The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-20
LEGACY OF LITIGATION.
Daniel FayerWeather's Widow Leaves
a Lawsuit.
NEW LEGAL TANGLE OVER THOSE
MILLIONS FOR COLLEGES.

| Fayerweat1er Made Money in Leather in
His Millions to Colleges His Widow Be-
gan Suit Which Was Settled-Now
She Has Died and Left Legacy of Lit
igation-Bowdoin Largly Interested.
New YORK, October 19.-The legal
fight over the millions left by Daniel b.
Fayerweather is about to be resumed,
and there is no telling when it will be
| finished. Mr.. Fayerweather was 9
| leather merchant down in the Swamp
| When he died it was discovered that he
had left an estate amounting to about
S5, 100000. OF this amount he bequeathed
over $2,000,O0O to different colleges
throughout the country and to hospitals
and other charitable institutions in this
city. Bowdoin College in Maine, was
among the education institutions, re-
ceiving 100000. The widow, Lucy
Fayerweather, only received an annuity
of $15,0 900 and the house in which she
lived, and some other small bequests.
The residue of the estate, amounting
to $4,000, 600 or So, 100000, was given to
the executors, Thomas G. Ritch, Henry
B. Vaughan and Justus L. Bulkley. alb
solutely. There was general belief
that Mr.. Fayerweather made this be-
quest to the executors with the under
standing that they would distribute it
among the colleges and other institu-
tions mentioned in the will, and to such
others as the executors thought best.
The reason why Mr.. Fayerweather did
not give the entire estate to the institu-
tions was believed to be because the law
did not allow him to dispose
of more, than a certain share
of his estate for charitable uses.
The widow, however, and one or two
relatives were not satisfied with the pro-
visions of the will and contest was be-
gun in the Surrogate's court over the
document. After this had been in
progress for some time the executors
made deed of gift disposing of the en-
tire residue of the estate left in their
hands to the colleges which Mr.. Fayer-
weather had mentioned in his will, and
also including a number of other col
a larger amount. The contest was then
discontinued, and it was generally .ex-
pected that the estate would be disposed
of without further trouble.
Mrs. Fayerweather died on July II
last, and about 10 days ago a motion
was made in the surrogate's court hav-
ing for its purpose the settling of the
collateral inheritance tax ON Mr. Fayer-
weather's estate. AT that time the fact
was made known in court that Mrs.
Fayerweather had becoms dissatisfied
with the distribution of her husbands
estate, and that only four days before
she died she had begun suit in the SUI
preme Court to have the will set aside
The collateral Inheritance tax matter
was then adjourned for the purpose of
having the question settled whether
or not the suit which she had
begun survived her death. A motion
was made before Justice Patterson in
the Supreme Court chambers, to revive
that suit, and that motion was granted
yesterday. The legal tangle will be
much greater than ever now. The suit
will be continued by the executors of
Mrs. Fayerweather. They are John B.
Reynolds and Morris B. Beardsley The
executors under the will of Mr.. Fayer
weather and those benefcially interested
will be the defendants.