New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-05
UESTcHESTER REAL ESTATE IN COOhL
THE VALIDITY OF TRANSACTIONS lNNoiNiH" -
LARGE AMOUNT IN QUEsTIoN-Is CHARLES
Ht.CKIEY ALIVE?


t. -, aiec,men, has been begun by Daniel
l., N.rri,, a wealthy farmer living in Ridge-s'
port Chester against Hanford NJ. Henderson, u"
II, recently Justice OF the Peace or the low" VI
RYE Henderson was until short time "so a."
Associate Justice of the County Court over ""'1"
Judge Isaac y Mills presles. The suit IL TOT 'ne
return Of certain properties of the late Mary T.
Buckley, alleged to have been sold to ME- He''''
son for "A consideration of one dollar
AIRS nucklev a, one time owned more than one
half of ,he business portion of Port chester. Inc
property is now worth at least hair mii'lol wv
lar. At the time OF her death Mr.. he"o'' so"
made, an inventory of the property, which reHc''
uroperty valued At only sl,CN RMS was peuuea''en
+, her daugh,er-in-law. Mrs Jane a. bucN''!'
first wifi, of Charles buckley The elder MIS-. BUCK
lev became possessed OF the estate through the
death of her father Gilbert Bush She was the
onlv heir and married Captain Gresham Buckley
who owned a large amount OF Fort Che"'ef '~"'
estate Mr. Buckley died about twenty three years
ago The couple had three children CharIes ana
cuhert Buckley and Mrs Helen ID. Slawson. Mrs
Buckley had charge OF the estate left by her NUS
hand as we'll as that left by her father
Mr. Slawson. who married Helen d. buckley
died about fifteen years ago. Up TO that time the
vas, estate had been kept intact. When Mr.. Slaw'
son died Mr. Henderson became ASSOCIATED VIII"
Mrs Buckley In the management of the properly
Charles Buckley disappeared from Port Chester
ahout twenty wears and his family heard una
Do had died somewhere In the West Mrs Slaw
san died in 1876 IL was then understood that Mrs
Buckley and her son Gilbert were the only re-
naming members OF the family. Gilbert was al
b lowed only a limited sum every month.
About five years ago Henderson asserts that h'
had a letter from Charles Buckley. and has since
produced papers purportIng to be signed by Char'e'
Ruckley giving Mr. Henderson power OF attorney
I'm all matters concerning the estate Armed VIII
this Mr. Henderson disposed OF good part OF tn'
estate Gilbert Buckley. who Is civil ehgm m ~
ceived his share tract lying west OF me I;''
road station. Mr.. Buckley surveyed II anu Ia III :,
out in lots After spending large amount OF ,''o Iii
on 1t he began to sell some OF the lois So ' hand
when he died in 1890. At the death or uiIpeI., W.
Henderson and Mrs Buckley were maze ~ tu, .
Mrs Buckley over ninety years ou a. wv Iii
and IL said. incapable OF transacting any pus s
ness The property was rapidly sold. Most or IN
business blocks Main-st had Deionseh W A.
estate but they sold one after aho.mII' 90
last IL longer the owner or any ie"' @''"''
worth mentioning - ..,a ..ar.,
Mrs buckley died April 90 1898. Her estate sesmes
be limited to the homestead when rson c,a,Ined
she sold to him shot time before her ,Hets hStor
When the will was offered Tor proDs.Se q. ue'o or
Surrogate Coffin Daniel +. MERRITT enssru 81 IN
lection on the ground inat b Mrt time the instrunen
nnrpor,ed To- have been signed. He also csaimss
the will never made by NIT fs;, nodm,nistr.tor
Merritt r asked that he n be Ths Argument ad
iourned. but when II came up MI ''e''''' ~
did present the case ,, 4, 70 sbou that IN,
gemen OF me th estate by Mr. Henderson wa
not what II should have, p91ee' ,s a large nnmhe
property can be recovered. IL ~ uarIarson hold
OF suits will be lnsttuIetna and also the books OF
Wnat r, ~ 81 ht charles Buckley Is alive Mr
Merritt SAYS he can prove that the young man "