Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-28
THE STEWART MILLIONS.
Another Raid on Judge Hilton by n
Vermont stewart

a despatch announces that Ben amiu f.
Whelden of Ludlow, VT, as guardian for
Alex. Stewart, an insane man residing in
Cavendish, has fled in the United States
Circuit Court a complaint against Judge
Henry Hilton, executor of the estate of the
that certain releases of claims against the
Stewart estate that the complainant gave
were fraudulently obtained by the executor
and were therefore null and void. Alexan-
der Stewart, by his guardian claims TO be a
cousin and heir at-law of the late A. L.
Stewart. Tho complaint states that he
began an action against the estate for 81, 000,-
900 in June, 1878. The defeudent, "well
knowing that the plaintiff and others were
true and legal heirs-at-law, devised and ey.
ecuted plan to procure a discOntinuanCe
of the action and to obtain at a
small percentage the plaintiffs interest
in the property" The plaintiff holds that
he is damaged to the extent of
| $500, 000,. On September 20, 1879,
business, plaintiff made over power of
attorney to the son, Matthew Stewart, to
collect in his behalf the damage done. In
conclusion, the complaint prays that the re-
lease may be set aside
Tho Vermont Stewart claims that he is o
cousin of the late a. +. Stewart and that,
the dead merchant having left fifty million
of dollars, he is entitled to Onc-tenth OF that
sum, or five million dollars As to the Will,
the plaintiff claims that after the decease Dl
the Bald A. I. Stewart, the defendant pre-.
scented TO the Surrogate of The county of New
York certain paper writing, as aud for lis
last will and testament, which paper was not
such last will, but was void and of none
elec! that the defendant by fraud and
deception, secretly aud without notice tt
any OF the persons Interested. induced
the said surrogate to admit tn
said paper writing to probate as
The last will and testament Of the said 4. f.
Stewart, and to that end to open the cour. a
an unusual and improper place 90 wit, a
the house of the said Stewart, wherein be
died aud before his bura), and there to
take the ex animation Of the alleged vitncssc
10 such paper writing in secret and ex partc
and to issue letters testsmentary to the sait
defendant and others, under which they, o
some Of them, took possession of all sal,
estate and property, aud now hold and CLAIM
the same as owners" Mr.. Stewart, soon
after lnstilutiug his suit, went ID New Gorl
and there executed full release of his right
tlllc duI Interest III tne Stewart estate, DclAL
persuaded thereto, it is claimed, by tn
promise ola few cheap presents and muct
taffY. The presents made were tuI
suit of clothes and watch, ant
tn Sc promised were one hundred thousan
dollars in cash, a good form stocked wit
cattle, sheep, and horses, one thousand do
lars in the bank at Proctorsvile, VT, to b
used for the purchase of stock Tor said plain
Iif; to furnish the wife of the plaintiff wit
AN invalid CHAIR worth forty dollars; to Civ
to the wife and daughter of the plaintiff eac
two dresses as good as could be purchase
at the Stewart store in the city of Ne,
York !" and that Judge Hilton and Mrs. A
T. Stewart "woud visit the plaintiff an
his family in Vermont aud recogn &c ther
as the relatives Of A. T. Stewart" judy
Hilton didn't do any of these agrecaOl
things, aud therefore suit was institute
az inst HIM, in which damages OF two hur
dred thousand dollars were claimed. This SUI
was brought 10y the Vermont Stewards sol
Matthew Stewart, but it was compromise
: Just before The time set for Its trial Now
1t seems, still another suit has been instituted