New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-13
j.: ANECCEN1RIC EICH MANS PROPERTY
JOHN c. TAYLORs AFFECTION FOR MRS. HTckETs
BOY-A NEPHEW GETS THE MONEY

JOHN c. TAYLORS AFFECTION FOR MRS. IIIhEl
BoY-A NEPHEW GETS THE MONEY
"JOhn c. Taylor" dealer in real estate anu
sOckhOdcr I'm general, died IN May 1854, at the nome
OF Peter Hickey Washington Market butcher V"t at
No lG7 Easl Thirty third It. Mr.. Taylor was bachelor
was sixty years old when he died and had been an
eccentric man who had made money In buying ah'l
selling real estate. lio had no ONCE aul lot years '
at the Home Made Hotel, place in Green"ich ST.
whcrc Hc occupied small His clothing was oi 'Ho
plancst kind, his food extremely frugal and IN general
lie was Of parsimonous habits Ie had been frcnd oi
the family % Captain Bragan whose daHShIeF
Elizabeth became Mrs Peter J. Hickey Mr.. Taylor
WAS Interested in the daughter OF lis old freLd anu
visited her home frequently.
IIc took n great intcrcs, Mrs IIickcys first horn
clid which for that reason was named James Iay!'r
Hickey This boy was sixteen years oG July l. last
Mr. Taylor. it was fougd after his death. had accnn
lated property worth between 100000 and 100000.
He made no will. His nearest relative was samuel
Taylor Middleton nephew living in liainrsroft 'cl'
who claimed the property after Mr.. Tayl'rs deH'u'
Davi o. ren appoircl tarIian OF Mr. lllc"'y 10!
pending litigation began suit asserting that the youth
was entitled 10 Mr. Taylors property, as Mr. Ta ior hh'
expressly said that he wished the boy to inherit bi7
estate In the complaint the following statement was
made:
"Taycr had Teen In the hahit OF visiting MIS- Hickey
before she was married. AMI after her marriage continued
his visits up the time "f lh" birth OF tLis child he
the uilo = and yaEte! solcihns pTcuy bought ior H.
and said that bc his boy. lie continued To "e
kind and generous the child, and when he was aaont
two year, Old Tal or asked Mrs Hickey as size tstlhe-
ono afternoon II he could not have Jimmy tor ms boy
That he wanted take oi hiin ard educate li hu
support him I'm CIegy possible, ei;c Hlll S hh' an
education any boy could possibly have ad tdN' nv
E. means; that hc woud never cost Mt hickey ahI
herself u cent while lie lvcd that hc wa aliad jimmy
was going e. dcIcdtc bOy. being very Gnctte "t te
lime of his birth aud bo knew jimmy would never DC
able to do any ud uI hard work, or ruugh II IN any way
II all TIN ough f" she told hiw she ha 40 oyeiti'
and sic would Mr. Hickey about H.
Mr. Hickey consented provided ~" boy should mol nc
taken away while young. lnc ckcy- asserted thdt Mr.
TAYLOR Irnm-cd to educate the boy abroad thJt &c
bought hi CotHcs gave HIM money paid for dlS school
ing at the Columbia Grammar school. ana spoke ul lI'
pru, i-ion he going {" make for him hr. lhy "r
died at the rkcys hoWc after i've or six dnyb Illness
after making no au-ou to the provision n 'uiu'd
out then that during toe ScaIs co. his visits to ck'!S
I'll II not la sw whore Tll ur lived.
The claim In behalf of james TAYLOR Hickey tat tLo
pruucrIy belonged to him Was referred 9" u"th'it H.
lurlcr. CLaic- Il. Alexander. l.. Terry aud Z. u.
Norris of PnllldcThn. appeared tor samuel Taylor
vi idetpu. and NJ j. O'Brlrn for th' guardian "l tHc
boy has decided hat trr' wIs no contract
brtvccn Mr. Taylor ami tie family aui Gi' es Id tueht
Tor The HcihCG.