The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-28
vlLUABLE PROPERTY IN DISPUTE
a Son Accused by His sister OF Poisoning His
Invalid Mother.

Henry Dickers owned farm in that part
Of the city now denscly built over. in Fifty-sev-
enth and adjacent streets. Al his death. in
1854 his real estate was worth between $500 600
and 100000. To his daughters. Roxiila Key
ser and Rachel Sayre. ho left the property
jointly. They did not divide the estate. but
lived together. and enjoyed It's use in common.
Mrs. Kcyser died in 1870. having boon para
lyzed for two yeHrs before her death. She had
made will. giving all her share OF the prop
erty TO her sister. The will disappeared. and
could not be found after her death and Mrs.
Sayre was appointed her Administrative Early
last year Mrs. Sayre filed An accounting in the
Surrogates Court. being required TO 50 accou nj
on petition OF certain heirs Of the half blood.
The vii" ~ Heury Di"Sers had been twice mnr-
rieq before, and by rn'h marriage had borne
children. These children and their descend
ants put in claims rs hcirs Of the half blood Of
Mrs. hcyser. That accounting was pending in
the SurrOgates Court, and wis before referee.
when, in April last Mrs. Sayre was sought 10 be
examined A. n witness. Sho WAS suffering
from nm acute attack. in a continuance OF
Brights disease OF the kidneys. whereby her
brain was. on medical authority, presumed to
be IN the same condition as though under tho
influence OF poisoning by opium. Shortly after
ward her daughter, Elizabeth A. Greer twho
hostile to her mother, instituted proceedings
10 have her mother ailudged lunatic. While
these proceedings were pending. md before
died in u third acute attack.
On the day OF the funeral Mrs. Greer sued in
the Supreme Court to enloin her brothers
Henry b. and John i: Sayrc these three bong
the only children Of Mrs Sayrel from disposng
Of any property they had received from their
mother in the preceding three years alleging
that she had been II weak and lmbecie mind
through all that period and under the influence
OF her son Henry. and thnt all the deeds and
conveyances made 10 her sons had been OBJ.
tanned by undue Influence. II was further said
that one OF the conycyances to Henry Of prop
erty worth 100000 WAS "A forgery. Itappenred
that conyeyances had been made TO Mrs. Greer
in the same time and that she had received
about 500 600 from her mother.
Tho case was Yesterday before Judge West
brook upon motion by Mr.. Chittenden, coun-
sci for Mrs Greer. 10 continue an Injunction
that was granted eX par'c hy Judge Nnn liruut
The motion wac oppn-od 10y Messrs. simon
S,erne and James y Hudson, who introduced
aftidavlts by Drs. Gray ol Utica and C.ymer.
Hammond. Bogcrt. and Vedder oi New York.
who all testified 10 Mrs. Sayr' - sanity. together
with corroboratlvc testimony from many ac.
quaintancrs Of the family. After the denth OF
Mrs SHyre the daughter made allegation that
she believed her brother Henry had poisoned
their mother. and by his desire mn autopsy WAS
made in presence Of Drs. Clymcr. Nedder, Ham
mond and Bryant, who found that her brain
was in healthy condition, aud that death was
caused by acute urema. Judge Nestbrook took
the papers.