The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
ANITA BLAINES MILLION.
,.pERs PUTTING IT our OF HER
CONTROL CINCELLED.


s,.u.a bx m Friendly Arrangement In the
Nctormick Family the Day before She
married Ermo.o Biaine - No Objection
Raised by the Family TO Their Aasuincnt
Iudcment has been entered in tho Supreme
coprt ppon the report OF David b. Ogden rs
,,,.ree andlng that three papers executed by
Anita Mccormick on Sept. 2S. 1880. the day
before her marriage to Emmons Blaine. son OF
IN. late James q. Blaine. and made 10 view OF
her marriage. are void and should DO cancelled.
4, il found that she executed the papers under
amisspprehension.
She Is q daughter OF Cyrus Hall Mccormick
n, Chicago, who made q large fortune in the
manufacture OF agricultural machines. Ho
died in 1884 leaving the present plaintiff. Anita
and four other children and widow. Mrs. Net
II. Fowler Mccormick. The share OF Anita
under the will OF her father amounted to about
. million dollars. out It was provided that the
hulk of IL was to be held In trust until she
reached her twenty-hfth year.
She was but =. years old when she became en-
Gagged to marry young Blaine in June, 1889. she
was residing in Baltimore during her early ac-
ouaIntance with Blaine, aud when they became
engaged at that time in Baltimore the date OF
the marriage was not fixed. She was on the
most afectionatc terms with her brother. Cyrus
Hall Met 'ormick. Jr.. who was At the time Of
the engagement the President OF tho Harvest
Ing Machine Company. and who was looked to
As adviser OF the family. Mr.. McCor-
mick was In Europe at the time OF
tho engagement. and Anita wrote to him
telling him about the proposed marriage
He wrote to their mother suggesting that
some arrangc cement be made to secure her large
interest In the estate or her father, which she
wouiu get" ~ e"''"' "~0' oe'o'' ne 49,
rage to Blaine. On receiving "ietter from her
=. -. 90 mi. on,n,,v .nd "a. wh.,
him 10 come 10 TINS country "n" 500 "nN'
.hou, The control OF the estate being protected
a. d.. ,,,,ra N.1,orr,I,L .,,,,oa IN
Tor her In Tue Iu'u,e' MoNo r",es A'l,cu y"
~. son, di.no.,,,on of her Interest and q,
maze sowe ..'ou " ns' .,r 80 - -
intsrisfenee and 20 tia, no es.nse in the man:
asemsnt OF tho harvesting Machine company
"Pa so5 5f:Ti was held tina, month a, Rich
mother wfIs Stopping. TINS SiaIPi ,s.,, un'I.
this lime the heir. OF the late Cyrus Hall Nc;
Cormick held three-iourths OF me capital
stock q the company; and the other fourth
was held by Leander McCormick, brother OF
the late Cyrus. Leander aud his brother Cyrus
had differences IN their lives. and the Interests
OF the family OF Cyrus and OF Leander wero
not In harmony after tho death OF Cyrus IL
vnshted that the McCormiek heirs were well
disposed toward young Blaine ana approved OF
the proposed marriage. but they were chiefly
anxious not to have an outsider get into the
snar OF the company which were then con-
trolled by the heirs.
The plaintln's uncle and her brother advised
her 10 put all her property In the hands OF trus.
tees. Her mother declined to nd wise her, but
said that she should be guided by what her
brother and uncle deemed Tor the best Young
blaine WAS called In and the situation was CT.
planned TO him. and he couHselled her 10 do
what her brother AMI uncle thought for tho
best. Anita said that she was reluctant TO
cred renectioa on her Intended husband. but
she nnslly sad under the ex plantations given
that she would act od tie adv Ice or her uncle
aud brother. She was arranging Tor her com
Ing marriage, and she signed the papers given
10 her without turthsr confederation.
one OF the papers shc siEned appointed her
brother and der uncle. ny. Fowler. trustees. to
noia iof ner aSrInS nsr His tne snare. OF stock
wwhlcn she was emitted IN trust, 10 turn over
Vie cividonds 70 her ana 70 vote on her stock:
Der deAth me principal wa" TO be divided
emoog net chnuren. II she leIt no children the
HoptV WAse ~ 70 net utothers ana sbters.
~ us seconu instIament All other prop,
nv Somine 70 hsr unuer the VIII OF
~" aer was put win tue same men
aus. 70. twentJ years. She was
oe.eo 70 tsr ,i tne uust AZ the enc OF
ten yeaa All diridends IN the interim were to
%.uInsn oIer 10 net; ~ she snoulu ule during
Wv eonIhuAnce OF the trust ths property was
ototp ner cnlioIeh, or IN ueiauit OF chudren
onel prothers ana sisters; But IN that event
youns nIMne wasto s.t an income OF slo,oOo =
TT III Va ~, mio ,Ioni ms paIt oi ner estate.
~ .ntu psper WAS an ante ,nupuAl contract
enS on m'tn not nus Vsnu' IN Wh!eh sho settled