The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-29
CLAIM MILLIONS.
Worcester Heirs to An
Immense New
York Estate.
BIG EXPECTATIONS ON.
Nearly 25O Relatives Are
Putting in Their
Bids.
BIG EXPECTATIONS ON.

claims of descendants of Mrs. Fogg, an
eccentric New York city resident, who
died in 1898, Worcester county heirs
will be among the enriched.
The property over which the law
yers are working is situated in the
great business centre of New York
city, in the vicinity of Wall street, and
the value of it is fixed at $2O0,000,O 900.
Webster, Oxford and local heirs have
filed claims for share of the estate.
James f. Perkins. 81 Richards street,
one of the local aspirants for wealth,
was not at home when a Spy man
called last evening. His son, however,
was familiar with the case, and gave
these facts concerning it: 1.-THE woman
who left the vast estate was my
fathers cousin. Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Perkins, but she married a
New York man named Fogg. He died
about ten years ago, and she continued
to live in one Of the grandest places the
city boasts of. Six years ago she died,
and my father at that time was one of
those who received a trifiing amount
from the estate
The heirs were summoned from all
parts of the country, and New York
lawyers paid them small amounts after
their claims were proven. There has
always been dissatisfaction among the
descendants and relatives of Mrs
Fogg, who have believed from the first
that there was not an impartial divi-
sion of the property. 1t has been since
established beyond doubt that the en-
flf 70 Oh,
| tives of Mrs. Fogg.
She was an eccentric woman, and
was never cordial in her attitude to-
wards relatives. There was but one
| faVorite in her list of friends, a nephew.
| who had become a favorite because of
his attention to her. People who visit
ed her residence in New York say that
| it was full of the costliest furnishings
works OF art and score or more cats.
MRS. FaWcett, who lives on Chat
nam street, is another heir to the es-
| tate and there are several relatives of
Mrs. Fogg living in Worcester county.
some of whom have received money
from the estate, and others who have
been seeking tor
Mrs. e. A. Faweett, when seen at
her home, Il Chatham street, said:
MRS. Fogg was my cousin, and when
| the property she left was divided 1 re-
celved what I supposed was nv share
| believe that the estate has been
cleared up and that no other money
will be paid the heirs.
| Fred Stowell, a young man living
| near the Normal school, is another
| claimant to a share of the estate. He
is a second cousin to the owner of the
estate, Mrs. Fogg.
| There was unity in the opinion Of the
| relatives seen, that the lawyers who
have taken the case in their hands
| have both eyes wide open for the
| lions share of the estate. Mr.. PEI
| kins said that a few weeks ago his
| father received a letter from a New
York lawyer, asking for the particulars
| upon which he based his claim for a
! share of the property. The letter was
| answered. but since then nothing has
been heard from the lawyers, save &c
| casional assurances that they were IN
! tangling the mystery and that tho
heirs would be enriched.
Mrs. Fogg was comparatively I'M
known to her relatives. All of item
had the pleasure of knowing that she
was fabulously wealthy and very &C.
centric. While she was Miss Elijah. III
Perkins she suffered no humiliation in
being known as a relative of scores of
Perkinses, but as Mrs Fogg. she was
| reserved. She was born in New Eng-
| York as an obscure country lass. with
fair face and heaps of ambition.
| She married Mr.. Fogg shortly aftcl
| the civil war, according to the belief
Of relatives and he was as proud as
| he was rich. When she died her prop
! erty was divided among charitable IT.
stitutions, but relatives filed claims SC
! rapidly that the managers of the IN
! stitutions were willing enough to let
them battle for It, Mr. Fogg had No
relatives, and the claimants are al
! connected with the Perkins family
The people in and near Webster
interested IN the estate are Mrs
Ella. wife of Assistant Super
! intendent Charles l. Shumway OF
the Chase Wooden works, who resides
| at ~ School street, and a sister of Mrs
! Shumway, Mrs. Norris Billings, who
! lives on the same street, and Mrs. Jane
Perkins of Danielson, Conn, Mrs. Ar
thur Jones of East Douglas.
Spread all over the United States and
Canada are said to be PAS more
heirs to this vast estate. A letter has
been received at Webster from a Chi
! cago lawyer asking for the names of
the heirs of this property living in that
| section, and the above mentioned five
names were forwarded.
Tt seems that an association of heirs
! Atf1i-
cago as president, has been formed in
that city to recover an estate consist
ing of go acres of property situated in
the heart of New York city and Brook
| lyn, and which is valued at the enOr-
nous sum of S20O,0O0,000.
This estate belonged to Alexander
| Montgomery, a noted tory, who hed
from New York when General Howe
left the city with the British forces.
| In order to preserve his wealthy in
/ terests, Montgomery leased his entire
| property for the term of 80 years to a
/ certain Perkins. There has not baen
since then, except a few spasmodic ef-
forts. an attempt made to dislodge the
| present owners of the valuable prop
erty, as claimed by the rigatful de-
| scendants.
A matter that is causing A good deal
/ of trouble is the full name of this
/ Perkins. who leased the land, and
which cannot be found at the presan.
time 1t seems that four brothers Of
/ the Perkins family came to this coun
/ try from England in 1850, or there
abouts, and settling in New York city,
/ bought land there.
LAWYER Mills Of Chicago, who is
/ pushing the case in the interests Of
/ the heirs. and who is also IN heir, has
/ consulted attorneys in New York city
! as to the statute of limitations. Tho
I opinion of the legal men in New York
/ is that the heirs still have 20 years 81
! grace before their lein upon the estate
[ expires If that is the case. the heirs
/ have all the time necessary to make q
good fight for the properry
Mrs Subway Of Webster has
been seen by a Spy correspond
/ ent. and she corrObOrates the story IN
every detail. She has received letters
from the lawyers in Chicago relative
10 the matter. Although she hardly ex-
poets TO live TO enjoy her share Of the
fortune and can hardly credit the