The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-25
W. II. B0ARDMAN'S MILLIONS.
4 CtSE ~ WHfCH NEW TORIC RS AND
BOSTONIiNS .tRE TNTERES TED



Mrs Ncwcu Combating the Boardnnn viii
Three NtiIion Dollars ~ st"ke-A Divorce
suit that is to he Tried In This tity.
HOsrON. May N.-On June IL, 1872. Will
linn II. Boarman OF Boston died. leaving
property valued at upward OF s3.0o00OO. a
Will made in + II WAS offered for probate. Mrs.
Anna Newell then appeared with counsel and
ondcavor,d to set up will made In 1858. with
three codicils two of which wore lated in 1872.
short time before Boardman died. The
originals wcrc not produced. hut copies made
from copies were offered. Tho Probate Judge
refused to allow the will to be proved. aud an
appeal was takcn to the Supreme Court and
then to the full bench Of that tribunal. At the
close of contest in which the various forms OF
prue,ico and the most iutrieato questions II law
were brought out hy the opposing counsel. the
Probate Court was sustained. and the VIII Of
1871 lr we'd and probated. The estate has since
been distrii utrd.
Intl' VIII and codcil produced bv Mrs. Now
ell ohctAc last Will and testament of MIR. Board
man, who il alleged 10 be- her father she was
given an annuity OF $500 and the Bonrdman
lom' stead. now the property OF Chief Justice
Gray. worth $4,000. After many other special
leqursis II gave her in trust $500 900 TO be used
in establishing n home for Bo-tons working
women. The lgst codicil made in April. 1872,
| heuueuihcd to Mrs. Newell " all the residue Of
/ the ,~tutr." alleged to reach s2OOuOOO ia
b amount The largest legat.c. under the will
| which was prolqtoi worc John u. Bat. .. Geo;
/ =. Cu~h ng. and Patrick Grant In the trial ~
+ the various causes previously arising uui r
+ the win Iredrri. k -. Prince. now Mayor
+ VI Boston. was counsel. Henry G. Brooks
was "a witness. Glli~l ~ Mrs. Newell WHO dld
/ not to-tifv however, ns she expected he could.
Mary ilavlru was ID hou-ese copper for Mr. BOARD
T man. and WIS We'll provided tor. AGAINST all
thrs,. pegs MS Mrs Newell has Instituted % suit
IN thu nlfrd States Circuit Court la un "a .tiUn
Of tort. and oe.h. except the def ndant linydsn.
/ summons Property SUM lent o. cover thc dee
/ nHntS of the VIII. Wh n names the ud
dnmuum ut 81 400 900. has hccn alta 'hed 10y the
United States Marshal ina SuilOlk. Norfolk. Is
sex. MiddlcseN ani ljarn-tuble counties.
Tn. rIIutn alleges that the defendants have
fruuauIrutly and uni lwiul. 81 cons uired together
client ard orfraut the plaintiff. and 10 disable
and prevent her from receiving. and q" au- ,
/ to lo- and to srrurr iar tho u.s., benefit. and
gnIn of tnrtistn ndunis and divers ether persons
Who have uitod the conspiracy. certain MOI. -
hnlu"otaod ana l'tly tir 4ni H. &, Acr solo
Viii. tie PROVISIONS OF witch A. 4,"nrrnIly *
I llafu.l .nNN. ar, quoted. Sns declares that
/ on June Is is71. the day oi BuAriman'r death.
under gu4r,l.anship lis AN insane person. and
caused and procured Charles Homer Patrick
Grant. ana tiro. j. Cushing ~ h. appDIiird
.ulriiru- with ths intent ~ 'rnu! ul. utlv tax
i'm. Do 49,, ION ul tlir tU~l.ulrut4r, l..ilprs and
suppr,-sns ana destroy ing tnr -nn" which
fh.'v nj IN M SAM. di,y tln, Thorn from ti,,
safe Of tls Union Bank IA tn- .ifv II 3.
charged That thry fruuIui.nt.y procured AMI
AMI rroiuind tie Viii Of ISL WI.
rIi.~i.,n.ut tn.l BATES. t.r.,ni. ru-n.ns. an,!
oil, Charles HOMER w.r' appointed aimiui--
trf.r. ny IN th. wifi nnu.Noi: and tiut fh,., IA
..urin.r .id ~, mr.. ,orsllri.'v '.,ii-.d Pr ..,
tll-lI.nr arl Grant o. D.. uruoir'.t trtl.f .r-