New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-05
There WERE SEVERAL WILLS
TIMOTHY HOPKINS RETAINS JOSEPH H.
CHOATE.
TUE vEIrcxNowN LAWYER IN LONG coNsuLTA-
nnAu WITH MRS sEARLEs's ADOPTED son.

TUE yyE1,rrKNowN LAWYER IN LONG CoNsuLrA-
TITAN WITH MRS. sEARLEs's ADOPTED SON.
60. possibilities for some persons and endless It'll
t,on in which no doubt the lawyers Will rejoice are
ssrsd IN the contest began by Timothy Hopkins ule
sa con OF Mrs Hopkins-Sea to break tle viii
:, rs fostermother. Mrs. Hopkins searles dleo on
vi, OK NJ this year. and at the time Timothy hoPA'"''
ho was son of Patrick Nolan, OF Hslewel Me- was
n Jauan When he learned OF the disposi''oh VIM"
S,s foster mother had made OF her immense p'Op'i Y
sewing IL 10 her second husband he hasteheu hoo ~
AT once consulted his lawyer Russeh "nson, " IN,
rancisco who was instructed to begin an sctOh WIN
-" 49, ., having the will declared invalid
AR Wilson. with ex,Judge Boat, came then 70 'luS
,, and had All the preliminary arrangements Yum
n,.ted when their client, Mr.. Hopkins, Srii'eU -,
usanesday They all three went to the once Oh
n Choate at No. 81 Wallst., on THURSDAY anu
,here until after O'Clock in the evening" anu '4s
thew were again among the first arrivals IN Ni 'o
lace having reached there at 10 O'CLOCK III u9 -,
mg They remained in close cuVeisa''OI rsrs Cub
An the afternoon when they went TO the -, there
A. Tho Enuitable Building, for luncheon rio- shor.
- r.,nrpad directly TO Mr. Chostes onl'e' -
,hey were shut against all corners came
renorters AT 8 O'Clock Mr.. hoPAt choo+a
M a,ono and vrent away and little later MI ma.
came out in a hurry, with Messrs' wilson No.
Mr. Cboate was on his way TO stockoruso' saia bo
"Now. I would rather not say any '"'''
to the reporter. .,,,. .ase. Mr.. Choate %
- 800 ,st hoen retained in this case" saiu mr.
,,oa.o nth his usual passive and 4 O''' ~
,mjla aand on that account DO ho' 80 a.. 40
siH1 s I.oUsr for me to say anything ABOUT III uo
you?'
ON which sidei" .4 Timothy Hon.
aon the side of the contestant A'-n0'4' A-'T
Nns." ,.r,n,s
q probably on Tuesday next IN s$Iew' N~'' INV
citation is returnable on that day, ,,,, =,
caporol Thomas II. Hubbard OF Butter stillinan ="
hhsrd representing the executors, was AT HIS once
10 "a Wall-st when the reporter caliou' VINO" "
a. 20 the tr1lth of the report that they had Deeh SCI GU
With citations by the legal advisers OF 1ilo'S hCp
-, Iso a. n The amount of money alleged TO be IN
yoyed $50 900 000 and as 10 'he slouiuS upOA
A, was sought to break the WILL he sara that IesaiiS
- mount ~ money involved there was always eX-
a4ion more or less and in this instance IL was ho'
AT an as great as the sum mentioned. ...
1T Is stated said the reporter, that the conues'
4, on the ground that undue influence was eAefclSeu
rr Mrs Hopkins Searles and that she was suO'eo' "
O,o insanitv.,a THAT statement has been
eH'o rderstand said General Hubbard,
sh persons named Hebbard, alleged claimants ana not
-, Nm uonklns. who knows well as any one tha1
Mr. uopkins searles was perfectly sane"
av-ho are The HebbaTds who make this claim anu
where do they lives" ILL., o,o,,+ than said
c.,.rol unbbard land cannot imagine their motives
Or upon they build their If hq 3Rem mha eS 'f
hVP0e, 80 The many wills made by Mrs HOPKINS
ssSs, and even by their efforts o they iS1F in
in having her last Will, wMeh was due, 80 S', nn ad
y ySns 10 them they would have to begin and
attack the next last will, and then me meH' anu
80 and so ON until they had gone through theM
al and even then, assuming that they succeeded IN
breaking them all, they would not nave galheo any
iave you been made aware of the grounds upon upon
which the lawyers for the contestants base 'heir
claims p -. .,o,, on,cour
~ We have not been made aware OF them onciany
a. vet though it will no doubt be on the ground OF p-
due Influence our opponents have until TUESDAY Ior
that and even on that day they can, II they nAe aP-
peal for an extension of time for the purpose ST.
lsearIes, Mr. Stillman. my partner, ana hlNsen ar
The executors, and the arguments VIII De maui III
SALEM Mass. before the Judge OF PROBATE Tor ESSEX
County, IN that state, whose name 90 not Alo"'