New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Father Filclled
Her Heritage by
Trick, Says Girl
Daughter Charges SIS, 600
Estate Was Signed Away
unknowingIy at Request
of Parent as Her Guardian
Destitute, She Declares
YoungC complainant in Suit to
RccovcrPropcrty Dcplorcs
Lack Of Business Training

A convent bred girl sat Yesterday in
tho Office of William K. Burroughs, at
torncy, IL Broad Street. and aphorizcd
on the ignorance of girls in business
affairs. Marion O'Connor is twenty
two and although hcircss al ono time
to $4,000 in cash and property from
her mothers family. she is now living
in furnished room at 60 West Sev-
enty-thrd Street and is practically
pcnnilcss. she declared
Papers in suit she is bringing
against her father to recover money
and property which she claims arc hers
were filed in the Supreme Court yes
terday. Her father is Cornelius O'Con-
nor. Of 20l Jefferson Avenue. Brook
lyn. who practiced law at one time The
girl says tina, while she was at school
and totally ignorant Of business affairs
she signed deed Of release on the
property at the instigatlon Of her
father. thinking that she was merely
signing testimonial TO his character
Nothing Left Of Inheritance
Il knew nothing OF business" Miss
O'Connor declared. 81 did what I was
told and trusted implicitly in nv ia
ther. But in 1921, when sold a piece
OF land and my lawyer was looking up
the title, was surprised to find that
| Did not have as much as | expected
have nothing now. and, Of course, am
not trained for any kind Of business.
Having always had an income. have
no way of making living for myself"
In tho complaint it is stated that
.hcr father failed "to account for or do
liver to her the amount Of $4,000: that
nc has charged against her account ar
tcles Wh'ch arc not proper charges
against her estate aud has tailed to
contribute funds to support or main
tam her. She believes, tho complaint
continues. that he has used part Of her
income for his own maintenance and
support Furthermore, she demands
that the release which she signed under
alleged msapprehensio on June /.
1918. be rendered null and void
MISS O'Connor's inheritance came
from her mothers stcpfather 1t was
wlllcd to her mother, but as she died
When Maroon was an infant. it came to
the girl and her young brother, Carl.
Father Named Guardian
Nl. O'Connor was appointed guardian
OF thc real and personal property Of
the daughter in 1909 Hor interests
were chiefly land and PROPERTY much
Of which. she claims. her father has
mortgagcd. At various times he rem
d"red accounts showing that he had
distributed $4,000 in all. She asserts
that many Of his charges should not
have been made against her prpcrty.
ON one OCCASION Miss O'Connor re-
ccived $1,000 and was told by her
father, shc says. that the rest had been
lawfully paid out on her account By
him. He told her, she continued. that
he had dealt honestly by her and that
SINCE tho time had come for him to
make his accounting TO tho court it
would be necessary for her to sign a
paper showing that everything was all
right between them.
"lnilucnced hy my affection for my
f. or and not boins familiar with
business sisned this paper without
knowing what i, was.' declared Miss
O'C"nnor 81 have since learned that
1t was genera release FOR the man
a2cment Of my estate and released the
defendant bonding companies from any
liability for the acts Of my guardian
ccnmlttcd during inc administration of
m affairs.
MISS OConnor has not liver With her
father and brother for three years