St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06
"A DAUGHTER DIsINHERITED.
Mrs. Lennart, Cut Off by Her
Eatbar will 6vOutast tho Will

Mrs. Lennart, Cut Off by Her
Father, Will Contest the Will.
News was received some three months
ago by Mrs. John G. Lennart, OF this
city. of the death in New York of her
father, Camant Kochersperger. who
was formerly resident with his family
in st. Paul. K0chersperger was in the
lumber business in this region back in
fifties, and amasSed fortune of not
less than 100000 10y various methods OF
speculation and trade. He was a man
of meager education and very mlSerly
III his habits. sometimes even refusing
to provide the absolute neceSsareS OF
life for his family. His wife was OF
Polish extraction, Snd is aid by those
who remember her as she appeared
years ago to have been an extremely
handsome woman, though almost as
economically inclined as her husband.
The couple had FIVE children, named,
respectively, Hannah, Kate, Mary,
Helen and John. All the children at
tended school and received good Eng
lish education, the second daughter,
Helen. being very attractive and a
great faVOrite with her teachers. At the
age of seventeen the fair Helen, now
Mrs. Lennart, met and married, in OPP
position to the will of her parents, John
&. Lennart, now dead, ana went with
him to CHICAGO, where they resided I'M
til the death of Mr.. Lennart five months
ago, when Mrs. Lennart returned to the
home Of her youth, ana has since re-
sided with old friends of the family on
University avenue. The marriage UNI
der such circumstances so enraged
Kocherspergar that he SWorc he would
never leave the young matron cent OF
his money, and immedl ttcly made a
will excluding her from her portion of
the Inheritance. The kocherSpcrger
family moved to New York city in 1850,
and the head thereof started shirt fac
tory on COrtlandt street. Shirt cutting
was KocherSperger'S former trade, and
the business is said to have prOSpered
well under his management until three
years ago, when ill-health compelled
him to relinquiSh it. and ne sold out to
Hammet d Frazier. the present owners.
Since KocherSperger'S death Mrs. Len
mart reOpened correspondence with her
mother and sisters, all OF whom are
married and living in New York. They
protested ignorance of the con-
tents of the will, but wrote her
that just prior to his death Kocher-
Sperger had expressed ueslfe 10 see
her, and make PREPARATION for the past.
Her address was at that time unknown.
however, and there was noe means OF
communicating the desire. The dead
mans will has just been admitted to
probate. and its provisions show that his
relenting toward the boycotted daughter
came too late to prove of any financial
benefit to her. The will provides that
all his real estate, valued at 900. shall
go to his wife during her life. and at her
death be divided among four Of his
children, Kate. Hannah, Mary and John.
To his daughter Helen Mrs. LennarD
the testator bequeaths the sum of 81.
Large sums were left to various char
table institutions of New York city,
and the residue of the personal property
is divided as before among the four
children. Mrs. Lennart was seen by a
reporter for the GLOBE yesterday and
said she felt certain that undue influ-
ence had been used to prevent her
father from altering the will in her
favor. She expresses determination
to contest the will, and will leave for
New York on Saturday morning to look
after her interests. Mrs. 1.ennart has
three children grown up, two daughters
and son. the latter in the employ of the
st. Paul, Minneapolis d. Manitoba Rail-
way company.