New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
MRS. HALL STILL MUTE.
WILL NOT DISCLOSE NATURE OF HER
CLAIM TO GILMAN ESTATE TILL AD-
MINISTRATORs ARE APPOINTED

Ms Rlakely Hail. who was househeePe' Io
George Francis Gilman the eccehule te@ M
chant I'm his home Bridgeport Conn anu hds
declared since his death that she Is the r1sit u
o,-,,r of his estate came this city yesterday
md had another consultation with her a1tofhes'
Edward 8 Hatch at No l09 Broadway MT iia'oh
md his client nave refused 10 disclose ihe eN"''
,a,,,ro ~ the woman's claim TO the Gilman estate
LAWYERS representing the full blood and nan Doou
teirs have been unable discover any VIII OF
transfer OF property by which Mrs Han couiu
have a legal interest I'm the estate
-rbeonbius Gilman half brother Of the dead
,ea merchant and f. l.. Norton. nephew nav
teen appointed administrators OF the estate ~
,levy-York and there is an Application ior men
7nrointment before the Probate Court Q! 'oh-
,oec'icut This application is TO be afgueu t"iiio
row and IL has been expected that lhe 'iatI" -
Nrs Han would be disclosed then, but MI Hatch
aid Yesterday that she to remain spectator
NJ tho proceedings until the administrators ldu
been appointed in Connecticut
II was reported yesterday that Mrs Hairs claim
consists of verbal promises made by Mr. Gilman
l., ,ho prosenoe Of witnesses Mrs. Hall would not
toll Yesterday what her claim WAS. MI. Ha'ch
made the following statement:
The position Mrs. Hail will take IN MondaYy DAY IN IN
The matter oa ~" he alb, between the heirs
hut ne soccessfnl faction count upon lawsuit
when he she or they quality =. ~, c,,,o Of
So FAR a. the personal pTope'1y ~ ;nT tFras will
not be affected one Nay or ne ON, i,rt 3 T5nt
litigation the froIalt our 4
uuri some is appointed who Is reSlonslpie
and has given adequate security. or untll mere -
open declaration of war on all sides. Mrs Han
Is MOI inclined 10 force the estate into litigation
So far the State Of New oTk u concerned
She is in similar situation. 50 far as ascertain
ing whether il shall he finally determined tnat ntT
opponent Is administrator appointed under M
laws Of Connecticut or an administrator aPI"l"'eu
under the Laws Of New-NoTk-
But Mrs Hall has been dealt with so fairly and
frankly the alleged representatives ot the eS-
tate i'm NeW-York thar she is disinCllned 10 com
rnence any law suit take any proceeding IN
connection with the personal properly nnt sRG y
forced To do until the heirs and next or Kin
have had reasonable opportunity 10 settle their
differences between themselves hPfor" she presents
The successful faction until she presents 10
the Representative of the combined factions her
& and rights i'm the premises
Although Mrs. Hall asserts that at the time ot
death Nj. Gilman left all of his property r'al
nersOnal. her she more ANXIOUS 10
involve herself i'm lifelong litigation than any
else having claims against the estate or inter
therein possibly he ther remarks 20 the
understands perfectly well thar litigation will
riOusly ieopaTdize and perhaps largely reduce most
important interests Of all persons who may ultl-
mately be held to be entitled to his estate.
there is nothing for her 10 gain by disclosing at
present the evidence which she relies to sus
tain her claims. until she asCertainS who is 10
he her opponent in any litigation. and althoush
persons who have any shadow Of claim in the
estate Of Mr. Gilman against her own claims
and rights nevertheless there are persons spring
ing mp Gf one is To rely on letters that have been
everything is settled and closed up, for. inde
pendent Of those who making the greatest ef-
fort the present time to stir up legal compiCa-
1ons. there are persons asserting claims even su-
perior those that have appeared in the public
print 50 far as Mrs. Halls opponents are con-
cerned.