, 1876-06-04

+ o,n1d he brought 10 aamlL Lnat ne nan Kept
'e e'."r-occount, and when be did he guardedly
,so5 that it wasn't much Of an account. He
sp., "a mt admit that he had ever kept check
souN ara w;t', great reluctance only admitted
w.. w." ,c sometimes paid for his stock-pu1chases
.1,c,},, sometimes by note, though he carried
" ,,s,,css all in his head. Ha stated, US cur
IL, snrnor long had it, that he had no book
.a- ienI md kept no books; and, according to
ks'ps, ps.,rers before the Register, he trusted to
~. ~. honesty Of his brokers so implicitly that he
~. .-s-t tent memoranda Of what stocks Of his
ns4.l so-r;cd nor scrutinized their statements Of
'u5. s.,nt rendered him, nor kept these. The sole
~. If a most tedious examination of Uncle
..,-1 was to disclose that with characteristic
p.s 49,, canning he was determined to reveal
pa tn;1r whateycr about his business, but, as far
y. possible, to conceal from the Register all
.s,rces Of information whatever rclat1Te
~ Il though it is tolerably clear
~ ..s.+ he has not put any OF bis assets
.at 80. If the reach Of his creditors. &c even
w. as,tsd not to know how much he had been
III, t or what he had lost, and, when sharply
e"a a.sea for an answer, hcsitatingly responded
p'-rsrol mfl1iorls,' and burst into tears. Uncle
n'xr1. as a confiaing soul WHO trusted wholly
:. .he honesty OF his bankers, and didn't know
~. stocl< they carried for, nor how many mill
w. "- he vas worth, and who had no bank-account
!oDs .h 1nuch. Is of piece with the Uncle DANIEL
w. .,vcd himself from being caught short Of
'.a.t in the New Jerusalem by founding The
,s,,;re1 Seminary upon his own unpaid promis-
w., MIR. Bankrupt, in his dotage, with death
~ I'm door. he Is still the same sly Uncle DAM
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some Of the leading Eastern Journals are in
.,ror in stating that the suit brought
sr,nst the deyisees Of 4. 7. STEWART arc with
-. fDundatlon, since he had a right to will his
.,rl;ons to whom he pleased. II the TURNER'S
,,,sp mt prima facie that they were blood-rela-
.rss ~ of the late A. TuRSET STEWART, and
avid hare been his heirs If he had made no
r;1l then they will be entitled, in court, to con-
.ast the will that is, to prove that it is no
iii. and both questions will be left to jury
IN determine. The ground upon which the will
ss, been attacked. is, that it Is not STEWARDS
kip, but one that he was induced By, "un-
7ne tnauence:' Of Judge H1LToN to execute.
There is vide scope, seemingly, in the case for
ono,roctcd litigation, with decided uncertainty
,hout the result, as to this question of undue
1ohaeuce, As commonly understood, the cl11ef
,.r4 of STEWARDS immense fortune goes, un-
.pr the will and the letter Of instructions to
IN. STEWART, and to Judge HMToS, who was
,mply STEWARDS lawyer. The relation OF law
fer sul client has always been regarded By the
Courts rs . strictly tlduciary one, and the
cours have ever been quick to detect the
h,nd Of the lawyer unduly influencing the
test.tor, when the will directly OF indirectly
heae6tetl the lawyer. The peculiarity about the
srrwARr will is, that, under it, the entire es-
!ate went to the widow. But she, IN pursuance
pf Instructions left By STEWART, conveyed the
tutire mercantile property to HnToN, receiving
thc,elor only the 81, ,0oo, 900 bequeathed to that
persou. What these instructions we're Is not
known, since they hare not been published; but
The presumption is, that they were drawn SO Us
10 ope,ate rs . condition to her acceptance OF
The property under the Will, that she should
eonrey it to HILTON The question will be-
Oh Trial, what Hn7os had to do with influencing
STEWART to make such disposition Of his mill
Ions. And, if it appears that HILTON had
znything to do with it, the Court, it is safe to
assume, will speedily set aside the Will on the
ground Of undue influence, and, after the
Eidow's dover is paid, the residue OF the
estate viii be distributed among the next OF
kn. There arc in Ill sixteen contestants, as to
whose blood-relationship with STEWART, the
World SAYS there is very little doubt. They have
engaged prominent counsel to conduct their
cause, aud there is prospect that some OF the
late S1EEARr's millions will be wasted IN l1tisa-
ton upon this question before any settlement
Is reached.