The New York herald., 1877-10-06
TIE SINGER WILL CONTEST.

OBJECTIONS RAISED TO THE ACCOUNTING OF
THE EXECUTOR.
In the Surrogate Court at White Piains westchester
county, yesterday, proceedings were commenced In
the Of Isnac A. Singer, = son Of the deceased
sewing machine inventor, Isaac NJ. Singer, and OF
the lsgatees under she WILL Mr. Singer had pre-
viously, through counsel nied objections to tho ac
counting o the executor. He represented by Odo
Close and Horny h. Kiush. cx Judge John X. Porter
and Henry A. scuddsr appearing for tho executor
Tho objections, IL appears. set forth among other
things has the deceased died possessed OF divers Let.
ters patent, together with large amount Of United
States bonds, cash IN bank, household furniture and
other personal property Of valuable nature OF
which have been invcntoried by tho executor In his
accounting Of the estate
When tho case was called counsel for the executor
addressed tho Court, saying that they objected to
that portion Of tho objections which charged
that there were "divcrs letters PATENT which had
not occn inventoricd Tor the reason that
somo OF those letters patent had only been found
since the was made out ana that some Of
thom vaiueess and not worth tho appraisers
fees adding that they could DO inserted u tho Court
thought n necessary in q supplementary Inventory.
The Surrogate numated that tho question was for
future consideration.
David Hawiey, the executor, being examined by Mr.
Close, testified that he had boon employed by the Do
ceased his attorney agent In this country also
represented him IN the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany: ~ ToruCay, England, at tue tifnc OF his
death, In 1879; saw him last before that In 1873 a.
hs rosdenco won't 10 England at his request on both
occasons did not learn from hlm at the interview be-
fore his death what property io had In England un
dcstood he had from VI, 900 900 10 81 100 100 IN
United States bonds understood that there woro pro-
cccdngs In there regarding tue conversion Of
these bonds other sccurties had NO doubt that
ho tho OF these securities-rom $1,000. 900
To 81 900 hac purchased mortgages at his request
winch amounted 10 from 100000 W 500, ,0cO; did
not know by whom the remainder OF tho securities
were purchased; the patent rights IN England aud
evory whero, that were not inventorcd, were one
patent dated December H. $50, Tor improScmsnt In
I5. 1867, also tor an Improvement Sow
log machines, aid not know tho salue of them
wHKRK SOME oY rHk n0AkY WENT.
Counsel for the obector here produced inventory
oil an account between the and the deceased
aud proceeded to intorrogato The f0rmer regard
the several therein One vi these invoy cd the
explanation the part Of the wtncss that the do
gold, 10 y Mrs. Mathews, by whom hc haa several
children Another item, In which tile witness cred
tied himself with ~ 900. ho eucidated by testfyng
that no was under yearly engagement with tho do
coased AZ u salary Of $1,000
Counssi-Wc don't want TO bear anything about
that your mouth Is closed IN regard to that matteL
Surrogate CofIin to the witncss-rne other side
will probably ask you about that
Counsei-WeL, III ask him now; / won't
either.
The witness contiuued-Belwecn $500. 900 apd
$500 Of tho United states registered In
Washington, and wero part oil tho ST. 100 900 not IN
the inventory; The bonds In England, but regis
tered In Washington, and iaed ~ get possession Of
them; Mrs. Mathews nnd her i've chilaIen are mon
tioucd Ia the Will
owing tho absonce OF witnesses . furthor hearing
~ ths eass WAS Sostpvnsd n shs lath uAA