The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-30

cannot reach person OF Nra stswart's intsiesneos
but there many ladies Of wealth residing In this
city to-day whom they do affect 70 such extent that
they are constantly going TO their clergymen for adj
vice. DR.. Hepworth has had such dinculty with this
subject that he has actually in some manner nscer-
tanned the tricks and devices BY means or which
this miserable class OF people enact their shams and
can perform their seght OF hand business JUST IS well
ns the mediums themselves He telt himself CON-
PEELED TO do this that many who constantly 90 70 HIM
for advice could that u was all humbug and not
reaching the people who write these Icttera would
make example o. them assure you. But how
guardedIy they act This letter came bearing Boston
post olIce mark and was undoubtedly mailed there.
have every reason to believe that y was
WRITTEN N NEW YORK.
will tell you my reason for thinking 80. You nm.
derstand Of course that Mrs Stewart pays no atten
these spirit letters, but hands them all over TO
notice what happens To-day, ior example medium
Mrs Stewart letter. purporting to come from her
husband, enclosed IN an envelope bearing the stamp OF
course Of u week letter, written In the same
hand and by the safnc party, 10 delivered by mes
senger the door Of MIRA Stewards private residence
mp town. Now this clearly shows that there Ia per-
system used In tho transmission Of these letters
and that tho mediums OF one CITY 40 great deal Of
business by the aid o assistants and confedcratcs
siding IN another. am overrun by these disgusting
letters. receive more than dozen day. They are
wicked and dabocai In their Designs and among
tain people arc calculated to do great deal OF harm
Their whole intent IL to swndlc and 70 secure money
by the meanest kind OF fraud"
AT THE COURTS.
After Q dgent search through the various civil
courts yesterday OF any proceedings In rela.
ton 10 tho Stewart will could be found. There were
papers served or signed by any OF the judges sit
ting yesterday and the matter OF dlsputaon OF the
will left by A. L Stewart was treated more as joke
developing any movements OF the dsputants, the
County Clerks Office was next visited, but no papen
could be found there. The HERALD reporter ther
called upon Surrogate Calvin and questioned him il
regard to tho matter
..Havo you any knowledge OF proceedings being IN.
sttuted or begun against the VIM len by tho late
Alexander Turney Stewart, which you have already
admitted to probateg"
~ have not +"
HAS there been any action taken before you in re
gard to The WILL In any shape or maunerY"
There has boon nothing before me. All know In
reference the probability OF any effort being made 10
SGT aside the will Ii what have Ia the newspa-
pers: know nothing officially in regard to IT."
s'Woulu any such pr0ceodings-to set aside the will
contest III provisions disposition OF property
left BY tho deceascd-lrst be brought before you 20
such proceedings would be nrst instituted in the
Supreme Court In the form OF equity suit If now
ever, any proceedings wcrc taken bcIorc u would
probably be done by the presentation OF objections to
the probate OF the will
mo such objections have yet boon presented %
ssNone whatever"
RErIcENr LAWYER.
II having been bruited about that Mcssss Bartlett
Booth and Root lawyers, Of Park row. Wall and Pine
Streets respectively had been retained by tho Turney
family, who propose to contest Mr. Stewards WILL
HERALD reporter was despatched yesterday to ascertain
The two last named gentlemen could not be found but
the following conversation was held with Mr. w. o.
bartlctJ:-
~ have been told Mr. Bartlett that you have been
retained by the Turueys the matter or the Stewart
will; am rightly informeds"
.As regards that matter prefer to say as little as
possible AZ present.
'.wiI you say whether not you are ono OF the
counsel in the caseg''
II shall only that have been spoken regarding
tho subject, and have II under my consideration"
''You have not positively decided to accept the
case?u
~ will not say that have"
s'Is there nothing whatever concerning the matter
that you communicated"
There IL nothing just 1t would be entirely
unprofcssonal for mo at this stage OF the proceedings
to make known anything about the case. y
REPoRTER-l hope you will not think me impertinent
but DESIRE IL possible to get from responsible
authority the grounds Of tho contest by the people who
are said to DO your clients
81 must say again that with all due courtesy to the
press, must decline to converse the subject You
must see yourself that the court the place for the
counsel to make all such statements and arguments
and not the now spapcrs."
s.Wi you say, sir, whether or not the contestants
case will prove good one 7"
81 cannot that; but will say that will have
nothing to do with 1t unless 1t Is; very particular
what undertake. and probably accept only about
one out OF every ten cases that are offered to me-"
1t quito evident by this time that Mr.. Bartlett
would say nothing that was desired so the reporter
took his departure