Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-17

ISAAC NJ. SINGERS wILL-ALL CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE sETTLED-FIvE WIVES AND
TwENTY-FIV CHILDREN.
All conte Stants against the will of Isaac NJ
Singer i'll this country have been disposed of,
all claims against the estate have been settled,
and more than $930O,eU distributed TO the
twenty five persons named in the will. This
has been accomplished within two years. and
the surviving executor has gone to England 10
settle up the estate of S. 600 900 in that country
Ii will be remembered that five women called
M Singer husband and twenty-five children
called HIM father. The will divided The prop
ertyin America valued at about Sl.0)00o0, into
sixty portions, these including requests 10 all
his children, illegitimate as well as legitimate.
aud 10 his last wife. To the two children o.
his first wife he gave $40 500; TO the eight sur
viNing children of Miss Sponsi"r, VIII, was
known as his wife when he turned his a ten
non to inventions, he gave Sl,750,oo; To the
five children of Mary Garigal who lived with
nlm as Mrs; Matthews he gave the same
W.lo lived with him as Mrs. Merritt he gave
p rirns valued AT $4,000; to his last wife, he
gay, S'Oo,W0 and to her six children portions
Nj $. Foster, claimed to be he lawful widow of
Mr. Singer, and contested the will, but the
s dtcl ION was against her, the court holding
I'll. Isabella l.. Singer, of England. was the
widow. The executors compromised with
Mis-. Foster paying her $4,000. The child,
rem all claimed their portions, and all the
property IN America has been distributed.
The property in England was settled on Mrs.
Singer and her children. There was queer
complication in the case, as Mrs Singer
whose maiden name was Boyer, was married
under the name of Summerville. Before his
death MIR. Singer made a trust deed convey
jig this property to his wife, and signed will
giving the property in Eng exclusively 10
her. Mrs. Catharine Nj. Singer, the first wife
is living with her children in Brooklyn; Miss
S.onSier, now Mrs. Foster, is living with her
hu band i'm New York; Miss McGarigal,
Otherwise Mrs. Matthews is in Europe Mrs
Waller, or Mrs Merritt, is living in England
All the romance and sad experience in the
lives Of these women came out in the contest
ed will case. But now that all complications
have been arranged, and all claims paid, this
celebrated case" will cease to interest the
people. Mrs. Singer, the last wife, Lives on the
country seat in Paignton, England, where her
husband had planned to erect a residence that
was to OutShine all of the old barOnial castles
This was to be called the "Wigwam," was to
have private theater and reading room, con
StrNatOries, banquet halls and all the modern
appliances and improvements. This was put
under contract, but was not completed at the
time of Mr.. Singers death. Mr.. David Haw-
ley, executor OF the Singer will, left New York
On Saturday for PaigntOn, to complete ar
rangementS for placing the English estate in
the control of Mrs. Singer. The woman who
took up with an adyenturer in France, and
who several years after, as Mrs. Singer, was
Snubbed by New York society, will then be
worth nearly s6,0oO,0OO.- [Chjcdgo Inter.
ocean.