The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-20
MYSTERIOUS WILL MAKING.
PdRdTYZFD ~ GEORGTh AND DY-
ING IN MADISON AVENUE.


Fighting FOR the Estate of n Rich bachelor who
Lived for MANY Years in tue IT. Nicb alas
Hotel-A Cross made bv n PnralyScd Hand.
Jass. ID. Ingersoll, n bachelor, 20 years OF
age, had been In business NJ a shoe commission
merchant for forty years, and had lived for many
years In the St. Nicholas Hotel. He had no
| relatives nearer than second cousins. With
them he was on good terms About one year
IA. o he told the husband Of Mrs. Van elect, one
OF his cousins, that he had made a will, and ap-
pointed him an executor, and that tho will was
IN the keeping Of his (tngcrsoll'.) partner. Mr.
Richards. In April OF this year Ingersoll went
to the South. Before starting he mentioned the
subject OF the will to one OF the persons named
In " IA executors, saying that " had not been
changed.
In Augusta, Ca, Mr.. Ingersoll was stricken
with parals sis. In the same hotel were Mr.. Jas.
L. Phipps, retired New York merchant, OF 20
Madison avenue. and his wife Mrs. Emma X.
Phipps. Mr.. and Mrs. Phlpps are reputed to be
worth at least 100000. MIR. Inaersoll had known
them for thirty years. They at once took charge
OF him, as he was utterly helpless. Mr.. lngersOll
had cousins In Augusta, and they saw that they
called al the hotel and were denied admission
to their suffering relative. On the other hand 1t Ia
asserted that they neglected him. Mr. Richards,
the p rtner OF Mr.. Ingersoll sent a clerk to at
York. The clerk saw Mr: Ingersoll once, and
a afterw ,rd told that Mr.. In1ersoll desired
MIN TO return to New YORK.
MIR. aud Mrs. Phipps brought Mr.. Ingersoll to
the city, and took him to their home in Madison
avenue. Three d tys after his arrival MIR. Phipps
sent for his own lawyer, who drew up Will at
Mr.. Ingcfsol1s request IN Mr.. IngersOlPs sick
chamber, devising III his property, real and ner-
sonal, to Mira. Phpus. Before IngersOll's death
Mr.. WI liam II. Taylor his banker. delivered to
Mrs. Phipps about s25cOO that Mr. Ingersoll had
deposited with raytor Co. II Is admitted by
bJth sides that the cousins OF MIR. Ingersol VS.
ited the Phipps mansion, and asked permission
TO nurse Mr.. IngersOll.
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testified In the will contest yesterday that he
that admission to the STICK room was denied to
the relatives. at the request OF Mr.. IngersOll,
who said that they had neglected hun.
After hf. lngersoli's de atm, a TIN box In tho
possession Of Mr.. Richards was opened and In
that was found n will divid ng the property
among his relatives, and leaving various small
requests or keeps kes. The relatives offe. this
Will for probate. aud will contest the probate
OF the Phipps Will on the ground that Ingersoll,
after his stroke Of paralysis, WAS not OF due
tesla nentary caoacity, aud that undue innu-
encs was exercised.
DIR. Il. L. Marcy OF 800 Fifth avenue. Phenix
BabcOck and Others. TESTIFY that Ingersolis right
hand Oeing paralvzed he made his mark with his
left nhnd, being propped IN In bed while the
lawyer held the III on a book before htm. The
viii was then witnessed Oy DR.. Marcy, Babcock,
and tue law, er.
Mr.. Ingersoh's property was about $4,000 In
cash and securities that could be readily con-
verted into cash The case has gone over to the
January term.