New-York tribune., 1903-02-10

not require il. Bouquets were sent frequelluH
TO Mrs Nelson. by the Harveys and herinah''
oelrichs placed his carriage at her disposal
Soon MIS- Harvey called upon her, and told her
shat she should lose no time in making set'ie
,nent. IF Carrie KNEW said she, that there
was any lawsuit over her property, she Wou'u
rise up III her grave and protest
a day later continued Mr.. Chandler, Tue
final card was played. Mrs Nelson was told
that a child alleged to have been born out oi
z-ediock was liable to he produced at any tiihe'
and if so that would create all kinds of troupie'
by claiming the entire estate. She was told that
a man had gone East to bring the little girl on
After driving about the city the next day, at
Meals invitation. Mrs. Nelson and her sons went
10 his office and there met Hermann oelr1chs
After expressing hi; sympathy with Mrs Mel
son and her sons. he went out.
Now, Mrs Nelson. what do you think you
ought to have?' Neal is said TO have asked
her.
I think ] should have half the estate said
she.
I don't see why you think So said Neal
We have received cable dispatches from France
Saying that Charles survived Caroline
Mrs. Nelson then asked TO see the wills made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fair. They were read TO her.
hut they would not show her the cable mes
saces and although she referred to them several
and was persuaded not 20 cable for facts her
self. believing that the Harveys were her
friends
RENOWNED CLAIM FOR $4,000
IT turned out" said Mr. Chandler, that Har-
~ey was the proprietor Of poolroom across
the river at Oakland, and he told Abe that
he made d great deal of money at the business
Mrs. Nelson became so alarmed at what Harvey
Had al her hat he 4
physician was called 10 the hotel. At 10 o'clock
she evening following the disclosures about the
production Of a child, she announced that she
going TO make settlement because she
wanted to get home. Harvey had dwelt on the
disgrace to the whole family which would re-
suit from the production Of a child, besides ITS
claim 20 the entire estate So when Harvey.
the next morning, mentioned Sl2o.ep as the
amount that Mrs Vanderbilt and Mrs Oelrichs
might be willing TO pay. she consented TO accept
shat amount, and Harvey said he would visit
the principals and If they would consent
Accordingly, on Tuesday, August 70, at nool'
in Charles = Meals Office, she found the terms
OF agreement all ready drawn UP. They were
read over and executed by Mrs. Nelson : IRA
ham e. Nelson and Charles J. Smith, in the
presence Of two witnesses
That agreement her lawyers have never
seen" said Mr.. Chandler Mr.. Neal was in
New-York on January I3 and promised TO send
"a cory on TO us. but when telegraphed 10 last
week he said he Was too busy 10 send il then,
but would do so in the following week. That
agreement provided that Mrs. Nelson released
the sole right. and title TO any Of her daughters
estate. and also all right in the estates OF
Charles L. Fair, and was 10 make such quit
claims the lawyers provide, and also TO get
the signatures Of her children and grandchil-
tlren All the next day Mrs. Nelson was at
Eorr,isae
There were hfty-seven pages OF typewrltten
matter describing the estate Of G l.. Far,
ninety-fline distinct parcels Of land being IN
the city of San Francisco. and fourteen OUTSIDE
the city; a description of mining claims In the
counties of Calaveras and San Bernarolno. ihs
entitled bargain and sale deed Inc Qeeus
Of the properly belonging 10 Charles l. Fairs
estate were made out 10 Mrs. Vanderbilt ana
Mrs Oelrichs and the deeds of Mrs. Caroline
Fair TO Neal and Harvey. They were subse-
Guently appointed administrators OF the Far
estate
Mrs. Nelson was exhausted after this long
session, but she told to bear up They sent
the hank 10 have it kept open after . Q ctoch
said lightly, What makes you so long: I've
been sitting that bag of gold that you want
10 take East until I'm tired Finally the
money, for d consideration OF $40 was paio
over 10 Mrs. Nelson She wanted il in drafts
and III two parts, so she could pay Slcoo 10
the children. and S10oo0 apiece 10 Abe Mel
son ana Charles J. Smith. She waived all claims
Of the annuity left her, and the boys waived all
claims under the viii of their sister.
There was excepted in this agreement, con-
iinued Mr.. Chandler, some household furniture
in sn apartment house in Riverside Drive. and
some more ir al apartment adjoining the Savoy
Hotel, III this city, also some silverWare IN the
safe deposit vault Of bank in San Francisco
Mrs. Nelson has never received any of these
articles, which valued at some louoo
fTe ncs exclusive OF a sunburst of diamonds and
p fieur-de-lis which Mrs. Fair gave TO her dear
friend Mrs. Harvey, also a Russian sable cape
LIS PENDENs on FAIR HOUSE HERE.
'As soon as the papers were signed and the
money paid" said Mr.. Chandler, the courtesies
r. 10 Mrs. Nelson fell off TO such marked degree
that she at once became suspicious. She be-
came convinced tnat she had been wheedled
into d very had bargain. On one occasion she
learned that Mr.. Lloyd, one of the counsel for
the Fair estate had said she ought TO think
herself lucky TO get anything.
The complaint said that the real estate mold.
tngs of Charles l. Fair were at his death worth
several millions Of dollars. and that his
personal property recently appraised at
S492232 His entire estate was worth about
SS.000,0t1 Mrs. Fairs estate consisted of real
estate in San Francisco, q home the north
cast corner of Riverside Drive and Seventy
fffh-st-, this city, worth S1SUUO0, a large
amount OF furniture, 1ewelry worth slooooV
silverware Of great value, and other property,
consisting of bonds. The total was said 10 be
worth 5000 10 SGo0,00h, exclusive Of her in
terest in her husba ands real estate.
The complaint also sets forth that Charles
/. Fair left a will dated April is, 1900, by
which he gave to his wife his entire estate and
all his interest in his fathers estate
II reeited that the same day his wife
made Will by which she gave 10 her mother
an annuity Of $3.50, and recited the many spe
cifc legacies the teststrfz made 10 relatives and
friends The nineteenth clause Of the complaint
sets forth that the laws of the State Of Cali
and his wife were residents at the time OF their
death provide that when two persons of op-