Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-05
HEIRS
a.
OF the Edwards Estate
Hold Meeting.
ABOUT THIRTY MEMBERS OF THE
TEXAS BRANCH MEET Al
THE ORIENTAL.
BILLIONS CLAIMED
THE PROPERTY LOCATED on MAN
HAITIAN ISLAND.
/ Something of the Famous Claim and
What the claimants rro-
pcsc to DO.
BILLIONS CLAIMED
THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON MAN
HAITIAN ISLAND.

There WAS rather prctentious meet
ing of Texas people yesterday after
noon and evening In the Y. T.. y. head
quarters at the Oriental hotel. They
were the Texas heirs of the EDWARDS
estate. for which large holdings in New
York are claimed and they had been
called To meet va Dallas by Attorney
O. Is. Hunt Of sherman, The meeting
organized with about twenty-five or
thirty present, with Mr. W. \. Minas
of liuslS county IN the chair and Mr.
Hunt OF sherman as secretary. Speak
Ing Of the object Of the meeting Mr.
Hunt said that he is one OF the heirs
and represents u number OF the others
and had called the meeting to devise
some plan to ascertain just who are
the Texas heirs and liz upon u plan OF
action. and for the further purpose VI
clearing away some charges that had
made against him because OF his inno-
cent connection with some unscrupu-
luus persons
II appears that an attorney at owens
burg KY. has been bleeding the heirs
for large sums, and Mr. Hunt desires 10
| demonstrate his innocence Of any fraud
while acting IN conjunction with the
! Kentucky agent. There were present
/ at yesterdays meeting os claimants
{ the following: W. $. McKeeVer Of
| Orange: \. T.. Blackwell, RcndOn; w, y.
| Nicholson, Stone Point, II. II, Edwards,
! Dallus; Henry Nenner, Forncy; Tom
/ W Edwards. Temple; william A. Ed
wards. Oasis; W. \. Minis, Hender-
son: a. *. Hart, sherman; G. c. Ne
| Arthur and ]. l., Whatley. Elmer, Mrs
| Matte Gibbins, WnXahachtc; Mrf. NJ.
NJ. Ellslns, Ennis; l.. u. bowling Mans
field; ID. A. Duncay, l.adonia: J. H.
johnson. Dallas; j. w. Scott, Armour
Mrs. Eta Scott, Eastland; Col. H. Phil
lips. Gainesville; ;. g. Edwards, j. G.
Babb, Mrs 5. f. buckingham. Mrs.
C. l.. Travis and Mrs NJ j. Bullock'
Dallas Mrs, Mary Bedford, cisco Mrs'
Elizabeth Lacy, Rctcreali MIS-, T. I.
Burbank. Terrell, and the Following
who ala not register their residences
II. D. Nash W. H. Jones, Thomas FL
llot. NJ. r.. Bonds, Sanford Elliot, Mrs.
I'D Fitzhugh. W. l., Murphy, Mrs v ~
McCrary Mrs q. a. Snpley, {. j.
Griggs Mary Bush, j. -, White wal
ter Barbec w. J.. Edwards Ihpmhs A.
Edwards, Mrs. Il, b. Thomson MisH
AIabama Reagan. H. p. Edwards, MISS
Fannie Edwards, Mrs. Joseph W uluer'
Major n. j. Pulliam and j q, Mcdlas-
SON and wife. Nrs Fannie Prouty OF
Birmingham, Ala" came all the way
from that state to attend to meeuhE,
permanent organization WAS cHSSl'u
last night by the election OF w ~ "l''','
president: W. A. Edwards, vice presi'
|
resentatlve to some Of the heirs, seetN,
tnry and treasurer. \ committee ol
uvc was authorized 10 he appointed
nv the president 10 retain counsel
nnpears that there are three contehunnt
Examinations Of Edwards heirs ms
one Of which this Is the Texas branei
numbers about 10000 In all parts o
Inc country. It purposes to lay claim
IA nlnety-slx acres Of land on Mnhhat
IAN Island, estimated to be worth OH
lions. a.. -.,,n
luton IL was leased by Robert Edwards
10 New York for term Of nlnety-hin
Years and never resumed the hne
descent. There is branch WIN henu
onarters at Washington which cia'n,
mat Edwards wlllod n lfe estntt
Inc property to his wife with iiinlte'
poyyer 10 dispose Of It and she dlspo l.s
!, ia n man named pendleton' IT lnii
cipIm is true the washington uli,ei
claims that only the Bihn-key nranp
ia entitled TO n two-thirds lnt1res.
,,hicb would leave out the Texas nor
and Inc meeting decided that the oput
eli retained should have only poWer i.
Investigate this claim II inunu u"
NO further steps VIII be taheh'
Tho secretary was auhorlzeu 70 va
,ha next meeting and to raise nceessur
ennds II he ands IT advisable