The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-05

WIVES OF ALIENS
FORFEIT MILLIONS
Countess Szechenyi's Property
Taken Over by Enemy
Custodian. ..- !
20 GIVE UP S21,667,500
Many Well Known Women on
List-Eight Baronesses
Are Affected.
20 GIVE UP se1,e67,5oO

E.. Estates OF many American women who
married German and Austrian subjects,
amounting to many millions of dollars,
have been taken over by A. Mitchell
Palmer. Alien Enemy Custodian. In the
list that was made public yesterday BY
Mr.. Palmer are twenty-nine women
whose estates total s2l, 667,500. A num-
Der of others have been forced 70 yield
to the Government the properties that
came to them by American inheritance,
but in most of the cases not cited the
estates were relatively small.
Among the women named In the Gus
todlan's report is the Countess Gladys
Vanderbilt Szechenyi from whom was
taken almost s4.vQ0,000 in securities and
the income from a 100000 trust es-
tate created by the will OF her father.
In a number OF the listed cases the
estates taken consisted of trust funds
from which the rich and titled women
drew their incomes. Eight Of the wom-
en- married Barons of the Teuton!c line
and seven have Counts for spouses.
The official list contains the following
names:
Baroness Augusta Lulse Won Alten.
Budapest, Austria, formerly Augusta
l.. De Haven, and Sarah K. Won Camps
Hanover. Welfel, Germany. formerly
Sarah e. De Haven. granddaughter OF
the late Louisa G. Bigelow. formerly OF
Chicago. Estate valued at about ST.
100000. Each has a life interest in one
third.
Baroness Lydia G. Won Hammersteiu,
formerly Lydia Griswold OF New York.
Small interest in estate OF George Girls
void of New York and sl5,s0o in stocks.
Baroness Clara Erhart Won Truchsess,
Dusseldorf, Germany. formerly Clara
Erhart OF New York. Life estate In
trust fund OF 100000 stocks, se3'6oo
bonds, :4o6.So0; notes, $4,000, and
cash. St7.42a.22.
Gertrude, Baroness Won Bocklin. Rus:
bel Ringshelni, Baden. Germany, for
merry Gertrude Berwind Of Philadelphia.
Under the will of Charles i. Berwird,
her father. late OF philadelphia, she re-
ceived more than 100000 IN property
which was put in trust with the properly
received by the other heirs in this es-
tate.
New York Woman Loses.
Baroness Olivia Louise Won Roth
k!rch. Schioss Massee. bel TrebnitS.
Schlesein. Germany, formerly Olivia
John Brown of New York. Life interest
in trust approxim TIM sI.o000o0.
Baroness Mathilda L. Bornemisza.
Budapest. Austria; Baroness Margaret
Won Wucherer, Steiermark, Austria, and
Anna Won Dory 4ohahaza, Steiermark.
Austria. daughters Of the late James
Price OF Philadelphia and granddaugn-
tcrs OF the lite Samuel Harlan of Phil
adelphia. and Baroness Manon Dun,-
reicher. Baron Thor Won Borg. Baron
Tassilo Won Berg and Baron Max Won
Berg, children of the deceased daughter.
Baroess Sallie Mae Berg. The above
enemies share in the income Of trust
under the will OF Sarah Maria Price.
valued at s275 900. and also in a trust
created under will Of Samuel Harlan, Jr.,
valued at $4,000.
Baroness Cornelia c. Zedl!tz. Berlin,
Germany. formerly Cornelia Carnochan
Roosevelt, daughter ~ tho late Charles
Y. Roosevelt of New York. Her hus-
band. Baron Clemens zedlitz, died III
1901. Under a trust agreement made in
1889 in contemplation OF marriage her
property. valued a: about 100000.
was put in trust, reserving TO her life
interest. Persona! property valued at
100000 also taken over.
Countess Marguerite Isabelle Eugene
former German Ambassador TO Austria
and daughter OF .A!phouse dc Stucrs.
Minister of Holland in France. She is
a grandniece OF the late Henry Astor.
grandson Of the original John Jacob
Astor. and inherts a share in his estate.
Her mother was Countess Margaret
Laura Zhorowski. daughter of Aida AS
tor. asster OF Henry Aston and daw,h-
ter OF William Aston. Trust fund 500
600. created By deed Of trust ~ her
father; cash, s9.492.25 and Sis interest
In New York city property.
Countess Won Fraucken Sierstorpfr,
Zyrowa Leschnitz. Prussia. formerly
Mary Kpowlton. daughter OF Edwin +
Knowlt0A of New York. Life interest
trust fund $1,000, 600 left under the viii
OF her father: bonds. $500; notes, SAL
437.55. insurance policy. 10000: bank
account. S216.05. Remainder interests
OF Count Edwin Victor Guido Friedrich
Wilhelm Heinrich Casper Johannes Ma
ria Serstorpff and Count Hans Glenn
ems Herman Friedrich Wilhelm Helm
rich Casper Alexander Maria Siers;o.pfr.
sons Of the above enemy, also taken
over.
Countess SEecbcnyi Listed.