The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
HOWARD EMERSON ABSENT.
HIS FRIENDS SAY HE WILL COME
BACK WITH EXPLANATIONS.

He 10 Ono or the Executors OF Mrs. Thomas
II. stilimss's Estate. which IL said TO
Have shrunk Great Deal In Litigation.
Howard Emerson Of Darlington Emerson.
lawyers. 115 Broadway. and member OF the
Crescent League. the fashionable club Of
Plainfeld. loft his home in that town a week
ago Monday. and has not returned.
His friends gave out that he had
made some unfortunate speculations in
lands In the West. and had gone to
do what he could to save himself from more
serious losses. This statement was printed in
the Plninfeld papers. and Immediately there
were rumors that tho young mans financial
troubles involved the estate OF the late Mrs.
Thomas b. Stillmnn. Emerson and Carman
Parse. who was until his death year
ago the cashier OF the First National Bank OF
Plainheld were the executors OF the estate
Mr.. Parse was i'll for several years before his
death. and the handling OF the estate was lett
entirely in Emerson's hands.
Mrs. Stilman died three years ago. Her es-
tate was valued at about $25.O0O. Emerson
was her grandson. The will stipulated that
the two executors should not he required to
give bonds Among the requests were $4,000
to Mrs. Johanna Gardner. whom Mrs. Stillman
had reared: $1,000 each to two Seventh Day
baptist colleges. $1,000 to the Alfred
University. $1,000 each to the Sew
enth Day Baptist churches OF New York
and Plainiield. $1,000 to the Seventh Day
The residuary estate was to be divided among
five nephews and nteces OF Mrs: suiin Imam:
died. and her portion Of the estate which had
not been paid oyer to her. descended to her
carn % h in the
viii construed. He alleged that il was not safe
IN: 70 ,hs inds1nitsHssss Fl a. ,,, ts,%s
tic to sos ns two sHnSnswS ha F.
Stillman. who represented the CHURCHES. says
the suit. instead of being friendly one. de-
he1,iests. and it was necessary to make Wig
The suit dragged along until two weeks ago.
yer TINT he had decided in favor OF the. two
churches. but against the missionary society.
Stiman co % It woui,. not pay to appeal
tas Mr. es wo M
guested that the lesacies for the church should
was was not enough LETT, Of tho estate 70 pay the
for Il the costs. There, was no explanation OF
what lad becS%s Of the estate and none has
Whether any OF the leGatees have got any Of
the money beQueathed to them is not known.
Gardner hns not received his. he says, and the
churches have not received theirs. Whether
the eotatc has been msmannged or there has
been any misrepresentation is qme es.
OF legal investigation. SO far as Is known.
no such investigation has been begun Mean
time Emcrson's club friends say they are sure
that when he returns from the West he can
make satisfactory explanations. and that any
money due will be forthcoming. Lawyer Reid
al hOma reporter
night =. .
MIR. Emerson has been with me for four
years and always trusted him and still trust
him. He has large interest in a store in
Hnywardcn. Ia, and | have an idea that he
may have gone out there.
He owes me about $1,000. but that Is
merely private transaction between us. He
overdrew his share OF our common bank ac-
count. but cannot tell Just yet to what ex-
tent. AS for the clients OF the firm. they do
Ir Homer Gsrtrn E BaSwd i sst da the
Baldwin ~ in the accident at Hastings.
and about $1,000 passed through his hands
The money. however. is all accounted for. Mr.
Emerson telegraphed to his mother from Buff
falo on May II. and that Is the last that was
Homer Ii. Baldwin. who is living at Yonkers.
where his wife is slowly recovering from her
INJURIES said last night that after the Hastings
accident he had given Mr. Emerson SIS. 500 TO
pay his t Is as they we're presented AS Mr.
haldwn himself nAa R9d Of the hub bI
thought Mr.. Emerson must still have about
81 800 Of his money.