The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01
SHOULD EXECUTE THE WILL.
JUDGE HARRISON THINKS MRS,
PLANT CANNOT BREAK 1T.

on MT. Henry u. PlantS Will nave
strong Case and That They Will
Win in the Contest Mrs. Plant Has
Brought to Secure Her widows
Third Instead of the Annuity of
S3O,OGO--Trustees Want the Case
Heard in the Federal COurt-Inven-
tory of the Estate Left by the Rail-
way Mngnnte-JudSe Harrison on
National POIitics-WOOdrum His
Wan for Vice President.
Among the guests at the De Soto yes
terday was Judge Lynde Harrison, who
arrived in the morning from New Haven,
Conn, his home, accompanied by Mrs.
Harrison, their Two daughters and Miss
Allings The party viii leave this morn
ing for Thomasyille for few days 1t IS
Judge Harrlson's intention TO spend the
rest of the winter in the South on business
and pleasure. A number of matters con-
nected with the Plant System require
his attention.
Judge Harrison is one of the five trus-
tees of the property of the late Henry
b. Plant, and executors of his win. The
other four are President r. G. Erwin of
the Plant system Secretary George Tiiey,
Vice President Morton f. Pant and Mrs.
Margaret B. Plant. the widow. In the
contest Mrs Plant is endeavoring to break
the viii eft by her husband, and to secure
her widows third of the estate instead of
the annuity of $4,000 provided for her
1t is the intention of the executors and
trustees, Judge Harrison said last night,
to preserve the property in accordance
with the wishes of Mr. Plant, and the
contest brought by Mrs Plant will be
fought 10 the end. Judge Harrison SAYS
he is confident that the executors and
trustees have a good case, and that they
will win.
Application has been made to have the
will case heard in the federal court. Judge
Harrison contends that Mr.. Plant was
resident of Connecticut. and that, since
Mrs Plant AYERS she is a resident Of New
York, the case should properly be heard
in that court rather than before one Of
the state tribunals. There are other
causes he says, that induce the trustees
to seek to have the hearing in the federal
court, as they believe il should be
Mrs. Plant does not seem 10 share the
desire of the others of the trustees and
executors to carry out the wishes of her
husband. Judge Harrison says il is the
boards intention to carefully adminstrate
the property and improve it, such hav-
ing been MIR. Plants expressed desire. and
they believe their duty demands that they
oppose Mrs. Plant in her effort to break
the will and secure her alleged rights.
Judge Harrison was asked if, in the
event Of the success of Mrs. Plants con-
test, the Plant System would be disrupted
Upon that he declined to express an opin-
ion. He said he did not know. 1t is the
natural presumption, however, that a di-
vision CT the property would mean that
the Plant System would have to be brOk-
en- up, as there is not sufficient of other
property to constitute the third Mrs.
Plant would secure under the law of New
York.
Before leaving for the South Judge Har-
rison filed in the Probate Court of New
Haven an inventory of the estate, the
largest ever probated in Connecticut,
which estimates II at SIG, 952, 546 SO, as al
ready announced in the Morning News
dispatches This inventory does not in
clude, Judge Harrison said real estate
owned personally by Mr.. Plant in Flor
ida. A part of which is the hotel at Belle
view. 1t represents the shares he owned
in the Plant Investment Company, the
charter f which was secured in Connect
icut for him by Judge Harrison twenty
years ago and other property. The inven-
tory shows that Mr.. Plant owned 40 $50
of the $4,000 shares of the Henry B. Plant
Company. These shares We're inVentorled
at SOAP, 1881. The rema lining shares of
the Plant company are held by officers
of the company. Other items are as fol-
lows: Household furniture, $1,000; horses
and carriages, $1,000; watches and jewe'ry.
$3.50; cash on hand, accounts and bills
receivable, 1886 322 &C. The appraisers were
Henry ID. White, of New Haven, and John
A. Stewart, of New York.
In politics in his native state Judge Har-
rison is quite prominent. He is a Re-
publican, and his ticket for the national
honors is Mckinley and Woodruff. He
was asked particularly about Lieut.. Gov.
Woodruff OF New York, whom he de-
clares to be a man eminently qualified
to fill the vice presidential seat and whose
chances of securing the nomina ton are
excellent. Judge Harrison said he was
not associated with any machine that has
in view the nomination of Lieut.. Gov
Woodruff for Vice President, though he
mas heard many of the leading Republic
cans in New York declare favorably for
him and say he is the man who should
be McKiniey's running mate
1t is held that New York should furnish
the other name for the ticket when Nc
K nley is nominated by the Republican
Convention. Judge Harrison says it is
taken for granted that if this should b..
acceded to by the convention. Woodruff
will be the man. He is popular with all
in his party. is broad and liberal in his
views, makes one OF the best prcsidine
officers ever seen by a New York Senate
and has knowledge and ability that quail
ify him for the position in connection with
which his name is frequently mentioned
Last Saturday Judge Harrison attended
a banquet given by, the Union League of
New Haven, at which Mr. Woodruff was
one of the speakers. His was a finished
effort. and was regarded as the best speech
OF the evening. Several questions were
addressed TO the speaker, ali of which he
answered with cearness and under
standing thai charmed his nearer. one
of his expressions pictured the reunited
country with traces of sectionalism OBJ
liberated by the recent war. and all the
people standing for one cause and one
sentiment-America and the flag