New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-21
j. II. PAINES La RGE ESTATE.
LETTER TO HIS BROTHER ROBERT TREAT.

MR. CHICKERING AND THE PRECIOUS BUNDLE LEFT
IN HIS CARE
Ex-Governor Chamberlain, counsel for j. II. Ward
we'll who is trying to prove in the Surrogates Court
that James H. Paine the miser, left him his fortune
by will now lost started the proceedings yesterday
by moving that Mr.. Chlckerine the panomaker,
who holds the bulk OF the money of the estate should
CIV 6 larger bonds But Mr. Chickering had attended
to this before the court opened qualifying 10 INC
amount OF 1926, 900. Mr.. Chickering went on the
stand tor furthe, DISCRIMINATION. lie said In
answer to Mr. Chamberlains queries that MIR. Paine,
after he lett the mysterious bundle in his care, called
at his Office every day tor several months and at none
of these times, after, did he notice any thing
peculiar in his mental condition. He thought him an
unusually lntell rent man. After he became con-
WINGED of Mr.. Panes death he opened the package In
February of this wear. He knew that MT Wardwell,
the proponent had business relations with Mr. Paine,
and he had employed him himself. Mr.. Chicker'us
vas then questioned about the search for the will He
tried to find out from Bernard J. Kelly who, he
thought, either knew or pretended to know about
Paine's will.
"Kelly" he said, trembled perceptbly when asked
about the WILL and said that he did not know whether
he ought to tell | said that was all 1 wanted to
know"
Mr. Chamberlsin-was there why this vast es
Se p Of The law Il relation nveDorosi that
dss5sq aTe Ss here tell the Surrogate
EXCEPT Snc nj ooo or si2 900 pad out Tor expenses
This letter. written by John H. Wardwen on January j.
1888 Robert Treat Paine was then read ana placed Ill
evidence:
sent You postal receipt Of your letter with postal
have attended to brothers condition so ia as
him clothing and have also siven each day some
money his ood The amount rs Therefore exhausted l
have 0seu yn9 70 nagce yo Gp0 % tsse sEo hs
personal Ot has about his hap PerS Sai
used ana amount lying idle and useless
Ssdase CLAIM When he he
%ysr isr we the Whole thing is and
5 % ms s SS ho S be oe
Of the money or portion IT, At Least e fye MN
ha suffering week from bilious alta and has d gToTS
appearance OF Iauper than gentleman such as ne claims 10
misery IN Split that he has become thoroughly
life OF abstinence ana penny so long as ms 3wn IA oGy
society about from place TO aco VII, re ne
my Carr, state Of mind is anomaly AMI II grow
way to Washington as you thought might there in
DeceniOei' ''"'' ""'' Jouy H. wAEpwE1l~
| Ps-A gentleman California has been with us each
n nS IN hun OCCASIONALLY lie says he is precisely the
Of Mr. s Of %" I5n a was Gs ps
guardianship by the Togrs hs gentle benz s ons 81
nse as msn ought to who WAS r %SIr ms s
| for his comfort and sustonance.
j. H. Daniels Of No Alb 6thst.. Brooklyn, once mem
Der Produce Exchange WHO had peeh ashc py ni
Wardwell administrator OF tho estate, testified
thai he had told that the estate amounted 10 only
500 though he believed otherwise, and that there was
| will which two Frenchmen to witness but as he
learned these to DC legaces he urged that
they be accepted as witnesses.
Mr.. ChsmDersin-Dd you get The impression that any
scheme was OIL produce false VIII Al though
made establish lost VIII anu
had impression that Mt. wardwel did not believe tneIt
was ever such a Will made rot an impression that he was
gong 10 set up "a Ethan AlIen and since lost
which Mr. well hoped would not be found because '
thou ght II had sgned did get the impression
| that i fase will would be set up
| The hearing will be resumed on the first Monday In
| January.