The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-31
AFTER THE GROUSE MILLIONS
A CONTEST TO RE MADE ON BEHALF
OF TIE PUTATIvE DAUGHTER.

A Compromise OFFER or Miliion said 70
Have Been Rejected by Mrs. Kosteriitr-
She Wanted Hair the Estate for Little
Dorothcn Edgnritn-The Other Heir-s
Have Decided TO Oppose the Child's Cinir..
SYRACUSE Dec. 3O.-It Ia settled that con.
test for n part OF the property left by d. Edgar
Grouse. the many times millionaire OF this
city. is to be made on behalf OF his putativs
daughter. Dorothea Tdgarita Grouse Wilson.
by her mother. Mrs. Siegtcrt kosterlitz.
formerly Gince Wilson. and n resident OF New
York. Steele q Dickson. attorneys. of New
York. have arranged with the law firm OF
KNAPP. Nottingham 4 Andrews of Syracuse to
conduct tho case in this city. William y.
Andrews gave out this information to-day.
The head of the firm Is Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Martin A. Knapp. Mr. Andrews
is n son of chief Judge elect Charles Andrews
OF the Comt OF Appeals. lie has Investigated
the case very thoroughly and recently return
oil from New York after satisfying himself
that he could establish the identity OF d. Edgar
Grouse and u. 4. Wilson. the father OF the
claimant. Mr. Andrews said to-day:
Mrs. kosterlitz's claim. or rather that OF
her daughter TO tho estate is TO be enforced"
is it TO he enforced In the shape OF n con-
test OF the will itself or as claim for the resi-
next OF kin after tho payment OF the specific
legacies o. asked the reporter.
Claim will he made TO that part OF the es-
tato devised toIthe next Of Kin by virtue ct
Mrs. Ko.tc:lt2's daughter being Mr. Crouse's
only legal heir
What il Mrs. Kos:erlitz's attitude toward
the charitable institutions in this city TO which
$4,000 apiece is left. and which nre deharred
~ law from receiving the beuuests because
r. ('r, n ipI lass
Mrs. kostcrltz desires to have those leEn-
amy trrhnrnlitirs IN the law.
tho estate which is devised o the next OF kin
denends unon her mothers ability to prove
he A Won a SSfn nG GSy %sa Msss e ons
| and tho same person. AS to her abiit to
PROV, the marriage there i said s to be no
sihle evidence. is snid to be in her possession.
Tho heirs expect litigation. and i was this
| ing for consultation which was held Yesterday
afternoon There We're present a besides EXecn
tho interests sS inSSived The possbiiites Of
and are % Mas se e ds
matters matter might come Before the. heirs.
70 be the best course. as the management Q,
the litigation could 10 more easily conducted
Fl this city, DAME! =: Grouse Of Utica. ana
White Of hi,o were n appointed Las
1S OF KIM Being only distant aG reae bu
lie represents tho next OF Kin on the side Of
Daniel Edgar Crouses mother.
Mrs. kosterlity. She was negotiated with by
til. will but Would agree to no settlement that
did not give her child o Ts tho es'ats II
heirs, offered $1,000. 900 for withdrawal Of all
claims. In return Mrs. kosterlitz is said to
have made tG offer The
These overtures indicate that whatever the
representatives of the estate say in reference
that Mrs, Kosterlitz has valid grounds on
which to base her claim
curacy Of the story that has already been
published concerning, Mr. Crouse's rention,s
city, s" and they we're presumably marrIsd. but
the fact Of the marriage was guarded by MIR.
cs2use With the They Ee to-
that existed between, them. Mr.; Grouse. sent
and where She nftorward married Kosteritz.
hy whom she had nnother child son Mrs.
leen divorced before her marriage to Mr.: os.
terlitZ. and the latter had full knowledge Of
hf The 'ef c,ams al nF child will b.
bitterly GpposSd and at , the meeting OF the
are veal thy. Jacob Grouse OF this city being u
| millionaire.
| Hiram r. Steele OF the law firm Of Steele h
| Dickson. representing the interests OF Dore-
| thea f.dgaritu Grouse Wilson. daughter OF Mrs.
hosterltZ said last night:
| We have taken no action in the courts as
| vet on behalf Of our client. Tho time has not
come. The citations for tho nrobnte OF the
! will are not returnahle until Feh II. ! can
not tell you in lust what form our action will
! he brought"