New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-19
Executor Of Cotton Mans
Viii Bare 200 Letters
Said To BE Property
of Claire Louise Burton
Alleged Romances Led
All Over " orld and
Involved Many Men

The previous loves of Claire Louise
Bsrton. vilor Of Frank Vincent Bur
.o7. millionaire cotton goods dealer,
ws~e Jared Yesterday in the Surro-
-ates Cour, at New burgl in support
d IN effort 70 bar her as sdministra-
trix Of the $500 600 Burton estate.
Nr Burton. Who MAS senior member
81 Burton Brothers & Co. Of 267 Fifth
Avenue, died here on March II. ~
left the bulk Of his estate to his fivc
esiidren. Mrs. Burton, who was The
daughter Of William ]. Floto, a former
Chicago merchant. was left nothing by
the will, which stated that ample pro-
vsion for her support was made by
III. Burton prior to their marriage.
Yesterday's proceeding was the filing
os an answer on the part of tho exccu-
;ors to the petition of Mrs. Bur
Ton asking that cause be shown why
she should not be appointed temporary
drinistratrix Of the estate pending
aetion TO contest the probate of the
7Iil
Widow to Contest viii
According 70 George +. Hurd. of
Green & Hurd, AZ Exchange Place,
leansel for the respond dents. Mrs.
EGrton intends 10 contest the will In
hsr petition for temporary powers of
administration, she alleges, according
,0 Hurd that her former husband was
rentally lncapacltated at the time the
3ill was made and that undue infu-
noes we're brought TO bear upon him
in its discrimination by other m members
Of the family.
The five children who came in for
'1rge share of the estate are Frank V.
-arton jr., thirty years old; Van Duzer
8arton twenty-six; Mrs, Owen John
son, wife Of the author. all of New
iork City; Mrs. Morgan Wing, Of
Nillbrook, n. Y, and Mrs. Walter r.
Eaton of Cedarhurst, L. /.
Between thirty and forty exhibits
a.s appended to the answer to Mrs.
8lrton 5 petition. These consist Of
]Tresp ondence and memoranda which
@e papers state were removed from
me Of the trunks of the petitioner i'm
oediately following the final serious
g8srel betWeen the latter and Burton,
eaich led to their living apart since
7aly, 1920, They were offered in sup
port Of the respondents contention
nat Mrs. Burton is not proper per-
son to be appointed a temporary ad-
nlnistrator of the estate and reveal
7Heged relations with various prom
lnent men both here and abroad,
According TO the records submitted
Yesterday, Frank V. Burton first met
al
at intervals until November 90, 1919.
when they were married. The cere-
nony was IN St. Georges Church and
was performed by the Rev. DR.. Karl
IRELAND in the presence OF members o.
the family.
The Burtons failed 20 agree, accord
irg to the statement and in February,
1920, there was temporary separation,
which was followed by Burton's return
- his wife until July, when a final
sparston occurred The respondents
1arge that following the final separs-
tion Mrs. Burton made serious threats
hsainst her husband and against vari
ous members OF the family, which go
aaected and disturbed her husband
mat he instituted an investigation into
rs p1fe's previous record.
inns resulted in the discovery of the
isfters and other evidence, the answer
states, in trunk which had been
stored ct Burton's place of business,
mere were more than 200 papers, it is
SAD including letters directed to Mrs.
Burton drafts of letters in her hand
writing, receipted hotel bills, copies Of
pank deposit slips and various other
Memoranda.
Among the letters were messages ad-
dfessed to Mrs. Burton, the exhibits
Stow, from one Sam NJ. Power. which
gears the address 2 Ryder Street, st.
lames's S. ", London. Various let
iers sent from addresses in Europe be-
tween the spring of 1913 and 1914 bear
ne signature Of Fritz Brinck, while
'ders dated throughout 1910, 1911 and
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