, 1876-01-14
sYow Wealth Takes Wings anu
Flies Away.
Mi,,ionaire's Estato After Year and
a Half Of Litigation.
IL rerfshes Detwccn tho Lawyers and tllo
Mortgagccss
Ebe Suits Against tho Estate, 'ana Why
They Woro Brought.
pams Excellent Really which Turns Out to 30
Sadly 'ncumbered.
Poor Prospect for tho Heirs.

Tha wealth of mon who nr0 rcpusad to DO
~sr1 rtch IL often overesttmatod. hlany pooplo
Affect to know all about some man's catalc5 and
nryate Affairs while he lIvos, and. whom ho dies,
iako the liberty Of making an inventory of hin
wos1dly guods a,1d putting them down At d stas"d
valuation, 1t which they compute hta vaasth.
A will ia loft, and is road TO the family, hnd
finally aled In tho County Court, and thu estate
freeerdose Of legal ,Bsues Which may nsise) Is
1sluod 1t an cxorbitnnt amount, 4 Mill
lou dollass- Ono Of theso cases in point ts that
of NJ. 0. Walker, who dtcd Msy 28. 1SIat
,eaylng will, which WAS filed In tho
County Court .Juna i. 1874. and tho ilras
.nnual report OF the administrator dou. y. l..
Chatlatn, was flod about waois ago. Tho Will
MAS lcit In tho hands Of William +. Coolbaush,
Ind under its provisions Mark Skinner, llobcrs
fiiD, Henry X, Wilton. and John 4 Tyrroll wero
annotated Trustees to execute tho oHtato With
mt bonds, and, M fast as tho del,tB woso paid
md tho estate accumulated, thoy w.sro to invest
,be proceeds In United States, Cook County, or
Chicago city bonds. -....-
Dut threo wochs before his death Wa 1kcr mar
dcd his houscAeoper and nurse. Mrs. Martha A.
Morton, to whom, 10 tho will, ho loft tM00 por
ycar; payable quarterly. and to bis sons otis aud
Eawa.d stowo Walker. ho LOFT $500 por a, num-
psYablo quarterly whic1, could bo ralsedto g. GOO
annually by the Trnsteea II They 60 dosircdt or
a. in their Judgment thoy Haw at. In tho cnse oi
tho doath or either without iaBuc, thon tho anul N
to revert to tho ohor. and IN case Of tho death III
both without leaving lawful sssno; then tlolr IL
comes wero to roeert again to the estnto. Iii
case tho SONS diod without isauo, tue Ttus.oes
yera 10 bold tho estate for twenty-ono yoarD,
and at the expiration OF that time II ERs to DO
given to somo educational. scientific, or otlor
charitable institution, ~ the Trnatocs might
elect, providing tloy should first sc. apart an
equal amount for tho Ftrst Uniyersallst aud First
Uni,nstsn Churches OF this city. Tho Trustees.
IN c1se Of tho dcath Of any Of thoir number,
could choose others, and they could DO
othors should olcct. This will sas dated
March 7, 1874. md prepared by Robert 7.
Lincoln aud Horny 4, Isham. In codiclt dated
March IL. 1874. tho deaoiont authorized u o
Trustees 10 borrow MONEY on bond, mortgage.
or otlcrwiao. ~ they eaw 1T. It wnH auppo1ed
at that time that Walker died leaving an ustato
valued at about 81, QUO. 600, including 5i5,o0o
1ifo insurance. How changed is tho aspect JAN.
IL 1876
In January OF 1875 began
sERIEs or LITIGATION
such as probably no other estate III Cook County
lns over boon llmporcd with. Pending the
County Court Admin'strator to collect, aareaurc'i
BY tho statute. The will was contested, aud
Mcsasa, Small i Moore wore engaged
a. counsel BY Tho heirs to break Tho WILL i waa Ant
Efouud Of ths tnvs.ty Of ths marriage, Is he witc,
under tha statute Of tue sate entitled 10 onetht
received hor portion in lhe VIII she could haye It
tet aside md vau thought that this could be avoided
bet saa ma1f,ss to Walker sg1 ,,,.,
10 taks sos kils oi ths suit ehcr for ii. Trsstea
sido.. OF Tho hsfs. There ., ns5s LsTryncc %ns.
soln Iaouarsi 9vett. ant tho Arm Of Small h
Moore, Who slch got $1l0a "a viii fees; or ia ohur
words $16 OOU allowed, which equally Divided
kakvesu &ha nye tlrms. Mn1y people thought Ibis
Ilo rEz,
;yhcrr Mr psItor,s Tea WA liz o. md tho Tnrk no
po1tiouatey would se IN " though tbeso Legal gen
fenen ha not rrcrlJrl Too much fur thetr soyycrs
M Wlcclor occupied Tia ponon OF adIninistrator to
colioss mil jim ii. ISIS. whsn don. caatlaln TOOK
tTntor hv tho Court.
THE DEFENDANTS
In tte caae sought 10 hayo Jury ~ tho question Of
frsan{ty WEE inypiTed In It. md it was clRme that
Nr. W:lsar wss Of upsound mind and n,euory vhsi,
ths win va madp, al,t il vas witnessed by thret
flo doeuE,ent or what they signed Tho question b
unao,lnd Mind wa1 not 1rovs4, but ou tho technical
Mdnt vLoil,ar the Goce<]cut yas OF eoyud nv,pory
Nhun she viii vps made tho document waa tct uxttc
THE coMrnonlsR.
On ths 18th Of July, 1871 ycu,1e ok jurota waB Or
yoo y Sn ~. !.aa o s nsns ~ se'
M lsss'ns I'VE VA Continued ~ tut sevsr.i week. 4 4
shan Nr Ewxtt prrposeI 4 csmrra,nlne which ,sa
ncco,tsd and tho vii VA brokun lin iawyers uuttfnI
sj6Wo l. il vss fearel tst iLo evtate would to o.
t!lsly used up u decision from highur cuusk ha4
to y wasa 9[ H. tbs hG 14
l,fa mIniOu tln deseaari Ind h0cn Of sannd rniuf
vhsn lY naja Ill vt but Declined 10 pltyo vi, up!t
iou ths soundneea OF Lis memory. Tho will wa
set ssto finally to grounds that II waH nut prove,
uhlsr lie statltss-
JUDGE WALLACE
Al tho time Rayu m pnnfon ,7l,ic enptafnrd c,c,,
Foyiew 0i tAe caso IL WHICH la hold tnat WalkrrI
fnlpd s1A tpnlory wers not sr!cIuut TO sustaIu IN
viii " "
srha ouesi1on NJ tina vn},duv os tha tn,r,,,,. ~,
moi consss.ei - tAp syiteucs Of Dr. Hyirn 1roTt,
ti,at Thu wiIp is eutltlod n reeayo her dnwt, M
ution fur whch IL now pending, Metsr1, ish.n, LIN
ooin bsing attorneys for the .tittonsr, and IN ii
mcSnuc succiho artrlcs Lave been luatls sirnn, i,
ths widow LY WHICH
s1iE RECEIVES A CERTAIN Ano11sr
N .,eonut ~ nlia nsst,. IL which IN Il, in delurtc
ION her Iower II any orer fs!is tu i.cr ot, ~ vii
NOR catiIy s1ptainol hereafter,
Wsxsnr III ~ ,nueh NJ the ran abich ,3vca nm,
Tho ouijtnes We na1t cu,pp to mas of jisiua,ion
dafi, that N a;ncst seCms hottonlsss AID s,,tca,
nrt,, Ia us tone al. in reonri 10 tho 1us anI III