The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-14
THE cELEBRATED E1sENLoRD CASE
IL Ended when tho Money worth Fighting
tor Mna Eaed In in Legal GHprnnea.


CANAJonAR1E. n. Y. July 13.-The General
Term OF the Supreme Court has lust handed
down a decision In tho celebrated Eisenord
cnse. Affirming with costs tho judgment en-
tered on the verdict rendered for tho de'en-
dants Mt the Montgomery County Circuit in
Juno last. No legal contest ever attracted
moro widespread attention In the Mohawk
valley than this. DR.. Ioter o. Eisenord re-
sided in the town OF Palatine all his life. lie
was supposed to be a bachelor. and lived
wherever night or moal hours overlook him.
He was quaint eccentric individual, and
had the most singular method OF treating dis
oascs, somewhat on the hit or miss plnn.and he
was so successful That former iaticnts rcsld-
Ing in New York sent for him to come at criti-
cal periods Of disonse. He was frequently
called as far west ms Syracuse and east to AL
hany. and sometimes would not be seen in his
herb covered office at Palntine Bridge for
months. 1t was known that while the Doctor
WAS doing much hard work lie was also look
ing out for Number Ono financially, and every
now and then the announcement would be
made that he Ind bought another farmer
placed mortgage plaster on village property.
Tho Doctor because OF his reculiarities and
wealth. was the subject OF much comment in
the valley.
In 1885 DR.. Eisenlord died intostate. The
surrogate appointed his brother, L. B. Eisen-
lord OF Fort Plain, md the Rev. Nicholas
Writ OF Ialntino Bridge rs administrators.
They went to work 10 get tho personal and
real property together. as 1t was in miXed-up
shape. About six weeks after the Doctors
death an attorney named Byam. living In tho
western portion of the state, with Il robust
young man. appeared before the executors
Why their letters OF administration should not
10 annulled and the only surviving heir
John L. Eisenlord. the stulwart young
man then present. appointed Tho legal
,Eisenlord, was a son and the only child Of tho
lato Dr. l.. o. Eisenland; that his mother Miss
-ipe, was secretly married. to the Doctor by
St townsville Justice Of the Peace years ago:
1uarre!cd and agreed to separate, and never
recognize cnch other ms mnn and wife or In any
manner VIVA; soever &c. Tho alleged mother
md Justice Of tho Peace were still living. aud
plant and legal Iuibbling was kept up until
this decision which practically ends the case.
Court Of Appeals.
1t was proved on the trial TINT John p Essen
lord was known MS John P. Lipe up to the
time OF tho Doctors death. that his mother had
married another man about three years pre-
yious to his death. that the mother had sued
the Doctor many years ago for SANDER. and
had actually caused his detention In Jail for a
hriet period and that as long as the oldest In
habitant could remember the families OF Eisen-
lord and Line had been bitter enemies and
fought like cats and dogs. The end OF the suit
has como. az was predicted in THESuN several
years ago. when the money necessary to fight
with or worth tho powder is exhausted" and
John p Eisenlord 1ipo, who sIuatted on one
of the. farms and has enjoyed the income
not retire gracefully Executor Nicholas Writ
will preach next Sunday from the text: And
the end thereof Is peace"