The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-13
RESIDENCE OF G. +. GILMAN
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man had long consultation with his
lawyers, Ormiston & Mccormack, to-
day. At the conclusion of that confer
ence Mr.. Gilman made the following
statement:
Il have seen large number of the
heirs of my brothers estate to-day and
l find them all in accord in the idea
that we must have no litigation in this
case. My brother Theophilus and Ed
ward l., Norton, who have been APP
| pointed administrators of the estate, in
New York, represent both sides of the
heirs, If there can be said to be two
Notwithstanding have not yet dis
covered. They have arranged to have
their bond for 100000 signed and they
| will ask the supreme court at once to
allow them to partition the property
and apportion to each of the heirs the
part to which he is entitled.
1.-THE heirs have decided, as we'll as
they can decide it, that George H.
Hartford will remain in control of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea company. of
which he has been manager for the past
twenty or thirty years. We propose
that the business shall remain intact,
and that It's income shall be devoted to
the benefit of the heirs.
1--WE have looked carefully into the
matter of my brothers residence, and
there is absolutely no question that his
legal home was in New York. He voted
there the last time he voted, which was,
it is true, many years ago. In the last
years of his life my brother very seldom
came to New York. All his personal
taxes were paid here. however. Mr..
Hartford always attended to that.
None of his taxes were paid in Connect
icut."
A conference was held at the Brook
Ign home of Mrs ]. d. Scammon to-
day. Those In attendance We're holders
of the full-blood only. They were Mrs.
Scammon, Miss Scammon, Mrs. Olivia
Drew, of Lynn, Mass, and Mrs. Helen
futile, of Milwaukee. These were all
daughters Of the late Winthrop Gill
man. full brother of the tea merchant.
William Pinckney Hamilton was the
lawyer for the conferees at Mrs. Scam
mons home. He said: "At this con-
ference a plan of action was decided
upon for the heirs of full blood. We
did not decide. however, to ask for the
removal of Theophilus Gilman and Ed
ward L. Norton as administrators of
the estate in New York.
The theory of adoption is the one
most generally held among those who
are familiar with the case and who be-
leve Mrs Hall has real ground for
her claim. 1t was pointed out by JUS
tice of the supreme court, however, that
In only two states of the Union could
an adult be adopted. These states are
Indiana and Massachusetts. 1t Is gem
orally understood that Mrs. Hall was
among those who spent the summer at |
Mr.. Gilman's cottage in the Berkshire |
Hills, in western Massachusetts, for |
several years past.
New York, March 12-The Press will |
say tomorrow anent the Gilman case
that Henry e. Knox, Mr. Gilmans at
Eorney for years, and George Hartford, |
of the Atlantic and Pacific tea
stores, to-day (Tuesday) came before a
group Of attorneys representing all the
claimants of the Gilman estate, includ-
ng Mrs Hall, and showed them that
he estate was worth only 81, 000 900 in
stead of S30000,O00, as was thought in
ome quarters The attorney and man
lgers also made plain to the heirs that
litigation which would carry suit
trough the courts of two states into
he supreme court of the United States
imply would divide the three millions
mong the lawyers. The Press also
avs that Mrs, Hall produced some kind
f document, the nature of which the
awyers would not divulge, and that her
lain was settled for about $125OOO