New-York tribune., 1901-07-17
ROGERS EXECUTORS QUALIFY
THOSE NAMED IN THE WILL APPOINTED
ADMINISTRATORS PENDENTE LITE
THEIR BOND S5OOOOO.

| Trenton. n. J., July 16-Chancelor Magic sit
| ting Ordinary, this morning appointed Will
| lam Pennington John S. Barkaow and Theo-
! dore B. Rogers. executors named under the will
| of Jacob S Rogers, administrators of the estate
pendente lite. They We're placed under a bond
of S5OO,OO0. This was Immediately furnished by
| the American Surety Company.
| Attorney General John w. Griggs offered the
will for probate and also the formal petition of
| carried out. The petition sets forth that the
| petitioners show that they are informed that
| the testator never married and left no wife or
children.
The petition also sets forth that Jason Rogers
son OF Philander Rogers. deceased. of No sol
/ Summer-ave., Newark. and Virginia Henisch
| Of Irvington, declare that they are heirs or
next Of kin, but to the truth OF such asser-
i tions the petitioners not informed and do
not say They ask that the will be proved and
| letters testamentary be granted to the petit
| TONERS.
Four caveats filed against the WILL
which cannot be proved until the citations is
| sued on these caveats are heard. The citations
are returnable on September 10 Pending the
| final ruling. the administrators will take charge
| of the estate and care for it. They are en-
| powered to subscribe for some additional rail-
road stock offered par which would be ad-
vantageous to the estate, but not permitted
| to dispose Of any of the securities. Should such
a step be advisable they must ask and obtain
| the approval of the Chancellor
The caveats were filed by Helen Rogers Brad
ford, Edith Rogers Gellatly (for Julia Edith
Gellatly niece. Thomas Rogers and Ella A
Rogers. another niece
Mr. Griggs moved that the amount of the
bond to be given by the executors be fixed at
100000. Chancellor Magic insisted that the
rule of the court was TO require security TO an
amount double the sum involved, which would
be about S10,0O0,000. He was not disposed he
was shown. Mr.. Griggs argued that in the case
! of small estates and under the circum-
stances the practice might be a good one but in
this instance such bond would be almost pro-
hibitiVe and would certainly be great hard
ship He suggested that $500 600 might be fixed
by the court. This amount he said. could be
furnished. The Chancellor accepted that amount.
Paterson. n. j. July 16 (SpeclaD.-Another
claimant appeared to-day in this city for the
millions of Jacob s. Rogers in the form of a
woman about thirty-five years old She went to
the office of William Pennington. one of the
executors, but he in Trenton. She said her
name was Matilda Martha Patterson, and her
home was in Harrisburg. Penn. She knew that
Mr.. Rogers had left his money TO the Metro
politan Museum, but the initials of her name
were the same-M M.-and her last name was
the Mr.. Rogerss home she argued
that the money should belong to her. She
dered into the City Clerks Office and told John
T. Pollitt 10 telephone to Trenton. telling the
museum.
Il the museum Mr.. Rogers meant" she
said. She went to several places seeking some
one to help her to get the money.