The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04
COCKERILL'S LETTER
What Is Going On in the Busy
City Of New York.
DOES TIM WANT THE WORLD2
Ladies Now Wearing Bretelles-Ward Nc
Allister Would Make a Valuable Man
in a Delivery Wagon.
Especial Correspondence of THE SUNDAY

Especial Correspondence of THE SUNDAY
HERALD.
New YORK, Sept. 80.
saw in the Plaza hotel the other even
ing Mr.. Timothy Nolan Hopkins OF Cali
fOrnia, the young man who is contesting
the will of the late Mrs. Hopkins Searles,
about which proceeding in Salem, Mass.
the newspapers have recently had much to
say. Timothy is sturdy, well-appearing
man Of about SO, rather pleasant eyes but
somewhat logged manner. He has obsti-
macy rather plainly written upon his iowl
and chin. As the adopted son of the rich
widow of Mark Hopkins he can hardly be
said to be exhibiting himself before the
country as a gentleman of tender, filial
memories. Timothy's father was plain
1rishmen who went rom Maine to Call
forniR and became gardener and man-of-
Sl-Hork for Mark Hopkins, the shrewd
Yankee merchant, then laying the foun-
dation for his great fortune Soon after
Timothy's birth the old gentleman was
drowned, and Mrs. Nolan, as the washer
woman in the Hopkins family, introduced
Timothy through the kitchen. Mrs. Hop
kins, having no children, took fancy to
Tim. From the kitchen he worked into
the parlor and into the warm affections of
his mistress. He came in time to be known
as Tim Hopkins. When old Mark Hop
kins died the childless widow drew closer
90 the boy. In time Timothy began to
scheme for adoption. His mother, a de-
Won't Catholic, objected to his adoption by a
Protestant and SO things drifted along.
Finally, when 20 years and 4 months old.
Timothy prevailed upon the widow To
sdcpt him. This she did. Then Timothy
married her niece and prepared to inherit.
He set himself up as the head of the
household, brought his wife to the
front socially, and made his foster
mother take back seat. The widow felt
Inundated. In the meanwhile she made
the acquaintance of MIR. Searles a gehtle-
man of education, some wealth, twenty
years her junior, but of pleasing and Guilt
waited address. She found COMPREHENSIVE
His profession brought him into her service
and the acquaintance ripened into deep re-
spect and love. Finally, annoyed by the at
ntude OF Timothy toward her, she made him
q git Of her Menlo park palace, worth a
million dollars, gave him q handsome in.
come, placed him in the official service of
the Southern Pacific road, and came east.
When Timothy found that matrimonial
sIlance was likely to be made between his
? mother and MIR. Searles he became often
slve. The wedding took place three wears
ago and Tim made himself still more dis
agreeable. When the benevolent LADY died
lew months ago she made no mention of
timothy IN her will. Her estate, valued
now at S20,000000, went to her bnsbonG
Inn was in Japan when the news reached
MIN. He came home at once and prensre6
to contest the will. He filled the pewsN
papers with stories OF his grievances
Zen he reached New York city he fond
Mr. Searles willing to settle with him sim
ply to save prolonged, vexatious law snit
he was offered $4,000, 600. Thia he declined
Last week the contest began in the nrnhot.
court at Salem. Up to date the young man
OF lgnoole birth has succeeded in having his
oenefactress discussed in the newspaners
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