New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-11
ECCENTRIC MISS MARKS Will

OBJECTIONS wGCH SHE LIFT RFGAHDING HER
FUNERAL
The contest over the will of the last of the
eccentric Marx family concluded yesterday so far
taking testimony is concerned before Surrogate Ro
Mns The only witness examined Townsend Wan
dell one OF the executors Miss Catharine Henrietta
Marx who produced the following letter, copies Of
VIII ch were sent of the other Charles
W. Morrill, Adams Church. the resduary leSatee,
aud the late Edward H. Ludlow (:
To MY EXECUTORS: ! desire thai may be buried in my,
family vault IL Ooilawn Cemetery in NY brothers gave
diGvS ,fyle with brSss mountngs only tue die Of my
eellh g be engraved 90 the COIN plate and wSh to be
heas open glass SIDES 70 be drawn by Oy or white hores
oarrsqes to follow ali alike and clean the
ppes hands ie%erY etc are deposited IN safe deposit
company III the Masonic Building, Iwenty-thrdst and
Venue Bank corner Forty fourtlst. and ,Tinhays.
have money in the M@nlati3,n saving. Rank.
saSings Bank The booS Of he Sc HaHFs viii be- fonnd In
5ns gi' IN m SS hey us TAI s trust Gpan wa ny S
reations that are not mentioned N roy wi the reason
ghoo1 They nave never ,een near in all NY
wish 70 cav distinctly ~ anI2g said hereafter about
been 70 bin ia confession nor has h.
pioeiy or ressted ought g lie has ~
good hSno5S6,e gent s ; knew y
CAInAknE AESKIL1TA MARY June II, 1882
Amended 10 the letter direction that her death
notice the newspapers should be as follows:
DIED,CatharDo Henrietta MARI daughter Of The late
Asher esq. OF New YOrk-funeih Tites no lowers
(date Of death ard rs.iAencel
IN accordance with the request OF Miss Marx this let
ter opened until after her death. This closed
the testimony, and Clifford A. H. Bartlett moved that
tue application to admit the Will to probate DC denied on
the grounds that the due execution OF the viii was not
proved and that the presumption of TACT that the Will
made under undue Influence had not been over
Thrown Counsel were allowed week within which TO
present briefs. George q. Dewitt who drew the
VIII, and Judge Ambrose Mcneil appeared for the pro-
prnents and Franklin and &. A. III. Bartlett
AID Do & ass Cam bel for the Q ,ntestants.
The Max family h.ared prominently IN New. York so
eiety many years ago. They descended from DR..
Aarx. court physician to the King of Hanover, aud
their father Asher Marx had married lady OF tho old
Livingston family and his death left them fortune.
who drove fourn-hand in this city and was captain
OF a famous cavalry company In the old New-fork
militia He died young His sister, Emma Julia. at her
death left all her property TO her youngest sister,
katharine Henrietta. at which the second sister
Mary Caroline, took uinbrage and threatened
70 contest the will. TO settle THIS difficulty
katharine Henrietta consented to give portion OF the
property 20 her Mary Caroline died IN 1873, giving
Father ]. u. Bradley, Roman Catholic priest, ilfe
interest in her estate which at his death was to 90 to
the Little Sisters OF the Poor CaihaTne ted this
VII aud II finally decided by the Court OF Appeals
mat II was valid with the exception OF the provision Tor
TIE Little Sisters Of the Poor Before CatbarDe died
enc followed the ample OF this sister and made the
Will now contested