The evening world., 1920-04-01

1
ard Croker, restraining him from dis
posing of any of his Florida property
on the ground that he IS incompetent
caused interested comment among his
\ former associates in the political life
Of New York.
o. p. Breen OF the Hotel Savoy
where Mr.. Croker and his wife have
made their home on their visits to
this city, said to-day that while he
did not pretend to scientific esti-
mate OF Mr. Croker's mental condi-
ton, he was surprised to learn that
Mr.. Croker's family regarded him as
incompetent
"Mr. Croker was here last Decent
ber," he said. after knowing him
all my life / did not feel then that he
| had changed IN his interest in men
and affairs, his friendships or his bust
ness Judgment. Judge Dusro, John L.
Voorhees, and others OF his former in
Inmates called on him and he greeted
them warmly and affectionately and
talked with them regarding men past
and present with apparent clearnOss
and lively memory.
"He encountered others whom he
had not seen for ten or moro years,
recognized them without hesitation
and recalled memories OF his boyhood
days. ] believe that il he had any one
Of US alone in room arranging a
business deal he could have handled
the situation as well as ever. / had
no occasion to observe his attitude
toward his children"
McCombs g. Ryan OF counsel for
the Croker children announced to-
day that II the present injunction is
made permanent similar actions will
be started regarding Mr.. Croker's
property in New York, ireland and
elsewhere. Mr.. Croker's fortune Is
estimated nt $1O.0O0,000 by bis chill
dren; 100000 OF it is said TO be in
Florida and $1,O00,O0O in ireland.
Tho affidavits supporting the appli-
cation for the injunction assert that
Mr.. Croker, who is nearly eighty
years old, Is under the complete dom
inat ation OF Mrs. Buelah Benton Ed
wards Croker, whom he married In
November, 1914. His sons, Howard
and Richard Croker jr., and bis
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Waite, and his
daughtcr-in-law, Mrs. Richard Croker
jr., Join in stating that since his last
marriage Mr.. Croker has been in
capable OF intelligent conversation
has at times treated them as
lBITunEtIEt
permitted to see him except in the
presence Of Mrs. Croker, who, they
swear, is apparently seeking TO pos
sess herself Of all his fortune.
Mrs. Waite in her affidavit tells OF
seeing her father at the Hotel Savoy
last December. At the gathering were
, her fathers wife, Mrs. Richard
; Croker jr. and Howard Croker, and
I. continues as folows:.
1--WE started to tell my father fol-
what reason we had come to see him
and that we desired to take up GER
thin business matters with him tC
: have them adjusted. We had hardly
/, commenced talking when my fathers
present wife rushed into the room
, and went to tho telephone, stating
, that sho was about TO call the police
, II wo did not leave the ROOM W.
were all standing, not having beer
! invited to sit down. My father told
her not 10 telephone for the police.
my fathers wife thereupon salt
that she wasn't going 30 haVo ho
darling husband upset in this man
ner, and called us all 'brutes' TO
venturing to come to see him. Al
/ most Immediately she commenced 4
upbraid me for having stated TO tn
newspaper that she wasn't an In
dian. Sh0 insisted that We had In
formed the newspapers TO that enecI
I'VE tried to talk 10 my father oil
tho business matter in which we wer,
- dll interested. lie was unable q
70 carry on any conversation with us
a He was nervous, excit0d and shaking
, II was impossible for him to answe
the questions we put to him. lie dh
not seem TO underRtand or grasp tn
10 questions pN TO him.
G MY fathers part In the entire con
n vcrsation was a secondary one, be
cause " the condition of his mine
II II have neither seen nor hear
q from my father since the meetinl
I above mentioned at the Hotel Savoy
II am convinced that my father
not mentally competent to handle hi
ownaffairs: that he Is completely un
der the domination and control of hi
present wife, who, to further her owl
interest, has sought by every mean
!. In her power, by falsehood and ddstor
!, ton. to convince my father that all O
his children have been dishonest an
unfaithful to him and unworthy Q
N any trust or confidence on his par
- She has succeeded in ner purpose an
- has turned my father utterly ava
n from all. his children"