The New York herald., 1921-11-22
WIDOWS $25O,OOO
TAKENBY ANOTHER,
I SHEASSERTS in SUIT
Mrs. Caroline Howell Con-
frOnted by Mrs. A. Maloff
in Fight for Fortune.
DOUBLE LIFE ALLEGED
Retired Dairyman Explained
That He Was Obliged to
Make Lecture Tours.
DOUBLE LIFE ALLEGED

Light concerning s250.000, which she
imagined her husband to have when
he died, came to Mrs. Caroline Howell,
widow OF an Orange county dairy
farmer, who sold out to the Borden
company, in the Surrogate's Court yes
terday, when Mrs. Alice Maloff, for
merly of Bogota, n. j.. filed objections
to any one but herself being the ex-
ecutriX of the dead mans estate. Mrs,
Maloff, who lives now at Isl West
Seventy second street, claims that at
Howell's death all the property he had
was in his and her name jointly, so
that now there is nothing for his
widow to administer.
Mrs. Howell, in a petition to the
court. says that she can find only
about $50 900 OF the property her hus-
band ought to have left. He was 81
years old when, having developed from
a small dairy farmer to the headship
OF the Howell Condensed Milk and
Cream Company at Goshen, he dis
posed of the concern in 1915. He was
73 when he died.
When he sold out and came to live in
this city he developed habit of travel
ling. His wife had been given to under
stand that part Of the terms of his sale
20 the Borden concern was that he
should tour the country from time to
time and lecture on the value OF milk as
a health food. In the collection OF post
cards which he gent her on HE travels
are messages from California. Florida
and Maine.
He died on October 3 in front Of
Trinity Church while taking stroll
down Broadway. Then his wife had to
begin looking into the state Of his
worldly affairs closely and get her son.
who Is 40 years old and lawyer, to
help her.
Before Mrs. Howell could file the viii
which her husband executed in her
favor in 1879 Mrs. Maloff. who then lived
at Bogota. y. j.. filed In Bergen county
a will which was IN her possession
which Howell made three days before
Christmas in 1917. and in which he left
her all he had. Mrs. Howell. in u petit
ton which she has filed in the Surro-
gates office, states that her husband
paid $500 for the house in which Mrs.
Maioff lived in Bogota, and that people
who lived near 1t have informed her
that Howell and Mrs. Maloff were
known as Mr.. and Mrs. Maloff. and
sometimes ss uncle and niece.
Mrs. Howell insists also that he
opened bank accounts for Mrs. Maloff
In Hackensack.' Reno. New, and in this
city. Since his death she Is unable 10
find more than $4,000 OF the more than
500, 600 worth he should have had. for.
she says. he had more than $4,000 worth
OF property outside his business when
the Borden company bought him out.
Mrs. Howell asks that all property
standing in the name OF Mrs. Maloff be
declared 10 be hers (Mrs. Howells) on
the ground that Mrs. Maloff exerted un-
due influence over Howell Mrs. Maloff
insists that much OF the property she
has was hers before she met Howell.
Among other papers which Mrs.
Howell submits TO the court Is a letter
alleged TO be from Mrs Maloff 10
Howell, in which she says she Is happy
In California without him. as It is mis-
erable 20 live with a man and not be his
wife