, 1873-02-07
THE WILL OF Mr.. GREELEY.

/ The Greeley will caso h,s catered upon u w,v
OF settlement which reflects severc disredi.
upon everyone concerned in it, except UPON ia
orphan daughters Of Mr.. Greeley, bis sole heirs
BY his last will: These young Indies, who Laya
been distressed beyond measure by the malic.
nant and scandalous wrang1ipg over thcg1oye ~
their father. yesterdnv gaye peremptory in
| struchoas to their counsel to mako full sur
render Of an their Ghts and inte1ests in tia
matter, and to allow tho executors Of q fo1me-
will full discretion in the management Of tba
affair." The formal decision Of the Surro,ara
| will be given Ie=t week, aud What remains II
! Mr.. Greelcys little property will then be sub
| iect totho disposition Of Mr.. Etorrs and lir
Manning.
The only excuse for this persistent and a.
parent1T inczplicab1e opposition to the final Dis
| position which Mr. Greeley made OF his estate.
WAS that he was insane at tho time Of writing the
number Of easy-ta1king witnesses havo heen1
placed upon the stand, I'LL holding decided
opinions against the perfectly simple aad
natural provisions of the will, who ha7o con.
sumed several days in what may have appeared
to them agreeable gossip about tie last DAYS Of
phrase, every, utterauco Of melancholy which fell
from his lips, WIS carefully remembered or in
cautiously distorted, in i manner which fur.
nished highly interesting matter for listless
readers and inflicted the keenest anguish upoa
all to whom he wes dear: We hoH
not what impression a1l these trivial reminis-
cences produced upon the mind Of the Sur
rosate, or Of the public. Thoy hare certainly
altered no jot Of the convictions anter:ained
in regard to Mr. Grcelcy's fatal illness by hia
nearest friends and associates His death val
the result OF life OF continual oyer1urk,
The p-odisloua mental labor Of y.ea-s, pre-.
pared that critical Ete!e Of nervous exhaustion
which rendered him incapable Of supporting
During the last summer especially, tho strain
upon his powers was too great for en-.
durance- O1eying tho summons OF his to.
ltica friends, no made. these remarkable
tours through. New England and the West,
delivering series Of speeches. which for Ta1ia-
ty,. scope, and effectiveness havo 70 parallel il
au our history; and, EEea Tearied and e1haus:~
cd by these l.bo-s, and depressed b7 TIL. con.
sciousuess that the CAUSE he represented waa
doomed to defeat, he vas called to the bedside
OF his dying WIFE, He watched for weeks b,
har pillow With unselish and even inprulent d.
yotion; and, when the end came, tha injuu
done to his hlsa-wfought and sensitive organi.
zatlon wes too great to be repaired Acute
Inflammation OF tho membrane OF the brain Get
IN. which ran its course and ended in death.
But before. it WAS developed, while his re.son
etill held its sway. he recogLlzc the fact that
his fortuna had been impaired by various unfur-
tunate Investments in Southern railroads, aud
tie like, and especially by loans to per.ons Who
since his lstest will s7es made his wifo was also
gone, and the circumstances being thus sadly
and completely changed, he concluded to CANCEL
ell former Wills, made in more prosperous times,
and lea'o his entire property to hia daughters to
whose proper suppo1(unless more bad debt3
could be collected than seemed then for seems
noW) posslb!e-lt was barely adequate.
unfortunately, he did not destroy former
Eiu ss5nade in 1911, in which two old friends
aIess1s. StorrB and Manning, and business
associate, Mr. Sinclair (who is now bankrupt
debtor to the estate), were named "a executors
For reasons satisfactory TO these gentlemen they
concluded to contest the will. Mr. Sinclair sub
'equently withdrew. We wish it to be under
integrity OF Messrs. Stons and Manning. They
yere doubtless Influenced by no worso feeling
han that Of wounded self-eateem, though they
inally persuaded themselves that their con-
ciences required them to stand between Alr.
3Ieeley's daughters and his property, and their
ttitude to the orphans OF their friend haa
een that Of frank and sincere hostility. They
ave seemed couTinced that the very fact Of III.
'reeley's making will in which their narnes
'ere not mentioned was pr1ma tacie evidence Of
aqua, afr. Isaiah T. Williams, who seems from
he papers IN the lands of the temporary I'D.
Illustrator to DO debtor to the estate, threw
imsef with especially energetic. malice into the
all the opposition to the last will. Even on
cstordaV, after the surrender was complete, thia
ian made speech full Of charges and insinua-
ons go brntally malignant and 1ecklessly un-
ne, that it, seems impossible thata perBon in
is senses ahould have uttered it.
The facts in favor OF this will were plain and
bEious- It was in itself better, more eimple,
ore lntelliglble will than the other. It made
7rfectly reasonable and logical disposition Of
10 property: It was written throughout in the
and signed with his own name,
bile Mr. Greeley Was still tho active editor OF
% Tribune, writing daily articles nreproachable
thought and III manner. It was executed in
> last hours, when the delirium OF ferer Was
er and the peace Of approaching dissolution
Il upon him. To offset these facts, ths
ecutors Of the will OF 1871 had no re-
urce but the accumulation Of gossip
prove the deep melancholy which cfondeJ
. Last days OF the gfcat Journalist. Nothing
le Witnesses they called positively ro@eled in
sad details OF those hours Of fever and so1-
n. As the scandalous and distressing scena
mt on, the family apd friends OF 31r. Greeley
hausted every expedient Of compromise and
rausslon. Im Miss Greeley had already fore
3 to her sister half ct the estate, and By offer
3 to satisfy the Chains Of oil legatees- by tbs
rmer will. Nothing could soften the infe1ible
stilty Of the executors. A last effort naa
;de by the editor Of this paper, acting u
me point Of agreement which might obviate
q shameful spectacle Of the long aud useless
arrel. It was made in vain. The executors
lused With decision and promptne9s which
owed how deeply tketr feelings Of seH-lo1s
ra unconsciously Interested They and their
orney prepared new batch Of evidence, deal
: with the most intimate details Of the long
nrse OF domestic life, with the sick-1oon aud
ath-bcd. At this point the fortitude Of the
ohane gave way. They preferred to sacrifice
sir own interests and to suffer the 1aat will Q!
III father to go By the board, rather than to
pose the sacred mysteries Of his agony to tho
70 of the world They withdrew from tsa /
atest, and the executors, who are honest aod )
aorab1e men, are to be Congratulated upon the r
npletenees Of their triumph. II the suzfo- /
. decides in their favor next Monday, 1t IL to /
foped that they will use their victory nss' +
1imous1y. I
New Jersey Justice. I
everal girls in New Jersey have had tho
yer Of the Supreme Court ot that. stss*
ught to bear upon than to competarnA~
ty and obedience under any and al circ1ra- /
nces.. That Court has affirmed the following
trine: /
Where servant whose wages. arc due and
able periodically, IS quarterly, monthly OF
skly, refuses to serve in the manner COZ
<ted for. or ia fiphtfn1lv di.cFarped at 8uJ l.