New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-03
TO SETTLE THE LAMAR ESTATE.
ArTTE TWENTY WARS OF LITIGATION. JUDGE
O'BRIEN GRANTS JUDGMENT on THE
REFEREE REPORT.

AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF LITIGATION. Dye
oERIEN GRANTS JUDGMENT on THE
REFEREES REPORT.
judge O'Brien. in Supreme Court Chambers. has
granted Judgment upon the report OF the referee.
Albert Stckney in the suit brought by Harriet
cazenove Jones and Frank c. Jones as admins
traitors Of the will Of Gazaway h. Lamar for
settlement OF the accounts OF CT. De Rossct Lamar.
as executor Of the estate OF his father and the con-
siruction Of the WILL
Gazaway B. Lamar died in October 1874. leaving
an of million dollars. There was
personal property of the value OF $4,000. His two
daughters. Harriet Cazenove Jones and Charlotte
A. l.. who is the Duchess d'Auxy and the latters
children and his son. G. De Rosset Lamar, were
the principal beneficiaries under his will. The son.
Who was a member Of the firm Of Suffer & Co..
acted as executor up TO the time OF his death in
January 1855. Two trusts were created for the
bsasA, OF the two daughters and for the children
Q. the Duchess. The first husband of the Duchess
was Robert X. Suffer.
Mr. Lamar at the time of his DEATH had claims
Government aggregating several mill
ions Of dollars for cotton seized during the war.
His nephew, G.. 3. Lamar. jr.. was imprisoned by
the United States Treasury agents In November,
lN, while they taking cotton at Thomas
Vile Ga Mr. Lamar had hopes that these cotton
claims would be collected. and under his will he
made provision for their distribution. lie pro-
vded that IL the claims were collected out OF
portion OF them 10000 should be set apart to
maintain hospitals for coOred persons in Augusta
and Savannah. None OF these cotton claims. how
ever. has been collected. and now they are barred
BY the statute of limitations. Claims were made
against the estate however, by the cities OF Augusta
and Savannah for the maintenance of these hospi-
tails and they were settled by the payment OF
$1,000 each.
The estate has been in litigation almost ever
since the death Of Mr.. Lamar, being involved IN
about twenty-five different suits and proceedings.
and the accounts cover period of nearly twenty
Years. In view of the large amount OF litigation.
ana also OF the fact that large losses resulted to
the estate by the failure OF Suffer K CO.. with
which the OF Mr. Lamar was identified. his
estate being insolvent the estate has dwind!ed
somewhat. Some OF the accounts OF the executor
are allowed and others disaowed. II being charged
that his administration Of the estate In certain
respects improper.
The Duchess d'AuXy and her sister Harriet, nave
not been good terms for some years the prin,
cipal dispute being whether the Duchess snouIl
be charged with the value Of the house. NO 40
West Twenty-sixth-st.. which had been gwen 10
her by her father prior to his death. Inc court
finds that IL should be deducted from her snare IN
the estate and this, together with advances mace
70 her, and the large losses which the estate mas
Incurred, reduces her share Considerably Hei
share OF the net income OF the estate IS about
1900 Her children viii also come In Tor q portion
Of her fathers estate.