Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-07-16
THE EDWARDS HEIRS.
Claimants to an Estate Valued
at $4O0, ,OOO, 900 Meet In
Washington.


response to call issued by Bernard
Chancellor, of Baltimore, nearly
forty ladies and gentlemen interest
ed in the Robert Edwards claim as
sembled in one of the parlors of the
National Hotel in this city to-day.
The heirs of Robert Edwards claim
that they are entitled by right and
justice to some sixty acres of land in
the very heart of New York City,
and also to all the ground upon
which the City of Troy, N. T., now
stands. 1t is asserted that EdwardsI
owned all this real estate in the year
of 100, and leased it for a term of
ninetY-nine years, and that the said
lease having now expired, the proper
ts should revert to his descendants.
The meeting held here to-day was
for the purpose of arranging a plan
whereby the. heirs of Robert Ed
wards might gain possession of the
property referred to, the present val
ne Of which reaches the enormous
figure of 100000, 900. The ma
jority of these came from the neigh
boring States of Maryland, Virginia
and Vest Virginia. These heirs met
at IL o'clock, and were called to or
der by Bernard Chancellor. DR.. C.
w. Chancellor, of Baltimore, was
made Chairman, and thanked those
present for conferring upon him the
honor OF presiding over a meeting
representing S400, 600, 900 estate.
7. W. Worsley, of Leesburg, Va,
was chosen Secretary Mr.. Edwards.
of West Point, Va, vice-President,
and w. II. H. Raleigh, of Maryland,
assistant Secretary.
Mr.. Chancellor made motion,
which was carried, whereby all pres
ent were made to enroll their name,
and state through what relationship
they claimed, or who they represent
ed. He stated that they were pres
ent to work together. to help one
another in establishing the claim to
the Robert Edwards estate. He
wanted everybody who had claim
or a right to a claim to be present.
Judge Fuller, of New York, who
is attorney for the Louisville, Ilh-
nois and Canadian claimants, num-
bering 200 or more, then addressed
the gathering. He said that he had
showed that the other plans were
not as practical as that suggested
by him. He had discovered a jeal-
ousy among those managing the
case, which was all wrong, and
would surely work disastrously to
their common cause. One would
conceal things from the other. He
urged that it was a common cause,
and they should work together.
The result had been that all papers
among the New York attorneys had
been placed in his hands. He stat
ed that their efforts for fifteen years
had been directed to ascertain who
the heirs were.
1t was finally agreed to call on all
others in the West, and, in fact,
throughout the country, claiming
to be descendants of Robert Ed
wards,to unite with them in solving
the question of the existence of such
an estate, and other facts relating to
the alleged lease. They intend to
place the entire case in the hands Of
a chief attorney, as suggested by
| Judge Fuller, so that all jealousies
might be cast aside and a free COM
munication OF facts be established
as they may be discovered It Is
said that there are a number of
Robert Edwards descendants in the
West, and it is hoped that they will
communicate freely with the East
ern heirs any facts relating to the
case that they may possess. 1t is
hoped by those who met to-day that
a hearty cooperation may be effect
led between all the descendants otEd-
wards and their united efforts be di'
rected toward proving their claim tt
the sixty acres in New York and
ali the ground upon which the City
of Troy is built.