New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-13
CONTESTS OF WILLS BEGCN.
RAISING QUESTIONS OF INSANITY AND OF uNDOf
INFLUENCE

| INFLUENCE
| A contest was begun in the surrogates Cou.
yesterday over the estate OF Frank T. Quackeho"'"
| Instituted by his sister Mrs. Ann Smith. OF ne"
| burg. " Y, who alleges that her brother was a.
sane when ne made his will. and therefore "o'
| OF testamentary capacity
| Quackenbush died April 10 1895 leaving an
estate Of $4,000 to his wife. with the exception oi
5000 which bequeathed to the contestant
The testator married some five years ago "oii'a"
who a seamstress In the family Tnere was
great opposition TO the marriage at the time
In February last Mrs. Quackenhush began p'o
ceedlngs 10 have her husband declared insane anu
several DAYS afterward he went into the law once
| OF Mr.. Cassidy, In Newburg. and dictated MS WI"
Sherirs Jury was impaneled 10 sit In QuacAe"-
bush's case. and II found him sane. Another '"a'
WAS subsequently impaneed for the same purpose
declared him insane. and he was committed 10
private asylum.
Mr. Cassidy testified at the hearing yesterday
that ouackenbush seemed perfectly sane when ne
came to make his will. and was perfectly aoie 10
execute that document.
The case went until next TUESDAY
Objections were filed yesterday TO the VIII Oh
Samuel Newman Clinton Place tailor VINO u'.a
ton for probate gave the amount Of the estate az
600. but there a few thousand dollars ,, u
The MdoM feceved Tns from the life
but she objects to the VIII on the ground rnenced
Mir Newman The will was signed few days
before Mr. Newmans death. and the signature ,I Is
81 wsl po nSa for o was divided
children two Of the ~, daughters rescvi rog 600 The
sick was careful to dispose of every Pc 49,
property he owned giving to his cn dren carynS
knife and fork one album and pictures, ana 9''e'
articles not usually mentioned In iorma' Will
LEFT THEIR MONEY TO THEIR FAMILIES
The will OF Alexander J. Loppin which was hled
with the Surrogate yesterday. disposed Of property
Of the value OF about $4,000 Two OF Mr.. Lop-
pins daughters. Annie Bell and He!oise Joufire'.
receive 10000 each The son, Albert receives siV''
and the tools and materials used In Mr.. Loppln
business of manufacturing artificial flowers Inc
rest OF the estate is divided among the Children
Philip Sobe. by a Will which was hled VITA 'e
Surrogate Yesterday disposed OF an estate OF me
value of about $4,000. The widow. sarah sooe''
receives the income OF half OF the estate, ana the
whole estate upon her death is TO be divided among
her children.
The will Of Walter C. Bennett was filed tor pro-
OF $500, is ieft 70 the deceaents widow Agnes X
Mr. Bennett met his death from an odd cause cause:
He was travelling for printing house and VINE lie
a mosquito The bite was irritated from scratch,
ing. and became so bad that NJ Bsn ne IN IN the
mean time. and wher he arrived home nc was De-
yonA medical aid, dying few days later
THE "OI,D MAN OF LUDLOW" IN BELLEVUE.
Upon the application OF Charles F. Welies Of
counsel TO the Sheriff Chief Judge DAILY in the
Court of Common Pleas. yesterday signed an order
for the removal OF William Sti;,. known as me
Old Man OF Ludlow" from Ludlow Street JaJ to
Bellevue Hospital.
S.lt, has been In Jail since 1890. lie was sent
there on an order OF close commitment by surro-
gaze Ransom for contempt in falling 20 obey an
order - ,rrn over 500 90 as executor Of the estate
of lanes watson to his successor in Office sui;
MAS removed as executor OF the estate ana haI
steadily refused since his commitmen. 10 pay over
the amount ordered ,,-, ,,
DIT ID Il Hacke!in. the prison physician, certl-
Ne1 that unless slit taken to bellevue lor
treatment for complication Of diseases rom
which he was suffering ne would die Judge Day
az soon as his condition warranted II.