New-York tribune., 1896-09-02
LOOKING FOR THE uISSING WILL.
,,ps yo,MANss HEIRS FOLLOWING "
EVERY POSSIBLE CLEW-NALIh

. Ae;rs 90 Mrs Katherine Lee Liv-
50, youmans 20 far 10 ho' seem 10 'a' '
..7.aa any clew TO the viii they nope 10 u'S'oNei'
ta'neo az: ,s,vn. who MAS named as lesatee IN
.a na-sonal which aroused great expects, ,io''
'"e - ,,ssr,e1 an advertisement in New
t"o ua! .a.,ariav and IS now waiting for more
,ss-,.a news Il acted on every theory 'o"''
- ~ when hunting for the WIli' SdH ne H'S
..-dav "and OF every ,heory O. an? enc ''S' "'
-, r,s,,er how crazy il sounded aiso wrote 10
ovo-v LAWYER with whom knew ma, MIS- ho"n'''S
80, nv dealings and VINO was s;'. aliNe ana 90
" "a" 49, ., any will ore of her attorneys. ; {.
- - as dssJ hut MS son. William Lee Cnurch
,,,,5 for the will through all his father papers a
- r.cr.s. but without success. AS 10. spiiliuaAS'S
r,n'. sav tina: | consulted any personally - d"
81, =, M, search but had representative ihQuil''i
:. 1onn W. Fletcher. 'he sp!ri; medium IL pTo"s"'
ne nothing however
u-u,,aro g. Russey. OF No. = Wall-s'.. who Is
..,g 8, nresent as counsel for Pierre Van As,yii"
-.o-ss 4 Newton ard Lucy 1add. the adminiS'F'-
.,-s =. the estate gave - Tribune reporter !eS-
.,,i,v full account OF al ihe property Ge'' anu
,.rso,a left by Mrs Youmans. the Tec'!cs oil WI 90"
-. NOW in the Surroga,e's Office in this ci'H'
.,;,s n-opey;v has been thoroughly investigated
ala Mr. Bussey and everything about Il i ""'"''
"a. question as TO NO entitled 20 Il WIS oe
"a, ~ the Surrogate. after long controversy IN
r,,., great quantity of testimony was taken anu
~ services Of I'VE or SIX lawyers were em'.oH L.
.r,s Tss about February, 1850. 1ne Snf'osd'
a.,--e declared James l. Newton ana Lu'! i-'i'
Al, hairs and entitled TO the property. Ih' ie"i
80. mus. ne nortioned out under four years al'ei
~ younans.s death according 70 the law. an"
:, ,srsoral nropertv must be distrihuted "n'"'''
y Surrogate issues decree Tor that purpose.
~p..o-o ,ha su~, cgate gave his decision ADVERTISE
y-s,,s for the will had been pubiished anu '''
srser on the subject to every person "noS' nam
sr,,sd oo A visiting Gsrd found among Mrs. YOU
~ Wit
=. contest that they had heard Mrs. honn'ahs S''
n,, she had made a will. and MI Van AlstEf" pro
ar,Ad letter from her which made ihat statement.
Tsis evidence however, did not SATISFY IN" ''u'''
T. seems unlikely that VIII should be pronu'e" d.
..s late date | should think that any one WHO
IA 90, hold Of II would nave brought II ou' ',io'
,,s do not believe that there is anything pehlnu
he advertisement beFOnu SOM" ''"'
NAV amount 10 nothing
.s,-,-a bas heer a false impression ahoat 'hdl
W.. vour,ans l.f, large fortune wnen she o'".
tn. .ac, is that all she ever had was ' Sht',S VI
.urar stock in Honolulu. which was worm s "
,a- valIe but was actually worth apou' >I'''
his was left her by Mi Lee' an" S"' f"' T.,
~ no, real estate and other property from ''' '"
-. =, ,his s,ock All her possessions taken 10
,.,,., or c,or,h only ahou. $1,000 a. IN" ou'Slue'
", yournar. left quantity Of real csta'" anu
,A-soral nrcnertv in addition 20 hcr suea S'''n
n. real estate included property on 'he H''''
,sa- ore-hvndred nd d-thir'N-eighth-s'.
esout s. 90: i've lots az one-hnh"' CO. ~, ,
ard Ejeb,h-avA.. valued al about Sl'.'' am Su"
go o.o ,nor.yace: q house and lot IN Kidse-
zed Coan where George - NTwt9n Te now lives
g,-,h sh6t 40 OA q small nearly - or ivo
Nsssachuset;s. valued 4, ao9So I yaIIe Of which is
20 ANAL fhai II is doubtful whether II Wo1i" p%on
Seein the legal proceedings necessary ~
An inventory Of Mrs. Youmanss peiSon,s ,n,ai value
eriy taken after ner death pscru , ' aed on: how
ever. larger sum was rcalizcd no ITo ,So Kni"ker
sr-aoI.r sSaros in A concern owIlns t"' irha Tnr
49, sroosr brought s2ol"D N ne o.e "a
aure pictures brc-n dg 500 for Southern
Tsirosa soId for 500, TWENTY-FIVE sna' ne nromis-
mining stock brough' $3.50 human % and Vpurported
10 b. secured bv rcai estate ro'nan IN ~, amounts to
me Administrators Their face N,hn secmrities has
been sold o,it and thcy arc cstm' proc"eds from
much Is per cent o. tial have already been
a par. OF The personal proP'iS '
divided among the heirs