New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
CONTEST OF A BIG WILL
LEGAL BATTLE OVER DEAN RIcHhoNps
ESTATE


ACTION BROUGHT IN RRHALF ~ THE DAUGHTER
0F THE LATE AbFhHp w. RICHMOND A
s0N, AGAINST THE PROBATE oF Mis-
DEAN nidnMohDs with
Tbs eoninsi over The enormous esists ~ the late
Uaan Illohnond Al one time president of The New
yo,h central ana the Lake shore railroads. which
baa inst been begun IN likely Ia becoms ee'e-
brated pase In the legal annals ~ New-forh'
great property, estimated NJ th0pWp, " 'hVoWf"'
Es- Postmaster General iiisse may be called ~
witness IN the case.
Dean nehmond died In 1890. and left great
fortune that has increased more than ihreefoh since
his death lie left his property to his widow inc
present contest II over the will Of Mrs slchmohd'
who died In Batavia. y, v, on April o. Mrs. H'eh.
mon1 cfl the greater part OF the estate 70 to"r o'
her children ignoring certain descendants OF o.h''
children, among whom are Miss Hoshln1 ~ "'"-
mond the eighteen ycar-o.d daughter OF inc a'e
Alfred ". Richmond Ahc II living now Win nor
mother Al No $50 West End-ave. this city MISS
Richmond received n small legacy. Reports nave
been published that tho reason ~ Mrs hlcnmonn
cutting Oft Miss Richmond In the manner Hne o''
was her objections to the young woman mo'n,' 7.
Il was reported that Alfred w. Ichmonh m"rrie'
n woman who was said 10 have been a c'ose reia'
tive Of the wel-known Josephine Mansneio' VINO
figured In the Flsl-stokes tragedy. and that ON tne
accoun, he became es,ranged from hts family. They
utterly refused to recognize his wife. ana hnh'y
a separation took place. 1t was said. All theSe re-
ports were Indignantly denied yesterday py Nii >.
Richmond and her attorney Morris Goodhar'' Vi
No G. Wam-st
Mr. C;oodhart. speaking for Mrs. Richmond said
Yesterday to a Tribune reporter: Those rePo'' =
are not only false and cruel but are inspired
he,leve by Mrs A. r. Kenney, Of Batavia. daugh-
TOR of tho elder Mrs. Richmond. and by others
interested Mrs Alfred ". Richmond was Formerly
Miss Rosaind G. Morse, Of this city. and was III no
way related to. or even acquainted with the MAIZE
ncd woman she and her husband were h'ppy
and loving couple devoted to each other, anu
ssnaration never took place or was Thought Oh
puring hla last illness. IN 1881 Alfred w. Richmon'
vns devotrdiy attended by his wife. We nave rev
,ora from Mira Dean Richmond thanking her daugh'
,atn law fot her loving care Of her "on turing "r
fatal illness have associated Win me w we oo"
,rs, ,r tho Ntl louis MARSHALL M,fon w. Pech' ~
naia,ia and my son, Lawrence uoodhatt inc o"n
,ss Ia based on tho r. 'uhis ~ hearaclf '" maH'
/, am ani undue influence We have an Immense
,m,,,ni nf correspondence Ia show the ahih"H e"'
,indciiVenesa ~ Mfs, kenneN against my 'he"' W
we'll aa the other heirs, The ease VIII CONS w we
fare Iudas ranford H. Norlh, In ilatavi on May
"a ami | viii ~ to iiatsva on mat oa'e anu wv
objections ~ the probate of the VIII
Mss Richmond gets 81 90 a year under the gfaha
m,ther. viii Dean W Rchnond OF chicago
son II Alfred W Richmond by his hrs' ~''e s'''
5000 a year. ..r ham. In IVES,
En.avc ana consented to speak for her n Dean
p'hmoud7e cons was not dislnhcrted, pun ms 'ss
arv was similar To that Of his otter brother ~ W..
vSrt of his death before the testatriN hs snare
=, a., ia his heirs and this IL where the uoun . w
,tns Tho share should have been diVlneu os.", ~
nv II. pson aud my daughter. nut II ho. . ,rc
contrary ne share Is divided among NOS o viz
not properly his heirs, ah1 MY ""uS"''' 'N
most alsproportonato share , 49,, tod
rnc ,riplnu Will OF Mrs Rlchmond w's eNc ~. ~,
Z, iSei and w1a drawn by Wilson : BlsNl lnte -
Pos;mast General inc ovp0i i,,~r,s isy OF Ba-
80 Tbr original VIII gives % ~. Jatness Chu.cr
~ uatay, 5000 and then NE annuucs are snn,i
10 the following persons an " s'hes,cr Cali.
W.; s,So bean g. richmond te,; thror.n'
- 1hmond wife OF Dean W. 5000 ana MaI,na ~.
an,t ~ Iiurnlo $500 Two thorrand dohsts I" ~
aside for tho ot the m.usot'u,n ~. r,sh.nI
~ mowe.tsad contents and oil her jewes M" u,
Via In Batavia were left 10 NIT >"e"' ~
NNNriic VII reads: II desire here % distinctly ue
,r IL =, h, my solemn Wi. and deliberate, ,n,e"
,,r ,h,t under no crcuinsin nce- Hhhi Nosss', a.
ntrhwoud daughter OF my deceased On, n",r' az,
virhmonI have or receive or patuVpM. a., 49,,
n,rc ar ,,or,lon OF my property or estate VI Any
rn '',iiri mikes some chingos In the FORMER WI
.,I divtics tho estate into ~" ins'can oi ,'"'
.h,res and the other ff'h r. divided az ,onowt ~ A.
sron, ,rlch MIN portion all ac'ancss ns"S w 90
,,.d Il K,chmond his daughter Hosaind' hs sv IT,
,,.,, ~ or the lattcrs WIG. Carounr, sns" 81
,s,c,oi and tho balance shall be invested III, wv
income 70 be paid as t1npy :, COO annually in quar-
,n,v lnsalments three-fourths or the pa'aS,e "
bonn Is Richmond. and one-tourth Oh, ine ,o mvins
a. his Vie Caroline provided she sno n pu.hsn
with her husband, IT nov "''ns ,h.ir death Tho
Srr sher. shall go u him. pom tne' ue"'" wv
~. ',,rtion goes To the other heirs