The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-19
FIGHT FOR GILMAN MILLIONS
Continued From First Page.)

was reached tonight, and the hearing
 was adjourned until tomorrow at Il
 o'clock
 A number of the heirs were in at
 tendance at the opening of the hearing, and within the enclosure were counsel
 for all the parties at interest Of these
 the descendants 6f Sarah Ann Norton,
 the sister of the deceased. were repre-
 sented by Messrs. Garfield & Judson of
 Bridgeport together with Messrs. Brush
 & Crawford of New York. Of this num-
 Der are Edward l.. Norton, the petition CT: Minnie N. Little, Mary r. Ord, Ellen A. Starr and the infant children
 of Milford H. Norton. now deceased,
 and whose interests are cared for by
 Edward l., Norton.
 The above mentioned has claim to
 one-fifth of the estate, and were united in their support of Messrs. Percival and Norton for administrators.
 The other branches are divided. Of
 the descendants of Winthrop. a brother
 of MT. Gilman, Alfred Gilman of Mill
 waukee made no objection to the ap-
 pointn1ent of the present petitioners,
 but asked to be included as an admin istrator. He is represented by Sanford
 s. Gowdy of New York The other de- scendants of Winthrop Helen Futile of Milwaukee. Alvira Drew of Lynn, Mass, and Caroline Scammon of Brook lyn, N. Y, opposed the appointment of Messrs. Percival and Norton, and were represented by John J. Carr of New York.
 The two children of Caroline McClen- man. second sister of the deceased, join in the protest and have retained James C. Cropsey, of Brooklyn, N. Y. They are Caroline McClennan, of Da- rien, Conn, and George McClennan, of Northampton, Mass. Of the children of Elizabeth Remington, sister, one Mrs. Lydia K. Bradford, of Skowegan, Me, opposed the appointment asked for to-day while the other, Caroline Care zynsli, of Brooklyn, N. r., with Mir Carr as counsel, supported Messrs Nor- ton and Percival. The remaining mem Der of MT. Gillman's immediate family was Lydia Percival. and her descend ants are also divided Edward S. Per cival, one of the petitioners, was repre- scented by Lincoln Mccormack, of New York. George J. Percival, a son of George Percival, now deceased, and q great-grandson of MT. Gilman, was among the opposition and retained Will liam P. Hamilton of New York
 The state of Connecticut formed the remaining party in the litigation, and 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 and upon the that Connecticut parties should administer the estate. It was suggested that the Bridgeport Trust company be appointed administrator, but this could not be agreed to. After the hearing tonight an extended con- ference took place between the various but apparently with no result, | and the day closed with suggestions of | an appeal by one party or the other, whatever the final decision of the court. With the non-a appearance of Mrs. Hall | n court to-day the question was open ,d as to what her claims, if any, on the ! state might be. Her failure to appear was considered as prima facie evidence hat she would take no part in the con est over the administra tion of the es- ate, and the concurrent opinion to- light is that her share in the property l if the millionaire tea merchant mast lepend upon some deed executed be- ore his death. In this event it will not 'e until the actual administration tf he estate begins that the mystery will e solved.