New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
CLAIMS FILED.
Broadzray Property H fected-Mead
Grandchildren Charge Parents.

Three suits at law were filed yesterday In the
United States Circuit Court by the legal firm OF
Decker Allen & Chatfield Of No. 100 Broadway. IN
behalf of the second generation Of the heirs Of
States NJ. Mead. wealthy property owner Of this
city. who died in January. 1853 which affect the
title of the realty in Broadway. near Twenty-sixth-
st. occupied by the Lincoln Trust Company and
the Madison Safe Deposit Company; Nos. 81 and u
Moore-st. occupied by the Chesebrough Building.
and Nos and SoUth-st.. owned by Mrs Amy
Goelet GaIlatin, wife of Frederic GaIatin- The
owners and tenants Of the three pieces Of property
are made codefendants and in the three actions the
plaintiffs ask dana ges to the amount OF $5cco, in
addition to possession OF the realty
Serious charges made by eight OF the ten
living grandchildren of States NJ Mead against
their respective fathers and mothers who they
allege in the complaints. betrayed TIE confidence
reposed in them trustees and executors OF their
grandfather's will and wrongfully and Illegally
administered the trusts reposed in them The COM
plants charge that the trustees and their re-
spective wives coluded together to acquire the
said lands and premises and to divide the sams
among themselves for their own benefit freed from
the trusts and remainders created by the will"
The compliments in the three actions are
Maurice A. Mead. of Illinois; Minnie 9. Armstrong
of California: Sarah c. johnson. of Massachusetts,
States NJ Sackett. of New-Jersey: Charles f.
Sackett Of Connecticut; Julia c. ChesebOro. Of
Pennsylvania: Lydia Amelia Muir, Of Texas. and
Adelaide s. Morgan. Of Pennsylvania. TIE de-
PENDANTS in the action affecting Nos and South
Murphy and W. S. Travis. tenants. The second
petition has the same complainants, and the de-
PENDANTS are the Chesebrough Building Company.
as owner and Michael Powers and Robert c.
Rlanke, as tenants of the property at Nos IL and
80 Moore-st. The third action. again naming the
eight grandchildren as plaintiffs. has as defendants
Elmer A. Darling individually and as executor OF
the last will and testament Of Alfred r. Daring
deceased as owner and the Lincoln Trust Com
panv and the Madison Safe Deposit Company. as
tenants of the Broadway property. near Twenty
sixth-st.
The complaints recite the fact that on or about
January 10 1868, States VI. Mead was the lawful
owner Of real estate in the city Of New-fork'
known as Nos 80 and 80 Moore-st.. Nos and .
South-st the realty in Broadway near Twenty
sxth-st and also the property known as No l.lZS
broadway and No. 2Os Fffth-ave- That on January
10 1853 Mr.. Mead died. leaving will appointing
his SON Alexander H. Mead. and Amos NJ. Sackett.
the husband of hts daughter. Sarah Elizabeth
Sackett and William X. Belcher his executors
The latter refused qualify. The son and son-in-
law. however. duly qualified, and became the trus-
tees and executors under the Will, which left the
property to his son and daughter in trust for their
issue The will provided that the rents and profits
OF the property. with the exception of some small
annuities. taxes, repairs etc. should be used To
nay certain mortgages then the real estate. and
that later free and clear of indebtedness. II should
The petitions further state that within five
daughter ratified AMI accepted the terms OF the
will which ratification was duly recorded IN the
cordIng 10 the complaints. the heirs did not, as
provided for in the will, within three months IRON.
the date of the fling. exercise the power OF par
titioning and dividing the real estate owned by
states q Mead at the time Of his death.
ants have not as vet iied either appearances or
answers, having forty days In which 70 do So