The evening world., 1903-09-29
Singular Connection Between
Two Testaments Declared to
Be Forgeries Raises Sus-
picion of SurTogates.
ONE FILED IN THIS STATE,
AhL ,HER IN NEW JERSEY.
Eva and Georgiana Bradley Of
fer Both for Probate and Fig
ure as the Beneflciaries
Under 0ne--Neither Probated

Shat is regarded as a conspiracy tu
roEtsol the disposition OF two estates by
means OF forged Wills has come to light
On White Plains II Hackensack.
In the former place Surrogate silkmPn
has DECLARED in open court that a Will
purportibg 10 Ne that of Alicia Arm
strong is a forgery.
In Hacisensack the alleged testament
Df Francis Bradley is withheld from
probate by the Surrogate until more evil
dence Is offered to riove the signatures
of testator and witness. which relatives
and friends declare to be clumsy inita-
tions. =
Tho circumstances which connect the
Two disputed Wills aud suggest the the
DRY pf'conspirGcy are the fact that UNI
der the will claimed to be Mrs. Arm
rtrong's Eva ana Georgiana Bradley. of
Cliffside. y. j.. daughters of Francis
bradley, are made sole beneiiciaries. and
tho name of Francis Bradley appears as
y witness. ana that this document ~
wei, as the disputed will of Francis
Bradley were offered for probate by
Jsve and GeorRiana Bradley.
When the alleged forged Armstrong
will was presented In court julius j.
Lyons, attorney for Mrs. Armstrong.
produced several checks bearing Mrs.
ArmstrpnR's signature and declared that
the signature attached to the will was i
clumsy imitation. The will was tyne
written and covered IL small sheet OF
paper. 1t was filed June IA last. In part
dt read as follows:
II give. bequeatl M devise unto my
beloved friends, Eva Bradley and Gcor-
sianna Bradley. all OF my estate. real,
pereonaI and mixed. that may belong to
or be owned by me at the time of my
tiecease. share and share alike.
II give and bequeath the sum of 81 to
eny Of my relatives hat may put In n
claim after my DEATH"
II was announced at the hearing that
the two witnesses to the alleged will
were dead. Georgianna Bradley testified
that the signature of Francis bradley
TO the will was that OF her father. but
on cross-examination she said h could
not read or write. she said the Will was
received by her sister. Eva Bradley,
Through the mall and that II was post
snarked Manila. p. !.
Descendant of Famous Man.
Mrs. Armstrong Is said to have been
descendant of Lord Armstrong. inven-
tor OF the Armstrong gun. She was the |
widow OF John 3. Armstrong. a wealthy
Banker They had one daughter. Anna.
VINO died In 1880. TIL mother became
eccentric after the daughters death.
atrs. Armstrong; death resulted rro,,
an'9,les reeeiTed by falling downstairs
~ ner nome In Mount Vernon in Nav
AFTER her death a number OF nieces anS
EnepheWs put IN their appearance aud
aroperaSs Vii; Witt, hey would claim the
Then the will. which the surroyato
has Just thrown ont of court, was Ms
oy tls Bradley sisters. Now that this
viii bs appointed and the estate viii be
The other disputed will. Bradlov,s
nas am IN. tho S~urrogate's office at
Hackensack for six months.
Says II, Too, Is Forgery.
Ms; Aibertina Kotze,, of Orange. a
saw the signature to the will decla Ses
enphatically- to Surrogate Peil t6af n
was a poor forgery.
Lawyer Samuel G, H. Wright. vino
hAnaled Bradley's saloon license for
years, Baid the signature was a forgery
and when Bradley's signature on hts
=, ,, iiseh n,s applications was com:
One Of the witnesses to the Will u,ss
Flavel MCGEE. deceased. for MANY years
partner 1ot the well-known law Grrnm
Of Bedle, McGee & Bedle, OF Jersey Ctty
Tine firm and Intimate ac~quaintaSees a.
Lawyer McGee declare his name has
In the viii the widow Is named a. tin
sole beneficiary There arc five Children
Eva and .Georgiana Bradley declared
20 an evening. World reporter that thcV
never knew Mrs. Armstrong or thai
such 4 person ever lived. But Eva said
fhat they believed that Mrs. Armstrone
was an old sweetheart OF Mr.. Bradley