New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01
A LIBEL IN HIS WILL.
JUDGE sIMMONs's ESTATE MAY BE SUED
FOR ISLANDER BY DIR. HOWE.
CONTENTS OF THE DoUBLY CONTESTED DOCU-
MENT MADE PUBLIc-THE INCOME TO
BE EQUALLY DIVIDED AMONG
TIE FOUR DAUGHTERS.

THE FOUR DAUGHTERS.
Paterson June 30 (speciaD-The will OF ex-Juige
Henry T simmons OF Passaic, has been made pub
lie 1t provides that the income OF the estate shall
be equally divided among his four daughters In
case any OF the daughters de leaving a child, the
ohi Is to have .ts mothers share until it reaches
the age OF twenty-five years, when II snail get one
fourth OF the whole estate. Mrs. Hadley's boy,
though named after the Judge. is not mentioned
In the will but If his mother should die he would
get her portion. Dr. and Mrs. Hadley VIII nave
control OF the estate trustees.
Miss Nette Simmons who the Judges house
keeper. companion and nurse. gets the same snare
a her sisters-One-fourth-be besides a house TO be
erected for her II she asks for IT, which house is 10
cost 50 900 and Is to he built on two lots OF groun1
near the old family house: she Is also to have the
Household furniture. but the COW and the chickens
which she has raised and which thinks every
thing Of are to be sold off-hand. Miss Simmons
has been advised that. she had been her rather
housckeeIs-r for the last ten twelve years. she
ought to have one-third Of the estate. like the
Judges widow II she had lived. She thinks that
only for undue influence her father would have
given her good deal more Of his property, as she
was his favor.te child and had made great sacri-
fees for him.
1t IS not known just what Mss Simmons intends
to do--whether she will contest the VIZ or not.
She had been made to understand that the VIII
was different from what 1t turns out to be- Ger
will Is not what II would have BEEN II she had been
wide-aWake to her rights "a month ago.
Mrs jeremiah Smith, Of Philadelphia. denies that
there was any trouble between Judge Simmons and
her husband about the vessels they owned together
She SAYS that her husband is ready TO snow MS
books any time TO the executors. when he finds out
who the executors are She says her husband mas
sent TO the Judge all the money that coming 10
n, m as she can prove a. the right time. and Neite
knows Il. She says there Is no truth In the rurn0r
hat IS
There is a rumor afOat that DR.. EiWin 4. move
O Newark viii the estate Tor LIBEL OWING 10
claus. inserted in the viii involving MIN IN scan
tla with a we-knOwn young woman In Newark
The aspcrs0n is emPhatcally denied th,, woman IN
auesrion being an Intimate friend Of Mrs. Howe.
AID A frequent visitor at her home. This clause
in the will Is tho surprising tn.ng IN the Wnoe
document. and Is accepted by many a. proof OF
Judge Simmonss condition OF mind at the time he
made requests.
There were 80 many rumors afoat as 10 what the
Will did contain that Mrs. Hadey. on one SIDE ana
Miss simmons and Mrs. Howe. on tho other. NED
caveats against II in the Surrogares office In Pater-
NSndav William Nelson. the Paterson lawyer. who
is nauei as one Of the executors. menConed the
caveats and asked FOR citations which the orfinary
ordered to be serv III each Of the children ana
gr.lndchiidren Of Mr.. simmons. Inc matter VIII
be heard In Trenton July a. what develop
mems will occur then only be guessed At MSS
Tet;le Simmons and Mrs Howe are said TO be In
favor OF dividing up the estate at once, instead or
leaving Il in the executors hands until the grand
children come OF ase. Mysterious whisperings are
heard Of d atei will providing for an Immediate