New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-06
MRS. POTTER DISINHERITED.
CUT OFF BY HER FATHER-IN-LAw WITH
HER CHILDREN BORN AFTER 1890 FROM
A SHARE IN HIS ESTATE.

In q will filed In the Surrogate's Office yesterday
Howard Potter, who died In London on March a
last entirely cuts of from share In his property
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. James Brown Potter. bet
ter known to the theatre-gong public as Cora Urqt
hart Potter or any OF her children born after 10
or their descendants. The will Is dated July q
1885, and is a long document II was filed by James
Brown Potter, and no estimate OF the value OF the
estate accompanied II.
In the first clause Of the will Mr.. Potter leaves
his entire property. both real and personal to his
wife Mary Louisa Potter for her life. Upon her
death the estate is to be divided equally between
his children The fifth clause gives to each son
and daughter full power to give, devise or be.
oueath his or her share OF the estate or the income
to his or her wife The clause. however. takes
away all such right from James Brown Potter.
husband OF Cora Urauhart Potter.
Section s OF the will reads as follows: Having
in various clauses OF this will specifically referred
To this clause hereby declare 1t my intention to
and do hereby exclude from any participation,
share or benefit in my estate any ana all such
children OF my son. James Brown Potter, as may
have been or may be born OF Cora Lrquhart Potter
after January /, 1880. and also all issue Of such
children II any, and in constituting the several pro.
visions OF this will direct that every paragraph
referring to this clause which can or may b
claimed - refer to this clause shall be construed
as excluding each and all such children so born
after such date and their issue as fIly ana IN ,hs
ticularly and specifically inserted IN such para
graph" - r po,,or c,..
ence Cary and John Kennedy Tod are named az
executors Of the will. Loans TO lanes b r
500 OO Maria H. Tod. $4,000, and a, H. Potter.
$1,000 are to be deducted from their shares In the
estate and be divided equally among all the trust
funds. $500 ,, ,,o...-.
was born in New-Oreans and belongs 10 a family
of prominence there After her marriage 10 james
Brown Potter she gained good deal OF latne IL, IN
New-York as amateur actress, being especially
noted for the elegance OF her gowns she soon went
on the professional stage. and she has acted In
pretty nearly every part Of the world where u Is
her earlier achievements on the professional stage
was a magnificent production OF Antony ana Cleo
patra." in which she appeared as Cleopatra, with
Kyrle Beew Antony. After this she mace Ionf
together ever since then whenever either OF them
has acted at all Mrs. Potter some years ago he.
serted her husband and child, though there mas
never been any report of an application Tor divorce
on either side Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew have
acted together all over this country, In England, IN
indeed, almost everywhere that an audience under.
standing English could be got together. Mrs Potter
has appeared Juliet. in Romeo and Juliet;
elizabeth. In "'Twixt Axe and Crown; Mile; Dc
Brassier. In the play OF the same name; Charotts
Corday, in the play OF that title Marie AntoinsSte
in The Queens Necklace Pauline, In The Lady
OF Lyons" and in numerous other parts.
Howard Potter was member or the nrm OF
Brown Brothers & Co., and had house a; No. q
Park-ave. His family consists Of James Brown Pot.
ter, Mrs Maria Howard Tod, Mrs Elizabeth NJ
Cary, Grace Howard Potter, Ashton Howard Potter.
Bertha Howard Potter, sons and daughters and
Mary Louisa Potter, Grace Howard Potter and
Bertha Crandall Potter grandchildren.