The New York herald., 1877-02-10
A COMPLICATED WILL CASE.

Victor BobdeI, q restaurant keeper in West Hous-
ton street, died in Bellevue Hospital in January OF
last year. He made will leaving all his property
hts wife, Caroline BobdcL This Will offered Tor
probate before Surrogate Calvin few days ago,
which the usual papers in such served
upon eSurrogate in opposition to the probate The
papers filed In the develop rather kuoty point
for the Surrogate determine nasmuch as there Is
In question the legality OF the WILL in favor
OF the sole cga,ee, the wife, the right of reputed
daughter to inherit, against the provisions OF the
wff, the daughters Of first wiio to inherit and IN
the fac that provisional will made 10 party dc.
ceased who died without a will or appon ting any
ono as administrator or assignee OF his estate
The deceased BobdeIl, was twice married. and herein
lies the complication. During the lifetime OF his FIRST
wife, and alter he had children by this marriage the
principal contestants being the children by such mar
rage, they received letter from Mrs CaronnePiecr
In 1873 the relct and egetcc OF the will In which
Caroline IN lor!ncd Mr. and Mrs Bobdcl that she was
living very uDhappy with her husband at New
Orleans, and asking permission that she elt come
md 1.-Two with them II they could give her employment
as TO remuncratc them IN that way Tor thcr care
md protection of her. Mrs Pciner after
ward invited 10 become IA member ol the Bobdc TAM
1y aud shc arrived in tbs city only few before
Me sudden uncxpcc death OF Mrs BobdcII A,cr
Nils occurrence strong intimacy sprung up between
BobdelI aud Mrs. pleler, which resulted n marriage
toIemnizcd by mayor Havoneyur 10 1874 alter which
pf BobdcIs death, Notwithstanding. as alleged, Mrs
PfctTcr's first husband still alive, that no
6vorcc bad taken place between them. Tho viii in
contest is admitted to be genuine, but contested by
Mrs Prudence Ricbon, daughter oi the dcccdcnt by
bis first marriage, ana also by Mrs. Lena Walnut tho
adopted daughter OF the deceased Bobde, but natural
daughter OF the nrst wife TO was married IN
France and his legitimate daughter according to tho
French laws. The deceased died. as claimct with
eIOOOO, leaving no child bv the sound marriage tc-
uueatling all be possessed 10 his widow. The
ronttst 10 the VIII turns the point as
ALLEGED that marriage ceremony WIS
ever so,cmnlzed between the testator lcgatcc
sic rcpuicd widow, and u there had been that the
same was contracted through ana durcss aud was
Illegal IL "a also claim ly the contestants aud not
ina, the deceased had deposited a. 500
~. German savings Bank IN tnc name OF iriend of
L ono Mrs EDeehardt m order that might be ed
rom the rspaciy 81 Mrs. BoOdeil should he die before
her which as ft happened, he did. But IN tho mean
time Mrs. f.urchnrdt also ded without WILL heirs or
sss,cpees and the s. 500 stIIl remains IN The bank,
swa,s,ng some disposition by the surrogate, through
ruling in the cise Ono OF the principal points relied
on by tho CONTESTANTS is tho egiiimacy oil the second
marriage the fcsfatrix a. alleged, being inarr'cl
wou,su a, the time her marriage WIN bobdcl' and
sof e,ncc divorced the ccrtiiicatc of ms marriage
when took place In AIsncc Is produccd Dut " ~ iko
f-"wfhout the enacting clause" Ill lacks thc at
s~stst,op of tho American Consul f1eiler, havln,
bssu ctIzen OF the United States o. tbs umo' anu