New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
THE FIGHT FOR A FORTUNE.
WILLIAM p. KOOKOGEY'S ESTATE THE
BONE OF CONTENTION.

MRS DOROTHEA PRESCOTT. HIS CoMMON-LAW
WIFE. TRYING HARD TO GET POSSESSION
OF THE PRoPERTY-sHE DECLARES
THAT THE WILL IL HER
FAVOR HAS BEEN MADE
AWAY WITH
\ suit has been brought by Francis 5. Turner
Of NO - Broadway. as attorney for Mrs DorotAel
Prescott to establish her right to the possession
OF estate alleged to be Of the value OF upward
100000 The estate which 1t Is alleged. consists
OF both real and persona property. is situated III
and abou; the city Of Scranton. Penn. and is said
to have been inherited by William T.. KookoSay
from Miss Martha Tasker. maiden aunt and near
relative OF the rich Philadelphia iron manufacturer
Of that name. Upon his death. Mrs. Prescott al
leges that Kookogey left will by which he be-
queathed to her his entire estate. The suit now
brought In her behalf by Mr. Turner has for rs
objec, the establishment OF the assertion that
kookogey left such will. and that it is Withheld
has been destroyed by persons nmical TO Mrs.
Prescott who seeking obtain possession OF
The alleged estate.
VALUABLE ARTICLES LEFT IN THIS CITY.
one OF the principal defendants in the Is
Mrs. Elizabeth Kookogey. who lives In Brook
iyn. and VINO is the widow Of the VINO Mrs.
Prescott says wed her all his possessions
From his wife he had been separated for several
years before his death. IL is alleged in benalt OF
Mrs. Prescott that at the time OF the death Of
Kookogey. by suicide. on August q, 1898. he had on
deposit In a safe which he had left with the Moser
Safe Company. of Broadway and feminist. in thus
city. box containing his Will and other valuable
papers and securities: k9okogeys death qcrrred
the present suit. with him In that co at the
time and known as his wife. Both were lv-
ana Mrs. X. ". Parker. Mrs. Prescott admits
that she the cOmmOn-law wife Of Kookog"y
or Parker. as he was known at thu time Of mis- SUI
eide. she says. however. that ne persuaded hrr
he intended Ia make her his wife by rellEi
ceremony. and that under the law she was al
ready his wife. She says that In letter written
viii drvlsng her his property.
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE WILL.
The fact Of the suicide. Mrs. Prescott alleges
was Photographed from san Francisco this city.
and when abe reached here ana went to the Mos'r
Safe Company she found that KOokOgeys safe had
been rilcd OF It's and all the valuable ar
tcles including The Will, had been absrace7l. This
she alleges. was done In IN" Interest OF the mrs.
Mrs. KoOkJgey. who was aware OF IN" = ld'pns
existing between her husband AMI ~" painiti,
ami who vas also aware that her husband would
do everything he could TO prevent her from coming
might be- cn tied 10. or In which he might hay" an
interest
Mrs Prescott. who IL about twcnty-'-ght years
Old is a fnc-looking AMI wrll-"luCatei woman ana
four Old and tn" OF IN" Rev samuel
k,-ologny. Of Washington. and was II kraduatr IN
law AMI mriicine He lost money I'm Wall STREET
and become promoter. s"hemer Iho't a
swindlcr and a carl sharp. He was finally forced
to leave this city to get away from th- ponce VINO
after him for Il number Of swim iir WiS
also implicated In number ~ swlndlcs IN inc
West before his arrest AMI tragic end IN san iran
cis