New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-30

Because of that end other reasons she
/ lived apart from HIM for most OF the
last ten OF twelve years of her life.
When he went to England for his
spectacular campaign on the turf she
made her home in southern France. He
was in Ireland when she died in Aus
tria on September 6, 1914; but he can
ccled all engagements there and
FASTENED to New York 10 meet her
,ody on its arrival here and TO at
tend her funeral
Duly few weeks later rumors we're
eNtant that he was about TO marry
again. and these we're fulfilled on No
vembor 26. 1914, when he WAS Marie !
at the residence of Nathan Straus in
ibis city to Miss Beulah Benton Ed
mondson. Of Florida, who was said to
be p direct descendant of the famous
Cherokee chicftsin Scquoi2h. who in
, vented written alphabet and fol mu-
lated language for his nation and
brought that people UP TO the highcat
standard Of civilization attained BY any
Indian tribe. This second Wedding v'as
bitterly resented by his children, who
had inclined toward their mothers side
IN the domestic estrangemcnt, and
they openly denounced it az "A scheme
Of designing woman to inyegle an
;
fortune. In April. 1920. Richard
Croker ir., Howard Croker and Mrs.
Ethel Croker White united in legal
proceedings to prevent their father
from transferring any Of his property
and TO have 3 judicial determination
Of tho question whether he was com
pctent to manage his Own affairs. IN
their complaint they denounced the
second Mrs. Croker as an impostor aud
adventures and charged their father
with impaired mentality and feeble
ness Of mind and body.
Fought Childrcn's Suit
Mr.. and Mrs. Croker vigorously re-
pudiatcd these charges and acce pied
the hallenge 10 a legal fight to q
hmsh. Physicians and alicnists un-
hesltatlnglY pronounced MIR Croker
| physically and mentally quite fit to
look out for his own affairs. He had.
they declared, the body and mind Of
man OF sixty instead of nearly eighty,
The outcome was that the Florida
court in which the suit was brought
dismissed the complaint and dissolved
the temporary order which had been
granted restraining Mr. Croker from
disposing of his property. Howard
Croker Immediately appealed tho suit
while his fothcr and stcpmothcr sailed
for ireland with expressions Of regret
and pity for what they regarded az his
misguided course.
During the civil war in Ireland, FOR
some unrevcaled reason, MIR. Croker
was suspected Of completely with the
Sim Fein party. and in March, i92l,
his mansion and estate. Glencai1n.
were in hie absence raided and
thoroughly searched by the "Black and
Tan" police, but without the discovery
Of anything compromising. In June
following MIR. and Mrs. Croker returned
- TINS country to meet a suit brought
against him by Richard Croker ir 10
}ccover the value Of fortY-niue shares
Of Wabash Railroad stock, estimated
at between 500 and $1,000, which tho
SON declared had been wronRfully CON
vcrtcd by She father. Thi, Vas
brought in the City Court OF New York,
and the jury promptly dismissed on
the ground that the issue was one Of
law rather thau OF fact
Litigation Renewed
This was only the beginning. how
ever, Of a renewal Of the moro impor-
tant litigation brought by the children
against their father. Mr. Croker an
pearcd to feel little concern rs to the
outcome. lie sailed on October - to
spend the winter in ireland. saying in
farewell that he he'd won the legal bat
lie which his children had been wag-
ing against him, and had succeeded IN
getting the accounting for WhlcN he
had striven for fifteen years. Tine next
'HoVe, made by his counsel in his alb
Sence, was TO SECURE an accounting
rom Richard Croker ir.. Of at! prop-
vrucs belonging 40 his father Of which
re son had acted as agent. Ashbcl P.
HItch WAS on November ! appointed