New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-30
2ILDEN TRUSTEES REGRETFUL.
THEY MEET FOR CoNDoLENCE ONLY.
NO PLANS oUTLINED-THAT FATAL MAJORITY
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NO PLANS OCTLINED-THAT FATAL MATURITY
OF ONE AND ITS PART IN Mr.. TILDEN's LIFE
The trustees appointed under the will OF Samuel J.
Tden for the carrying out Of the benefcent provisions
OF the renowned thirty fifth clause yesterday
ut the Office of the estate In the Tden mansion No 10
Gramercy Park II was their first meeting since the
decision OF the Second Division Of the YORK Court
OF Appeals declaring the Tilden Trust clause invalid
They were all there, and they were all regretfui.
The meeting funeral almost, ard was devoted
more TO the burial OF fOad hopes than to the cOnsde
ton Of the disposal Of the 81 100000 which Will go
to the Trust. The outlining Of anything like plan
of action was Impossible in the inchoate state OF affairs
resulting from the decision.
Three OF the trustees Of the ridden Trust John BiSe-
low. Andrew IL. Green and George W. Smith. were
named in the WILL Of which they the executors
The other two, Alexander f. Orr and stephen A.
Walker appointed at the time of the incopoIil
ton OF the Trust. Mr. Orr said yesterday
Our meeting was one of coidolcnco, We copid
do nothing than talk over the situation, ana we
have no plans to make public, for the simple FeaSaa
that We have none at all Untl we do agree TO some
arrangement, l think 1t would be improper for me TO
express my opinions. AS trustee feel that
| am In duty bound 10 Go the utmost toward carrying
ont Sir IiIdens wishes. We do not give the case
up until the last effort Is made, ana we nope foF the
best from the application for a reargument am
told however, that such request mas been granted
only twice In the history Of our Court OF Appeals
In one Of those cases firm was interested our
opponents applied for rea'sumcnt and got H. Dul
they failed impress the court, and the original 10
cison was sustained. II you ], any ten men,
should read Mr. Tflden's will, we would LAY at once
that his evident intention WAS TO found great trust
for the benefit Of New York City. The portion OF the
will which the case has turnod could be rad IN
two minutes by the watch. Yet IL has ta%en the
courts five years TO pass upon II, and then only by
Abn paiOt1
fore, practically had the say as to what should be
done with Mr.. Tlden'e millions"
Andrew H. Green said: The motion for a rea-eu
ment Of the case before the Court Of appeals VIII be
real and not perfunctoY application. Two oil the
abcst judges Of the Supreme Court Of this Sa'e anu
three Of judges Of the second Division OF the Court
Of Appeals have laid this will was valid. The motion
for reargument, Therefore. will be made In good faith
and with q reasonable hope that, II The motion DC
granted a different result may be reached
Mr. Biseiow expressed the belief that the 5000
900 assured to the trust from Mrs. Hazad's share 81
the estate would DO devoted entirely 10 tine purchase oil
books. and ntmatcd that the city ought to provide
suitable home for the library.
An adverse majority Of one played great par in
Samuel j. TMens life and has now done so
in his death. In January, 1877, the IA
mons Electoral Commission Act was passed d.
Congress to provide for and regulate the counting
of votes for President ard ViccPfesdeht and the de-
cision of questions arising they from for nc term
BEGINNING March 4. 1871 This commission was
composed OF five associate justices OF the United states
Suprrme Court nve members OF the senate ana hNo
Numbers of the House of Representatives, me mem
hers were Associate Justices Nathan clifford william
strong, samuel F, Miller, stephen J. feld a11 JorcPi
p bradley senators George F. Edmuud' Ol.ver A.
Norton Frederick T. FelnGhuysen Allen G. nun
man and Thomas F. BayaId. and Represc taveS henry
b. Paine Eppa Hunt0n, Josiah q. Abbott, james ~.
Carfied and George F. ioar. on every vote on every
subject before t. Ills commission stood to I; When
the count Of the electoral was made final Sau'I
J. Tilden was declared to De defeated on an electoral
Now by majority Of one in the General Term OF the
New York Supreme Court, and By maj Gritty OF one
in tbe Secord Division Of the Court OF Appeals, Sl
Tlden,s will has been broken and his fortune turned
rom the pilanthlpic channels into which he desired
il to 60.