The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-11
KATE HEITH's FORTUNE.
4 Ilnrmlrsa Fight with Pistols Two Claims
mt. tor $50 1000 Frank Du rice.

Kate Heath died on Tuesday last, in
Ffty.fourth street, after an illness OF nearly
three months. Her estate Is worth Sl5l.0OJ. in
Guiding $500 In Government bonds. This had
been accumulated disreputIbly at II, and li9
West Thirty-nrst street. After her burial on
fri:ay, Alvin Burt Of II Wall street, filed no.
tice In the Surrogate's ONCE setting forth that
Miss Heath had oequeathed all her property 10
Frank Duuee. Wall street broker. Mr..
Burt did not eater the will for probate on FRI
day, but on Saturday he procured an order from
the acting Surrogate, Chief Justice Daily, ap-
uointns him custodian % the estate pending
settlement On the same afternoon Mr.. Chas
Who nod been Miss lie TVS housekccper fIr
several NeHr-, entered protest against the viii,
on the ground tnat q was unlaihed at Time when
ISIS Heufh'- mind WAS unSnund. IL
ftftN"F alleged That pftnr VIII na1 been ni. ie.
Rad been de trovcd, buy there were with = e.,
% was said, who coul prove That she intend Il
g. leave TIER property 10 Annie Harrington.
spencer moved that the property ne turned
over 10 Pubic Adrinstrator sullivan. pending
Infection. ne case W.. Placed on the sur9-
Mis- Harrington asserts that undue Influences
were used 10 get Mis- Heath to make tno viii in
hurfee's favor. Weeks before Miss Heath diod g,
according 10 this story, Durfee and Miss Sey
mour induced mr. To- remove to a reslden -
which ,hey mad engaged for her In Fifty
I0lrih street. she Was then IN a feeble
condition, aud was not in possession Of
lff men NJ furNitles. her disease heiug soft
ening of the Drain. The reason assigned for the
rem va! Va that Mss II eath needed more quiet
than wa. Httainahle IN her own home, hut Miss
Harrington SAWS this claim was absurd. Dr.
FrGiuC, VINO attonocd Miss Heath, denies this
assertion, md saws her removal was necessary.
On Wednesday last MIR. Burt the tx 'utnr un-
dor tho VIII, gave Detective Dawes power OF
attorney auth orZing him TO take possession Of
Miss liestns property. Davies announced his
errand 20 Miss Harrington and was admitted.
He renamed IN the house until 1890 p. N.
Ihen lie went to supper. Mhiie ho
lhiriieth street police station and demand ed
that Davies, who hau charge OF the house, be e1-
PEELED, alleging that the property had been H.
legally seized. Sergeant Duncan sent a rounds
man 20 tue mouse, aud Mr.. ID iyes'S Deputy was
turned out. On Thursday MIR. Burt called upon
SupeHntendentWai and explained the nature
Of the seizure, exhibiting the wall which made
HIM the executor. On the next day Mr.. WallinG
ordered the police to reinstate Davies. there
was slight resistance offered by some men who
had been employed to hold the house, but no
one was injured, although the men In tue hail
way showed reyulvers. MIR. DAVIS, acting under
the orders Of Nj. Burt, stripped the houses Of
their furniture.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Marshal l.. T.
Mcdonald demanded admission to "A room which
was occupied by Annie harrington, Jennie
stone, ana young man. Miss Harrington re-
fused to admit him, and says that upon her re.
fusal he nred AT her through the glass door.
After second shot Miss Harrington and her
companions fired on the deputy and his assist
ants. Nobody was hit. The Marshal broke open
the door.