The sun., 1897-06-13
RICHARDSON NWILLCONTEST
DAUGHTER IN HOUSTON STREET MAT
FIGHT UNDER THE FIRST WILL,


ohe Would Not Live with HeF btepmothor, ana
uer Hauv.r, P.osuce n Vyii, Ti,ree Ye,rn
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curious Abodo In an oid House OF Her
Eether,p-Ten or the Thirty nHiIilons at stake.
lnere seems 10 DO prospectoi contcbI oVer
the tnirty millions Whioh were leit oy Joseph
HichardBon the ecccutrlc rich man VINO diod on
Tuesday In his hvofoot-wido spite house at
Eighty-second street and Lexington avenue.
The contest, II IL comes will be the result of O
falling out which happened between the present
Mrs Richardson when abe married Mr.. Rich
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n,ls"l,u,o a,u,on n.soon y. "eo, M ., W.. ~
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dav whom Miller poctbou q D,xon alc5 the
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mai. nph.h ana Ssc,,ra ,h,. " h. M, ,.,, VII, ana
testament. s,. . , ,, , ,,. 49,. ,..
debts bo paid soOa after my death may bo pos
sonai property unto my son. George Richardson Of
Grace Rlohsrd.on OF tho city Of Now Yort to bo d..
vlded between them share aud share alike. to have
ana 10 hoid the same 10 themselves ana heirs forever
"Third-I do hereby appoint my George to be
executor and my said daughter Della Grace Richard.
son, to be e1eou,rlx of this my last will and do
hereby will and direct that neither of them shall be
tSs au,c. " s'' "-' 'OD' ''' '' '"'' p''''' ''' ''
Four,b~1 do seres, ou,sor,,. INV said execute, and
eSeOurn or either of them If only one shall qualify
such to sell and dispose Of my real estate at either
pubic or private sale ana TO convert the same into
personA'y aha 70 give eooo ana whoe conveyahoes
s1o sspsSl.ps s1a ''' ' personal estate as may
~ as Of ossossr hand 'n'
u JosEru R,cu.nDsos.
witne'ses-1ame' B. Mi'eAlf' Homer Nichols Ber'
The witnesses to this will were all In the
% o,nse MT ABIGAIL mas u'eo SINCE Inc WALL was
Tho later will. dated April "a, 1897. which
was read ON Friday night n the heirs nv Mr..
Mayo W Ha,OIs;,a % ~ho d-o,s IL naG. ,ha
h widow share equally with her stspshldren Chi in in
Central PARK Baptist UhurcS and 5G to its
pastor; tn ihe Key Key. Harry N: Warren: -, =,
o., Inc viii read by Mr.. Hazeltine will be offered
Mr.. Rchardson's last illness had begun. Tho
existence OF tho former will seems to have been
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contest was apparently not unexpected, II
there is q contes. the person behind is on behalf
aided by her brother md The chief stake viii DO
TO re widow; H., - W "
h,a miss in della GrnGe irharaso1 Is SAID 70 resem
on love- or meney
her mother lived they had as friend a
man who aa aae isff f'T er OF rnnrt tnr bilh
10 saLd 10 nave oeen worth between
erty. When Mr.. Riehardson announced that he
was going to marry Mrs. MsLeSy; the son did
yesrs old Or more became very angry. and she
took her iie
companions she has Al maiden 6 cousin a. and
Il. s house Ssdns the sna iaS;
knob % and the absence OF either a bell or a knock
noupoe his desire bV sapUips with his knSekin. %
ground floor. and the storekecpers are Miss
MISS hlchard son = Is now about 90 years old
~ nd Rrdr nf5 .nd hhe year. n ne @ ye
girl. His relations with his stepmother are said
stsI nave Geea P1ssant and ms ms ntaS5 and she
q sfs BraFsPar s wases Sonss q WsaS 81
father was the builder and the main st. MstocShoide5
ms aaa 1
ters, the result OF his fathers second marriage
Many OF these Iive In or ABOUT Albany; and teW
or none OF them 1t ls said. have ever benefited
IN any way oy Mr.. richardson's wealth. Some
or mem are very poor ,.,.
The change IN Mr tachardson's intentions re-
Sarding the disposition OF his property Is DO
thrmn neTsa 70 nave 9een brought about largely la
Of the Central Park Church. or the little
church around the corner. as ne called II Ht
was 9rlginaihy @memoer OF the rrotestant hpis
Inc nrst piece OF real properly which he ao
duirea IN thk CITY Is SAID 70 nave poem the mouse