New-York tribune., 1886-11-11
A MUCH.DIvIDED PROPERTY.
v,or,s ErroRrs TO CONTROL IT.
-,r~r FRACTIONAL CALCULATIONS HHeoin"D
FAMILY TREE NECESSARY.

vp.crIoNAL CALCULATIONS hEooihED
a FAMILY TREE NECESSARY.
Tha nroperty at Fulton-st ana bro"uway'
-. NJ Knox, tho halter, has MS store' u oo"'"
...A ~ real-estate men nearly IL no' qu'' "e "v'
. nm niece Of land IN the o'ty. IL ne'ongs 70 'no
..u..s ..tstA and when George Lorilard, carry IN
ss. century, lott estate to be divided among b~s
.r.arst and Peter Loriilari Catharine NJ roster ana
,,.r,., Hosmsn he left several xnnutes to restve@
n,h .,, have their and energy in the property
:, ru,ton at and Broadway. There are four or hve
:, ,,.sa annuitapts suil living, the youngest
years DID, the eldest somewhere Ia tno nine
t,s. The property cannot DO sold outright as iohg
A these live and all purchases are made sup)ect 10
shsse cla,ms Tho children and grandchildren TO say
nothing of the OF the original hve
hair. have Kept on multiplying. until at one tiwe therc
were some 400 500 descendants OF George Lori'ara
In the estate Is ssid that the number now
A about 800. This Is probably an exsgerauoh
Th,s d,muuaon in the number Of last years Ia due to
the energetic endeavors Of NJ Knox to buy on llolo
and 1.l3524 and other fractions belonging to de-
scandants In the desperate endeavor to get
. majority OF the interest He mas hna''S
70. considerable more than . majority. the last pur-
chase OF II l25 having just been made Tor $lZoo'
sn,s beins on basis OF S2lS,750 for the whole Inc
average price paid for the fractions by Mr. hho1 mas
been on an integral basis OF about S3OOOOo.
Whenever . purchase has been made mr. hpoA
hss had to cell In his lawyers and go 'hrough
/. mathematical computation which makes logarlthms
and sturm's Theorcm sink into comparative insiHn'"-
eanoe in difficulty map showing the family tree mas
hce oil fractions have been deduccd snow
sng the various Interests and the amount MI Knox
must nay each desce endant on his purchase
In order to make the proper divisions ana
garry on the estate ia Justice to an
su,tsn,s and heirs Philo T. Rucgles has long been
sctine AZ receiver Of the property A. r. Man. tne Az
torney OF the orard estate. who carries rue
Of its condition his head, has been oolsel ino anu
sran 10 resort to Mr. KnOx's family tree IN
orisr 70 get the fractions straightened OUT
ana right side up in his mind. The young man
who deduced the fractions and rade the computa"ns
on each purchase for Mr. Knox says tha ne thoughl
shouId become a candidate for DIR. A. r. Maroohaiu
A few OF those Interested IN the property tor VINO
were until Mr. Knox bought aae% osn Spsucsr aIo
Eliza B. smith, John L. Parsons. Jula Edga,' Margs
Reginald H. Barlow, Louis N Morris, George o.
Thomas Emma O. Lorard. Edward IL. Coser' i, E
r. Butler as trustee, GeOrgiana L. HecKsier, Juna ~
RenbelI Mara wctinore, Catharne kernoohsn anu n1
Holsmans Spencers, Ronaidses anu Con "ss. 49,
Errderoe Conklinr sold his interest TO Mr. Knox
The following table gives an idea OF now 'he iu'ere''
are cut up: -,
six children John II. Coser. Plus sseE
Aieline widow OF John H. Coster p"s ,so pus ssos
Tbpae rh,Iren Daniel Hecks pus ieio
Three children George H. Coster- ao27s pus 'ieio
Tour children. George w. Costcr. ,u. 80
Five Children Maria Bergman ''soso
Tho building on the soap ana candle
IN 1920 and there WOOD yard In the rear An Oh
woo,ep building on the spot IN lSo2, wneh E- NJ
This was burned when Barnums Museum was destroysI
by fire In 1865 and the present structure was tnon
erected. After the snnutants are no more, Mr. hhoA
expects TO get complete possession OF tho properly