New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24
HE WAS AS AN UNCLE TO HER
THAT'S WHY r. ]. CLARKE MADE MRS
sCHELL HIS HEIR.
SHE REsENTs CONGRESSMAN CocKRAN's CUES
T1oNs AND CAUSES A LIVELY SCENE

SHE REsENTS CONGRESSMAN COCkRANo VOfS-
r1oNs AND CAUSES LIVELY SCENE
IN COURT.
-rho oo,tee+ over the estate OF Richard j. CLARKE
the well-known restaurant keeper OF this CITY, VINO
died In 1892 at Planfeld n j., leaving an estate
valued at $500 900 TO Mrs. Alice A. Semen anu nus
of her relatives. continued yesterda! III ''e
supreme Court, before Justice Beach MIS- 0one'
was the first witness called She said that she
erat mot Mr. Clarke in Baltimore. She was then
q child Mr. Clarke boarded with Mrs. semen
aunt for forty years. Clarke was elghty-t"o "'c'
he died After leaving Baltimore MI clarke cA'i'e
70 this city and took apartments In the 81 Nlchos
Hotel Ms. Schelis aunt accompanied niiii'
1887 Mr. Clarke made a will leaving the bulk OF MS
- 1, ,rust with / NJ Mitchell the lawyer for
Arson clarke House. and II he determined that
rouea was not worthy Of having the money! MT
Mitchell was empowered TO devise the bulk OF the
estate to the Childrens Aid Society, the Ne"sooH
Lodging House and the Five Points MISSION MIS-
schers aunt died and Mrs. Schell then began 10
- care NJ Mr. Clarke In 1889 he drew up an
other will leaving Mrs. Schel 5000 and one-halt
of the entire estate Mrs. Schells daughter Alce
and her son. Richard Montgomery Schell' were also
benefciaries. Subsequently a codic was drawn
ND giving to a number Of the Schell relatives |i'V"
each.
Bourke Cochran examined Mrs. Scheh at iensth
es to her resources prior 10 Mr. Ciarkes dea,n'
She said that when her husband died in lS'Z ne
left her house and lot in Bahgateave d ~ no 't i
Annexed District. which she sold Tor ABOUT siVeo a.
1871 She placed her money In MT Clarke Ha,uS
and 1t was invested by him. From 'hiS sue sup
~ Coneressman Cochran examined Mrs S s. h,s
infinitely respecting her visits TO MI Clarke IN M 1
room in the hotel. and she said pelII,au,1S &c !
Would Would have gone in my fathers BEDROOM"
"Dld you call upon him every day 49, ar. him,
sewo days V week For six years he called upon
me- AT nv boarding place. at No. 360 West twenty
thTrS.s ' every day and dined with me- My daugh-
ter and son were always present o,.-,.. ..,,, tina
viness stand He said he drew UP the codcil and
made the original draft Of the VIII eXech NJ "a a
1889 by request Of Mr.. Clarke HIS mGther, ne , sI a.
received fifteen bonds from Mr.. Clarke ana a'so !"
John Nedersten. the next witness, cal.ed, was a
friend Of the dead man He caused m bo Ensiish
,Tbsn he called upon him al the St. Nicnoas Hotel
on october l. 1891. II was Clarke ortnuaE a II
Eiedersten brought him basket or mowers ..s ib
met Mrs Schen at the door Of C.arkes room She
took the flowers" said the witness
"VeU what happened next? $3.50,
"Nir Clarke winked at me with his hand
"Je what?' asked Mr.. Cochran so - ,,.,
lie w.nked at me with his hand Indicating
that ne meant beckoned) go
'Oh. he beckoned 10 you?
"Yes; ne Dlinked al me.
He said was his good friend and he was sorry
70 leave me Then Mrs. Schel came back Mr.;
Clarke began to cry; Mrs scheH pesah 10 cry anu
what made Mrs. schell cry?'
Mrs. scheii suddenly arose and asked Mr.. Cock;
ran why he did not ask Niedersten why he called
there that day. Mrs. Schell then PECAN 10 con con
tradict the witnesses testimony, and II was onIy
through the united efforts OF her son ana het cou-
SCI that they succeeded in quieting her The case