The sun., 1889-12-25
JARVIS PAYS OVER $65,OOO.
END or THB Love LITIGATION OYER
COElH'S ESTATE.

The Grassy Merchant Brought 100000
Here, and This II the Final Paynient-
SSo,oOo Principal and ose, 900 Interest.
A settlement has been made OF the claim
against Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr, as trustee OF the
estate OF the Parsee merchant, Bomanjee
Byramieo Oolah. Surrogate Ransom granted
an order yesterday permitting Prescott Hall
Butler the ancillsry administrator Of the es-
tate. to settle the actions against Jarvis upon
the payment OF $65.000
Early in the seventies Colah while travelling
here, became insane, and his property, mostly
gold and amounting to nearly 100000. was
handed over to Mr.. Jarvis. who was appointed
trustee By the Court OF Common Pleas. Subse-
uuently the lunatlo was sent back to
India. where he died. his property re-
maininR In the custody OF Mr. Jar
Wis. After Colahs death Mr.. Butler
was appointed administrator. and sued Mr..
Jarvis, Obtaining. In 1885, q judgment Of S76,-
appeal. reduced she iudgment 70 s71 1;S7i .o2 II
mounted up again to $50 3l6S;9s. with interest
s5dOs sna a't By k the ASSIGN nens Of Sa mortgages
held By Jarvis This left t7s.1lh64. including
Last May Franklin Bartlett, representing
msnt % Mr., Butler and Joseph d. Choate con-
HSs d Snd sTssd with G q woM S s Mso
sd :6a He cR lsShsssh sp Is
Eesenta,ive Of MIR. Jarvis said last evening to
"Mr. tsrviss position in this natter has never
been understood by the public, and he has
long suffered under an undeserved load Of OBJ
SGSH pay whStoVer Was S due from him
The trust was created about eighteen years
81 Sy hS G0S5t To sSoS g M
paid over from time 70 time AL but $4,000 and
that sun as principal Is AL that any court s has
and $50 900 interest ItwSs decided by Judge
was no evidence Of any wIongdoing on Jar
vis's part The two items which the Court was
SssS Il shs
Sd 6S obliged e BID 4 s oPSFtI YIo =
a ahd s0RS 81 G1 @ Pets
TSeso items en- M aS Tas pSrSS %
ing to pay. In fact. he has at ell times been
:ns ssns' cSar e s'sS sSou fnS aSm FaFf
has been In reaching legal conclusion:
Dssha 4 he 6ts cour 6%Ss1 s6 Psas Set
created the trust There has been grave doubt
Of the iurisdietion Of the supreme Court in the
opinion. ; holding that the Supreme Court had
3Sdsns1t ther: % be might BE- compsiisa I 70 pay Day
Il over again In the Court. of Common Pleas. Il
was on thl0 point that the case was taken 70
the Court OF Appeals. 1t would have been
reached there next month and the fact that the
plaintiff was willing to settle may be taken Ss
q seFS aensTa farm
Ny. Jarvis raised the money With which he
made the settlement among his friends. giving
mortkages and other security for the loans.
The whole amount In cash was handed over
to Mr.. Butler yesterday. and was deposited
When Coish came to this. country his chill;
dren were tnfants. Their father had turned
everything he possesssMd a. into gold % SSin: pnSked
know till o year afterward what had become Of
him. There q no doubt he Eqs insane even
I've et the IiifA Iv0nue Hotel. caffyiilA thcES 1
boxes OF gold coin like any common baggage
10 his room. He sent out cards to ali manner
Of people. representing himself to be parsee
merchant, but offering nothing for sale. At
IN the Court oi Common Pleas in 1870. and
was consigned to o private asylum ct Flat
bush. under the personal charge OF A.. g.
Constable, now deceased. an employee OF Har-
per Brothers. who understood the Mahratta
language. Meanwhile the money was put In
the charge Of Mr.. Jarvis. then o clerk OF the
Common Pleas. Colahs family hoard OF their
fortune through the energy Of the British Con-
sui, who set inquiries afioat throughout British
the lswyera whether 2 runaway iunatie-and .
his family In a foreign land. Finally In No
yember. 1871. he was lot 20. but the money was
left here In Jarvis's hands Colah died In 1882.
and the January following this famous suit was
commenced, the bombay widow being admin
istratrix and Mr. Butler her auxiliary.