New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-27
RIG CONSPIRACY F0ILED
4 WARRANT ISSUED FOR An
REST OF LAURA BIGGAR.
u,pcFO WITH TRYING TO GET BEN
,--TT'S FORTUNE BY FRAUD-EX-
JUSTICE AND DOCTOR
IN JAIL.
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,,rg Branch. n J.. Sept. 26.-Laura Biggar.
- .c-ress who was made a beneficiary under
W .-n of Henry NJ Bennett, a wealthy resi-
a.,+ of Pittsburg, was to-day ordered under ar
COR consniracy Samuel Stanton. of Ho-
tle, formerly a justice of the peace, who at
.be hearing a week ago testified that he per
s--oo6 the marriage ceremony of Miss Biggar
- Nv Bennett, was arrested here to-day by
bla CLAW Wooley, charged with being
- N the conspiracy. DR.. c. c. Hendricks. of
T.,-orne p lawyer-rhy ysician. who swore at the
,e hearing that ne attended Miss Biggar at
bic sanatorfum and that she gave birth to
bt16 there. was likewise arrested. charged with
t.irg IN rbe plet The two arrests were made in
T,a5r,.,.e Hall. where Judge Heisley was sitting
IN hear arguments In the will case.
rp. +braa warrants were issued by Justice
Henry scboenlein. on complaint Of Peter J. Nc
1-u1+v If Pittsburg. who is one of the executors
= NJ Ranne+ts estate and former partner
s +ba dead man. He charges that Miss Biggar.
c+a-+or and Hendricks have entered into plot
.. sacura possession Of all of Mr. Bennetts
,eo,+b estimated at over S1o00.ho0- Stanton
q ruo,5ricls were each held under $1,000 bail
= o;. the action Of the October grand jury
1,oi,r unable To furnish bondsnlen. they were
,,r. 70 4ba county jail this evening Miss Big
oo- Was not present at the hearing She is he
1ie,,ad N he at Rayonne and an officer has been
sent there 10 arrest her
When the complaint was made Stanton looked
belnlessIv about. DR.. Hendrick asked pernls-
sion 10 examine the complaint With the re-
mark that that was right that could not be
denied Judge Heisley handed the rather bulky
document 10 DR.. Hendrick who carried II TO
seat and began 10 scan it He did not read II
carefully. hut appeared TO gather the idea of it
a,aG-
telegram He was allowed to go in the custody
of q court officer.
Prior to the arrests, Judge Charles Black. OF
Jersey City Miss Biggar's counsel. informed the
court that his client had decided to accept the
provisions Of the will which gives her the bulk
of the Bennett fortune, and wished TO abandon
all further contest E ". ATroWsmith, one Of
the counsel for the executors. told OF
spiracy, but exonerated Counsel Black from
being party 10 it. Judge Heisey next grant
ed Mr.. Blacks motion and the suit brought by
Miss Biggar was dismissed Mr.. Black then
told the court that If there any conspiracy
he knew nothing of it, further than having read
newspaper story to that effect.
ASK FOR IMMEDIATE HEARING.
The accused conspirators present through Mr
Black asked for immediate hearing. The re-
Asbury Park He represented the executors.
Who asked that the hearing be fixed for some
later day Mr.. Patterson said that his wit
nesses were not on hand, and it would be i'm
possible to prove his case in their absence. Mr..
Black objected TO the proposed delay, and asked
for Immediate hearing for his clients. il be
ing necessary. he said. to formulate some plan
Of defence
Judge Heisley decided that there should be no
delay. He said that, inasmuch the complaint
was made on belief only some evidence should
be furnished 70 warrant holding Stanton and
Hendricks in such a large amount Of bail The
Judge said he willing to agree to a reason
able adjournment and wanted only g. few facts
TO warrant holding the accused man under bail
The lawyers for the executors conferred for a
few moments and then agreed upon a course
of procedure.
HAD CONVERSATION WITH MISS BIGGAR
Peter ] McNuIty, one OF the executors. was
the first witness sworn. He said that Stanton
recently made the assertion that he had been
trapped into making admission that he had
signed report sent to the Bureau of Vital Sta
tstcs, Of Hoboken. This statement. it was al
legged, was made in the presence of several wit
nesses in the law office Of Young & Arrowsmith
OF Hoboken- Mr. McNuIty also told of a. con-
Victoria, Pittsburg, where MI Bennett was
lying i'll. It was in 1901. Miss Biggar, he said
asked the witness about Mr. Benefits will and
about the disposition of his property after his
death. She said at that time, he alleged. that
she had no relation with Mr. Bennett. Mr.. Nc
Nulty said that he told Miss Biggar that he
thought she would be well taken care Of He
further alleged that, accompanied by A V d.
Watterson, Of Pittsburg. and Samuel A Patter-
and Edmund Wilson lawyers, he visited Dr.
Hendricks sanatorium. at Bayonne. recently to
discuss the provisions of the will Hendrtck
who declared that he Miss Biggar's law
yer, said he was undecided to what course
he would pursue. that Miss Biggar was en-
titled TO the entire estate. and would get it or
he would put in claim that she was Benefits
common law wife
GOT $3.50 WEEK AS ACTRESS.
John F. Hawkins. of Asbury Park who drew
the Bennett will. and is of the executors
testified that Miss Biggar when she signed the
petition for letters of admnstrati ton said that
If she was not properly provided for in the will
she would put in claim for services or
that she his common law wife. Miss Big
gar asserted at the time, he said that she had
been getting $3.50 week as an actress At an
other time Miss Biggar. it was testified. said
that the reason she was not married to Bennett
was thast he >eould not marry anybody. Mr..
Hawkins said further that DR.. Hendricks had
told him at Freehold that Miss Big2ar would
either declare that she was Benefits common
law wife or put in bill for services large
enough to cover the entire estate Surrogate
Crater Of Freehold. took the stand and identi-
fed the Bennett viii as being a paper filed in
his Office. A petition signed Laura Biggar, -
praying for the probate Of the will. was offered
the court in evidence by Mr. Arrowsmith-
This exhausted the evidence at hand. and Mr..