The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27
THE GILMAN ESTATE,

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| THE GILMAN ESTATE.
| Nathaniel Gilman, Tor many years one Of the leading
| leather merchants in the Swamp" died in Water
| ville in the State Of Maine, where he had summer
residence, IN the year 1852 leaving large estate In
this city. BY his will his osaie to DO divided into
| ton distributve shares and for tho widow pro
vidcd an annual income OF s., 800. The executors
named the will composed OF Two OF Mr.
Gilman by his first wife, ono daughter by his second
| aud last wife and two sons-in-law. The widow wha
| had been accustomed to the use OF about $751;
year during her husbands lifetime beng dissatisfied
with the provision made for her In the WILL into
| the Of Maine ana there had decree in her
favor Ss5 600 with allowance OF 900 pending
litigation. From Name she came to this city to
force her claim against the executors aud after years
OF litigation, ana beng weary and sick, COMPROMISED
the litigation only SO fur rs She was concerned
Anna X. Gilman, her daughter and executrix
and Of the heirs under the will, seems TO have
had her hands full OF htIgatioE from tho beginning
which has been as prolonged as II has been to her un
satisfactory and expensive II was not until nearly
years after her athers death that she succeeded
getting the active executors OF the estate, and who
haq tho assets IN charge, to nile an inventory This
inventory put the estate down at about $1,000 600,
while she aud the other younger hcirs estimated at
largely over 81, 100000 want OF harmony seems to
have continued from the beginning between the hors
by Mr. Giluan's hrst wife and those by his second,
the Latter claiming that the formor oil whom tho
tors formed part ana VINO mao control Oh Tue estate,
ling each, he or she came Vt age, " tgAte Tor pay
men. VI .no snn'o oonS W 'no. 0on'o sea' s'uCo
II became necessary 10 remove one OF the
sons-iu-iaw, Mr.. Mcclellan executor, alter
his all ged failure, and about the Same time Anna K
GILMAN, tue eAeca.ItA anu 0ne VI .no Younger neIs
sary their distribuLvc shares secured
WY. ins '.su'ca ~ 'Ae Sous VIZ ees.mS .nu' oonus
posted IN the Union Trust Company. Since The dc.
p0sit Of those bonds The litigation has still continued
md In I'M hnCh onn hV
viue " .o 'oi .'o ~ VIC o'ue1
neIs anu over gov wv "s oouuse ices " whlcn
- aeno'na'sa UossH ~, ~ ~. - o,noa ,no no'aS
naso P",u as ~" .o ue'' Hnu in.o'un
Aooul wv anu 'uA' ne wnoie cApense "
.uo H''sa.'on mus lat VIII Ioaeu over s-oV,oov ~
heirs except Auna h Gilman who was then ab-
ssns IN Eu.ope,c "uS'opy so''eme". ano .no
S n VI al '.sas.o" WAS 70 result,
X Gi,map execu,r,x took proceedings to COMPEL th"
executors TO give security which proceedings arc st'll
~ comnel ncr ~ S,vs ssc"rv ~ m" .x
tent OF 81 COO CO., although they and no, she, have
always had control OF tho property Her proceeding
to,.d ios "s ass ., ,h ss.a IN 49, h.d ,, enc
part the executors and consequent prejudice
TUG interests OF hersei sha the othcr younger ners
Accounting from their executors The ntter,s nnncn
tion to compel her to give security is made tho
GROUND tha she ~ noh-resiaent OF tnis state tbs
last application she resiss on the ground that she has
never hau controi VI 'ne properly Du', Oh the con-
.iary, win the exception oI 'hat piaced ny the
Noo,s .ne onon ios. COMPANY, an VI
y, .ss oeeu ne'u w '" E. u"niAl, ono
VI Ne executors, curing the past seventeen
years w'nout MS having oeeh compelled 10 givo any
security. ihus ior seventeen years, ~ wouu appear
no ING papers ~ 'ue case tns iree estate nus peeh
~ .he hanus oi ,he oioer hers Tue younger portion.
as 'ley o'aiti, having receNco only sHiai pitances
. ''iie W ''ur' ana ueseI u Satisfactory 'Isuecu'
VI accounting. ~ Tue lawyers ensageo 'nIs sgA'ioh
.' na.o sisen i"os' a"s,'iAo'o", Auu "mone .nose
~o seem W nave Pron'c" uVst 'aIse'y .nereoy are
McssIA warn, 'oues unu "n"eheaui FuMerton
NnoA, IRA snAler anu r.'urioge Johnson. rart pay.
neuss ~ uler'on hnos, amounting W $Ai'WV AUG
" M aA.. Sn""e' "iu h'uI,uso 'ounson, S',uoo anu
.i'"o iesPee'Neiy' aie ..''"eu " AHA N; uuuiah
70 nave oeeu maze oy 'ne !a'e su!rosate hu'cnings
"iuou' au."oi! y, law au "s"ns' mn sui III ner
.' :. NV Ponuns w i''e. '.io al'ouu.' III TUE
P'es..' 90 ~ ~ s"'"s eoIu''.y .he
cAeou'ois ar '.PIesen'eu " M. enaries II. uover
"nu unei ,ou, MnoA y Sioe'.' anu '"o cAecu'nA ny
MI "c"es'"y W. "aEe'
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YOUNG MANS POSTAL CARD.
vr,,... :, NJ p - :. .,, -
"'' IL De may !ouHs A"A Vi 'esPeeNAo'o AP'
states Marshal Newcome ON charge or mailing sour
rilous postal card TO Mrs Elizabeth q. Asson, OF No
lis East Nneteclh street. and the examination Of the
case revealed sad history unfortunate marriage
ana its consequences 1t appears that time s,nce
a young daughter of Mrs Asson, becoming acquainted
with De Kay, was 20 impressed by hra that she was
married to him. and this In spite OF the repeated pro-
testations oil mrs Asson ana her family, VINO were
a,ncsrance Tho conni, nyea togcih.r bann,,v
Tor a time but the young wc's eyes were u, last
opened 10 the character OF her husband ana she DIS
covered that DC was ioe ana voorhees, ana worse
s'', sne naa 'casoh 70 ncie' 'nAs sne nAo P.oo vi