The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-04
MADAM RESTELL'S ESTATE.
HER pILL REID TO THE HEIRS IN TH;l
FIFTH fPENtF MfNSfON
Her Two GRANDCHILDREN 20 have the Hulk or
the Propcrty-Neariys 100000 Beaueath-
ed-Ex pIo.ion of very Sensational Humors.

the Fropcrty-Ncafty SbDD,oOV hepuehth-
ed-Explosion of very Sensational Humors.
Tho will Of Madam Rcstell was read yes
tcrday TO her heirs by ex-Judgc Stewart In the
house at Gj7 Fifth avenue. The will Is under
date Of April p. 1877. and was drawn by Bar
low, Shlpman. Larocque K MacFarland. Three
drafts were made and executed ON that date.
Ono was kept by Madam Restell among her
papers. one by her former counsel. and one
by n third person. One OF these drafts was fllcd
in the Surrogatos oflcc on the 23d Of last
month. When ex-Judgc Stewart produced the
draft that was kept by Madame Restoll, with
which was a memorandum that another draft
had boon filed with the Surrogate March %.
1873. Mrs. Farrell. Madame Rcstcl's daughter; !;
Charles II. Purdy and Mrs. Carrie Shan
non Madame Rcstclls grandchildren. were
in the reception room. Mr.. Stewart first OK
planned that il would be we'll TO read over the
will to them at home 50 as to clearly under
stand lts provisions and then to- day to call upon
the Surrogate with tho will read yesterday and
draft now In the Surrogatc's oflicc will be used
in the private proceedings. 1t wa- agrecd that
onlcc at 10 o'clock this morning.
Judge Stewart then broke the enclosure and
estate si $4,000 annu9ilg shall be paid in half
yearly payments to her daughter. Mrs. Farrell.
for her sole and absolute use After pnying her
Just debts all of the remainder Of the estate
Is to be held in trust for the benefit
Of her erandson., Charles H. Purdy. and her
granddaughter. Mrs. shannon, To ENJOY the In
como equally. At the death Of these grand
children. the entlre estate Is 10 be equally III
vdcd among their heirs. The will constitutes
the two grandchildren executors and trustees,
and gives them power to sell or dispose OF
but only for the purposes OF renvcstment. IL
also provides that Mrs, shannon shall have
absolute interest in and control Of her ,por..
Of bequcst Ia that Mr.. Purdy and Mrs shannon
have an equal life interest in the property To
ENJOY the income. but they cannot touch the
principal. which after their denth goes TO their
children. Besides this. however bcduest Is
made To Charles r. Purdy. in addition to that
to his sister. and this Is life interest In the
half Of Mr. Lohman's estate which by his will
hc left to his wife. Madame Restell, =,
In order fully to understand this, Mr.. Lob
man. will. which was admitted 10 probate Feb.
~. 1877. was read 20 the heirs yesterday 10y *;
minor minor begnCss. such rs 800 ' year to Madame
k'stels aged fathcr in England, and
500 70 his widow at hcr death-for Madam
Krstells father murried young woman for his
Second Nifc-lividc hi property equally. One.
half went to Madam kcstol. and the other half
was trus,crd To Mrs. shannon. the grandlaugh-
ter. for her life 10 enjoy the income thcrafrom,
The half that was hequeathed t. Madam Rcstcll
she now. transfers To- her granison thus
In their -grandfather's estate. Both wills
arr very etrfpGen,lY drawn. Mr. i1hman will
etu'or-. and gave Trow Madam R;stell's
brother no use OF $1,000 during Madam
lA''~lfl = ll' hll'l fl'.i'' h'-'lNflN at h'l
death. Trow was paid $4,000 some time ago
ani resigned his interest in the viii and eX
osu,1rshP m prGprr pSpsrs . e. TINT effect being
One ti9w e haiam krstelrs yin must be
Shnnnnn. the ben"il 'iarics. the executors OF the
will. rUrdy. however, VIII not he of age until
next August. AMI cannot qualify, there
fore. This matter was the subject of Il long
consultation after the Will WAS road yesterday.
and il was finally agreed 70 represent to the
Surrogate that ali Interested would be satisfied
il Mrs shannon l. made the sole executor, and
there II little doubt that this Will hn done; ana
mutual agreement was made that Purdy should
at rs Mrs. Shunnon'S business agent. II VIII be
u .rc-snry lor IN" Surrogate O. appoint some
ono io on MADAM k,Stcli'- place ~ cNecuiorof
10 with this estate now. AMI II can be- easily
closed. as Puriy takes his Ernndmother's inter
h The hcrS "'r ali ali cXprrs,rd thcmselWvcs W as per-
ietly satisfied with the rrovslm lmn-, of The Will;
and tnrrr L. little doubt thut Madam h"stell
had alrendy inIorn.d them q, wNa tlrv were
daughter, when the will was fret read; express
"i little ieeing TINT she hud not b%"n con-
suited moro about matters. hut said that shc
WAS perfectly satisfied win the provision made
for her charg" on Mr.. Lohnans estate to
the extent Of $1,000 year was provided for
Mrs. Farrell by ns VIII during her ne; an
her mothers estate will be. she says. ample.
The income from the two estates Of Madam
trally united. l. about $4,000 year.
A hasty inventory was mnde by eX-Judge
ST. wart yesterday. ol the property. and is made
Fifth avenue house and stables. two lots in tho
rear; the osborn npprtm, Mt house. and the
building in Chambers street. t45u.OOO: furn-
turc. paintings. and ! late in the Flith avenue
house. $1,000; Uuitrd States bonds. stocks. and
mortgages nearly SlOO 600; making "A total not
far from 5000 900. Before the depression in real
estate the estate would have been regarded as
worth nearly SsnO.OUO.
The ridiculous rumors that were set anOat
| MOnday-one that Madam Hestcll had fled to
| Europe and palmed oil "a corpse. and the other
| that She had been murdcrcd-werc given somo
currency by publication yesterday, coupled with
| n rumor that eX-JudSe Stewart had once before
represented II client as dead SO that proceedings
| afterwards WAS found alive in another
| city. The insinuation WAS apparent. but
| cN-Julgs Stewart was never counsel for such u
| man. AHrons the famous fence" did escape
| two years nGo because hs friends represented
| TINT he wus dead. Judge Stewart had a client
! VINO was to have appeared as witness against
| Anrnu~. and who WAS sent 10 the penitcntiary
| Besides the fact that not u single Huthen-
| tie reason Is given for these rumors
| there remains the e-igation made
| by Coroner Wotmau, tho cert licaie of Dr. Cu-h-
| man TINT the wound WIS s"l-in0icted. the uri-
| Nnto invest igAtlous mnde 10y the District Attor-
| Judge stewart. who know Madam lioStcll alive
and saw her dead. The po ice also regard these
| rumors not only ns perfectly absurd. but Us "a
| trcnry reprrhenslhle. Tor they involve num-
| Der u p.r-ous ia perjury and several officials
| In olllclal mdlieasaucc.
| HOH AH.iLL MtHDERERS ne HINGED? 4?