The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24
ON THE WARPATH.

THE WESTERN scIoNs OF BARON wALDRoN
SEND AN AGENT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF
HARLEM
1t is anticipated that during the present coming
week there will be renewed excitement all along the
line of the Harlem River in consequence of the sud-
den influx of scions of the Wadron family from the
West. who declare that the valuable possessions at
the upper of the island still kept from them
in consequence of the APATHY of New Workers. who
sympathize with squatters." Once year the West.
contestants for the prize get together in their
sections, discuss the probability of securing
slice OF the great city of which they hear
much levy additional contributions reward
the faithful servants who represent their interests
and retire to their homes, sustained by the con-
seriousness that if they are not the fortunate ones
their children their children's children may at
last get lot block. section quarter section of the
grandest city of the continent. Alas for the inno-
cent denizens Of the West! How little they know of
the ways of the world and how easily they are led
believe the idle stories whispered in their ears
While they told that great things are to be accom-
pisred and are led to believe that proceedings have
been instituted for dispossessng all the inhabitants
of Harlem it seems almost cruel to convey to them
the information that not blow has been struck, not
q warrant issued. not summons served not single
proceeding of any kind commenced to establish a
claim in behalf of the Waldron heirs, and that the
sums expended by them have been unproftaby in
vested.
The other day a gentleman doing business in one
of our downtown streets-the New Yorker who has
investigated the claim his account and at his
own expense and paused for brief period in
quence of inability to find evidence showing the
original farm ines-was waited upon by one of the
Western scions of the family. who had come all the
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claimed the fact that something was now to be
done and there must be no further dragging along
the line.
"well. sir. how do you expect to go about it?"
'Why, we have the full genealogical table," replied
the Westerner, land intend to show these people
| that we are the descendants OF Baron Waldron"
"And then what?
well. amt that enough? I guess if show
these fellows we're descendants OF the Baron Wen
| fetch em and get that property.
"But how you going to prove your right to
| it? Have you examined the records? Do you know
| what the Baron owned what was properly conveyed
| away and what remained unconveyed? In word,
| do you know where any of the land lies?
swell, don't know anything about those things"
responded the Hooser; .al know is that re the
descendants of the Old Baron, and there's property
that belongs to us. and that's enough"
And this is about the way most OF the Western
people talk They think they entitled to all the
city of New York and without going to the root of
the matter trying to find the piece or parcel OF
land to which they justly lay claim, they build
castles in the air and construct lawsuits out of soap
bubbles.
THE WAY FROM OHIO
One of the Western agents of the Waldrons, Mr.
H. c. Kooken, of Ohio arrived i'll this city on Tues
day. He has been sent on exploring expedition
by the Western heirs, and if he goes back without in
shutting proceedings there will surely be in the
camp. Mr.. Kooken finds himself, however. in an
awkward position. Although descendant of the
Baron himself and representing hundreds of scions
the family they all bound hand and foot. few
years since, when Alfred T. Tilton gathering
together quit claim deeds from all the representatives
of Baron Waldron, Mr.. Kooken employed by
him to get the quit claims from all his neighbours
and he sent his deed and hundreds of others to
Tilton Now, however. when Alfred E. Tilton is in
his grave and Charles f. Tlton, the brother. is re-
turning the deeds in his possession, MIR. kooken is
told that his deed and that OF mis- Western friends
in possession of man named Flanders, who
employed for a time by Alfred Tilton. As Flan-
alleges that he has deeds in his possession
belonging to Kooken any Of his friends Kooken is
sentatives Of Tilton for any damage he and
they may sustain by reason OF his not
prosecuting the claim for the possession
Of the land. Kooken thinks that he has
has been engaged in leasing water fronts along the
Harlem River" and that he has no right to engage
in any such businessmen having u scrap of paper
in his own name to justify him in laying claim to
frog pond. This Mr.. kooken, as appears from
"a letter published by him year ago, has been en-
gagged for more than years in furnishing copies
of genealogical records to interested parties.
The people of Harlem have little to fear. however.
from the Western branch of the Waldrons. 1t does
not appear that they have any data upon which to
side in New York lind much difficulty III obtain
ing the record Of old farm lines, essential to the
prosecution of any claim, the Western representa-
tives not likely to meet with much success while
ignoring New Workers and trusting only such parties
reside in places remote from the field OF battle.