The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-15
storcN,s ChIcago Palnce

SOme such man as Armour,with few
spare millions at hand,will be In demand
one of these DAYS, when tho great palace
of Wilbur f. Storey, the demented edi-
tor, will be sold. II Is Of marble, four or
iive stories high, and contains eighty
rooms. II Mr.. Storey dreamed of the
biggest newspapers on earth, Mrs. Sto-
rcy's visions were OF the biggest and
costliost house. That the grand
mansion, us vet incomplete,
after live years OF work, was her
idea no one who know Storey in his
vigor doubts, Nobody cared loss Tor
such things than he. lie is said to have
been told by the spirits that he
should build the house, and as he was at
that time completely un lerthe influence
OF the shadOwy visitors, he promptly be-
gan operations. After "A little he lost
iaith In the spirits, but he kept right ON
with his palace. When finished II will
cost about S00,0OO, and the question
which agitatus some sections Of Chicago
society ~: Who will live in it2
Il Is not probable that Mrs. Storey
ever will, though that has been the cher
ishcd hope of hur life. The proceedings
already had In the storey case indicate
that prodigious will contest is coming
az soon az the breath leaves tho old
mans body, When he married his
present wife she entered into u contract
with him 90 surrender her dover rights
in consideration of sum of money, to
| be prOpOrtionato 10 his estate. lie then
made u will confirming his ante-nuptial
agreement, aud providing that in addi-
I ton she should have $4,000 wear from
/ tho estate. Since his mind failed she
claims that he has prepared another
| will, giving her all his property with the
exception Of n few requests to relatives.
This viii is in her possession and tho
other one is In the vaults at the office.
Mrs. Storey ls n woman OF command
ing presence, ultra fashionable ia dress
and OF high ambition. II Is said to be
her aim to bo the owner and personal
manager of hor husbands newspaper
and tO live In the great palace on the
| boulevard. In this she Is backed by
some shrewd newspaper men who
would expect In the event of her sue
cess to bo given positions of trust and
profit under her. She has never had
any experience In business, aud il prob
ably as little calculated to manage q
great. property ~ any person in the
world. She has SGT her mark very high.
however, aud Il IN believed that tho
struggle recently witnessed here In the
courts IL only a preliminary TO a much
larger one that Is bound to come when
the various bills are entered for probate.
Tho heirs at law allogo that Mrs.
Storey, has long kept the old man away
from his relatives and friends, refusing
on divers preteNts, TO permit any one Ia
sec him, and that II sho produces will
made bv him AZ any time since his mind
failed, they will show the means re-
sorted to. Mrs. Story has been very
devoted wifo 10 the old man. She has
toted him all over the country In
special cars, and has always been at his
side. She Is considerably younger thar
! he, but she Is not handsome, IIer fea
lures are large, and her dress, never "
the best of taste, makes her a very con
plishments, however, and has a record II
some qarters for private benevelence.
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