New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
BURIED SIDE BY SIDE.
FUNERAL OF CAROLINE SCOTT TO BE
HELD THIS AFTERNOON.

SIZE AND HTR HUSBAND LIVED IN THE SAME
HOUSE FOR YEARS As sTRANGERs-REcoN-
cIrED JUST BEFORE HE DGED-EsTATE
GOES TO THE CITY MISSION
AND TRACT SOCIETY.
There Is to be buried in Greenwood Cemetery this
afternoon the body or a woman whose death brings
20 the Brooklyn city Mission and Tract Society a
legacy OF about $1,000 around which clusters a
strange story At o'clock this afternoon the funera
Of Caroline Scott the widow OF William Scott viii
be haII at the old house. 80 2s5 Schermerhorn-si
Brooklyn. where for dozen years Scott ana ms
wife lived together and yet apart. An estrange-
ment had occurred through some violent quarrel
and although through pride or FOR some other
reason the two dd not separate. they rarely spoke
and treated one another strangers. About two
years before Scott's DEATH which occurred In De-
cember 1896 the lonely couple. for they had no
children had a reconciliation and the old man all
tered his vii, so tha, his widow should receive the
benefit from his large estate throughout h"r Hte.
Since that time she had lived In the old house with
only the company OF housekeeper. and for the
last few months OF trained nurse. She never
told her age but It IS believed that she was more
than soventy-ive years old. While her husband
had been "A prominent member and for many years
a trustee OF the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal
Church the wife attended the Fleet Street Church'
and the former pastor OF that church. the Rev
afternoon. Mrs. Scott Will be- paced beside H'l
husband in the plot In Greenwood .
The story OF William SCOTS hfe ana rise 10
fortune is a romantic When h." died ther-
appeared TWO women. one living In brldSeport ii,i
the other IN Brooklyn. who cud"aVOred io Drtak
the Will. They said that their father was VIII
ed his family In Ireland and run away 10 Amerlc.l
Tn. executors OF the VIII. Noah I"oo"tis ana
Robert I.avcry. gave the women chance To- prov"
that William Scott. their client. ana me NllHaHi
scott the alleged father OF the women were one
and the same After much adjournment oI IN"
trial the contestants finally admitted thtt lhrf
could produce no satisfactory evidence "nd ihe
matter was dropped.
Sir scott was charltably inclined although some
what erratic. and IN his VIII left nearly ms entire
r,-nrartv u the CITY Mission and Tract Society
.rfy should not 20 20 the society uuiI aif'i th'
death az Mrs. Scott. Now som" steps Will n" NhrIi
toward transferring the estate 10 The trustees oi h
society. The executors ar" waiting to learn Ju-i
what procedure the trustees desr" % bc ioio"r,I-
The property which IS valued az $""'. Is i"r-".!
real estate. but brings IN good income a. most
OF 10 is adyautageOusly rented
II Is said that q chance remark Of prominent
Methodist minister. which happened 20 dlsprase
Mr Scott. caused the eccentric old man 10 anan-
don his original intention OF leANltiK pdt' 10 "9
estate 20 the Methodist Episcopal Hospital
According 10 Nj SCOTS own story. hr came %"
America from Ireland when mere boy. FriIlleSS
and without friends ne drtted up thr So 80
secured employment on farm. Later he learned
.he trade OF a cooper. and came 10 New-fork.
where NJ established q shop In Wrst-st. during
tho CivU War he hOurished and made a large fort-
Brooklvn real estate. This has largely diminished
in value and is now estimated az oulN S0'' .,,
btIt his property to demand his atteniion ne .yrh
for wears a stranger 10 his vile hpfN ne anu Nj
Scott We're cha-itahl" ~ the WORK oi lhe.f T.
- dl. that they decided 90 bury nc past and TO
he husband and VIE tu reality as wei as Jul "iHl'