The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-25
AFTER STEWARDS MONEY.
NOW NAVY ONLY COUSINS A DEAD
MILLIONAIRE MAY NAVE.
Advice from tho spirit Land for Mrs. A. T.
stewart-Who will Contest her Husbands
Wtll-12.OO0 BeRsina Letters Received.

ADVICE from the spirit Land for Mrs. A. r.
stewart-Wbo will Contest her Husbe nd's
Wtil-12.O00 Begging Letters Received.
The rumor that number of persons pro-
Tossing to be heirs OF A. r. Stewart were pre-
pairing to contest his will and to Dust Judge
Hilton. was mentioned to the latter yesterday.
That's all nonsense" said judge Hilton,
laughing. ~ never heard OF 1t until saw It in
print. There are lots Of people who would like
to get a little of his money. Look at these let
ters" pointing to about 1fty tied with a red rib
bon. "rhats m ere fraction OF those that Mrs.
Stewart and myself receive every day. don't
have time to read nv own at all. They are rich
though" continued the Judge, laughing. "Just
look here-just listen to this" Then he united
the bundle. and picking up letter after letter at
random, read extracts from them, laughing at
their contents. rhey were motley lot written
by widows, old maids, poor girls, and men OF all
conditions IN life. Some OF them were from
persons of high respectabihty; from ministers
and business men, certifying to the honesty and
good character Of third persons who claimed to
be relatives OF Nr. stewart
One old lady In keukuk, Ohio, sent her photo
graph, and asserted that she was Mr. stewards
cousin aud only relative. At tue end of her
letter was "A certificate OF her honesty, inteR-
rty and veraoitN," with the autographs attached
q some OF the most resuectdble business men
To keokuk, including one arm that Is custom
ct Of stewart wholesale store.
you see said the Judge, laughing, thu
eacn one claims to be the only relative, and will
not adult the claims Of the Others"
Some ~ The letters 40 dressed to Mrs. Stewart
contained expres sions Of coincidence and grief
for tho death OF her husband and the " dear
relative" Of the writers One from a fem ao
cousin In Iceland began: " have learned with
great REF of the death OF my dear COUSIN" and
ended with expressions OF sympathy with the
widow. the writer eviuently WAS cunnngly
withholding her request for monev until after
she bad opened the way to the widows heart.
"lhey usu lly write three times these fellows
do. said the Judge. he first time they claim
relationship; the second they compl lin because
the small trouble Of answ eriug them has not
been taken; and the third, they scoid and
One cousin" who had distinct recollec-
tions and proof" OF having worked for my
cousin" once. openly demanded, What AFRO
YOU going to do Tor meT' And IL you amt
going to do anythisg tor me. write ana let me
know It," Another writer seemed to expect
that his "reroilecting distinctly" that be had
given one Of Mr. stewards relatives the small
sum OF - dollars" entitled hun to share in
tue great merchants state.
Among the most curious OF these epistles
we're two to Mrs. Stewart from spiritual me
dunn Ia Boston. Iney were written In ghastly
direct from the spirit land. were signed, Your
dear hush nd. A. Il. Stewm E" In these letters
d. rs. Stewart was directed to bestow money
upon certain parsons, and To- conduct her ell
generally according to the Views OF the "sllrit-
To go u Eurone." said the "spfit,' In one of
the letters. :" with MIN | called my friend"
rna,'s ue,'' broke Ia Judge Hilton, laughing
rs he read, "Uut | had no Thought OF gong"
II dvise you.' continued the letter, not to
40, for YOU would never return alive" 10 an
other place the " spirit" OF the dead merchant
assured his wife tnat lie WAS not rich In tho
spiritual word as ne bad been IN material things
ON earth.
Another medium In Baltimore sent Mrs Stew
art commune ton from the Esprit land "
signed by ner husband. In this, with great
graNitv OF language, she was directed TO pur-
chase several thousand boxes of Dr.. Moores ie-
vcr pulls aud copies Of his medical book. which
were To be uistfuuted among the poor girls Ofthe
estau lisnmcnt. in order that tnev ncht know
what medicine to BUY. " he judge will our
chase them" continued the spirit, gravely, and
the Judge laughed heartily when he read II.
According to TINS communication the dead
merchant Is oppressed Ia the "sulrit world
with the care Of tho poor girls" who need
hello on earth
one cayiller in his letter advised Mrs. Stewart
that no one man could advise her properly in
consult his frienos. the Rev. Stephen III. lying
aud Prof klie Charter, Ia regard to tue manage
ment OF fairs.
Most Of the claimants professed to be cousins
81 MIR. Stewart. some said they al discovered
win surprise their relationship fter tue great
merchants death; others had hoard their
parents say that they had a rel tive I'm New
YORK = ,med Stewart n treat dry goods mer-
cnant; aud otuers gave accounts of the Stew
art mily, and offered To prove their relation
ship. In many cases the writers made no con-
&c timent OF the fact int their ouIrct was TO
set money and the der,and for hei was some.
times rudely, and often pathetically made.
"ine grief o. some Of these fellows affects me.
said Judee Hutton. 1t Ia really quite sad, and
reminds o9e Of Mark Twain weeping at the
grave II Adam."
one writer assured Judge Hilton that he must
| be tho long lost brother 10 search of whom he
| had spent many years. Another Informed
| nim that he knew where $2uUO0,0O0 WORTH Of
stolen diamonds were concealed Il. and Tor remu.
neratiOn would reveal his secret. third mad
lanotiOusly worked up the Hutton family his
tow, and found himself and the Judge to be
| related. lhis Ia the sort Of stun they send
me-" said the Judge, 10y the ba,ketful, and
they are the fellows VINO talk OF cOntesting the
will, pre- uhe. D. r.. stewart has received about
1 OO0 begging letters since Mr.. Stewards death,
anu dOuOle that number.