New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-19
THE HAMERSLEY WILL CONTEST
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ESTATE.
THE SPECIFIC GROUNDS OF THE CONTEST NOT

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ESIAlE'
THE SPECIFIC GROUNDS OF THE CONTEST NOT
YET STATED.
Franklin Bartlett, who is one OF the counsel for
the contestants of tho will OF the late LOUIS y
Hamersey, said yesterday that the lawyers had
not yet had sufficient opportunity 1or iull CON
snltatiOn; therefore, he could not now stat. the
specific grounds of the contest. lie gave, however
some interesting details with regard to the large
estate which the decedent left. Nearly oil OIL ~
Mr.. Bartlett explained, came from the estate or
John Mason, the maternal grandfather OF MT:
Hamersley. There was contest over the VIII OF
John Mason by which his millions we're disposed OIL
1t lasted from the time OF bis death IN leoy uLta
1852 when the will WAS broken Soon after ms
death and while the contest was IN progress one Oh
his daughters, who was then the VIE OF GoIdon
Hamersley Joined with her husband in deed TO
George Tones of all the property coming to her
from the estate of John Mason. whether by VIII or
descent. The same day MIR. Jones reconveyod Tue
On the death Of the latter, Gordon Hsmerslcy. who
was the father of Louis {; Hamersley; was. Hnusa
this deed put into possession OF the whoie Oh tno
large estate which his wife had inherited IRON her
father John Mason. No question was raised
dnrng his life time as to his title to the property
lie died last wintei several months poiose nus SON. In
addition to this which amounted to more than
$50. 900 600, Louis C.. Hamerlssy had about SoOO,UOo
mother II he had died before his father, this is all
that he would have had to bcluoath, ana npon ms
fathers death the millions lett by his Will would
have gone TO the Mason side of the family Gordon
Hamersley lett only brother, John Hamersley.
J. Hooker IIamersley is the latters only son aud IS
unmarried. The will gives all the estate Oh LOUIS
O. Uamer.ey to his widow for her life; at her
death to any living Issue of j. Hooker HameIsley;
If there are none then TO such charities as may De
named Ivy the decedents widow.
Mr. Bartlett said that mndsr the counsels con-
struction of the will as il stands, even II there
should be children OF J. Hooker Hamorsley living
at the death of Mrs. Louis Z. Hamersey: tney
would receive none of the property absolutely but
only life estate in it, and at their deaths It would
still go 10 the charities designated me GohteS ;
should not he admitted to probate. III thoy woio
beaten upon that, questions would then arte as 10
the construction of the VIII ana they "auih eoh
tend that certain of It's provisions were absolutely
void. Further, the contestants who were al on
the Mason sids of the family, hold that the'deeds
from Gordon IIamersley and his WHO 10 george
Jones and by Mr.. Jones To them again were OF no
effect; aud that oven il these deeds did have any
validity, the result was thS 81 amep.sx
wsre set aside cause tho property left by him
finally TO revert to.tho family OF his mother IRON
whom he received IL. In no way could The deeds
I've so construed as to prevent the Masons from re-
ceiving one-half OF It,
A CRIPPLE ASSAULTED BY A POLICEMAN.
MISTAKEN FOR srY IN A BEER-suoP on SUNDAY
OFFERED BRIBE TO KEEP QUIET.
August Anderson. of No. s57 Elevcnth-ave;,
nagnan on the Hudson River Railroad, who had an
arm torn of and was otherwise crippled by loco
motive about scar ago, appeared at Police Head.
quarters Yesterday to mako complaint against nnd
Precinct His head was bound mp where IL had
been bruised with club. lie said that on sunday
about noon he went into beer-shop in FIFTY
eipLth-st between Tenth and Eleventh aves, TO
get glass of weiss beer. The bartender gave him
lager beer which, after tasting. he threw upon tho
floor Two policemen in uniform were IN the beer
shop one Of them being Thompson. They folio Scd
him out Of tho place, ana Thompson, without any
warning attacked him with club on the side
walk He was knocked down by a blow OH the
head and became insensible. When he returned 10
CONSCIOUSNESS Thompson and the other policeman
had disappeared. The patrolman on duty ID fiity-
eiohtn-st was summoned. Then, Anderson said, he
was taken to the Roose, cit Hospital where be re-
NAMED until 10 "A. m. on Monday.
After leaving the hospital he went 10 n etable
kept by Mr.. Brady, an acquaintance. In tho stable
Le saw "A man named Delaney and Policeman
Thonpsou w.n shook hands with him and eI
pressed sorrow for his injury. Thompson said that
Anderson was not the man no intended ~ hit, and
ne hoped the mistake would be overlooked. De
Iancy offered TO give Anderson $40 IL ho would
keen ouiet about the clubbing. The tlagman refused
10 accent the money. IIp said he made the com
nIaint by the advice of his friends, who thought
the policeman ought TO be punished Superintend-
ent Walling had Anderson's statements put in the
form of an affidavit and Policeman Thompson will
be placed on trial for the alleged clubbing.
Ii was said at Police Headquarters yesterday that
il AndersUn's statements were true tho policeman
probably mstOOk him for SOY. policeman who
is caught in u beer-shOp on Sunday, with his uni
form on will be likely to regard with suspicion n
man who tastes beer sold IN violation of the law
and then throws 1t away.