The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-05
Mrs. Kemp Made a Sensation
at Trial Of Will Case.
UNCLE'S TESTIMONY THE CAUSE
Hs Declared That He Didn't Know Whether
or Not George Kemp Had Ever Been
Married 10 Her.

New York. Aprll 5--Her face 1sminl
with indignation and her tall. handsome
~ gppned figure trembling with wrath
Mrs. George Kemp leaped 20 her feet
yesterday i'm Part v of the Supreme
court and with her marriage certificate
held aloft in her hand started to rush
toward witness who had east some
doubt upon her marriage
Justice Fitzgerald said few kindly
words 10 the indignant woman and
friends succeeded in calming her. When
shc resumed her seat beside her hus-
band she could barely keep back the
tears, saying 10 one Of her comforters:
''li was an outrage greater than I
could endure 10 see that man throw out
such ugly hints which not only affected
me, but my two innocent children"
The dramatic scene occurred during the
legal fight for the s5Ooo,000 estate left by
The late George Kemp The estate con-
sists principally Of New York city realty.
including the following properties
MANY VALUABLE PROPERTIES.
The Buckingham hotel. valued at 5000
ooo; Bsgravia apartment-house Fifth ave-
nue and Forty ninth street 500 600 No.
6is Fifth avenue Sl75.0oO; No. 6l5 Fifth
avenue, s900o0 No. i20 Fifth avenue.
$4,000. No. 722 Fifth avenue $3.50 600: No.
$50 Fifth avenue $4,000; No 57S Fifth
avenue. s55oeo; Nos. IS and 20 william
street. $3.50, 900; No. 81 Maiden lane. $780,
GOO. and No. 81 Maiden lane 100000
The purpose OF the present suit is to
have the court interpret the Wills Of
George Kemp. who died IN 1894 and of his
widow who died few years later.
There were four children. George Kemp
left two-fifths Of his estate To his widow
and three-ifths equally 10 three or his
children.
The fourth child. George Kemp. Jr.
was not provided for directly. the father
stipulating that the mother should allow
him whatever she saw tit BY the will
of his mother George Kemp received
from trust fund 5000 year. Mrs.
Kemp also left him a share OF the re-
mainedr OF her fortune OF 100000
The other three children declare that
under the fathers Will George is de-
barred from inheriting anything but the
Income OF the trust fund
IL was Mrs George Kemp, wife of the
man who Is lighting for a share OF his
scene yesterday. Some OF the members
of the Kemp family, In their feud against
George. who has been heavy spender
bitter against his wife.
Edward Kemp the venerable uncle OF
George Kemp, was on the witness stand
yesterday when Thomas r. Conway.
LAWYER for the latter. asked ~ he re-
called the marriage OF George Kemp. Jr..
in 1885
REFLECTION THAT AROUSED HER. |
Edward Kemp replied that he did not |
Know whether George Kemp. Jr.. had !
been married or not. Georges father I
was In Europe. George went west on q /
trip and met q girl and fell in love with |
her. Hie wrote 90 his father. and" |
LAWYERS Interrupted here. and then Mrs. |
Kemp made her demonstra tion.
Edward Kemp then resumed his testi- I
mony and said he had once found his |
nephew. George in sanitarium In Eng |
land, The witness said he gave George |
s2l.oU when their partnership was dis |
solved In NM. George he said lost IL i'm 1
the Chicago wheat pit
George Kemp was married on July l6 |
I'm. In Wyondotte. Kan. To Miss Lila 1
Torrey Wagstan. daughter OF Judge VIII |
liam X. Wtgstan, a leader Ia the DemOc- |
rac1 IN that state Mrs. Kemps family |
was socially prominent IN St Louis for |
many years. She lis descendant of the |
Tnrrcy who was one OF the early presi- |
dents of Harvard college.