.
7 gave them the money, amounting TO
$500. They then made further de-
mands for money, and when ! refused
nv daughter said, Why did you let us
get married if you didn't intend to sup
port us" Thereafter ! gave them $1,000
Tor their support"
She SAYS her son-in-law is trying TO
continue TO draw Sl25 a week. (which
lie can never earn" while. as matter
of fact. the company is insOlvent.