The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
RICHARDSON'S TWO WILLS.
-,,ou,< LIWrERS OFFER THE LAST
VIZ ron PROBATE.

.,t,, let from the ChIidrer-NeItheT
.,,c VIII Pay Amy Attention TO So-Calied
claim. or the restnter's rsaif nrothers
..,,urctsd, Aimahouse Inmates Cisim.
-, oWl o. Joseph Richardson executed on
~. ~, 81 1877, under which his wife and two
nnrna-cr .Lnrc e4ually III tho estate, was filed
9. ,roh,.c yesterday hv Lawyer w. 7. Wash
w. reprcsrn'iug Darlington s. Jenkins, nttor
"~'' record rpr tho widow and Mayo w.
~, am, 81. @.s.ns,l. uCtition for tho probate
h| ,iso alsG when j. swo-n to by the widow.
,.,,lnr states that the value OF both tho
Wv and ~pcrsonul property of Richardson is Iu-
Known.
- in the estate are herself, she residing ut
,",f Lexington avenues; George Richardson, n
-, residing at Bridgeport. and Dellafa Grace
ps,ho-j.on. a daughter. residing at ITO East
n...,on street. Mrs. Richardson asks for an
~ "i.rrctins the service OF citations with
oIT,h mo SAFE or by publication pursuant TO
Ws,,oonn . sg2 ~ The Code of Civil Procedure"
FsNoSSV Gcor.c richardson. The petition will be
uEssentcd 10 the surrogate to-day, when an or.
: ~ sr he service OF citations as requested will
Smsde, a. a matter OF form.
10 peti;ion has yet been presented for the pro
t,S q the former will. filed on Saturday, which
s.sss no provision for the widow. Wheeler II.
Ethan. whose firm filed the earlier will, said
Wsfberc have been no legal proceedings look
Ing 10 a contest 10 far as we are concerned. The
.mss,y will WAS filed because il was the safe and
.S SEs. tnp"S On Friday and i had it for just i've
rinates When | left my office lgave orders
isai 1 should SS. n be s siea st S ! ye al whether Sfs SAY sSer rs
III be q contest or not. That is the state OF. al
Airs at the present time, and so there is nothing
hSWfe.t Richardson LAWYERS said that they would
al move unless the children took the initial
a .n Then she would fight to have the last will
wv "a les, b,t moan rims IL ia tho rrnnUp-
mmsct between both sides that all the other rela.
me-, "ss are to be ignored. This means the half
S sophIsr had Mr. Richardson died intcstate.
LAWYER Darlington said. yesterday that he
SiSnt think there was much chance OF a contest
w wrpId advise such u contest, because the new
vii simply gives 10 the widow the third of the
VI state which the law allows, adding n third
RAJ ,s ss'I uersonal estate. The real estate. how.
AVER, Is nothing compared with the personal es-
tte in this case;
susnce or insanity, " said Mr.. Darlington. AT
ne time OF his death Mr.. Richardson was more
intelligent. il anything, than ever before in his
I, He knew that he was approaching death.
md toward the last be gave a great deal OF
tborght and study to spiritual things. Thank
mi Sscarse OF the spiritual help he had received.
NJ, Richardson left a beQuest to his pastor. the
a Rev. Harry NJ. Warren. 1t is not, strange that
N he didn't leave anything to his half brothers.
AZ he believed all through his life that they
ought 10 De able TO take care OF themselv YES.
The fact that there was no petition fol-, probate
Med with the will By Mr.. peSkh ma leads me to o
Hprper fashion. II is possibly true. as has been
MD. That the estate amounts TO from 900,
600 10 S3O,OOn 1000. | do not think. however,
hat il amounts 10 more than BIS, 900, 1000
SCHENECTADY. June l4.-The statement of
r!sSives OF The la5e JosePHh R;cSnrGon r the
an innate Of the Schenectady County Aims
house. is not q half brother of the dead mil
PtebarGson at the almshouse to-day and learn IL
his claim could be substantiated. Mr.. Richard.
son, who is q we'll preserved man OF 20 years, of
Eocky build. and with dark skin. blue eyes, and
gray hair. told this story !:
II understand that my relations in New York
Etrse TO a~cknowledge me. Well. they can't deny
WY, Joseph and his present wife visited me at
Albany not more than ten years ago at my sis,
nue. Ny name is William H. Richardson. / am
son of Levi Richardson. and was born in the
toEn OF Frome, in Somersetshire England. Nov.
2, ls"4; and my birth is registered in Lye
Chapel, Watley parish. When was only 4
years old l worked for my half brother Joseph
s sph T was t sepnted d to oe possess aess' a large saI amount Of o
pOperty. remember when | YVES only u boy OF
WORKING on some property OF his in Pearl street,
ihemortar in the chimneys, and, as l was young
ia Ggile, Joseph used TO send me up TO the
riots TO putty up the ~crevices. lam only an old
hUk row. but q few years ago I was a successful
bysness man in Albany, where l have many
rriatiUns. one = nephew, M, niece's husband
who 5 on Gov. Black 5 stan. don't know what
will he done toward getting me a share of my
half brother estate. I have placed the whole
natter in the hands of Mr.. Westover, the super
ipttudent OF the alnIshouse.'
Nr. Richardson has a large photograph of tn,
family burial plot in Greenwood Cemetery show
ing himself as he was some twenty years ago
Ase a burial stone marked Levi Richardson.
ard a monument. which he says is a solid shat
Of treestone, bearing n figure of a girl. which
Mr. Richardson says is a baS-relief OF JOSEPH
Ri, hardsons deceased daughter. This monu
ment was erected by Joseph Richardson in mem
DRY Of his first wife. and the photograph plainl.
L. shows This inscriptiDn on one side. - Ann Rich
rrtson. wife Of Joseph Richardson, died lltl
July, 1872. in her 5sth year"