New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-04
MR.. PALMER FORGAVE HER
HE SENT FOR HIS GRANDNIECE, But
JUST TOO LATE
MRS. ROCKWELL. MAY SUE HIS ESTATE FOR
THE s25OOOO SHE SAYS IS DUE HER.

THE S25OOOO SHE SAYS IS DUE HER
A reconciliation between the late Francis As
bury Palmer and his grandniece, Mrs. Susan
Lewis Rockwell who displeased him by a sec
ond marriage a few years ago. would have
taken place Sunday If Mr.. Palmer would
have lived twenty-four hours longer. When he
was on his death bed last week he said to one
of his trusted attendants:
Il have forgiven Susie and I am going to
make it all right with her Sunday"
He sent friendly message to Mrs. Rockwell
asking her TO visit him at his home. No $50
Madison-ave on Sunday He died Saturday.
Mrs. Rockwell was Mr.. Palmers favorite
grandniece. and for years she lived at his home
like daughter and was told by him that she
should be his heir. Sixteen years ago. when she
was married to ]. Miller Champion. he gave TO
her the house No. 10 West Seventy -first-st-,
where she continued to live during the life and
after the death of her first husband. Mr. Palm
er was violently opposed to second marriages,
and she did not inform him of her marriage to
Samuel d. Rockwell When he was informed
by anonymous letter two years after the
marriage he stopped her income of $4,000 per
year which he had allowed her. He said he would
cut her out Of his will He had brother ninety
two years old in California and several grand
nieces and grandnephews. and he sent to them
leave to them by will He divided part of his
estate also with employees of the National
Broadway Bank and of the Broadway Savings
Bank. of which he has been president for years.
He said he was going TO be his own executor.
He sold his stock in the National Broadway
Bank and gave 100000 to found the Palmer
Institute at Muncie. Ind. and gave S5OO'0Oo TO
the Starkey Seminary Eddytown n j. ana
$50, 900 10 the Palmer College at La Grand
Iowa. 1t was understood that he meant TO
leave additional sums to those and other edu-
cational institutions. His mind was clear ana
active when he died at the age of ninety.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Palmer gave 10 MIs'
Rockwell 1000 shares of the National Broad
way Bank stock. valued at about @%oO'oOV'
transferring the certificates 10 her, ana 'he
stock was registered in her name At his re-
quest in 1894. when he said he wanted 10 use
the stock she signed II over TO MIN asdIIl: !:
After their quarrel she demanded the return or
the stock but he declared she could not hdNe
il Last spring she began a suit through heE
attorney Rastus s Ransom, for the Natue "
the stock Mr. Palmer having sold II IN lhe
mean time. His attorneys made a nEnl III III nv
courts against application 10 nave MI. am ann
er examined the suit. but they We're De- ped' -.
and on October Is Mr. Palmer was ooll6ed 10
testify about the gift Of the bank stock 10 MIs-
Rockwell The suit begun against MI fa'lIly, ',,
NAV be continued against his estate II ms WI
does not give 70 Mrs. RockWell tne sum 9l
sued for He was ready 70 settle me suit an, an
give 10 Mrs Rockwell the value or the STOCK
which had been his git to-2er nut ne was az az
tackled by fatal illness ana plu io'
enough 10 be reconciled 10 her. -
M Paln7er's funeral will take place az r M.
todav AZ the house in Madison-ave. "here NJ
died.