Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-06
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Claimants tor an Estate,


about ooo year ago the Star published an
account OF the csso Of the estate of Robert Y.
Harrison in the Probate Court On petition of
&llss Hamilton and Mis- Duotiag, claiuipg to
be- heirs Of tEe esste, which case was decided
adversely to the petitioners. Harrison, Tbo
died io May, 1877, 81 house on Ohio avenue,
tai lived here all bis life With Mre. Harrison,
Thc lived On New York ayeaue, near 18th ST.;
Q street, betwceo l0.h and llth. and 18th st.,
near ID. and who bore the reputation Of kecniag
house OF i-rcpu;e. lie was supposed by
many 10 nc nor son, and. Notwithstanding his
surroundings be grvW UP to be we'll benGyed
nsa AID g2c6 o!tiZan, although be had DC edu
ca'ila Thatsror. He iearped tho trade CT
ccGchDsk=r With the McOaGnotts, but did not
work al it after he was rec lie vas, however,
:; ioT nltcr Of the old Auxiliary Guard, the poI
Ice toic5 OF Washington 10 snte bailum duys,
oct frequently remarked inst hs need I0t work
rs tho n!d mouaa had enough 10. him to 1.-Two
on. "bUb" Harrison, as he was geoeraly call,
Cd died 1T the htu:c where Mrs. narr.sor
dice 10 1872. he lett considerable persopa
eS'ato-atcut Sc coo it is SaId-8od DR., j. /.
harlgan, Who attended h!u ID tij illness,
hsV!ug IS creditor cbisincd administration of
LUG sel .to AuscEtISeE thE Vbt ueiTS.
As stated above Miss Hamilton aud sister
p9t ia claim. which last Japu.ry Was doci3ed
adversely to them by Judge Din, and they
thee Cleo issues to be tried by Jury, but moth
ing further mas be9a done 10 their case.
The claim OF those parties was tAet Mrs.
HarYisoa aas daughter of Edward Ham.
lion, brother to their father, Ebeo T.
Hamll:oo, ct l. uioun County, Va The
go1ernuent claimed in this case thai Mrs. Iar
risoG was 'CinthP" Ashford, OF Altx,Ddr;a,
who E!ih her sister, fell into loose Ways while
working at tie cotton factory near FCur Mile
Rgr; thst she became tho mistress CT Dir.
Harrison, enc at;or living Nth him few years
10 Al.xiudfis, cane tc this city aud opeoed
house OF assigratior that the younger sister
wss the mother OF Bob" Harrison BY Robcrt
Rutherford aud finding berselt poor she couGdad
the child ll,obl 20 her sister, aud subse quentl2
she joined Ruthertord 10 The SOu!b ,end nothing
Tas atierSarG heard 9t !hcn.
NV claimants than appeared Murphy aud
otherj-Who ID their petition claimed that Jane
4. Murphy, Mary /. Fox aud Alna Chassccn
gre the children sud heirs ct lsw Of Rachel Gas
seen, daughter Of Thomas Ashford, brother Of
Nancy Ashford. Marcy, they elRim. vas Mrs.
Harrlsou. To support this claim, MIR. a. D.
Frazer testified that be lived at -Four Mil Run
10 1920, aud Ten Ashford uatricd Miss
Hoskins; that Toms sister, Nancy. oamo to
Washington, and &c revcr saw her again ua:il
some years afterwards ehca sbo oamo into
Lawyer Breni'5 othoe and a;kcd for money to
Guy shoes. 7. II. G!nva- testified that h,
knew Nancy at Four Nil: Ran, and also in this
cisy, when SIZE kept house ios Dir. Bent and
WAS krown as Slis, Moore; that her husbands
naue was Sandy Moore snS tee boys name
GEORGE Maore; that he vas boTu in 1928 saw
bin jlsl batofa Ha7:isous inauguration. II oh.
4. ttudd testified that h9 kneH Macy Ashford
and hoard that she bad child and came to
Wssainstop. Jacc D. Neal swore that she
knew Mrs Ashford aud her children, and had
seen Cynthia on the corner Of l24h and sts.;
that sue was first known as Cyn:bis
Naucy at 18th and q streets. Jotn 7. Arm
and her daughters Nancy and Ginthy) lived near
the old Diagonal pump in Alexandria in 1917
or Is. aud it YES oonuon report shat Nancy
called Tom" Mr.. JOS. Il. Bradley testified
that Nancy Moore several years before 1910
was tho reputed mistress Of w. L. Brent, tho
lawyer s. Q. Mills testified that he knew Bob
Harrison as fer back as 1S43 ond that Mrs.
Harrison, With whom Boo llvod, was supposed
| to be his mother. For the Government it was
| testified that Airs. Moore lived with Col. Brent
| on 18th and h streets; that her boy, George,
| wen, to Henry Ould's school and had good
oduoation, and studied law 10 Mr. Brent's Office;
that Mrs. Harrison Was unlike Mrs. Moore.
Mrs. Jackson testified that Mrs. Moore, Rho
| lived with Col. Brent. dealt with her, and she
snoke of her boy geiag to school; knew Bob
| Harrison we'll, snd 5aw him about ten days
before he died. JOHN Hudson testified that he
knew Mrs. Harrison as Tii!ey Harrison. and
knew the SOD ell his life; also knew Mrs. Moore
aud her son George, who studied law in Mr.
Brent's office; thinks that Go WAS meHher oi
the bsr. Vivian Brent testified that be knew
Nancy Moore wbo left Washington in 1874 and
went to St. Louis, and she married his father
iu 1917, who died in Louisiana. w. Il. Lem
mars testified sba. be WAS slave Of Colouc
Breat's; k1e2 Mrs. Moore and bcr son George
be vas called George Thornton, snd s!ui!ec
law With Mr. Brent.
The casa vas roceDtly argued bef)re Jndg'
Macarthur holding the Probate Court, an .h'
government argued chat Mrs. Moore sud Mrs
| Hair sou we:a net II b Or Yin, neither were tn
boys George Moore and Thos. Harr!s)c; tina
Mrs Moore was not a. Ashford St all betor
marriage but DIVES - Washington Star.
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