The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-13
HIS DISINHERITED MOTHER
coHTEsTING LOVECRAFrsWTLLW HI0a
LIFT ALI TO KElRNEE


the Dssa Ne. Tes,ias--sensthi.e thst
Every eentte-sn Raovs - ths Csss.
Il locked for little vhile yesterday morning
ss n the trouble over the will Of the lat.
Frederick A. Lovsoraft would be settled out OF
court. Lovecraft. II will be remembered.
poison ed himself with esrbolic acid In this city
on Oct. 20 May Brooklyn. the actress, poisoned
herself with carbolc acid In San Francisco
not long ago ss q consequences. Lovecraft 10
supposed to have left between S1500Oo and
$4,000 and . great many debts. He willed
everything to Col. Henry 8 Kssrney. en-
eineer OF the subway Board. The will 10 con-
tested By Mr.. Lovscrsfts mother and his two
sistera
Mrs. r. II. salmons. one OF the sisters. was
in court yesterday when the case was called.
She was accom- panied By her husband. Col
Kesrnsy was accompanied By Lawyers John
NJ Bowers and William NJ. Cohen. The con-
tsstants we're represented by ex-SurroRate
Ransom and @ c. Davy Of Rochester. At the
outset Mr. Ransom said:
Both sides request an adjournment until
this afternoon. This is case that We think
should be tried out Of court II possible. We are
making an effort to adjust IL. and We think We
can do IL II we have o little time"
The request was granted. and the lawyers
had q conference which lasted until after l
o'clock. When it was finished they all looked
very much disappointed. Thoy said each side
had submitted . proposition for . settlement
that had been rejected. and the case would
have to go or.
At 2:15 o'clock they were all back before
Surrogate Arnold. and Mr.. Ransom made q
speech In which he said they expected to
prove that the will was the outcome OF an un-
due influence. He ended with formal motion
for the setting aside Of the will which was
do Iad nd hA Ara wi w CallAd.
lie was George Z Loveoraft OF Olean, .
second cousin OF Frederick A. Lovscraft for
whom he worked at the Bheepshesd Bay race
track and elsewhere.
Mr.. Lovecraft testified that his cousin was
interested In the Thompson Meter Company.
the Essex Watch Company. the Allen Adver-
Using Agency. Williams & Co.. jewellers,
Palmer's Theatre. and the Star Theatre and
the Consy Island Jockey Club. and wss rich
man. In the summer OF 1893 Col. Kearney and
Friedrich A. Lovecraft had . Hat together at
the corner Of Thirtleth street and Broadway.
The witness had seen them drinking together
at two hotels and at other times, and they we're
VERY thick. Two days before Decoration Day.
viii viii hsa been nG made. and that Ss mothsr and
family were well provided for. He said prac-
N cS june last third eonvsrsstio1 was had IN
.r Ss i Il; xS soi sad isiissr h s.
and staring eyes He Sdpt to ne
body bother me-"
This happened. the witness said. in August
OF the case then. and the young man said he
was at the Sheepshead Bay track for two weeks
;Ss lsss. sn ava with h% %
day he saw Miss May Brooklyn there She had
Loveerait's BOZ. That day Lovecraft acted
He was In an awful state the worst I had
ever seen him. He had vacant stare and q
as being Irrational In the Itrome.h
Kearney together at the race track many
He ' TStSsS change x th'
sHd.by Lovecraft's mind became, affected.
This was IN July. He would take long time
to ,enf ssTS Tnswsn nb HS
fall; One day he, asked the witness TO look out
me-. Alter this he ranbled In his talk. and
people he talked to couldn't understand what
The Witness visited the Thlrtsth street nat
seen Miss Brooklyn and saothsr woman th.re
and also Col ksarney. He knew OF Mas
Helen Bancroft but had never seen her at the
>, 20 you know whether Col Kssarnsy has .
sSwSrs ismRsd and objected The ob'c
Did he, have a wife in July. 1893 I" per-
:. Mr. Bowers shouted out another objection,
which was sustained, Then Mr. Davy asked i
Col Ksafsey at the theatre. Th5 witness said said
July 10 and i. with Col ksarneS and two
ibid they drink anything in the boxT,
Mr.. Bowerss, objection was overruled. and
the witnes said that the boy who carried water
came out Of tho box with glass which smelled
=. DO You know the smell of whiskeya" asked
Il certainly do, said the witness.
Most gentlemen know the smell OF whls-
E EsR;.n. ssG Ss. Up and said
:, There was a laugh as he sat down again and
that concluded the direct examination. SO
K H TS y iniorned dr. Bowers that PaImeTs
Theatre closed on July l., 1888. and was not
the witness II he Was sure il was Sstweea July
10 and 10 that he had seen the party there.
Mr. Bowers rubbed his h, uds ami asked n
.sfsi 3 her the theatre was closed
There was pause iG y full minute and then
prisedr" demanded Mr.: bowers. There was |
snO!her pause Snd ME Lovsfrsit repeated ate 81
ness to say that the change in:Mr Lovecrsfts |
mental and physical coalition came all at |
" was whst2 Staring eyes"
ToitsrinG saitr
Hand to his head"
speech Irregular"
Yes"
There was a lot more OF this banterinK. and
then the witness said Sho change didn't come |
all at once, but II took month to bring Il |
about He told next what Mr.. LOvscIAft's va
rious duties at the race track were. and then
lie admitted that Mr., | DyAeFAh HATfOFm al IA =
same duties in SepteInber that he did in June. |
" Did he tOlter a" Mr.. Bowers asked once.
Vel, said The witness. he kind OF sWAyed
from side 10 sis+."
Really" said Mr.. Bowers
o clock