New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
ONE MILLION INVOLVED.
RICHARD ARNOLD'S GREAT ESTATE.

HAVE SOME VEXED QUESTIONS DECIDED.
over one million dollars involved In the con-
structiOn which sha be placed upon certain clause
In the will of the late Richard Arnold, OF Arnold
Constable & Co., who died IN April, 1856 HIS exec
utors Frederick A. Constable and Townsend Wanuen'
have brought suit against several OF the heirs Oh tho
estate in order that the court may decide no" '"e
large sum shall be distributed.
When Mr. Arnold died he left an estate vniueo at
SlOOO0OOO. There survived him his second "'e
GcorgIana f.. Bolmer, their infant daugntcr "co'
ana T., and three children by his first wfe' Within
Arnold Marie Louise, and Caroline Henri, the WIG
OF Hugh Johnston whom she married s5Vera' yo'''
before her fathers death. Johnston was "o''
walker in the store OF Arnold, Constable TO-
Mr.. Arnold's second wife had had large sum
settled upon her before her marriage. She hnd sisneu
an ante MURAL agreement, rcnouneing her right " Tie
dover portion and 10 all other claims OF inc os'''
Consequently, she was not one OF the legaecs n"''eu
hv her husbands Will. To his three children by
Ma frat wife were bc1ueathed equal shares by the
will. and the infant daughter Georgiana, by Ills
second wife, was provided for by the io'io"lhs
article I'm the will dated November II. 1884:
Al give and beQueath to such child or chiidren' IL
any, as shall be hereafter born TO me, IN AL inc sum
OF 81 900 600 unless that sum shall b. more u''h
one fifth part OF my estate, In which case inc 'au
legacy shall nbnte TO that limit the same " oc
twenty-onc years Of age; and meanwhile SUI aoie
provis,on for the support and cdncaon OF any sucn
child or children shall be made by my executors !"
their discretion. out OF the income the oaP''u 10
naming in their care and the surplus income ptihB
accumulated until the childs majority for MS or her
benefit Upon the death OF any surh chiid uhues
full age all his or her legacy shall then lapse Aio
fan into my reslduary estate
II Is upon the construction and Interpretation vi
tho last sentence in this clause that all the trouoe
r,s.s Under the article which has been quoted
Georciana f.. the infant daughter came IN Ior .i'c
legacy of 81 900 .COo which was to be phld 10 "e'
upon her majority She died, however, Ill HP''i
1901 ard the present suit Is 10 determine VINO snai
fall heir 10 the immense sum which has been released
IN the .rcsiduary estate" and in what shares they
shall receive it.
Tho claimants for shares OF the big fund arc many
curing IN circumstances which soon after
Richard Arnod's death. 1t Is said that ne ian ho'
favored the marriage Of his eldest daughter 10 MI
Johnston and al the time Of his death that he was
bitterly opposed to the matrimonial lncDnhlohs VI
nis son william Arnold and OF his second daughter
Al any rife their fathers death removed any obHtacm
70 the unions and within three months OF his decrease
bo,i, chiIdreT married william Arnold welded Annie
c Cameron and THE daughter. Mary De- fi"arn "
Cameron The Camcrons were sister ana hro'her' INC
brother beinc superintendent In the wholesale depart
ment ~ Arnold Constable cos
William Arnold so n dif a, lctNlns OILY MS "'"'" e
and Mrs Cameron also died. leaving one child ana
her husband 10 whom she bcqucathrd all the legacy
which she had received from he; father. William
Aruolds widow and the dead Marie Anolds husband
are naturally claimants for part OF the big ihhd.
other claimants are the cider Arnold daughters, Mrs
JoLu.ton and her five Children. They live az SUIT
1art GERMANY SUI another claimant is GeoTgiana,
MIR. ArnOlis second wife.
The question To be decided Is whether Mrs. Georg
ana f. Arnold being the mother Of the child, Is en-
titled TO anv o! the accumulated income and whether
Mr. Cameron is entitled 10 any, and what share Mr.
Cancron's child shall have. and what share william
irnolds widow shall have The plaintiffs ask also that
the court shnii direct IN what manner the million
dollar shall revert to the rcsiduary est1e' ana
how the fund thus reverting shall be distributed
The plaintiffs Frederick A. Constable, a nephew
OF the late Richard ArnOh, and Townsend Wandell
object 10 the second wifcs claim for portion " the
fund released by her daughters death Up 10 the
time Of the daughters death the executors had been
paving her si7 800 "A year for her support Her
mother the plaintiffs assert, naturally prpftcd by
that Income she asks for It's continuance Under
the ante nuptld agreement the plaintiffs say, Mrs.
GcOr1ann Arnold cannot possibly come In for shai,
OF the million dollar fund which has been released
The plaintiffs assert that the suit Is friendly one
to decide how the biz Of money shall be dis
i4buicd. Notwithstanding this statement one Of the
questions tie lawfulne>s ~ certain portion OF the
Will relating TO the accumulated Income OF the nid
Judge Patterson. in the supreme Court, has ap
pointed Charles Cpndcrt. Of the law firm Of toudcrt
brothers. Of this city, 10 repre- cnt the Interests Oi
the Johnston children In the case.