, 1870-07-24
SYLVIA EOWIAND'S WILL,

FE""' tht -af1r loTS Sx'1, JHt4 Il.
III 1nly. 1ss5. in the city Of New BelforJ,
lazy named SYLVIA Ann llcwlaud died. leaving
lelu1d her property IL the anouut Of murt
iLalI :II,'0n l1. The contest in tie court. for
the POSSESSION of this large snnl Of u,ouvy ha+
>'a!ltd puhlt attes'tiou 70 Que Of tho ttsahse-:
tiurits Of cIliitity, ard, perhaps. attempted
flaud. that "rTc ever reIor1:1 els.n here than
il. tic ,'a=e- of wora .. 1iss;o,,.
The l1~rlA11d family las aiways been
rsa!:ly. When, in lSS'. MISC liuwIsnds
EgaEliatheT. Isaac ii0wlansl. died. he left a
:,.:1nnr Of :21s,tp0 IN personal property. AMI
::n.f nj il. real state. one-lalt of which .4is
will easc y his granddaughter. sylvia ;suu.
Husband. Edward Mott lobiu~.n, the sa.t,t
ltinE New lae1Eozsl snesyl.ant. we'll knowu iu
l.ib lifetime for lie wealth. his mercantile
tkl!l, and his rcauriousness. III ls4s, Gideon
Rowland. the sau-in-law and partner OF Isaac.
m, tle father Of sylvia Anu HowItaI aud
Ably ltoluseon. died. leaving auuthas aud
larger fostune Of SG5G, 900. TO be equally
.ltssicst between Sylvia Ann aud her Lrofher-
ih-law alr- kob'nson. Hiss Howlaad's ellare
IN 10th tleee fortunes vas allowed to remain
irse.ted in the tus;ners ct the old dEn. II
wa> tat at Mr. sud Nrs. Robinson. The Dim
continued 10 prosper 1util. aa We bavs sad.
llies itowiAnfs fortune hal. in 1865, swellet
q, axes S:1,h.N mo.
Edward Mott Robinson tfis.i in Juno. 1876.
ly=ving q property Ut nearly elk millions Of
dollars and An oily daughter, Hiss Hetty How
.a,,tt Robinson. By his will he gsve to this
ti..Eeh,e1 about one million VI dollars ahso-
iatsly, anti the income Of the remaining i've
millions for life. the principal being given to
Eer satse. or, il ahe died without issue. - such
lersons a. etc might apr"iut by will She
hid beeilcs soms s3u. 90. inhented from her
rscsheE ard s.sc:ycl by eif' from her auut.
II this lime ta.e aunt, sylvia At:a Ho1!ana.
Ia Se,tts'.sp1 in her own right. aud the neise.
iittt! Huaiapd Roti,,son. 5t.uts.Ot1 in her
cIn tight. .Le income Of Sj.nu 1Jvt tor llfe. aud
tn sessas IS shat tsse last .Gl1, ,Gn woell 20
t.lstr ~ i.tf children or to such persons ~
at might select.
When sylvia .tun Huw!and tlle<1, - we eai,,,
IL July. Is. Ct one month after Mr.. Eobia-
sau. viii Has fnuni, made l>y beg il, Sepic:n-
t.z, 1s6.. with coaici1 added IN November
i>ha. 10th together Essing tu bet u.cse. Miss
lsusiE>eir. rho income IT one million Of dollars
ELwlapa family. and distributing tAo other
ciil!,ou in lcsAcies and charities. Dissatisfied
WIKI this u.eagte addition n her rcsorrces,
Miss Ruasrton contested the will on the
ground Of mental and bo;iiiy ipasnity in her
aunt, and ulslne i2tluencn- THIS contest. how
ever. RIO shortly after at'.ai.,ncxi, sud in De
t. inbeE. lSsS, cuu..nen-ed in the United sta.es
i1cuit Ioutt the e1:raoniin21r suit which has
litels Terminated in failure un her part. Au1
Eot without giving ri$e 70 she graves: rusf,i-
cieEs th1t she has been guilty. Of crime in her
effort 10 c:ssP the whole. instead Of the in
e-tue of ons-ha:f Of her auut's fortune.
In btEinninE her suit. Miss Robinson al
legged tEat her aunt 4ud herself. being very
mueh disrlcased with the way in which nes
| mother + skare of tie money which came from
t~4ac uowlan] had lcen taken 7o.sesslon Of
! uy her father, had entered into u mutual
| agreement in 1860, each to make will IN the
Others favor. to prevent 1f1. Eob,nsoas Ee.-
ting kpy n.'re of tho Howlacl property. In
| p,oot of this compact ehe eahibsteA doen-
GRE will made By Miss Rowland. eiv,ng he.
Whole foFtune to her ulece. and the other ,
dtrla.Aiion Of the reasons for msEiog It, cor
| !. eEc .A!.,E With Aise Robinsons statement.
There was slso duplicate Of this hitter i'aper,
iIez bil! OF complaint get forth th2t Mi-- Hos.
lands nnl Of ls6s and the cadicil to it we're it
,ioia'itu OF this compact. and rhould therefore
| L. declared v"id
Mrs Ioninnds executors nnaes the Iatel
will detcSGea the suit. not alone on lega
| grounds "hicl wotc Hn2lly &ljudsed to b
fEflicitnt, hut on the more ee1io11t Assetfiu.
that the eignstrrce purportins TO be .he sig
Aatufee Of Sylvia Ann HoNlAnd to the deels1a
.'on, OF mutual agreement and its durlleatt'
! }iodut ell by Aar niece. we're. in plain Elrli-h
fctgerles. and that the niece, Hetty Ho~lan'
i:obinsou. owner Of million OF dollArs he
I ann right. and entitled to tits iucome for liz
Of s1A millions more. was the forgsr.
The teial OF tbs cause wa-. ~ may b, ant
poeel tfnu tAe Amount OF mu:le- WI tht
scandal involved, long and stoutls I!es:el
t teea married 10 Mf. Edx2rd q. Green. va
s.1e principal Witnea. in her own srchAlf+ liz
story. III cha tsllt It, 1e.ls not u..llAe : chaF
tor from one Of Aiaa hadlon'H noyels. Sh
describes Visit to heE aunt IN 1880, pictuzin
hA< ~ N inEs1id And \ hslplsss old woman