The sun., 1901-11-21
Observation-Disclosures
NEW CLAIMANTS on RICH INSANE
WOM4N'S ESTATE.
Three Nephews Apprenticed In the west
Court Allows brothers and Sister
1000 Year Each. SIS 900 . Year
I'd Keep the Sick woman ana - .OOO
Year for DIR. Mac<iOnald's Care.

10 ntep tuc biCh WOmuu anu - ,OOO
Year for DIR. Mactionaid's Care.
II was shown In papers filed In the Su-
preme Court yesterday that three children
who were turned over to the New York
Juvenile Asy um and apprenticed to farm
ers In the West are prospective heirs to .
large part Of the estate OF Ida A. Flagler,
formerly the wife Of Henry NJ. Flasler Of
the Standard Oil Company.
Mrs. Flagler, who was adjudged insane
in the courts, Is In the sanitarium Of DR..
Carlos F. Macdonald at Pleasantville,
Westchester county. Her estate amounts
to 81. .s7a,ls7. most Of which is In Standard
Oil certificates, and her income Is more
than $4,000 a year.
1t has not been set forth In any papers
filed in connection with her estate that
she executed a will before she became
insane 1t had until few days ago been
understood that her estate would pass
to her two brothers and sist er on her death
on the assumption that Henry NJ. Flagler
had cut himself of from the half of her
estate, which would have come to him
in case of her intestacy by procuring a
divorce in Florida on the ground Of her
mental incapacity. Her brothers arc
Charles F. Shourds OF "a Pearl street. Bos-
ton, and Stephen E. Shourds Of 47s Crescent
street, Brooklyn. and her sister is Mrs.
Matte A. johnson Of Pswlet. Vt. These
three have recently learned that three
children of a deceased sister are living.
This deceased sister was Mary Emma
Taylor wife of Edw ard W. Taylor Of this
city. Mrs. Taylor died In 1870 and soon
rendered TO the New York Juvenile Asylum
by their father. 1t does not appear II he Is
living. They were then aged II. and s
years. They were placed with farmers in
the West and have all grown up into healthy
ctizens and are married r They are George
w. Taylor. II Is stated that two Of them
reside In Iowa and the other In the State
of Washington. Their letters say that they
learned from the newspapers OF the in
competency OF their aunt and 80 made
known their existence to their uncles and
aunt.
The discovery of theee children was
averred in the court records by applica-
tons of Mrs. Flagler's two brothers and
sister TO have allowances made to them
from her estate on allegations that the
whole income il not required for her sup
port, that they are her prospective heirs
and that they are in need OF the allowances.
Stephen 4. Shourds AYERS that he Is unable
to work and that his only source OF income
IL ss a month he receives IA war veteran,
except for a gratuity he has been receiving
from Mr.. Flagler. He says that for years
Mr. Flagler has allowed hims720 year but
he believes that in view of Mr.. FlaSlers
recent marriage this income will he dis
continued.
Charles Z. Shourds and Mrs. Matte A.
johnson aver that their sources of income
are such that they should have 5000
year from the estate of Mrs. flag'er:
Stephen asks the same amount. They oil
say that Mrs Flagler assisted all of them
before her incompetency.
Their applications were not opposed
and Justice Clarke yesterday made orders
that each Of them receive an income OF
a 600 year from the estate Of Mrs. Flagler.
1t was said that the proceeding Is novel
in that IL assumes that Mrs. Flagler cannot
recover and reclaim her estate and that she
made no will before her insanity The
applicants say that 80 far az they know she
made no will and has no children. They
ask that such income "a the court awards
them he charged up against whatever they
may become entitled 10 on the death OF Mr..
Flacler, il being further assumed in the
proceeding that they will outive her and
40 inherit from her.
In another proceeding Justice Clarke
made an order yesterday that DR.. Macdon-
aid receive 5000 yearly for his services
as committee Of her Ierson and t25.OO
year for her maintenance. She has been NJ
ileasantvlle since March 20, 1897. DIR.
Macdonald AYERS that he intends TO re-
move her from this institu ution and place
her in a separate residence suitable TO her
means He says she should not remain
where there are other deransed inmates,
but should have separate servants and be
surrounded with all the Injuries consistent
with her confinement Her health IL eN-
crllant, hr Hay-, and her m'idal condition
II such a. not 10 prevent her from enjoying
in n large measure IA" comforts to which
she wa. formerly accustomed Resides a
r,tiuu. uf servants be- intends TO have
hoT-sr and carriag's at her dirfpeal under
his direction She formerly lived al an ga
pens exceeding t25 G0 year and he be-
h,N,- that all - Ibis sum will ls' required 10
mrrt tha cour-. II living be- fa- mapIrd
Dut lot her Ia this Nav her grncral h"alth
ard rrpu-s of mind viii ~ assured fe
lslisyes that shs b. incufahl"
~ thD Inrpna uf her estate should dimin-
isA % .- pr1,l ird ilai a pfuIer clange may
h. uiatts boo tia. aiIuNaHo to -uli tie nhfihh
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