Daily globe., 1882-09-30
IMPORTANT WILL CONTEST.
Litigation Over an Estate that Will Dwarf
the Vanderbilt Scandal. oW 90

Z the SanQerDIlC SCANDAL.
- Especial Telegram to the Globe.l .q9gl
New York, Sept. 29.-Papers have just
been filed in the county clerks Office here
in suit rivaling in Importance the famous
Vanderbilt and Stewart will contests, and
in which prominent people will be the
leading figures. 1t will soon be called for
trial in the superior court. The amount
involved in the suit is $1,50O,0O0, and if
the allegations contained in the bill of
complaint be true, it will be one of the
most curious cases on record. The suit is
begun by Jno. G. L. Hamilton, grandson of
the late John G.. Hamilton, and great
grandson of Alex. Hamilton for the revoca-
ton of the probate of the will of his
grandmother, Maria E. Hamilton,
wife Iof the late J. G.. Hamilton.
The plaintiffs father, Jno. "a. Hamilton,
one of the several sons of Jno. c. Hamil-
ton, was civil engineer. He went West
many years ago and died there, and al
though his sons returned to New York, they
have had very little intercourse with the
members of his grandfather's family.
Their grandmother, Mrs. Maria E. HaInil-
ton, died in 1878, and gave her real estate
to her husband, Jno. c.. Hamilton. She
was a daughter Of Jno. G. Yanderheuvel,
one of the wealthiest of the old New York
ers. Jno. @. Hamilton, who was a. young
lawyerjust beginning the practice, of his
profession in this city, eloped with her in
1916. When Mr.Vanderheuvel died he left
over $500,000 ready money to be divided
among his children, aud of this sum Mrs.
Hamilton'si portion was about $4,000.
Mrs. Vanderheuvel survived her husband
for several years, and, at her death, left a
| large amount of real estate also to be
divided amongst the children. When the
partition took place MI. Hamilton bought
in. some. valuable. Broadway and, other
property with his wife's money, and led
her to believe that the purchase was made
in her name. This property, which is now
valued at 81 100000, was devised by Mrs.
Hanilton's will to- her husband, Jno. G.
Hamilton. Her mind, it . is alleged, was
impaired, and her will was made, if at all.
under cornpulsion exerted by the husband
Her husband led her to believe that the will
gave him only a, life interest in the property
and that after his death it would be diyid-
ed in equal portions among all the chill
dren. Onlthese statements Mrs. Hamilton
consented to sign the will, she did" In
! order to get rid of all scandal and to
avoid further opposition to probating the
will, an agreement, was entered into be-
tween, the children Of Mrs, Hamilton
whereby certain portions of land should
be equally divided between them, and that
at the death of Jno. G. Hamilton he should
give the remaining portion to the children.
or children of the parent dying in his life
| time. JIo. @. Hamilton died in July last
and his will, which will be offered for pro
bate tomorrow morning, ignores the
children of his son, the late Jno. c.
Hamilton, the plaintiff p in o II the
foregoing suit (Jno. G. L. Hamilton viii
also contest the will. 1t is said that many
surprising and sensational facts will be
brought to light in the trial of the two
cases, and SO far that public interest is
concerned the Vanderbilt will contest will
sink into gnifcance beside the Hamil-
ton will contest fedt 2dltyeft ,tf4 80, .