New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
CHRISTOPHER MEYERS WILL CONTESTED
HIS WIDOW SAYS HE WAS UNDULY INFLUENCED
THE REAL FIGHT POSTPONED.

A contest the will Of Christopher Meyer who
died In July, leaving estate valued at SloOoO,ooO,
was begun yesterday when the question OF the pro
bate OF the document up in the Surrogate's
Court Mrs. Ellie P. Meyers, the widow, contests the
validity of the w and alleges that the testator was
not of sound mind when he executed 1t. She asserts
that undue influence brought TO bear on the part
Of John C. Meyer and other persons Interested OBJ
icctons TO the will were filed by Carter, Rollins &
Ledysrd, behalf of the widow. John c. Meyer
the Of the millionaire. He died on November
IL. Root & Strong appeared for c. A. II. bartlett,
of the executors. and W. II. Williams for Mahlon
C. Martin and James Dcshler, executors Otis W.
Randall represented Howard Meyer, and Frank r.
Lawrence Henry A. Taylor, another executor
Christopher Meyer executed his will in June, 1898.
and left his property to his executors in trust for his
heirs The executors by this will were John c. Meyer
MahlOn c. Martin and James Deshler codcil was
executed the 18th of july which revoked the ap-
pointment of James Desher. and appointed Henry \.
Taylor and c. A. II. Bartlett as executors with John
C. Meyer and Mahlon c. Martin. BY the provisions
Of the viii the executors to maintain Howard
Meyer, who IS now inmate Of the BloomiDsdale
Asylum. at a not to exceed 81 900 annually. They
were 10 set apart in trust 100000 for Christopher
Meyers granddaughter, Ellen ROwena, daughter Of
Howard Meyer. This she was receive when she
became twcnty-one years old. For the teststor's
daughter, Margaretta, 100000 was to be placed In
trust and the income TO be paid her halfyearly
The residue Of the given to the executors
in trust to be divided equally between the estators
daughter, Martha Elizabeth Egbert, wife OF Thomas
X. Egbert; the children of his daughter. Mary Anna
Taylor; his son, John c. Meyer; his daughter Catha-
rine Louisa Lowther wife OF George LOwther, and his
daughter, Clara Greer, wife Of Charles Greer.
Christopher Meyer had two houses. one in Fifth
ave, New-York, the other in New Brunswick, n. j.
A dispute at as the time came
for the filing OF the documents. The executors named
IN the will and those named In the codic were found
be inhaTnOnOus, and this made matters more COM
plcated Mr. Bartlett claimed that the VIII was filed
and admitted to probate In NeW-Jer5ey without his
consent but the New Brunsv lex court admitted the
will and issued letters testamentary TO the other eX
ecutols. A contest followed, and the case Is stu
pending at New Brunswick Mr.. Bartlett asserted
that he had the cOdicn I'm his possession at one time
and that he gave il 10 a lawyer 10 file in Newborn
This not done. and Mr.. Bartlett SAYS the object
of fling The papers In the NewJerscy court was 10
prevent him from appearing as executor. On these
grounds be procured the order for filing The VIII and
cOdcil in this state. This order granted by Sur
rogate Ransom. and the case was brought mp In the
court here Yesterday the counsel I'm the case agreed
10 adjourn the hearing, 10 allow the contestants 10
file further objections. The case viii come up again
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