client had sold real estate, splitting the proceeds with his ex-wife. However, Bly had taken and cashed Witthaus' insurance policies. In addition, her medications prescribed by her husband had been tested and were safe. At the time of this court case, Bly was living with another man at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Clubs and collections Witthaus had a collection of art, including tapestries, porcelain, and statues. He also owned a manuscript that included Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler'', works of Rudyard Kipling, and a many manuscripts by Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a member of the American Yacht Club, the Lotos Club, the Reform Club, the St. Anthony Club of New York, and the University Club of New York. He was also a member of the American Museum of Natural History. Death and will In 1915, he died at his home at 2039 Broadway in New York City at the age of 69. After his death, his brother Guy Witthaus, niece Emily Mommer, and nephew Fred E. Mommer contested his will, claiming Jennie Cowan, who he lived with, had gotten him drunk at the Sherman Square Hotel before he wrote the will. In addition, his relatives claimed that Witthaus was "in his dotage" and had mental and memory impairments. Cowan inherited $20,000 in cash, property worth $31,712, stock and bonds worth $47,699, and a painting by Fagani. However, at the time Witthaus wrote his will, Cowan was also married and living with Robert Shore—without the knowledge of Witthaus. Her actual name was Jennie Shore. Witthaus also made a bequest to the New York Academy of Medicine. His estate was appraised at $228,473 after it was discovered that many of his high-value art items were copies. However, the Robert Louis Stevenson manuscript collection was appraised at $31,461, and the Rudyard Kipling manuscript for $4,101. References Witthaus, Rudolph August 1915 deaths People from New York City Witthaus, Rudolph August St. Anthony Hall Witthaus, Rudolph August University of Paris alumni Witthaus, Rudolph August Witthaus, Rudolph August 19th-century American physicians 20th-century American physicians American toxicologists New York University Grossman School of Medicine faculty University at Buffalo faculty Witthaus, Rudolph August University of Vermont faculty