Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-13

upon . happy farm house home, hsppy 1 sieeping roadside camp, and peaceful vil- | lsge there below; for the hand of hate was sttlled. | A FAMILY SECRET RkvEALED. Remarkable Revelations in the Pro-
 bate Court Yesterday-A Contest
 over the will Of Mrs. g. F. Hanover
 Reveals . Strange Family History.
 Some striking revelations concerning . family secret which had been concealed for years were made in the probate court yes terdsy morning before Judge Robertson.
 The revelations were in come c tion with the will of the late Mrs. s. F. Hanover of 1894 Wooster Atreet, who died last Decam- bsr about two weeks after her husband. S. P. Hanover, and which was offered for probate some time ago, protest being en- adopted daughter. kr. and Mrs. Hanover had supposed adopted daughter, and 1t was 8 secret concerning this daughter that was revealed publicly yesterday morning. The case is in the main as follows:
 Miss Nellie Bradley, daughter of the late William Fl. Bradley, who for many years carried on large carriage msnufsctory on Chapel street, where Dsmorests carriage works now are, became acquainted during her residence in this city with 8 Boston drummer named Kellogg As result of their acquaintance daughter was born. Miss Bradley, it appears, went to New York, where she became . mother, and the child was left in 6 foundlinE institution in that city. where che grew to be two years of age, and was christened Minnie Young. When she had arrived at this age the mother wanted the child brought to this city, and consequently tho child's father had her brought to the Homo for the Frisndless here and left in charge of Miss Hsdsell, who was then city missionary. Shortly afterward the child was sivsn to family on Chapel street, named Nsttleton, who desired it's adoption.
 While the child was there it was kid mapped on several ocoasionsA by soms one who evidently knew the circumstances and desired to make money out of tho knowl- edge. for at that time the Bradleys were wealthy, but on each occurrercs the au- thoritiss succeeded in ferrsting out the ohild's whereabouts and regainina it.
 Tie last time it disappeared the child was found on Howsrd avenue. The Net tleton family became tired of caring for the child and Mics Hadsell, who had be- come greatly interested in It's welfare, bs- which to place it.
 As 8 result of the matter, so it is alleged, MT. Bradley finally learned of the Han overs, and made 6 proposition to them to pay them $2O, 100 if they would taks tho child and adopt it. The only proof that that sum had been paid, ss furnished the court, was that up to this time MT. Han over had been cabinet maker earning about $16 g week, and that after the child went to live with his family he gave up work and from that time never did any more work, but succeeded, ss was shown, in accommodating an estate of $46. 900. took out papers of adoption before the board of selectmen in the presence of sev- eral witnesses before the late Judge Brad ley, who was then probate judge of this district. But strange as 1t may seem, as announced by the attorney, Mir. Asher, 8 l rec-nt search of the records, both in the town agents office and in the probate court, failed to reveal the partic- ular book October IS, 1s6s) in which the \ entry Is supposed to have been made. The ales of tho probate court showed no such record, but 1t was believed | by the HAnovers and all interested that the l papsrs had bssn submitted and the child l legally adopted, and that the attorney l stood ready to produca the witnesses to ! prove 1t. It was also stated that the Brsdleys had continually given money to | the Hsnovers for the benefit both of the child and themselves, 1t being left with 1 them in trust for her, to be given to her a, their death. It also appeared that Kellogg
 the father, had become wealthy and reared l family, to which he left all his property
 upon his death, entirely Ignoring his file
 gitimste daughter.
 overs. to cover up all possible trace of bel ! onteeoHArta n har ehAnor6 froyr
 Minnie Young, as she had been chris
 tened in New York, to Florence Hanover
 Under this name she was reared and threa ! years ago was married to her husband
 Harry Elliott, with whom she now lives
 Sue is twenty-two years of age. MT
 Elliott Is the son of . Guilford farmer
 who died como time ago and left him property of $20, 900. Mrs. Elliott neve
 learned the true story of her birth unti
 she heard 1t from Hr. Hanover when h. l was on his dsath-hs1.
 All the parties of the affair, 1t wa
 shown, are now dead, including the fathe
 of Mrs. Elliott, her parents by tn
 alleged adoption and all the witnesses t,
 the matter with but one or two exceptions
 From thoes witnesses, however, it wa
 stated that enough had been learned t. | prove that Mrs. Elliott had been adopted b. the Hanovers for 8 consideration, and tba | us Uouoy ktSou tuSE1 Whs Sit0a III tTus for her.
 Samuel B. Hanover died December 4 last. On his death bed he told Mrs. Elliot her real relationship and said that sh would yet come into possession of larg
 sum of money given her by her mother sn' father. His will left the whole propsrt
 to his wife who died ten days after h
 died.
 Mrs. Hanover left the most of the es
 tate to her relatives and those of her hus
 band.
 Mira. Elliott was given $5 900 in trust t
 go to her boy upon her death. These wills
 or more particularly, the will of Mrs. Ban : over, is what has raised the legal proceed
 ings. An effort will be made to brea
 them. Judge Robertson continued th
 hearing until next Wednesday. Mean
 while he will see if he can find record o the child's adoption. If this record Is no
 found Mrs. Elliott will have no case in th probate court. It is likely that in such sl
 event an appeal will be taken to the super
 for court or a suit may be brought agains
 the executor.
 An Imperative Duty.