The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-28
THE TILDEN TRUST
Declared Void, But a Library
Will Be Founded.
MRS. HAZARD COMPROMISED.
The Executors Will Have $2,000000 to
Garry Out the Governors Wishes,


An Agreement Reached Just Before tho
Cuse Wont to the Court of Appeals
Mrs. Haz,rd Received S1,OOO,O0O
From the Executors and Surrendered
Her Entire Right In the Property--
what the othor Heirs win Receive
Under the Decision.
NEW YoRK Oct. 2s The decision OF
the Court Of Appeals yesterday, in the
case Of George II. Tilden vs.. Andrew II.
Green and others as executors, etc, ap-
pellants, and Laura b. Hazard, ct al,
respondents, affirming the Judgment
which renders the Tilden trust void,
ends one Of the most celebrated will
contests ever foughtin this country.
The opinion was written by Judge
Brown, and is concurred in by Chief
Judge Follett and Judges Haight and
Parker
Judge Bradley wrote a dissenting opin
ion which is concurred in by Judges
Potter and Vanu.
The estate when inventoriej was val-
ued at over SO 600, OOO. and is now be-
lieved to be worth 5S, OJO 900, as the valu-
ations made in 1886 were at very con-
seryative figures. About $IO).0)O will
Ihe eiofe Ial TO any one oil Jne c-h6
ants
Under the statute of distribution that
regulates the inheritance Of property
the issue of Mrs Peltou and Henry A.
Tilden, sister and brother Of the late
Gov. Iildeu, come in for equal shares of
the S., 900 uOD
Mrs william a. Hazard is the only
her on the reIt.u side and she was en-
titled to nearly $1,000, 600. She, hcw-
ever, made % compromise by which tbs
executors win Dog We over SO OO0 600 20
found the library which Mr. Iilden de.
sired to- establish
The other 5000. 900 Is subject TO the
claims of six children of Henry A. Til
den. They are: George H. Tuden, S. j.
Iilden, ir., Mrs William B. Whitlesey,
Mrs swan. "a widow. who lives in New
Lebanon. Mrs Willis $. Paine and Mrs.
Schwartz of New York city.
No will contest in this country has
over been followed with more popular in
terest than this one and all the briefs
and arguments in the case have been
read by all the lawyers with uncommon
eagerncss
,e interest OF the New York nublic
in the no. test was due to tbe nrosnect of
ynIuable beuefcent irstitutinna v,bicb
The Statesman nbiIaptbronist yjsbed To
ha,,a for,nd,j ~, l,ie r,,ar,lr,,
i"o" "'"i''f 'Ai''F EA'"
Although the Court OF Appeals de-
scided in favor Of the contestants, thus
defeating his purpose to establish
trust, the free library watch the great
statesman desired to give this city at his
death, which was the pet project of his
declining years. is to become a fact. The
executors have effected a compromise
with one of the beneAciaries, by the
terms of which 81 0OO 900 will in any
event be set aside for the library, al 70
though this is not half the amour t
which Mr.. Tilden wllled should be
devoted to the purpose. it is still sufi-
cient to place the institution upon a
substantial footing.
The only relatives who could legally
enforce participation in Mr.. Tilden's for
tune. in case the will was broken. were
the issue of his brother Henry A. Til
den, on the one side and Of his sister,
Mrs. Mary b. Pelton, on the othe RI
There were six heirs on the 81 lie of his
brother and only one on his sisters side
This single heir, therefore, tho gran l.
daughter of Mrs. Pelton. could by law
law claim to one-haIf of the fortune in
case the will was broken,
This lady is Mrs. William A. Hazarl,
and it is she who compromised with the
executors before the case went to the
Court of Appeals.
Mrs Pelton was very heartily in sym