The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-09
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Correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
The mansion of Wilbur r.. Storey. the de-
mented editor Of the Chicago Times sof marble,
four or FIVE stories high, and contains eighty
rooms. If Mr.. Storey dreamed Of the biggest
newspaper on earth Mrs. Storey's visions were
of the biggest and costliest house. That the
grand mansion, as yet incomplete after five years
of work, was her idea no one who knew Storey
in his vigor doubts. Nobody cared less for such
things than he. He is said to have been told by
the spirits that he should build the house. and,
as he was at that time completely under the in
huenee of the shadowy visitors, he promptly be-
gan operations, After a little he lost faith in
the spirits, but he kept right with his palace.
When finished it will have cost about $50H, 300,
and the question which agitates some
sections of Chicago society is who will live IN it
1t is not probable that Mrs. Storey ever will,
though that has been the cherished hope of her
life. The proceedings already had in the Storey
case indicate that prodigiouS will contest is
coming as soon as the breath leaves the old
mans body. When he married his present wife
she entered into a contract with him to Surren-
der her dover rights in consideration of a sum of
money to be propoFtionate to his estate. He
then made will confirming this ante -nuptial
agreement and providing that in addition she
should have 1000 year from the estate
Since his mind failed she claims that heprepared
another will giving her all his property, with the
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is in her possession and the other one is in the
vaults of the officer
Mrs Storey is a woman of commanding pres
ence, ultra fashionable in dress, and of high
ambition. Tt is said to be her aim to be the
owner and personal manager of her husbands
newspaper, and to live in the great palace on the
boulevard. In this she is backed by some
shreNid newspaper men, who would expect, in
the event of her success, to be given positions Of
trust and profit under her She has never had
any experience in business, and is probably as
little calculated to manage a great property as
any person IN the world. She has set
her mark very high however, and it is believed
that the struggle recently witnessed here in the
courts is only preliminary to much larger
one that is bound to come when the various
wills are offered for probate. The heirs at-law
allHge that Mrs Storey has long kept the old
man away from his relatives and friends, re-
fusing on various pretexts to permit any one to /
see him, and that if she produces will made by
him at any time since his mind failed they will
show the means resorted to- Mrs. Storey has
been a very devoted wife to the old man She
has toted him all over the country in special
ears and has always been by his side. She is
considerably younger than he, but she is not
handsome. Her features are large and her
Dress never in the best of taste. makes her a
very conspicuous person. She has many accom-
phshments, however, and has record in some
quarters for private benevolence.