New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
nation as the probability OF easy success, to make
some such attempt
MILLIONS FOR 4 TRUE HEIR.
THE ONE THING NEEDED BY THE HARLEM
~ CLAIMANTS.

THE ONE THING NEEDED BY TIE HARLEM
CLAIMANTS.
THIRTEEN OLD FAMILY BIBLES THAT ARE EX-
PECTED TO FILL THE GAp-sHuPE's sHAD-
owY SYNDICATE STOCK AND LAWYER
M'cREERY's STILL HUNT.
Among miscellaneous assortment of travelling
bags and packages belonging to the guests of the Mer
chants Hotel in Cortiandt-st. and kept under the
vicant eve OF the clerk behind the counter In the
Office is rusty old gripsack of ycov leather, which
looks as IL II antodated the present century 1t is an
innocent enough looking old grip" ard even the clerk
who has charge Of along with half hundred other
travellers vases IS ignorant Of its contents pitches
and throws It around twenty times every day In the
course Of his business and the only thing that excites
his wonder about il Is its uncommon weight but lor
that he might believe the old bag was stuffed with
soiled linen a months accumulation, waiting Tor
chance to be sent to laundry.
But concealed within the rusty sides OF the ola
grip. is what its owner, H. C. Kookcn Of Mansfield,
Ohio confidently expects will bring panic to every
freside on Manhattan Island north Of Ninetethst,
not to mention acres of soidly built blocks In the
Annexed District and several fourshng towns along
the east bank OF the Hudson far the tide reaches
north In that sluggish stream Mr. kooken By virtue
of his wifes claim, is the leader OF Western division
acres of land patented March 7, 1886, by Cover
nor Dongan TO Baron Resolved Waldron and others.
These claims have been before the public since 1883
In the courts IN one form or another seventeen
hundred OF these heirs, or alleged heirs banded To-
gether in stock syndicate" under the lead OF the
notorious Walter II. shupe and about 500 others, led
by James II. McCreery, former PIttsburg lawyer,
but now having Office at No. 90 Broadway In this
city were thrown out of court last December by
decision Of Judge Laoombe The Western division,
headed by Kooken, kept aloof from the others and
denounce the proceedings of Shupe and McCreery Mr..
Kooken AYERS that his list contains the names OF the
only true heirs about 300 in number most of whom
live IN Ohio
A BOMBSHELL IN \ VALISE.
In his faded old vase Mr. Kooken carries what he
thinks is the bombshell which is to startlo
Haremes, shake pillars of the elevated railroad
in their sockets and pave with gold the future path
ways of the fortunate descendants of Baron Resolved
Wadron Snugly tucked away I'm the old grip
are thirteen ather-bOund and well thum6ed family
Bibles whose fyleaves, yellow with age, contain the
records establishing beyond question the descent Of
each heir on his list from the sturdy old Dutch noble
man of New-Amsterdam Each Bible is identified
and fortified by affdavts and statements. Mr..
Kooken says that they cost him much labor 10 secure
them and they remove the chief stumbling bloch IN
the road 10 the establishing OF correct line
of descent. They are curious collection Of volumes
more. The most venerable Of the number is printed
in German text and on the yeaves In the back is the
following family history, written, Mr. Kooken says,
by hand of Ruth Waldron daughter of the Baron:
ruth waldron daugh. of baron resolved waldron
and was born the 1857 on the twentieth day of
aprile and married Johannes Delameter in the year
sxteene hundred and Seventv-ccht on the tenth dav
of august
Maria, daughter of ruth and Johannes delamatcr,
horn in the wear sixteen hundred ninety-sx the
ninth day of July, married John Pearce of long
island in the year seventeene hundred and sixteene
John and james Pcarce born in the year seventeen
hundred and seventeen on the eighth day OF August
Joseph born in the year seventeen hundred ana nine
teene the nineteenth day of May.
William born in the year seventeen hundred ana
twenty-on the eighteenth day of june
Mary born In the year seventeene hundred and
twenty-th three the fourth day of Aprile
Rachel born in the year seventeen hundred and
twenty four the twenty ninth dav OF may
elisha born in the year seventeen hundred and
Daniel born in the year seventeen hundred ana
twenyeght on the eighth day Of nov embed and
thirty on the twentyth day Of January"
A son born IN the year seventeen hundred ana ana
aged three days.
TRYING TO ESTABLISH DIRECT LINE.
MI Kookcn and his heirs believe that the descend
ants of Sarah Pearce, who married one Van Home,
Of New-Jersey, the only heirs who can establish
direct line of descent from a patentee. The others.
or at least many of Them may De rghtful heirs, but
the trouble is the records 10 prove II are wanting
Knowing this, they say, desperate but nnayaing ei-
forts have been made by the Others 10 secure MS
valuable old Bibles and try TO connect with the
rghtful line.
ments bearing the genealogy OF the Kooken claim
ants among Others family tree showing inc descend
1852 and married Marie De la Monbaune in the Dutch
fort In Now Netherlands. March s, 1854"
Mr.. Kooken has rallied around him several heirs
who live in the East and sought the legal advice OF
Ewing and Southland, Of No 155 broadway Among
Flemington New jersey. and Colonel samuel J.
waldron, of No. 122 East onehundred and thirteenth
been in the hosts led by shupe and McCreery, and
under the head OF pcnscs" have blcd pretty freeY
ShnP st was ,ne SS Of t6e pprsc Of that
siifty individual the latest Of which, the ten-cen'
tractol considerable attention recently, and resulted
in shupes spending ten days In the secison OF ne
says his wife is an heir, organized syndicate OF me
Harlem heirs in 1853. captalized' the claims ana
Among those who invested in the shadow va nees
,o,r wcrtz ~ Dal,or vsyne County, Ohio. to the
tune Of $4,000: John Miller. Of Butler. Rlchiand
County. Ohio. $500 V. s. Miller, Of Iapeer County;
County, Ohio. $500; Michael and William shupe. Of
Barnes. Richland County, Ohio, $3.50: William Heck;
81 , Nsw Ohio $50 John fucker Of Fort Robinson
Neb. $500 William II. whted Mentone Ind, 5000
Peter H. Pearce, Terre Hapte. Ind, $500: MIS-
Miranda Williams of Charles City Iowa, 500; l. A.
Emsberger Perrysvllle. Ashland County, Ohio, SlOo.
EXPENSES OF THE CLAIMANTS.
The above are specimens Of how "Fathcr Columbia
raied in the shcckes from the confding weserners'
His stockholders numbered about LOO all told Iheh
there was the other crowd Of claimants numbering
700 or 500 under the lead of the Rev ". r. Covert
and his attorneys James II. McCreery James Breedin
and F. A. Baker. Brecdln Is in Pittsburg and Baker
has an Office in this city The expenses Of these
claimants, 1t is said, averaged over S25 each Ihey
hailed from all over the United states and Canada
Mr. Covert is a minister Of the denomination KNOWN
as Feet washers" and breaches at sonersvilie Penn
He organized Z" The Covert Heirs Association"
These two armies Of claimants have Deeh some
what demoralzed since their ruled out OF