Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19
Another Hearing Over Late
Geo F. Gi|man's Millions.
Judge Declines to Appoint e. 5. Per-
ciyaI and {. [. Norton
A, Administrators Contest Between Factions
Of full Blood Heirs.

HltH. were represented ~ ''''''' n
Juds" N"hbe. tonight. denied the ar
pli"ation Of Edward :. PerCiNal ana
Edward l.. Norton. of New York 'ltE,
for the appointment rs administrators
Of III" dead mans estate. The claims 81
MIS-. Helen Han formed no part Of ~"
proceedings. nor. indeed, were they
once mentioned.
The heirs Of half blood a@ we'll Were
not participants in the hearing, f"r
while MessIs. Mccormack and traW-
ford OF New York, who We're counsel
for The half blood relations i'll the pro
ccedings over the recent appointment
II Il New York administrator. appear
"a. today. for Mr.. Prrcival ana Mr..
Norton. they distinctly dieclaimed 4
connection Of the half blood heirs with
tho present question and admitted in
their petition the Connecticut resi-
dcn,c Of the deceased. which of nccea-
SLY Shut out the half blood relation
from 4 share in the Connecticut estate.
Tie contest. therefore. was one be
t. e-n the two factions Of the fun blood
heirs. As such il lacked in Il large a.
gree The sensational features which.
il had been expected. il would assume.
for reference to tn" half brothers Of the
deceased. whose interest crnterS in THE
question Of domicile. was precluicd by
The initial admission that Mr. Gilman
was 4 resident Of Connecticut.
In connection with the appointment
Of Mcssrs Norton ana Perrval. how
ever. frequent mention was made ~
the fact that they have been associated
,t.f, ,h,t
ana this association. while denied with
reference u the proceedings IN CnHn"c-
ticut was often argued as 4 reason Why
they Ahould not receive the appoint
ment. Indeed Judg" hobbs in his a.
cisiun. made particular r.frrcnc" AZ
this relation as the basis III the ,uutest
between the two factions ana declined
10 make tn, appointment largely un
the grounds that al agreement III IT,
heirs should ~ obtained. M such
agreement was reached tonight. uui
th,. hearing WAS adjourned until tr-
morrow.
a number Of the heirs We're in at
tendance ut the opening " tile hearing
ANA within the enclosure were counsel
for All the parties lit interest. ~ these
the descendants Of Sarah Ann Norton
the sister Nc the deceased. We're repre-
scented By Mcssrs. Garfield ana Judsou
" bridgeport together with M-ssrs
Brush ana Crawford Vt New York Til
this number are Edward H. Norton.
the petitioners. Minnie +. Little. Mary
W. ora. Ellen a. Starr ANA TIN. infant
children NJ Milford II. Norton. nuW dc-
ceased. ANA whose interests arv cared
for by Air. Edward Norton.
The above mentioned have claims TN
onr-hfth VI the "StIt ana were united
in their support NJ M-asrS. Frr,ivaI
ANA Norton fur administrators
pf the descendants ~ Winthrop.
brother Of M Gilman. Alfred Gilman
ot Milwaukee. made M objection NJ
tn appointment Of the present petit
TONERS. hut asked tn b. included as
All administrator. H. IL represented
TN Sanford :. Gowly of New York
The other descendants NJ Winthrop
II len futile Of Milwaukee, Alyifa
braw Of Lynn. Mass. ana Caroline :
Cannon Of Brooklyn. opposed the ap-
p0ntment Of PercivHl ana Norton ANA
We're represented by John j. Carr Nj
New York. The TWO children Of caro-
line MCCIennun. a second SISTER of thc
deceased, join in the protest ana have
retained james 4. Cropscy Of Brood,
lyn. They are Caroline Mcclennan NJ
Daricn. Conn. ana George Mctiennau
Of Northampton. Mass. of the chill
iren Of Elizabeth Remington a sister
Mrs. Lydia *. Bradford Of SkoWhe-
San. Me. opposed the appointment
asked for. today. while the other. Caro-
line Garozynski of Brooklyn. y. I'll
with Mr.. carr IA counsel. supported
petitioners.
The remaining members Of Mr.. Gil
mans immediate family was Lydia
PerciVal and her descendants are al@o
divided. Edward :. Percival. one of
the petitioners was represented by Lin
coin Mccormack Of New York George
]. Percival. q son Of George Percival.
now deceased and a greatgrandson of
Mr.. Gilman. was among the opposition
and retained VIM. =. Hamilton Of New
York.
The state of Connecticut formed the
remaining party in the litigation ana a
representative Of Attorney General
Phelps strongly opposed the appoint
ment Of MeSSrS. Norton and Percival
on the ground Of connection with the
brothers of half blood ana upon the
contention that Connecticut parties
should administer the estate. 1t was
suggested that the bridgeport Trust
GO. be appointed administrators but
this could not be agreed to-
After the hearing, tonight. an ex-
tended conference took place between
the various counsel but apparently
with no result and the day closed with
suggestions of an appeal by one party
or the other whatever the final deci-
sion Of the court.
With the non appearance of Mrs.
Hall in court. today. the question was
opened as to what her claims if any.
on the estate might be. Her failure
to appear was considered as prima
facie evidence that she would take TO
part in the contest over the admins
tration of the state and the concur
renee opinion. tonight. is that her
share in the property Of the million
aire tea merchant must depend upon
some deed executed before his death
In this event. it will not be until ac-
tual demand of the estate begins that
the mystery will be solved