The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-15
NED GILMORE'S WARD.
Mary Gilbert's Adopted Son
Swears in a Now York Court
He CAN'T GET LYING EXPENSES
From His Mothers Estato...Famous
Money in observation-disclosures No
Longer Regards tho Young Man AS
His Somehow tho Estate Was Say.
cd...Nirs. Gilbort's VIII Coqtcstod
A Sensational Case.

years acted as executor OF tho estate o
awoman who was SO notorious In hel
day that she deserved tho title onct
applied to her Of NEW York's Corr
Pearl" She was known both as Mary
Z Gilbert and as Mrs. Lashor, and many
well known New Workers paid homage
TO her. In the summer sho occupied
ono Of tho fanciest cottages on Union
avenue, Saratoga, and her smart dog
cart was one OF the most conspicuous
traps at the Springs.
She died in 1884, leaving tho property
sho had accumulated TO the youth
whom she had always recognized rs her
son, and who now passes US William L.
Gilmore.
"Ned" Gilmore was appointed exc.
cutor, with instructions to convert
everything into cash and to invest the
money in first mortgages on New York
city property. William was to be edu.
Gated at Mount Pleasant academy, Sing
Sing, at the expense OF the estate, and
was to receive everything when he
came Of age. In the event OF his death
before reaching his majority tho money
was to go to the executor.
Tho young man now comes forward
and declares that the executor had been
untrue to his trust. Counsellor Charles
i. Le Barber, OF No, 65 Park row, filod
in the Surrogate's office yesterday after
noon a long petition for the appoint.
mentof special guardian to take charge
OF young Gilmore's interests,
WHAT WILLIAM CHARGES.
William L. Gilmore says in this doc.
ument that he was nineteen years OF
age on May %, 1891, and that the cs.
tate to which he is entitled amounts to
about $4,000. For the protection Of
his rights it is essential that proper
person should be appointed us guardian
he was graduated at the Mount Pleas.
ant Academy in June, 1887, and took
one years term in the post graduate
class. He has been "cruelly and inhu-
namely" treated, he says, by Edward G.
Gilmore, who has neglected to provide
the support stipulated by Mrs. Gilbert's
will.
After his graduation, William says,
he was placed by his guardian in n
Common, ordinary boa:ding house."
No. 1873 East Sixteenth street, where s.
week was paid for his board. After
remaining there for couple OF months
he was told that he would have to find
cheaper place. For his personal use
he was getting 81 week or less during
this period, Notwithstanding his fire.
qucnt demands, prayers and solicita-
tions" for more. He then went to live
at No. $50 East One hundred and
Twenty-second street. where his board
and lodging cost s. week. In the fall
OF 1888 Mr.. Gilmore refused to support
him any longer, and procured for him q
position in tho custom house, which he
had to accept. He acted as messenger
and received so month for his SER
vices.
NOW LIVING on CHARITY.
He retained this work for about a
year and q half. He was not strong, and
in June, 1891, i'll health forced him to
resign. He now lives at No. 723 Fifth
avenue, Brooklyn, where S. a week is
charged for his board, but he is unable
to pay anything. His unceasing efforts
to find some employment have been un-
successful, and he now feels discouraged
and disheartened. He is specially dis
gusted by the failure of the executor to
maintain him in suitable circumstances.
He keenly feels the modification OF
his present position, as he was not
brought up to provide for himself. and
he has found his path beset with diff
culties. He is now IN object OF charity,
living by the bounty of friends. II the
court will grant q suitable allowance
from the estate, payable in the> lump
sum due since 1887, William thinks he
can meet his obligations.
The executor, he swears, has wilfully
disregarded and abandoned the trust
imposed on him under the will and has
shown himself an unfit guardian by his
brutal treatment. No accounting has
ever been made, and William is unable
to tell exactly what property he will be
entitled TO on attaining his majority, or
whether any mortgages at MI have been
purchased for him.
The surrogate granted an order direct
ing Mr.. Gilmore to show cause why
Lawyer Charles Z. Le' Barber should
not DO appointed guardian. Mr.. LIE
Barber signifies his willingness to ac-
ccpt the duties.
NED, GILMORE EXPECTED IT.
s. Manager "Ned" Gilmore had not
heard that any proceeding he'd been
taken in court, though, no said, lie had
been expecting something OF the sort
from the tenor OF letter he received
last week which had evidently been
3 dictated by q lawyer.
II am glad to get the boys address"
ne exclaimed, as he read the contents of
the petition. THE trouble is that he
has gotten into the hands of sharpers.
He is not entitled to use tho name of
Gilmore. That is not his name. I
{ have heard who, his parents really arc
Z since the death Of his adopted mother,
He was not her son. / have done
everything for him and have tried to
make n man OF him, but have failed.
This is a difficult matter for inc 10
discuss, as l am now q married man. /
have tried to take the boy into nv
homo, and my wife has tried to assist
him, but it has been Of no use. / got
him the position in the custom house,
and | now have work for him to do, but
! have not seen him for month or
moro. "a
81 have always given him money.
The last timc saw him ! gave him SEQ.
The amount OF money no. says he will
be entitled to Is greatly exaggerated,
suppose for purpose. His adopted
mother left q house in New York, but
sit was mortgaged. The estate really