The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-04
TO PROVE A MISSING WILL.
BROKER EooEEeET SAID TO H<TE
IEFT DORA PRESCOTT ae0O,OOO.

m. wa. ARRESTED For Fsis-y asa Cs-.ittsa
s,teide H. the Fressses 80 Hts Mistress
A wife sns Fs-r Chnsrsa .. Brssh-
Tvs, and No Trses OF the Anesss WIN.
.uit entitled Mra Dorothes Prescott sRt
Mrs. Elizabeth Kookeesy. John Doe. Richard
Doe ct al has been begun In the Supreme
Court OF this county TO recover an estate al
I.eed to be worth 100000. II IL alleged By
tho plaintiff that this estate was left to her
under the will OF william r. Kookegey. who
cop, n TIED suicide In the Grand Hotel ut San
Francisco on Aug. -. 1893 She admits that
,belivsd with KookeRey in different cities,
and was registered at various hotels as his
vife although they were never married.
Eookegey lett q wife and four young chill
dren. who are now living ct COO Marcy
avenue. Brooklyn. He had not lived with his
vifs for some time. Mira Prescott as she IL
tpoVn in the suit, alleges that the will in
question was made before several Witnesses
and deposited In q safe in this city. and that II
was af,erward removed to some place I'M
Known or DESTROYED. Unless II can be proved
AL missing will. the estate will 60 TO the
legal heirs The probate Of the will can be re-
,i,ted by the wife and children as In any other
Ease. The estate. consisting OF real and per-
sonsl property near Scranton. Pa. Was left to
Kookes.y By his N alden aunt, Miss Martha Tur-
n,r relative Of the Philadelphia iron manu-
fscturers OF that name. Litigation began. and
Eookssey was not able TO recover bis share OF
the property. Since his death decision has
been handed down by the courts which sus-
tsins the aunt's will
LAWYER Francis & Turner OF IS Broadway 10
Mrs prescotts attorney. Richard Marvin OF
is Court street. Brooklyn. the father OF Mrs
kookegsy. will contest the claim on her behalf
and the childrens. Mr.. Turner. In discussing
the case yesterday. said:
"Kookegey was "a years old at the time OF
his death. He was the son Of the Rev. Samuel
Kookegey, a Washington clergyman. He was
sg.aduate in law and m edlcine. and was .
man Of fine presence and good msnnera He
was married when very young He wns
q broker In Wall street and for . time
was very successful Finally he lost every
thing. and then became . schsmer and
q promoter. He met Mrs. Prescott whom
he engaged In several theatrical enterprises.
She was then pretty soubrette. % years old.
Kookegey was indicted By the Grand Jury In
this country for swindling Broker Robert ".
Leonard out OF $4,000. He was one OF several
men who persuaded Mr.. Leonard to purchase
$1,000 worth OF valusless hypothscated stock.
for which another member OF the gang agreed
to pay Mr.. Leonard $4,000. This agreement
was not kept. lkoookegey's share Of the money
promoted several schemes for electric light
Inventions and other projects.
Alter his indictment Kookegey went TO
show. he was known as J. W. Morgan. He
tried 10 promote water company there. but
was unsuccessful. The letters show that he
was In straitened circumstances. In 1892 ne
southern Hotel as II. W. Parker He induced
lawyer John +. Crawford to Invest s3.OOo In
sscheme for giving electric display. at the
Kookegey went 10 Salt Lake City and from there
Prescott.
Kookegsy was arrested In San Francisco
on Aug. =. ise2. on TELEGRAM from Chicago
ding Lawyer Crawford out Of 81. 600.
Tho charge was larceny. The detective
who made the arrest. Kookegey. ana Mrs
Grand Hotel when the suicide occurred. HOOK,
egey wrote several letters and packed his
trunk with the detectives assistance. While
bidding Mrs. Prescott good-by he shot him.
He died a TOW hours later. 4 letter he had
written to Mrs. Prescott Just before the sui
eide reads In part:
Mr. DARLING wITz: What am about TO 40 10 certainly
out me. Ths N.sosle frstsrnity win s..jtSst
Don't S. too proud to accept their AID You viii 5.
aols TO paw back thou,aad times Of the estate
- be my will thss you take everything posses
This letter 10 valuable evidence. according to
lawyer Turner. that the will was made and
tn. will was deposited In Kookegey's private
safe with tho Mosler safe ComuAny at Broad
way and Tenth street He says that wnsn Mrs
Prescott returned from ran Francisco she
Mrs Prescott 10 now in New York.