The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
THE WORCESTER PERKINsEs
Are They Going to Turn the Esteemed
New York Sun Out of it's Present Quarters
(New, York SUI. May ID

NNtHN DIX sun. May Oh
Another attack on Wall street is to
be made. 1t is preparing in Worcester,
Mass, the Heart of the Commonwealth
and the seat of the Hon. George Frisbie
Hoar and the Worcester Spy. From
this esteemed contemporary, which
should have the eye of an Argus, and
presumably does, we learn that
when half dozen New York
and Chicago lawyers have prov
en- the claims of descendants
of Mrs. Fogg, an eccentric New York
city resident, who died in 1898, Worces-
ter county heirs will be among the en-
riched." This is rather an enthusiastic
assertion, as the half dozen New York
and Chicago lawyers know that the
1aborer is worthy of his hire. Still, the
property which is to enrich Worcester
county is situated in the great bust
ness centre Of New York in the vicinity
of Wall street, and the value of 1t is
fixed at 5000 900, 000." A pleasing round
sum. We trust that Worcester county
will bear its good fortune with modera-
ton, and leave Wall street enough to
make a living on.
Most of the immense estates which
are yawning for heirs are in Europe. 1t
was kind of Worcester to find one here.
For the benefit of persons owning
property near Wall street we summaT-
3ze the Worcester claim: Elizabeth
Perkins married a New Yorker named
Fogg. He died ten years ago, land
she continued to live iIEone of the
grandest palaces the city boasts Of. "
After her death small amounts were
paid to the heirs in Worcester and else
where, but it has been established be
yond doubt that the entire estate was
not shared among relatives of Mrs.
Fogg." They didn't know her very
well. She was wealthy but reserved.
while she was Miss Elizabeth Perk-
4aS she suffered no humiliation in being
known as relative Of scores of Perk-
fnses, but as Mrs. Fogg she was re-
served This was eccentric, certainly,
for the Perkinses are of the elect in
Boston and other cities, and there is no
reason why the Worcester Perkinses
should have been scorned.
The Worcester Perkinses are to be
avenged, for an association of Perkins
heirs has been formed in Chicago, and
their case is as clear as mud. One
Alexander Montgomery, "a noted tory
fed from New York with Gen. Howe.
To save his property he made a lease
lot ninety -AlHE years 70 uIle T Ct hlllS.
That Perkins remains TO be discOV-
cred For the full name Of Montgom-
ery's Perkins is not known. 1t must
have been the custom in Gen. Howe
time to insert only the surname in
leases. Plain Perkins was enough.
-Four Perkinses came from England
TO the United States about 1850. Plain
Perkins must have been among them.
I. only remains to identify him. estab-
lish his title and make the Worcester
Perkinses and the other Perkinses
happy. There are plenty of Perkinses
in the country, and there ought to be
no difficulty in finding a Perkins who
knows enough about the family history
TO spot Montgomery Perkins. As usual
in these cases. the statute of limHa-
tions has obligingly consented not TO
run. The New York and Chicago law
yers know the statute well, and say
that It will make no trouble.
There is considerable property in this
town, and IF the Worcester people see
anything here that they like they
should come and ask for it.