New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-12
CLAIMING KISSHIP TO A. r. STEWART

THE ATTEMPT OF ALEXANDER STEWART, AN AL
IEGEp COUSIN, TO SECURE SHARE OF THE
ESTATE.
The claim of Alexander Stewart and Ann j.
Bailey of Proctorsvle. W., heirs Of the late Alex
ander r. Stewart. has acquired new interest from
angular visit OF Alexander stewart TO this city The suit
NJ these two claimants against the heirs of the
Stewart estate was begun in the Supreme Court
last May the plaintiffs claiming 20 be cousins OF the de-
cedent and that time the lawyers engaged the
case have been busy employed in looking up the family
records OF the plaintiffs The plaintiffs are members OF
AN Obscure and poor family who have lived In ProctOrS
willie for more than thirty years They had tradition
ia the family that they were cousins Of the millionaire
merchant but there never any acquaintance be-
tween them, and It was not until some time
after A. T. Stewards death that It occurred 20 them
10 nut in a claim as heirs This suggested to them
by village lawyer named Chapman, who began to work
mn the case and aferward put into the hands OF Mr.
Kneeland, q lawyer OF this city. The complaint was
served upon the defendants on May % 1873 The most
interesting part OF the complaint Is that In which the
pedigree of the family IL traced out. This that
the father OF Alexander T. Stewart had four brothers
without leaving The brother John, the complaint
says, "died. leaving him surviving tne Defendants
Mary Branngh, OF Lisbon, Antrim County, Ireland Ann
stewart of Antrim County Ireland and Sally Moroe OF
Glasgow Scotland. and the plaintiff Alexander Stewart
the said Alexander T. stewart"
During the past Summer. Alexander Stewart the plain
his country hOmo.S than two weeks ago was
registered az the hotel Of the village as p Lewis OF
New-YOrk He called frequently upon Mr.. Stewart and
lt Ia said tried ~ persuade him TO CONS 10 NewYork
telling him that Mrs Corneli NJ Stewart had sent for
him aud that lac would be soeiu0usy cared for In the
city Several days ago the old man loft the village, in
the company OF Lewis, and since Monday OF this
has been registered the Metropolitan Hotel The ru-
has been started that compromise is about TO be
effected for his claim" upon the estate OF A. T. Stewart
A TRIBUNE reporter admitted at q late hour last
night into the chamber OF Alexander Stewart, white
haired man OF seventy, who speaks with strong Irish
uptpgtiVp
gentleman, we're In the room with him. Mr..
Stewart seemed TO be in feeble health, and
spoke with difficulty. He denied ever having
authorized the Of his In the suit brought by
Kneeand and he said that when nc first heard that his
name had been used he determined not allow the
suit to proceed II he could help IL. He had the
city, he said, OF his own free WILL To
Ssf the Court that the suit in his name
be discontinued. Tue suit had been begun
purely as blackmailing scheme he knew from some
letters that had into his possession since ne had
come TO the CITY, had been circulated that he
was held prisoner here by Mr. Hilton and his son and
daughter had come from his home IN Vermont 90 see
him. He had been able 10 overcome their ALARM aud
| they would return home again.