The New York herald., 1921-09-29
COCHRAN REPLEV|NS
GOODS Held BY WIFE
Has $4,000 in Furnishings
Removed From Nine.
Walska's Home Here.
OWNERSHIP IN QUESTION
Husband Says Singer Pos
sessed Them Wrongfully and
Refused to Give Them Up.

The first legal step indicative of the
reported lack of harmony between
Alexander Smith Cochran and his Po-
lish opera singer bride, Nine. Gamma
Walska, both of whom are in Europe,
but hundreds of miles apart. has been
taken by Mr.. Cochran. Through Gug-
genheimer. Untermyer & Marshall.
Samuel Untermyer being his counsel. he
has started replevin proceedings to re-
cover $4,000 worth of his furnish
ings which he alleges his wife has
possessed wrongfully" and has re-
fused to surrender when demand was
made for the articles.
The furnishings in question were
seized yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Rooney in a house in East Ninety
fourth street near Park avenue. and
taken in a van to storage warehouse.
where they will repose under the name
of Sheriff Knott until Sheriff's jury
decides the question OF ownership.
The Ninety-fourth street house is said
to be the property of Mrs. Cochran,
the gift of a former husband. Most
of her belongings are alleged to have
been removed previously. leaving the
house furnished mainly with the ar
tices OF which Mr.. Cochran claims
ownership.
The affidavit of Mr.. Cochran seeking
the replevin sets forth that Nine. Wal
ska refused TO turn over the wrong
fully possessed" articles to his agent
when she was asked to do so. The fur
nishings In questions included All an
tique oblong table valued at $4,000. a
several water colors. pieces Of Chip
pendale furniture and an antique bed.
When Deputy Sheriff Rooney sought
10 serve the replevin writ he found the
Nnety-fourth street house unoccupied
but guarded by private detective. 1ac
detective was loath to let the furnish
ings be removed. SO he communicated
with the office OF Dudley Field Malone.
counsel for Mrs. Cochran. There he
was told TO permit the deputy to re-
move the articles mentioned in the
writ. Another detective appeared while
q truck was being loaded with the far
nishings and followed the van TO the
warehouse.
Mr.. Cochran has been in England and
Scotland all summer but on September
IL was In Paris comforting with Mr..
Untcrmyer just before the lawyer sailed
for home Mr. Cochran gives his resi-
dence. however. as q West Fifty-eighth
street. Nine. Walska has been in France
all summer with Mrs. Harold F. Nc
Cormick. Mr. Malone also conferred
recently with his client while abroad.
the report being that Mr.. and Mrs.
Cochran were each contemplating start
ing action for divorce.
Mr.. Cochran put up bond OF $4,000
with the Sheriff's office pending the
decision regarding ownership OF the FUR
rishings.
The first legal step indicative of the
reported lack OF harmony between Alex
ander Smith Cochran and his Polish
opera singer bride. Mime. Gamma Nalska.
both OF whom are IN Europe. but hun
dreds or miles apart, has been taken by
Mr. Cochran Through Guggenhetmer.
Untermyer n Marshall Samuel Inter
myer being his counsel. he has started
replevin proceedings to recover $25,O0O
worth OF his furnishings which he alleges
his wife has possessed wrongfully" and
has refused TO surrender when demand
was made for the articles.
The furnishings in question we're seized
Yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Rooney in
a house In East Sinety-fourth street
near Park avenue. and taken In van
to a storage warehouse. where they will
repose under the name OF Sheriff Knott
until q Sheriff's jury decides the ques-
tion Of ownership The Ninety-fourth
street house is said to be the property
of Mrs. Cochran. the gift OF former
husband. Most OF her belongings are
alleged to have been removed previously
leaving the house Furnished mainly with
the articles OF which Mr.. Cochran claims
ownership.