The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-24
FORGOTTEN lIElRS-AT-L
>eIidit, of Miss Dnn-rr's Requests 20
x,,inus Corporations Three Hundred and
tl,ir,,.G,c thousand Dollars Involved.

T1,,r,, five thousand Dollars Involved.
Surrogate Calvin rendered an important
a,oision Yesterday in the Danscr will contest
,r-- pm-.r the daughter OF the wcll-known
Matthias W. pan-'r. bcIucathcd in her will
s,a,ntlt n ehnriablc religious and benevolent
,.,nt.nns societies. and associations. She
;.rored her nearest relatives. including her
rther's brother Smith !. Danscr. Mr.. Danscr
and other heirs ut law contested the will. Cliff
ford \. H. Bartlett appeared as attorney, and
W " bartlett us counsel for the heirs Mt law.
Tb,yariou- PARTIES Interested lcgatecs and
b,n.h.ar under the will were represented
lynt.nerous counsel. including Judge Fancher.
u,,u.of Townsend. pyctt Il Goldsmith. Algcr-
MS sullivan. and other well-known lawyers.
Mr. Dy,it appeared for the executor and re-
sduary leeatrc Mr.. Thomas +. Jeremiah.
Amor an examination of the witnesses whose
ramcs were signed to the will the objections
H. the execution of the instrument were with
drawn. and Mr. W O. Bartlett asked the Surro-
,,,fn IN rou-iruc the Will. and pass upnn the
Validity of the b'pucsts 10 the various corpora
Mr nyon argued against the construction Of
Urwili 10, IN" surrogate. holding that the sur
fisai hai no lur Teton. lie supported rs
WOW IN nni am r , wa r " ns H. mt ne
i4r. TO- 100 support of the authority of tine Sur
Iora,, 10 cou-irne IN" will Tne following -
iedrri-ion sustaining the views maintained
l. judo Ian nrr and Mr.. W. o. Bartlett
rnE srEKoGArEs OPINION.
Ohio, ons wer, Med to the probate Of the in
tiruin,nt oil e., a.. the l,si VIII and testament
.,,b u b'ir- and n',i II lin n the dcceicnt.
crhrl ing thu Gust mary uu' stions ~ to the
mode of rNr.u'uu and publication. mental
cIpa 'ltN. ana undue inlli ne. ana particularly
tld he thliA lAiH-fHih oi inc .i'rscd WA
ATTEMPTED t. rat, altH-t not uuthpiilol 10y
inc h.lursts to M" benevolent charitable and
religious c"rporWionS, 50 'letirs. ana hs-orin-
Ills mentioned lu ~" twthti'lh paragraph
vare MT cN. ut 4 at l,.-I iwo months 10. lore
tnc ,,'h 10 tit Ir''.l H. ~ rNpulf'u Nv 50
that ih' h'pu ~i- l. IN, puns woman Chrs,
IRA ro.i'iy, Lad''7 mon Az 10 Fly -, 1T ric
A'i-t .in7 IiY nIu H. ,nppim.,rv,
III, ,.1r, nf thr civ of N.w York. American
Sa,iin'- Friend Society the sunday school
Ini',''"i the Sl'ihnil-i FpiSrounl ,nurch. Tract
Si".c5 oi til, NJ iaod.si BPS epyl Church,
SIN Yofk New York city the Mission society
ofth, Ntho!.-i Episcopal Church. New York
i,t.r-i,f and Missionary Sl.it iy oil the Meth
,ft lu'- '"r4l ,hut,.h NV York Juvenile
S.,y|l and he Board 81 Foreign Missions II
e'-"fl"h@ u" aus. we s,N.I"i n.'s ~ pi
- H.. n,,m,is r. ~ ',.h hrYurh of the
i.-.,ttr. NJ r.rutral Ly ~ tiou 2 ;iile 4
St9,t r'f. part / of Tie RnVie Statutes and
",,'.,,,,,.,,,. ~ ..rc.t,. "a trnst MI mn,
or.,.i i,y M, Iaw~ of this state.
tIli tod II IrDNllNS ~ NJ
Me- d,.s. lent'- exc, utor should pur .hase n plot
80 .r.ttl a. ,ir' .u,y.,.l Csmnfrry in ci.se de-
c.d,n 81 'uli not ha,@ pur.Ios'd in her life
n,. "nl ". az. ,',tr , .,''n o,'l h..rs'
snI rln aiinttind hrr de''.ie.t child ana Of
''ii n sg sh,,,ii i, '',' lr.anI To- X-
,.n5 u,t.r ruymrut ~ d.f's ami fiin raj "X-
49, % -,nr moo ss,.ry to erect IN IN tomb n II
a., nm
r. t,r ri,.-..,nnd clause of said instrument
vhi.l Aa- .e.trd to- as above rtat .i. II the
a l..
1n.'.,,f ali Nh. r.. i ana residue Of her c-tut
tnL'ro,. gtSr Il who knows my wishes in this
ihnr,t1L.t or Religious societies. ussoc.utons
ar cor,lratlun-. Or Tor such other benevolent
Iurpo- Us h. might see it
TIE CONTEST SA"hoN-D'
Al the formal proof oi NE eNe,u'.2n ana
rrtirr WITH evidence Of the -'upl amt d'ipos,
I'7lh- mlnN :" ,n ,n,,.'',,. ''' rx.r
.sed upon her. c9nnsel lnr u' con
sttnis ANNOUNCED t,M hc M NJ IcSlrt
further to object To- the du' execution of q" in
nent bnt Should ron,-nt hiir-rli w,rn contest
ing me validity 81 tne TO- "a ~ "'}t a." d, l,
embraced III TIE thlrd. iW.hii. IN ana l" ny
s'coni para-I5lI7 o.. ,,., M';, in f,'ir,i "'
ne o9 tons lirr' -,,on,i WIKI "ti W.. a.
contestants called IN question. the constru tior
and lc-al effect 81 the = Ner"l d.-u'sii ms eoh
tanned ~ sad eiau7"- ~ llr ih-'ruuth' - ~
pounded. nnl r.slm'i tAM iNiS ,,nr' hll pow,
AMI luri-i"uN "a und"r tln -ri"N'hih -'tloh q"
chmi"r3'' ~ NE Law ~ Iso T., pn-7 an ai,
lga! ~ TIN reby, ami asked tns "ourt 60 eNafr
e. DO itl- ~? &C. lili- r,l y u ""' !Gtl 's
g I .!Ht' NANA = y ga
NIX ,i.. cont,u,ont- IN linz i,,r sii,,l
tln-tmlrtion b, N. - court.
Tho prDiul-nt with several Il IN" legatecl
VIII .,l.les nr' quest mod. ohle .tel o. ~
Construction ~ fho ground TINT TINS court hn'
~ mr.- liction ~ c1n-tril" the instrument ~
question undrr the eleventh section aforesaid
ind CLAIMED lat this court > limited a. case
g. AZ. o. ..ffr .fl !