The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
rlpTAIN SIMONSON'S WILL.
mr. sVEARs NE VIII MEYER
~ l.aJTR ms SON AND DAUGHTER

-. charles Clarke. daughter OF the lete APT
H., simonson. for fifteen years before his
s.,,b Eliot Commissioner on charge pre-
eaI ber stepmoihers sister Miss kath-
err vorrol Of stealing articles which had
uuo ,,ysn TO her BY Capt Simonson Just be-
hts death The case was finally settled
p - ina notice court The explanation OF
e' so.t was brought out TO-DAY through
M will Of capt. simonson.
Wv o..in. tho lifetime OF Capt. Simonson IL
=. .urrent report in the Oranges that his re-
-. with his daughter. who before her
,.,ses was Postmistress OF East Orange.
W r,,h his son, Theodore c. II. Simonson.
- ,trained and this was the reason the
r.s,,in left his house In Arlington avenue.
sI.h hs had himself purchased with money
"a when he was sea Captain. and wentto
,o,rd Mrs Clarke and her brother remained
,,,h. house They live there still.
rhi. house had been decided to Mrs SIM on
-. rho had made will giving it to her hus-
"a When she died. on Feb. 81. 1880. Capt.
son was in no haste to probate this In
.,.rm.nt. because he thought he was tho only
ZEN Interested. Whom he did apply for
ns,,a three weeks aiterward. he was in
,..u.d by Surrogate Joseph /. Mum that
a.. slmonson's will had already been pro-
80 nv his daughter. Mary f. Simonson. The
.Ncap,ain was astounded at this statement
I'd ,.,u.ed 10 credit It until Mr.. Mum showed
rm the will 1t was dated May q. 1893. nine
nonths before Mrs. Simonson's death. In the
Instrument. which revoked all former wills. the
,.,,,.trix provided that her beloved husband.
pob.rt smonson. should make his homo
nth HE two children as long "a he lived, and
Al. Jeff all her property real and personal to
her daughter Mary f.. and her son. Theo-
dore c. H.. in equal parts. The executors
In MT
Simonson. Mr.. Hilton was an old friend OF the
family He is an agent and well-known figure
IN Congressional halls. where. IL is said. he
watches legislation affecting the sugar trust.
Twenty-two days before her death Mrs.
sinonson added codicil to her will. revoking
the appointment OF these executors. and
naming Mary l.. and Theodore C. II. Simonson
IN their stead. The will was probated March
l. 1859.
The Captain carried SIC. 900 policy on his
Me. and this he turned over to his children.
with the remark that. as they had taken every
thing else he had. they might as well take his
policy. They continued the assessments on
this. and after his death received the entire
amount. The policy was made payable to Mrs
smonson but because OF her death the chill
drsn became its benenclaries.
During Mrs. Sim ons sons last illness she had
been nursed by Miss Sadie A. Vernol. a grad
uts OF the Orange Training School for Nurses.
late in 1890 Capt. Simouson renewed the ac-
abundance he had thus formed with Miss
vsrnol and the following spring they were
married and took up their residence at IL
Burnett street. East Orange. Mrs. Simonson's
lister, Miss Katherine Vernol. made her homo
9TH them
In the spring OF 1893 Capt simonson was
hvised BY his physician to go TO tho upper
part Of New York State for his health. In the
hope that the trip would benefit him. Miss
Vernol loaned him 500. He derived no benefit
rom the change and was unable to return the
ban. Finally while in his last Illness. Miss
lsrnol consented to accept number Q! arti-
tes belonging to him as an equlvalenttor the
ban The OLD sailor died ON Oct. - last. HIS
sutor. Sadie Adelia .Slmonson. should cause
Y bodyto be buried at sea or crsmatod.
dsree her, to pay all his lust debts so far as
vas possible. but no notes endorsed or sign
Theodore {. il. Simonson. with myself.
Then follows an tnIunctior that the funeral
services ser, should be as sconomieal as possible;
smoking chair photograph OF the clipper
shir DARING. taken while capt. Simonson was
tlOner bearing tho signature Of Gov George
Mcclellan; to biz lifelong friend, Thomas
ton brGueaths all his table silver an labaster
bust Of his first wife, Chinese salad howl, n
photograph and u wreath of hair to MS daugh-
pent-up bitterness of the old Captains declin-
inG years. lie unhurdcns the scorn he feels
toward his children in these words:
lsNS deysr. ana brqgeath to Theodore c. II simon.
~, "iosv unnatural havlor equally Nlth MS or.
ti.cau,rd ne to sntd "a many asonUtng and 20
S Sny es.aS my ssStHn, charts tract charts. marine
.rshn Of the Boston Marine Socirsy ana one crrti.
Ev, Had /, bo,h OF rlen DO wish Hat thry msy i've
a.. hen 10 rXp.rrrc. Halt ,y "a" hea nem x.%S up
,hnE ,naTg er han a ser9sHts TOOTH II 10 have
Thss eolasinn with their rc'her. taxing advantage
hrI wrskenns NINA Iming her last l.inesI ~ stsa!
hs'nt my SAFE alone IRE, ncn from carrying
lhes,dse Of PERSONAL prorsEiy bs,onlIng 10 me as
w., a. 10 her her attempt 20 anplor ate nv soc
hi o ~ lsashtrt,s f,lI knowledge % what her
ss!sa act $40 might NOT be peffrctly sane,
fsop With "f her '" ahyr hf6,h.G . Gs a %a him R
, sh.,-r be mother va. in her right mind the
~ rncv Of narcotcs aud ealng GPpn thA brother to
lar her 49, y. my 'ns g. .s.r az nTt h"s
re 1al oae Ihs.r p-rsls,snt av"ldanrs IN carving
,asy had lyns To- newark 10 probate without my
& 40 10 Ss 10 PAY s ana
s,=e. t"r father who has spent his al that ths'r
$50, Hah i9T mAny ysdrs Teen all love Affection, aud
i"r al 'hesc ani many other reasons equally unnna
s5s,eaisd children have no claim whatever Ter any
ns an" VII ha.% no TsTsT r fSr ne ne
aslAoly Wien dead. and have mot solemn
,sIasu Nnat IN agun!ZIEg teaTE swOFe March 10,
80 thM VIII never forgive those NhO were inc
- lhsI unents - tear from me the memory NJ nv
sasa loving. AreciIonate and devoted woman. and
,IrAal' instead The hitter ami shocking conviction
HHns Wss "a me during the last year OF her life,
",s"i', dissent ng. and dlstrusttul hypoCrte
lie then heIueaths to his widow all the resi-
sus 81 ms estate for her personal use and dis
poSaL including AL his letters and papers. A
,hoIl Inventory OF his belongings is affixed TO
hs VIII the Witnesses 10 which were ". SUIT
~, ~, ana Clayton kneeland. Next comes an
sAllaIt declaring TINT the articles OF silver
saIe mentioned in the inventory, EXCEPT such
- Nee given to the testatOr and his wife on
NsT welding day, were purchased by Capt.
ss.nnhSon from time to tune with money
.aeI BY hun; aud we're, marked with
i sr,i.i tsntlilcation. and holding that Tie
10 wes were never at any time given
s,n MS vie AS her personal property. The AfIi-
80 uen ounces as erroneous the assump-
HSnoI 1hTY r. Simonsnn and Theodore q.
simonson that these articles were given 10
a.. s hlm"nsOn. Continuing. Cant, Simonson
sem az MS .ate wife had no property OF anY Kind
iro1,W her clothes when he married her. nor
NJ M mar time until her death. except what no
A. given her. The money with which the
Ttnkloh avenue house was purchased. the
bIIA'Hhlh saws IN his affidavit. was furnished by
h IN iIom his savings. and the house was put
Hu.ei name with the distinct understanding
Nal Nlr neither IN all nor bisBnsa Of in