The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-22
". H. BERNARD's ADOPTED DAUonrER.
stormy Scenes Between two Families In
Dead Banker's House.

Dead Banker's House.
Tho will Of the late william IL. Bernard,
retired Wall street banker. who lived at III
Rcmscn sIrcct Brooklyn. left about 1900 600 to
be divided between his relatives. and tho sister
ana ncccs Of his deceased wife. but did not
provide for his adopted daughter MAY Fan
ming. who for seven years had lived with him
in his Rcmson street house. 1t was known that
he was fond Of her. and tho discovery that she
was omitted from tho will gave satisfaction to
the relatives of his former wife who. ON Miss
Fanning's introduction into Mr.. Demands
homo. were displaced. There was n rumOr
however. of Il subsequent will. and Surrogate
Daley. after admitting to probate the will that
was offered last week. gave an order to Assem-
blyman W. H. Warning. one Of tho executors. to
open Mr.. Bcrnnrds box in tho Long Island
Safc Deposit Compnny's vaults Mr.. Warning
searched the box and found second tin box
TO which Miss May Tanning had the key When
this box was opened by. Miss Tanning i. was
loan bonds and ono bond OF 81 GOO Of the North
Missouri ,milrond Company, guaranteed by tho
sale OF the bonds to Miss Tanning. in which sho
Is described rs his adopted daughter. The
document was dated Aug II. 1876, and con
Warng W. y Englc. and Elizabeth Woolscy to
deliver the bonds 70 Miss May. Tanning immc-
an inventory was made of his estate, There
was no other will found in the safe. and the ex-
ecutors decided to open tho boxes formally in
the presence ~ all Interested this morning. and
70 have the work ~ appraiscment begun under
There arc two distinct families who arc men
toned in the will, between whom unfrcndy
fccli exists. mud there have already boon sew
oral stormy scenes in the richly-furnishcd pnr-
lors at III ltcmscn street. Tho will. which Is
dated MAY %. 1871 gives tlOlQo0 to George NJ
Bernard. a brother; $4,000 to Nicholas l.. B"r-
nard. Il brother: 81 500 to Carrie. daughter "
Louisa Williams. sister: $3.50 TO her sister
ni,ellig; siogw IN 'rHst TO NJ ~ bcrnHIrd i1r
low. "a niece. and $4,000 to William y. Englc
These compose MIR. Bcrnard,s own blood rela-
Elizabeth Wooscy, Mr.. Bernardo wife''s sister
TO whom $4,000 is lett Caroline y. Woolscy, her
daughter, who is to receive $4,000; Mrs. Maria
Lyons. her daughter. who Is. to gct 81 900. Noio
Bernard Woolsey., daughter under, 81 for
Woosey. and Vim. II waring Whose wife Knit
now dead was Mr. Bernard's adopted daughter.
wa. named ~ lcgTtce for slonoo. The Der
naru family have boldly favored Miss Mny Fan
ming. while the other family have cndeavorcd
TO impulc impropricy TO her relations with Mr..
Miss fanning is beautiful AMI is twcntv 1--WE
years Of age, She lie tall and slender. with Jet
black hair and lusircus black eyes Since Mr..
lornard's death she has dressed IN drcp
mourning. Seven years ago when she was
omploycdb 10y an artist IN Fulton street. Mr.. Bcr-
nard made her acquaintance, and learning Ot
hnr gentle disposition and ladylikc dcmennor.
offered 10 educate her She was eighteen years
OF age then. and her mother being poor and de-
pendent on her earnings. she was at first dis
pos "a tp rrJect IA" oilrr. but when MI. Bernard
ins sted ana offered To- care for both hcr and her
mother She consented and made her home
with him, He was then siNty-cGht years OF
age He legally adopted her ~ his daughter.
! aud gaNo "a place in his home To her mother.
/ At'r her edu alton was finished Shc devoted
| all OF her iimr 90 curing tor her henriuror. and
| shry hved trur'di irw per.2,ns visiting tho
| house. He LdNo her from II .2OD IT, sl.j)o
y"ar. AMI IN the la-t four years gave her in all
/ 10000 Tor spending money. He also gave her
$1,000 worth oi diamonds. and money To buy a
/ house Tor herself ana mother To move into after
! his property should pas 70 his lcgatecs. In
! his last years Il. was feeble and needed con
slant care. which Miss Tanning gave him, nni at
/ srNrny-ilNo years oil aEH he died Since hls
| death. which occurred last month rumOrs AZ
! iectlng the relations 81 Miss Tanning t. her
| Dvneiuctur nave been atlOat.
Yesterday Montague street lawyer volun-
| teercd the information that Miss Tanning WAS
| Mr.. Demands widow. ana not his adopted
| daughicr, and said that five years before Mr.
| Bernard had told him mat they were married
! by the Rev. pr Farley, the former pastor Of tho
! church ol the saviour. OF which Mr.. Bernard
was trustee. Miss Tanning Yesterday nirr
noon SAID that THIS was untrue. MIR, bernard
| was my years her senior. and sh" had never
/ looked upon MN except rs father. He had
heon her h'n"iaotorns ne hhd boon the bcnc.
| iator ~ Mrs haie Nnring; whom ne adoptci
| when she was four years old. lie had educated
| l. r. rs he Lad educated five Other legatoes I'M