The sun., 1901-04-03
HABITS OF GEO. KEMP, JR.
UNCLE THINKS THEY'RE CAUSE FOR
KEEPING MIN ON $1,000 A YEAR.
Executors Of HIS Fathers VIII Contend That's
All Georges Father Intended Him TO
Have -Dispute His Mothers Right TO
Leave Him a Bigger share, She Did.

In an action Tor partition OF the Buck
ingham Hotel tho Belgravia apartment
house at 0i5 Fifth avenue and other property
owned by the late Gorge Kemp, on trial before
Justice Fitzgerald in the Supreme Court
Yesterday. the construction Of his will and
that OF his wife we're involved. mainly in
so far as their son. George Kemp. Jr.. Is pro-
yided for In the Instruments
George Kemp died in 1894 leaving s.. 900, 900;
a widow, Juliet Augusta Kemp. and four
children-George Kemp. Jr Marian VI Tying.
Juliet Augusta Kemp and Arthur Tryon Kemp.
The bulk OF the estate was 80 left that the
children. Marian NJ Tying. Juliet Augusta
Kemp and Arthur Tryon Kemp, should get a
fifth each and the remaining two-ffths were
left to the widow under provisions by which
she should create a trust or otherwise apply
one Of the hfths to the use Of George Kemp.
Jr The will provided. however that the
money she did not dispose of for the son
George should go on her death to their her
children
By her will Mrs Kemp created trust fund
to give George an income Of 81. 900 year for
life and divided up the remaining s.. .0O0. 900
SO that her other three children and George
should share the money equally, less the $780,
900 set apart for the trust fund TO secure his
Income OF $1,000 a year. She died In 1907
Her other three children do not object TO the
provision of 81, 900 II year for their brother.
but they contend that under their fathers
will their mother could not let George share
~ the rest Of the two-iifths To show that
their father meant to exclude his son George
from any large share in his estate evidence
was given yesterday as to the conduct of the
Edward Kemp, brother Of the testatofl
and member of the wholesale drug firm Of
Lanman ~ Kemp, les flied that George Kemp.
Jr,, had been sent by his father to Columbia
College and thereafter Joined the firm, Part
Of the receipts Of the firm were allowed to him.
Asked what George Kemp, Jr.. drew from
the firm, wltnesss said he drew whatever he
wanted But with all his drawings, witness
said. his nephew had run into debt from $50, 900
20 $4,000 which was paid, objection was
made against some Of the evidence
Lawyer Treadwell Cleveland, who is suing
n behalf Of the executors Of the will Of George
Kemp, said that he had hoped to exclude
any testimony regarding George Kemp,
Jr :, habits except as to eGtravagance IN
money matters. but he was compelled on
account Of The opposition Of opposing counsel
Replying to other ques tions, Edward Kemp
said that hs nephew was often under tho
influence Of liquor
q. Was your nephew ever sober? A.
Hardly ever
q How did he act? A You know how
n man under the influence Of liquor acts,
After leaving his firm witness said that
George Kemp, JT, went to Los Angeles,
| CAT. When witness went out there he said
he found his nephew in debt about 81 900
The money was paid and George was set mp
in real estate business with a capital Of
$4,000 SIX months later the nephew was
back IN his city
Mr. Kemp said his nephew has twice been
under the care Of physicians for a consider
able time. one of the physicians being an
alCniSt After the young man had got back
from California Mr. Kemp said hp still drank
and on one occasion got in row AT Del
monico's. The trouble wns over Cabman' ;
bin and Young Kemp thru~hed the Cabman
Witness said his nephew did not paw full
attention to business and was incompetent.
Jr was AZ college his fathers income VA,
slOO, ,OpO year. At the time Of the tcstator ;
death his income had increased to SI50,o00
u year Witness told the tc~tator some time
before his death that II everything went ri ght
the tcstator's income would soon be 1925. 900
a year to which hls brother replied "Bush''
After the payment Of legaCeS witness figured
tlHr the residuIrv estate Of his brotherrlelds
an neon" 81 from $50 OpO 10 slI5,0u a year
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