The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-17

How much money has Peter ,letf ne
closely at Mr.. Smith.
H. was told II was about $40 900.
hamton the other day-he wanted to get hold Of
that money. didn't he r. the old man asked. A.,
Mr., Barton spoke kindly to him. and Mr.
II want you TO look after that money for me.
thing unless no has orders from you"
When he was shown the power, OF attorney. ne
he signed It in q clear. bold hand. 1t was found |
by questions put to test his memory that ne re- |
men5ercd no9e hts children GSSept exc ycsm Ham
brance only Of Nelson, Ito could remember |
his brother Judah, with whom he had worked |
in his fathers blacksmith shop in Rhode |
Island eighty years ago. and told with Interest |
how hard boy he Nass to handle; ThGy n nsssd sd
was questioned about udah. he said Judah was
his father.
Having obtained this power Of attorney, Mr.
Barton began proceedings in Binghamton TO
break the two wills. On the following week tho
formal allegations were prepared. These were
taken to the old man in the poorhouse by Mr.
Smith. Peter Hopkins then spoke OF the denth
OF his son. and asked when that money was
:" I'M pretty poor" he added. and need
some Of i right on .,, Do you want me to sign
| lie was answered that there were four more
'"Well. read them them" answered he with
The papers we're read to him. and he then
| signed his name t. each. = ...,...
| How long before that money is coming
alongY'. nc said. Hurry 1t rp' because l
When the formal allegations which the old
| man had signed had been presented TO the Sur
rogate the relatives were allowed to come in
On March 4. young Whitemore. the logatee
| under lrter HOpkinss viii. and ,Edwhrd A.
ton. visited the poorhouse. and told Keeper
| John j. Smith they wanted To ger Peter h9p-
| lot them see him without orders from Superin-
tcndent Ingham's attorneys. They then drove
ingham. but he refused to grant them permis-
sion to sec the old man before he consulted MS
attorneys. The next morning March O. MY Ny
Smith advised him not TO let them obtain sig
nature 70 any paper preludicial to, his interest
old man away and care for him. the same ns If
there had been a provision TO that effect N the
were back charges but II these were paid, and
the old man was willing to 20. he would not
object. The charges We're paid and then Whit
temore was permitted to see him.
-" You don't know me. grandfather said
NO" replied the old man. Whose son are
you?' ,-,,., w,,,...
W6itemorc then asked tho old man whether
he would like to 20 aud live in nne house , IN IN
said he would. but that he didn't want any
tricks played on him. Whittemore bought a
heavy BLACK oyercoat to keep the old man warm
and cover his poorhouse garb, and Mr.. c. r.
vanderwort Of Angelica droye the parry Of three
ports. the old man asked wh!ltemore again
How is i that am your erapdtathey z" =.
and turning to vanderwort he added; " I'd just
as soon he should think am his grandson as
This remark is AS quoted by vanderwort
The party stopped at the American Hotel In
| Belmont. The old man was suffering with cold.
and the andady. Mr-. Grandby. wanted to give
him some SingeI He cSmpaInled oI sicxnSSss aiS =,
Tfn.ed 10 s s2S 8S 1Ss SA'o
" No; we don't want to give him anything.
We have some very important papers mere tha'
They took him to a table. and while one Of his
companions supported his hand. he signed anu
. executed Il paper the nature OF which has not
TSst evening ths ga man was taken to ttfhe
house Of Samuel Hildreth, near Belmont MIR.
T.. f.. Barton. his son-in. law, who had been tele-
graphed for, arrlyed at Angelica at , CLOCK the
| pers the effect Of which would be. II signed by
}. Peter Hopkins, to revoke any papers he might
and then started 10 Belmont With some DIM
9 Guilty he traced his father-in-law TO Hidreth :
!, " want Barton said. TO see Peter Hopkins
- am his son-in-law. and hold power OF at
3 You shan't come into tho house" Hlldrett
n | said. You shan't see Peter Hopkins under
: any circumstances. because 1t Is against my
. orders
Then Barton returned TO Binghamton will
G the unsigned papers in his pocket. There h'
a5S an o1P from py liz pCoanty Judge for
r commission IN lunacy; In 9ddltlon, me C2ur
| granted
4. taken and held in the custody OF the Court unit
- the termination OF the lunacy proceedings.
II warrant was issued. buy Wheen sherin Mthe,
=, discovered that Whittemore and Keeer ha,
II taken the old man away on the 10 o'clock tran
T. stcr RG'S; NOR formerly i'0 oi Elmira Crane wa
hofss 9ae traders me lie st hoT"n Se Train @ at Hornss
y vile. and John +. Hopk ms and Barton discoy
=, | cred that two men resembling Mhlttemore hnd
N Keeler got OF at Corning They accompanieC
p IN old man who walked with two canes, fetel
:, was put into n cnrriaGe and was carried south
le foiiowSd by barton riding day and night, /,
= Pa At Weilsborough Ju lge Williams OF th'
= District Court granted writ ot habeas I3rpus
Here. however, all trace was lost, ana Bartoi
10 returned to Angelica. where he was reloined by
~ HopSins,. The latter then made a complain
IT and Justice Of the Peace II. f. Dudley lssuod 4
e warrant under which Wh!ttemore and krele
10 were arrested in Bnghamton and taken 70 An
} gelica on Thursday last at midnlEht ia ih'
q morning they were arraigned. They PLEADED
h released on 81 900 bail each by the COUNTY
e Judge. They had brought with them a MAJ
II as sa dnn for tbe Inns term Of over an,
n Trrminer At Angelica. Mr.. MhittemOre re
n fused to talk about the case. and cautioned hi
is How is your grandfatherp" asked John F
?, ""q9ff Knew wouInt tell" was the reply
a On tho same morning friday information
r WAS received from Belmont that Crane had in
10 timated knowing whore Peter Hopkng was
70 Barton went 10 Belmont, and tclegraphed hac
l. 10 Richardson. Fenagin Smith that Gran
ls wanted $50 for his information. He was ad
10 vised by telegraph thnt ne must use his owl
" Judgment. lie refused Cranes offer. On Fri
A. day evening, however he agreed TO give Cran
~ $3.50 In cash and a check for an equn
W amount. For this consideration, Crane gav
Is him directions where to look for the old man
n Barton had been accompanied by Deput
sr Sheriff Walter Withey. He thought that h
Of could prosecute the search alone, ana DIS
ID missed 'Wthcy and Crane because he did No
r. wnnt to pay their expenses. II is thought her
lh that even II he finds where Peter Hopkins Il
to he will be no more successful than he was a
r. Hildre,h's house II is SAID Barton, in pursu
id anca of Cranes directions, took the road thr
-, leads from Corning up to Bath. The result &
ld tins trip IL not yet known. In going, however
r. from belmont - iiOrneilSVlNc, Barton was dls
lac covered 10y MMttemOre and krrler who wrr
IS. returning from Angelica. Al the persons -
to OH ~ Hlruellsylle aud it Is feared that Barto
he WAS watched. II WIS here thut Crane met lidi
x ton and II Mhuomore suspected that Gran
n was really revealing the Whcreablu OF the Oh
On man. hc would have hnd abundant time 10 r.
IN | move him to another hiding place.
jly | Tho application 10 the Surrogate made b
Scpylll ana Dewitt of Bnghamton attorney