The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10
FOREIGN HEIRS.

A CASE WHICH MAY BECOME THE SUBJECT oF
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE BxrwEEH
THE KINGDOM OF wURrEMBERo AND THE
UNITED STATES.
William seigls ami Caroline, his wife, lived at NO
&c Debevoise street, Brooklyn, Z. D. They we're Of
the old fashioned German type had no children and
BY dint OF industry and economy had purchased the
house when they lived and had saved In cash,
'against rainy day." about $1,000 William made
a win in September, 1871, IN which he gave and DC
queathed TO hts vile Caroline call his real and per-
son estate properly all moneys In bank debts dues
and demands which he possessed on this earthly
GLOBE" and her assigns forever; but alter
ner death such property as she died seized
OF was to 90 10 his nearest kin. snare
and share ahKe. William died, and his vile be-
came the possessor Of his property, which she en-
joyed until Inst January, when she also died. II ap-
pears that woman by the name CT Lima K6,
neghbor soon alter MRS. Sisge's death, appeared at
the Williamsburg Savings Bank ana The German
Savings Bank with the bank books Of Mrs Seigle and
demanded the amount shown upon the respective
books dspoeit In those banks to Mrs Seigle's
credit, about s., 900, alleging that Mrs. Seigo had
given them to her Tho banks refused TO pay aud
SUIT brought TO recover the amount, and AZ tho
nsirs all lived tho Kingdom OF Wurtemburg, Henry
J. Cullen, Jr., Pubic Administrator, was substituted
ings we're ali IN tho case came on trial before
Judge Reynolds, OF tho Brooklyn CITY Court, an0, to
The asLOnlshment OIL ALI INC plalnIH jug.
ment the money was paid 10 her, NO motion hav-
ing made for trial or other means taken
to secure heirs In distant land their rights.
In the meantime tho heirs appointed Mr.. J. 3.
Potter, United States Consul ut stuttgart, as
their attorney, to look after their interests, ana
he substituted NJ. s. p. Adams, = Brookly n
gentleman, TO act In his ''plscV and stead, ~
and II IL Understood the correspondence OF these
two gentlemen is likely to be brought to the
attention OF the two governments, with view OF
curing this country safer remedies 10 such Aliens
In American courts or conserved bv the laws OF the
land. Counsellor H. q. MacKrell. who is the attor-
nsy for Mr.. Adams, visited by HERALD re-
porter ami to whether the matter Is To
DO inquired into by the Two governments. Tho
counsel In reply handed the reporter letter from
the American Consul 10 Mr.. Adams, IN which he
sAys:-
LAY your that letters referring to
the this have been in tho hands OF he
Foreign Office this Kingdom and ull memoranda OF the
and they awaiting with some curosiy the
results OF tho settlement
Counsellor MacKrel informed the reporter that the
Public Administrator haa sole and absolute control Of
these matters, tar personal property Is con-
cerned ana that whatever is done will result from
sense OF injustice ITO exten attributable TO the
faulty nature OF tho laws Of this country. as well as
the lax manner In which they are sometimes admin
istsred Tho 10 which will enlist, It Is be-
Ieved, very general attention among the legal fra
ternty bearing upon the question Of the
ton OF estates which foreign heirs arc Interested