The New York herald., 1877-03-01
THE COURTS.
Difficulties Growing Gut Of the Gil
man Estate Contest.
WHISKEY RING SUIT.
Testimony in the Emma
Mine Litigation.
ALL ABOUT WATER.


When, during forty years or thereabouts, the late
Nathaniel Gilman was industriously engaged In the
'Swamp." amid hides, tanned and untanned, in tho
honest accumulation OF fortune OF about ST. 600 900,
he little thought what legacy of acrimonious ltiga-
lion he was about TO leave TO his widow and children,
aud how literally his estate would be carved in the
interest OF tho lawyers. For nearly seventeen years,
almost ever the old turned his lace to the
his quiet retreat IN Waterville in the State of
Maine. this litigation has been going on, and the
cheese which during all that time George Gilman has
seemed disposed TO guard with encircling arms, has
been constantly nbblcd at through the operation OF
the courts. This process ss Anna X Gilman, OF
the ogatccs and an executrix under the WILL fears
Will some day result in "A collapse OF the cheese with
nothing but the rind remaining for her and her
younger brothers. She has persistently, for years
past, sought 10 compel George +. Gilman
render q full account OF mis- stewardship In the in.
tcrest OF herself aud her younger brothers For some
time past this accounting has been going before
tho rccree, Mr. Thayer, but hitherto has produced
very definite results, except, Miss Gilman cams,
failure the part of the executor to give satisfactory
reasons why he made certain settlement with his
former co.cxecutor Mcclellan, why he allowed and paid
Winthrop ". Gilman 50, 900 out of the estate as
debt due him. what had become OF the estate in his
hands. 1t did result. however, on recent OCCASION
IN almost a conflict between the executor the
younger brother and others This, AS already pub
iished was carried to the police courts but heard OF
no more At the last hearing before the referee tho
Younger brothers disclamed TO a HERALD reporter
any iaut in that matter. They sad they simply went
the door OF George f. Gilman's carriage to ask him
advance them something out OF their interest IN the
estate when they rudely pushed aside by about
SIX feet SIX inches OF the fifteenth amendment, who
janilor, police officer and general overseeer
the Equitable building, bearing In his hand as his
magic wand Office stick almost big as the ham
die Of Goath's spear They were assaulted, too they
ana unprovok.d. They think il not unreasonaDe tnat
they should be importunate about their money, when
IN almost every street In the city they are constantly
reminaed OF their rights and the delay aud uncer
tainty attending the nnal satisfactory settlement of
their fathers estate, by tho prancng OF gayly capar
isoned horses, sometimes Jour- eight and sometimes
hand the ground trembling response to their
popderous tread, while their heads toss high to the
music golden bells, they bear after them
wagons groanng with the weight of aromatic leaves
from the Flowery Kingdom, In which they suspect their
anticipated fortune have been invested during the
past sixteen or seventeen years and fear u may one
day disappear in the steam OF the teapot. AS another
pnase IN this long ana unsatisfactory litigation SIN
gular motion is to be argued to-day before
the part Of brother of the executor,
compel Miss Anna K Gilman to give security In the
OF 81, 1000 700 exccutrx, with surecs justyng
Ia double that amount This motion Is made on the
ground that she has removed from this State and be-
resident OF the State OF New Jersey. 1t seems
te no, acn'ea py ne pafy 0
who has held the estate, have been AZ enmty over It,
both the courts and out OF them; but the moving
party express fears that these two tgants may ut
tme become reconched, George +. Gilman turn over
10 MISS Gilman all the estate, aud she put II IN her
satchel and disappear with II forever into the wds OF
Jersey. In opposition 10 The motion 1t Is claimed on
part ol Miss Gilman to be absurd TO compel her,
who had but about $8 900 OF the estate IN
her hand, which sum she she has been compelled
spend in litigation, to furnish security In tho
sum OF 81, ,000, 600 Notwithstanding the Statute
as security. II is claimed on her behalf
that to require II matter within
the discretion of the Surrogate-a discretion
which shc thinks tair dealing should insure in her
favor IL is further claimed on her behalf that when
she sought few years ago to enforce security against
held all The estate all tho relief she
got order directing portion OF the securities
TO be deposed in Trust company. Now, she says, II
order will only be extended to all assets of the
estate it will obviae the necessity OF the absurd mo-
ton they making against her and bring 10 her and
her younger brothers OF mind to the security
what remains OF the estate which :ney have long
soug ht Tor, but have sought in vain. Such bond as
is demanded IRON her. 1t Is still lurther claimed her
benalf gives security to an estate which she has
never been permitted to handle and Its only object
gwen, is 10 utterly deprive her o all rights as an
execulrix under her fathers WILL This she believes
TO DO the object Whatever may be the result OF this
ether future proceedings in the case the fair tigant
shows horse persistent IN the light ior the interests OF
herself and her younger brothers. Mr.. Charles IL.
Glover Is the record to appear tor the motion,
and Mr. Wllesby W. Gage opposed