New-York tribune., 1878-03-15
and the bulkheads at Fourteenth and F1fteenthsts,
East River, at the upset price,
A NEW STEP IN THE MERRILL WILL CASE.
GEORGE MERRILL THE PRINCIPAL CONTESTANT
pDrScc ,NoTUEp sITIT

GEORGE MERRILL, THE PRINCIPAL CONTESTANT
BRINGS ANOTHER SUIT.
George Merrill, the principal contestant OF
the celebrated will Of Mrs Caroline A. MERRILL has
begun another suit the Supreme Court The papers
were sesved yesterday. The ground on which this new
triol ia based il that the wills OF 1856 mutual
wills between Mrs Merrill and her husband and there
fore could not be revoked bv her alone The compiat
cites the two wills, and comments on then Mrs Mer
fis will is dated November Is, 1856 and that OF her
husband two days later she bequeaths all her estate
adds: But in the event OF the decease OF my
husband before me, then | give ana btIuea'h 10 our
"isns forever ali nv estate real and personal The
will of Nathaniel Wilson Merrill bears date November
the sum of $50 900 10 George Merrill WHO'S the adopted
of myself and nv wife, and 'he residue to my o De
event of the decease of wife before me- leaving sur
yving George Merrill our adopted son. then de'iSe 10
These clauses it is claimed. in the suit show the
of Mr. and Mrs Merrill to leave their entire es
gency and the lawyers OF the contestant argue tha tne
wills cannot be broken or revoked by any subsequent
action on the part Of Mrs. Merrill. o,o ,, ,,.u
The plaintiff states that in December 1s62, MRS. Mcr
ril cut several strips Of paper from her VIII OF NoNem
The residne of the will retained by her until her
death 1t is alleged that, from period prior TO iooI
including the time when she cut those pieces from her
will, Mrs Merrill of unsound mind and mentally ih
TSc attorncys Of Cardinal McCoskey and the Bishop
OF Portland been served with the summons ard com
plant Man Parsons are counsel for George MERRILL
LAWYER CHARGED WITH FRAUD
ABRAHAM VAN HoRN,.oF JERSEY CITY, ACCUSED OF
CHEATING MRS. MARGARET PURCELL-iils DE-
NAL
Mrs. Margaret Purcell, residing in Finest,
LAFAYETTE n J has made very serious charge against
Abraham Van Horn, prominent member OF the h"u
son County bar residing Jersey City. Mrs. fufceh
saws that her husband the late JeIemah Purcell owned
the house and lot now occupied by her in Lafayette
IL valued ri $4,000 and mortgaged for El,0oo In
1874 Mrs. PARCEL sold inc pIopeTy TO luon IN me-
case N coo to cancel the mortgage. The reuiander
~ 500 was paid in purchase money mortgage 10, ,oi
81 300 made favor of Mrs. Purcell Ehrlglt neid le
r1nrriy for about eight months and then detded u nch
Ia Mrs Purcell who still held the mortgage Tor TiooV
Mrs PARCEL alleges that when Mr. Van Horn drew wv
flr decd of conveyance, he inserted MS own aMe M
stpad of hers Mr.. Enright ana MIS- fuFcei, pencNcu
tiat the decd conveyed the property 10 tnc Iatte,'
Ahui the same time, Mr. Van Horn had the Si''oo mort
gage cancelled record, Mrs, Pllice cians' wI''1' @
b"T knnwledpe or consent. In tins manner MI van
Horn became the Of the properly sueci ON! !"
tie oripual lien Of 81 600. He dttrwhfd soiu to Iu
ward and Ellen Purcell. Mrs Purcell cohllhueu 'u lh,
tn toxcs and interest on the ~ 900 mortgage unuer
odvce from Mr. Van HON, and the interest money was
PRcccniy Mrs Purcell learned to her great astonish'
She has there iore filed bill the Ncwersey Court OF
Chan~ery 10 have the cancellation schafErd ana ihc
mortgage reissucd and foecosed Inc ean.nov v ~ "
being taken for submission 10 thaicelIOr funlon'
r,r Van Uorn has surrendered all the papers
tn MS Purcell. The $500 mortgage Is lnuoise"
as SATISFIED by Mr.. Van Horn, as her attorney! @ Ine
charges have caused considerable excitement ON account
oi The high standing Of Mr. Van Horn lie claims tat
the charges are false, and that the tTaLsacu0n Was Gone
under his advice to save the property IRON he
Of Mrs Prcclls deceased husband and that tue house
and wOrt0 more than the amount Vi tue hs'
mortgage, $1,000.