The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-22
Father and StspmothsT Killed
in Tunnel Disa Ster.
ADA HOWARD IS AN HElRESS.
viii Inherit Her Fathers Estate and Has
100000 Damage Suit Against New
York Central Railroad Company.

White Plains. n. Y, Jan. 22.-Posses-
Il. Howard, sole heir OF William Howard.
vino, with his fifth wife and her step
mother, was killed in the recent tunnel
disaster in New York city, is the object
OF legal proceedings begun here today.
Perhaps the claim OF 500 600 damages Ia
be made against the New York Central
Railroad company for the killing OF How
ard adds interest TO the contest for GUS
tody of the child. who will inherit what
ever amount is collected for her fathers
death
Parties TO the legal battle are Mrs.
Charlotte A. Pearl, OF New Rochelle, sis
ter Of William Howard, now in possess
sion Of his little daughter. Ada, and
James Woodward a guard. for many
| years I'm the District OF Columbia jail.
and executioner OF Charles J. Guiteau.
assassin of President Garfield, Woodward
is father OF Howard's fourth wife, Ada's s
| mother.
Disposition Of the estates OF Howard
\ and his wife is before the supreme court
! i'm Brooklyn and the suTrogate's court OF
4
! from Washington last week and through
| Dillon q Emmet, attorneys, Of Port
| Chester, was appointed guardian or MS
| granddaughter, little Ada.
To assume custody OF the child Wood
| ward went TO New Rochelle. Mr. and Mrs.
/ Pearl, the uncle and aunt. declined to de-
| liver the little girl and Woodward in-
| stituted habeas corpus proceedings.
| which are To be argued before Judge
| Samuel Il. Maddox in Brooklyn on We'd
4 nesday.
| Revocation OF the guardianship grant
4 ed Woodward was asked in the surro'
| gates court here yesterday by Ann Au-
| gusta Howard, grandmother of little Ada,
4 through c. III. q A. j. Young, attorneys.
| He has been cited TO show cause why re-
| vocation should not be granted.
| Mrs. Howards petition alleges that
| James Woodward is an improper person
TO care for tho child, that he is con-
sumptive, that his wife and the child
| mother died of consumption and another
daughter Is now low with that disease
and that IL would be unhealthful for the
tflfant 10 reside IN the family.
| Another ground alleged is that Wood
ward is and has been FOR long while
| connected with the Jail in the city OF
| WASHINGTON land that he was the per-
son who hanged Charles j. Guiteau."
| IL is also asserted by the petitioner
| that the letters OF guardianship were
| granted without her knowledge or notice
| 10 any OF the child's relatives, which ~ IL
| legal: that the child's father her son.
/ told her IL was his desire If anything hap
| pened 10 him that she care for the child.
| when James Woodward made "A de-
| rnand for the child on January is, he
| tried to carry away the child by force.
| the petition continues. THE child, cry
| ing. made great efforts TO keep away
! from him. saying that she did not want
| to go with him"
Howard was a corset manufacturer, OF
| New York city, and formerly OF Wash
ington u. c. His WIFE who met her
! death with him. was formerly Mrs. Flor
| ence Hungerford, of Washington, u. c.,
| a widow, with one child. son. They
| were married six months ago, in Wash
| ington, and moved TO New Rochelle in
| November last where they resided with
Mrs. Amanda T. Cox, the mother OF Mrs.
| Howard.
| Suits for 100000 damages each for their
| deaths are TO be instituted by their rela-