Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-08

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An interesting case has been on trial be-
fore the surrogate OF New York The par;lss
To which have been associated with fmport-
ant events and characters i'm the history OF
mother OF sam Wari, ir who died i'm Par.
IN l>i5. leaving all his property 10 MS
mother, and declaring that he did not know
VII, l atnl AM YET thai iather was ths
AT Washington, and the most famous dinner
sNet on this continent; gentleman re
,o, 49, l LOT his accomplishments his uni
MS large circle OF acquaintance and inf
mates IN all The gay capitals Of the new ana
been known to the son OF such n man fhss
his father, when he urst experieocsst fhs
pride of paternity, was a member OF the thee
Prince, Ward 4 King. in New York
IL Was regarded, indeed. at the tim p m ORE
than thirty wears ago, a very brilliant match
GTymes married the elegant. witty n~A
wealthy young Sam Wari OF the sreat Ens-
liSh finn. Meiora Was the petted daughter Of
our great lawyer, John X Grymcs, who. for
more than forty years, WAS regarded the hcas
OF our ban. The older mem berS OF our bar win
remember with what pride and affection the
sr.at advocate used even IN the midst of a
trial IN court iOdraw nom his poke; hts gold
shUu box, and gaZe upOn the lovely metalitoa
painted ON IL ln ivory, with the inscription
80 ''T,,, - So'' pr tr@n this daughter the
ton. For the rest of tie world he manifested
iittle regard, charity or indulgence. Indeed
ne Wa feshne,i, somewhat unjustly, as n
ml>ahhfope. lie certainly was "a merciloSs
satiriSt. But the utterance Of the name Of
hlS darling Medora never Jailed TO diSsipats
all his SourncSS and gloom. and call forth all
The tenderness al hts nature. She was tue
daughter NJ "A mother from whom her father
lad been lou- separated. That mother il nov
The claimant under the viii of her graz t>oa
The once lovely Medora. the legatee at hes
son. having survived him but q few moafh,
Herc - anuther example OF the longevity
OF the Creole race Mas. Suzette Gryme.
was the gay ana beautiful widow OF the irSt
goNerEorof Louisiana, W. 4. 4. Claiborne
10 whom this prov ince ~ Louisiana was de-
ilNeTed in 1904. Governor Claiborne was
taNorite of President jefferson. and MAJ votssi
tor hima a member OF Congress, aud re-
celViUg the brilliant position OF territorial
governor OF Louisiana. bore a prominent
part IN the organization and defence OF this
state. No public official was ever held in
greater respect 10y people than was Gov
ernnr Claiborne. Marrying as his second
wife a beautiful Creole, he died in few years
after retiring from the guhernatorial chair
leaving his wife and several children. who
Dow survive. Among these are Mrs. NJ. Ma
rlgny and Mr.. Claiborne. late clerk OF TIA.
bnited States court IA this state. our honor
ahie citizen. w c. &. Claiborne, who stlii
HIVES, is the son OF Governor Claiborne.
Some years after the death OF the governor
his widow married Col. John r. Gryme> th~-,
IN the meridian of his fame aud distinction
az a lawyer. For some years they livet ia
l"Dablc life ina the city. Finally, however
their matrimonial relations were infcrrupt-
Ell, aud Mrs. Grymes departed for the north
with her young children, and purchasiu, a
country seat on Staten Island. resided there
Tor many years, experimenting the etuca-
tlon OF her children. Col. Grymes resumed
ms old bachelor habits, and iivei for many
years a solitary, unhappy life, holding littis
ar no Intercourse with any member OF has
famIly save his loved Medora. who male
several visits to him, during which the old
al
ana his spirits resumed their OLD yivaclty.
III Is the son of this lady who testifies his
deYoi on 10 his mother by the will which IL
IN controversy, though it IL hardly coaceiy-
able, and, indeed, the fact of lter absence aud
Illness at the time of his death would dis
prove an inference that she could have beea
party TO the unfilal reference To his fsts~r
a. unknown To him. Should the will be
maintained, the venerable grandmother, who
must be i'm the neighbOrhood OF one hun
dred years Old, viii be the chief beneficiary
thereof