New-York tribune., 1878-05-11
SUITS OVER GREAT ESTATES


PROCEEDINGS IN the COURTS AGAIN-THE DIcKIE
WILL CONTEST
Alexander Stewart and Jane Bailey, claiming to-
be first cousins of the late Alexander L. Stewart
have begun proceedings for a PARTITION OF the
Stewart real property Judge Hilton does not believe
that the step is taken in good faith. An answer
has been served 10 the complaint of George Merrill
in the suit in which he claims the whole Merrill
property. In the Dickie will contest an estate OF
5000, 900 is involved.
SEEKING TO DIVIDE THE STEWART ESTATE.
NEW PROCEEDINGS BY ALEXANDER STEWART AND
JANE BAILEY.
A new suit has been begun against the
Stewart estate by persons claiming be irs Of A. T.
Stewart Alexander Stewart and Jane Bailey are the
plaintiffs in this suit which is IL the form OF partition
suit aud the chief defendants Coneiia NJ Stewart
and Henry Hilton. The property inyoyed Is, oi
course very large, though IL Is only
the real estate which belonged Alex
ander 7. Stewart and personal property. The
Lawyers for the plaintiffs TO have shrunk iron de-
scrbng II by mecs aud bounds for IN their notice 10 DE
ned in Queens County they merely mention the Street
numbers Of the Ncw-York propcriy.
Besides the principal defendants all VINO have or can
have any claims on A. f. Stewards real estate under his
VIII. all known unknown, who claim TO be
his heirs in defiance Of the viii, made defendants.
They are Cornelius Butler. .ChIrs P,Cnch Henry Me
Conn, George Munroe, Anna Cluch Mary BranaSh, Ann
Stewart Sarah Noise, James Bailey Thomas Bailey Eliza
Bailey, Mary Deans, Thomas Bcgiey. Thomas Besley
GO y, Alexander Begjey, William Beglcy, Jane Beglcy'
William Bcglcy Deans, Augustus NJ lufn@y, George
W. Turucy. Samuel Turncy, James runsy, william,
II. Iumcy, Catharinc L. Tumcy. Lucrctm NJ
TuTury. winthrop Turnry, JOHN Turucy, Margaret
EicnaTUs,u, Sarah Harye', MaIsarc McWll,ans; tine
lncard.sccudauts. if any, OF william stewart, James
stewart ana Ann stewart formerly Of Antrim County,
ireland, urir names being THESE plaintiffs unknown
and al persons and owners unknown, having or clim
in, 10 nave by inorcs in the prgmis sought to be
pdrItIoD,d ON this action.
PLANS or IHE PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY.
CouccnuE tins action. llman + Kneeand, attor-
ucy lat pIiliIdt. said last evening: was from
the first retained by the Irish heirs. the Begleys. There
are IArcc lines yl descendants the pacrua sd'-the
Bogcys Bu.cy, and Stewards Alexander Stewart, the
futlcr oi the ate Aexanocr 7. Stewart, had certainly
one brother Jonn ami two sisters, Jane Begley and
Mary Bailey. The IRISH heirs children OF Jane Il
,and Alexander stewart, OF the plaintiffs ia this
case Of The dead m.'iOnJir"s uncle John, ana
llc other plaintiff dau glitter o. u.5 aunt, Mary Bailey
Tier, no qu suon To- The relationship. Ihs late
Mr.. Stewart often Acknowledged 1t N MS lie. and
was not only present the funeral of his aunt
lane E.,l.y but pald the expenses ot u. think Mrs
stewart wa, also present. Ann Jdur Bailey Il sister TO
Janc, who hrHu the original eui, ID l' "'.', ''' t.
Her re- drucr L. Hcv-los@ Guy, 'u' A. lander ives
/ near NHitcual. Under the decision Of Tie General
i'rm Ln '", p'o|Ii' '-t.,,ri Jird irtesiafc
orI 1T tE,r,fnrr ilr estate belongs 10 the
heirs ~ law Nu viii ha- been proved IN any
proceeding ia which those heir, were p'rucs so i."t
thr' h"v" tHr Hrtt I" ,--uh' l,' 'n'.' E 20 D." WI W.
'' wy H.. J. ,,i.i.rrs and validity OF "a ii, wise
nom Nr -.,vri of . property ~ quest on. Tie buy
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/ u.p,r rlIlu, iAIK- or Bf,CKNAlI.
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