New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-11
TIE ANDERSON Will CASE SETTLED.
ENDING LHB PLAZA HOTEL sUlT-MRs. APPLE
TONS CLAIM SATISFIED.

TONS CLAIM SATISFIED.
The litigation about the Plaza Hotel property.
whereby Mrs. Laura V. Appleton sought to establish a
one-ixth claim to the property, IS at an end 'nc,S
somahing unforeseen takes place counsel i" to'i
-ides Of the case will appear before Judge Ihttef oh
Ia Part ] Of the supreme Court at 10: 30 ocl"k
to-day and by their the jury that has listened
10 all " the testimony Of the planth and pSr OF inc
Testimony Of the defendant will he DISCHARGED.
The hnOrls Anderson will or the Plaza iI"'ci
suit, settled saturday outside OF court by the
attorneys Colonel Edward c. James counsel Tor the
paiptiT and Joe.uh H. (loate and w. Is. Hornblower.
for the otter side met nj the house Of John Caries
Anderson. brother OF Mrs. Appleton, at No II f1''t
Seventy nrsSst., and ii was there TINT INC ageen'h'
was reached The settlement was unexpected Us ire
lawyers did rot 90 to Mr.. AndersOns house 70 arrange
for n compromise They were there BY the order Of IN"
court to take Mr. AndersOus deposition, he b'4g 100
i'll TO appear II court But when the lawyers nnched
tie house they found that Anderson WAS also go"
i'll 10 he DISTURBED. IL wss then that MesTs' 'hoHf
and Hornbower came Ia the cbncllis on uhl tne su'
had gone far erDugh, and recognizing the p"Ihuil
claim q propC>ltbn was made 10 Coohci Jaih''' i"o
first proposition vas not accepted but suosequen.
one and in tls evening when II wss enr1ed thai
the results were satisfactory 10 boih Hde', eSpecaV
10 Mrs. Appleton. 4 was decided To take inc nhuer
out OF the courts.
The Anderson will is one OF the most l'ir Jus
suits that has been dled in the Supreme Court. In
1881 John Anderson, The millionaire tOiac'Vs' o"N
When his VIII filed In the Probate CCuit IL WIS
found that he had LETT all Of his property to Johh
Charles Anderson, There were h'e chdTeh
besides John Charles ald soon after the contents of
the VIII became known four Of them began proceed
ings to contest the will. They got share Of the
property. Mrs Appleton, however, Was lhuuced by
her brother u sign the papers admitting inc VIII 10
probate thus waving all cain to any of the PERSONAL
property. The brother promised 10 give hcr Inc
81 800 house al No. 255 Lafayette ave, BNokyn,
where she now lives. but he kept the deed Of the
property and some time ago Mrs. Appleton discovered
IL then that she decided 10 contest the VIII and
fight for her share Of her fathers real estate Whrh
consisted Of The twelve lots which The fmha iori
l. built valued at $o5O.OO0 lift eight acrce az larry
town. worth $4,000, and property worth about T-oo,
900 in seventy sixth and Forty fifth SITS. Ne" OrH.
put In the BILL the argument being that ~ was
built on the plnutifs property Without her CONSENT
she had perfect right 10 IL.
Mr.. ChOate when at his home In rory AcNclith
st. yesterday, nnkly admitted that settlement iad
been reached. and that the result was perfectly saS
factory 10 his client ~.
Colonel James also said that n satisfactory settle.
ment had been arrived at but Just what the amount
his client was 10 receive he refused Ia say:
"That part Of the proceedings VIII nO' pe Ilidue
public" said he, but can assure you uhi !, ~ hOt
as much one sixth OF S9.OOO.OOO. one ph5 slcian
who testified In this said that John Anderson hah
illusions OF grandeur, and | think that the person
who made the statement that The estate was Nhidcd
at 80 100000 must have been afflicted Will lhuSiohn
Of grandeur MIS- Appleton, however VIII ~ IT,, ,nV ~,
care OF In this settlement, and the entire HuSauoh VIII
end, for my client Is the last claimant