The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-18
TALK OF A WILL CONTEST.
ONE BRANCH or THE COLKsFs DIS
SATISFIED WIN the WILL.

The Testatrix's Rrother Edward II the
Head OF IL. and They Have Gonauitea
Lawyers-Thsy Nave Heard That oliver
r. Coles IL Alive and Married.
The publication OF the will Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Underhill Coles has not only led to considera-
bic talk OH account OF the reference to Oliver
f. Coles. the missing nephew Of Mrs. Coles.
who is disinlierited in the oodicll. but IL was
learned yesterday thnt ono branch Of the fam
contest. Mr.. Edward Coles. the brother Of
Mrs Coles. is not mentioned in the will.
To Edward Coles's children. OF whom there
are Ave. $4,000 are given In trust. This Is all
the will gives to that branch OF the family. To
the other branch. represented by the children
OF tho late Alexander Coles. Mrs. Coless other
brother. 100000 is given outright. In addition
to half the residuaryestate. which is estimates
at $500. COO or moro.
Mr.. Edward Coles was the executor OF the
estate OF Mrs. Coless husband until he re-
signed the duties. According to the staten emit
OF one OF the family. he was Mrs. Coles's iie-
long adviser and her closest friend. Mr.
Frank W. Coles. one Of his sons. said last
night:
"'rhe unexpected nature OF Mrs Coles's be-
quests aud the whole tendency OF tho will lead
us to believe that Mrs. Coles was not In the full
possession Of her faculties at tho time she
framed it. knowing her as we did. 1t seems to
us altogether unnatural that she should have
devoted any such sum az she =, did to
Newport College and THO other benuests and
endowments are not In the least Ike what VIZ
had reason to expect 81 her; We have sought
whole matter has been laid before them. It
VII depend ls on Their decision whether We con-
Tho mysterious DISAPPEARANCE OF young
Oliver f. Coles and all the CIRCUMSTANCE CON
sSsa Sn I'll q ks Mi Ess Been s'
subject OF constant comment and conjecture
for years, AessordinE to the Edward Coles
times he made money out ut the mines. and
@ m nG he
q wife: He settled down IN Jersey City. and
sa s OF The smy with h0 stost
SSsh%s iii Vie ,, ssd soq I'VE
assistance from timo to time: ,When oliver
and Alexander grew up Mrs. Coles got them
sSh saq At gS limb G1eEs where
Mp the manaeen,ent Of Ills sisters es.
charge Of her Jersey CITY RTopsfty whils
VII a%ss s Ns Ss as xSsh Ss sP sa LIZ
school r things S, vent on in the sans
Jersey City amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars; Oliver collected the
rS rent and harss Suns Of money!
Oliver disappeared. He telegrnphed to his
younger brother. George. who was in tho
South at the time. to come on INN edately and
Hoto Mrs. Colese house. Meantime Oliver sud-
only got his things together anu left the
house. When George arrived Oliver had gone.
and soon after George was Installed ia Mrs
Coless house in his place.
when met Olivet's mother Mt Mrs. Co!es's
funeral" said Mr.. Edward Coles yesterday.
'she Informed me tina, Oliver was married. She
couldn't know this unless no had been heard
abouts is known now. Thcrei ia "a large sum Of
money waiting, for him. and it's pretty safe to
say that no will appear beforelong if he hasn't
come back already"
At the house OF Mrs. Alexander Coles in Jer-
sey City it was said that Oliver Coles had not
from him.