The New York herald., 1922-01-13
PHYSICIAN sues HER
FOR $114,OOO BILL
Mrs. Angie NJ. Booth Owes
for $1,000 Monthly Fee,
Says DR.. Dowsey.
PROPERTY RUN BY HIM
Widow Of Ward Line Head
Demands Accounting
Of $272,927.
HER HEART CALLED WEAK
Quick Deposition Wanted to
Get Woman's Testimony
on Court Record.
HER HEART CALLED WEAK

month and also to take care of her
property. Now the physician is suing
her, saving she broke both agree
ments.
This curious situation reaches the
public eye because of a suit started
yesterday in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn.
The woman is Mrs. Angie NJ. Booth,
widow OF Henry p. Booth. who founded
The Ward Line--the New York and
Cuba Mail Steamship Company.-and
III his will left most of his estate to
her. She is 72 years old. Her city
home is at Riverside Drive and her
country home at Great Neck, L. I.
The physician is DIR. George H.
Dowsey, owner Of Bonnie Manse at
kensington. Great Neck. He is ask
ing the court to compel Mrs. Booth
10 pay $4,000 to him. He claims
100000 of this was due for supervis-
ing her business affairs and $4,000
for medical attendance.
Widow Also Suing Doctor.
At the same time Mrs. Booth is suing
Dr. Dowsey In New York county. In
an action started in November last she
demanded an accounting of the $272,927,
which she says the doctor. as her at
torney in fact, received from her estate.
end asked that he be required to pay
whatever sum is due to her.
DR.. Dowsey was for many years Mrs.
Booths family physician. His counsel,
Joseph s. Frank Of Sc Broadway, told
Justice MacCrate In Brooklyn that Mrs.
Booth has valvular heart disease. Her
counsel, Frederick J. Moses of 26 Lib
crty street. replied that the only trouble
with her heart was weakness to be ex-
pected In a person of her age But he
said DIR. Dowsey had told him "she had
heart disease and was likely to die un-
less he held her hand
Perhaps" remarked the Justice,
''she was like the Chinese, who pay a
physician as long as he keeps them
we'll" =
Mrs. Booths attorney asked the court
to combine both Of DR.. Dowseys actions
for trial.
Insists He Kept Agreement.
In one of the complaints DR.. Dowsey
say Mrs. Booth employed him on Feb
ruary 16, 1915, to attend her at Great
Neck or New York at least once a week
and as often as she requested or her
health required. For this he was to get
$4,000 q year, payable $1,000 ut the
beginning Of each month. He says he
did visit her every week. except when.
with her consent, he left the vicinity for
limited periods, or when. her condition
not requiring personal observation, she
directed him to abstain from weekly
calls.
At these times. says DIR. Dowsey, Mrs.
Booth had medicines which he had pre-
scribed and directions for their use. He
says she is still using his medicines. He
contends that she never Cancelled or
terminated the agreement. but that she
has paid him nothing since September
30, 1920. The $4,000 d1e demands from
her represents the amount OF his re-
Iainer since that day. with interest.
In the other complaint DR.. Dowsey
s,ys he entered on his duties as Mrs.
Booths attorney in fact on March Z.
1916. He submits n memorandum of
agreement executed on September 3,
1915. Under this compact DIR. Dowsey
and Jose T.. O'Kelly were to handle Mrs.
Booth's property for her and each was
20 receive annually as compensation
throughout the term Of the agreement.
per cent. Of all the incomes derived
from her investments and property and
OF any enhancement Of value Of profits
from sale.
There also were two alternate attor-
neys in fact--Robert +, Greaccn, attor-
ncy. of so Wall street, and william
Stanley Hill. president of the w. s. Hill
Realty Corporation. They were to re-
ceive / per cent. for their services In
q eddition TO all this a sum up to one
fourth of per cent. was TO be al
lowed to DR.. Dowsey and Mr.. O'Kelly
for any legal services. This contract.
starting on March Z. 1915. was to con-
t.nue for Ave years and then to be in
force from year to year unless termin-
ated by Mrs. Booth. who was to give six
months written notice.
Cannot Give Exact Demand.
Dr. Dowsey says she gave no notice
ns provided. but on October 10. 1920.
took away from him certain books, Sc
eurities and other property and dis
charged him as her attorney in fact.
Nevertheless, he asserts. he continued
10 perform his duties up to April 10.
1891. He says he cannot state pre-
cisely the sum due from Mrs. Booth. but
he sues for 100000.
The agreement which DR.. Dowsey
charges Mrs Booth with violating sue.
ceeded similar agreement. beginning
March z. 1911, which made Hubert Il.
Rogers. lawyer. Of so Wall street. CO.
attorney in fact and manager OF the
estate with the physician. In her New
York county suit Mrs. Booth says Dr.
Dowsey's compensation for attending TO
her business affairs amounted to $4,000
a year.
In the hearing before Justice Mac
Crate DR.. Dowsey's counsel asked for
a referee to take Mrs. Booths testimony
before trial. so II might be In the record
IN case OF her death. Her counsel OBJ
iected, saying that she was not well
enough to submit TO such an ordeal. The
Iustice said he would have a physician
examine her and would give his decision
later.
Henry p. Booth. who died In 1909.
left to his widow his residuary estate
and the income and dividends for life
OF his majority stock OF the Ward Line.
After her death the stock is to be
offered to the partners who helped Mr..
Booth establish his steamship business.
she has no children. One Of her sisters,
Miss Mary K. Rowan. took her own life
in August. 1911. In the Riverside Drive
house.