New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-29

and to the Woman's Hosptal OF the state Of New
II. but about Sl.218is0
soon after the widow saw the whole residue TVS
9sed ,d away Mr- Halshan informed her t1at p.
g., ,IlI spend tne elt- eSsaJe in litlsa5on beers
Or kin talthougn MsssTs Ritch Buckley and
the sesidue. ard that IL beoasei ~ these three
men themselves telJ). was offered about -
utte5 70 pro6ate and would s.sn general releases.
husband for more than forty years. had been Dor
roslng money ar5 l'-rs upon credit Tor tne fou-
20 jne PROBATE and signed general releases 1se WI
and codiciis We're then. March. ISL aan1ittsd to
a year later. learning her rights a. far as th-ss
.lee men nad tnen elslosed the 9foe.s 2. .neI y.
steps 20 recover he- heritage. on july II. is9e ~
her attorney she entered 4 sue Al eqr-fv % have
her release declared void for duress and fraud and
that she receive her Inheritance Afte- her Death
her executors revived the suit. but vitldrew e
leges sued aIr bitch and the other executors ask
ing that the residue OF &I1.goo in their hands bs
colleges. The widow. next Of kin and al who
claimed any Interest We're made parties 20 this
the deed Of CIR, none 81 it lad been distri5utsa
their releases he declared void
AMHERST COLLEGE SUIT.
What came to be called the Amherst Co.s-rs -ss
was tried before Justice Truax. Of the NeZ-ToVlS
Supreme Court. sitting d Chancellor He de-
cided that the deed OF gtfr' void. thar
though marty all OF the first hair OF the estats
was wil-ro 20 colleges and hospitals. the residue.
surb irsfi--rrS,rt b,l- ~ 1yi-~b 81 ~ ,fbr ~,
men individually. herCe rnat lr did rot break rhs
49, ~'-i IN - ~ 80. 80 20. 80 ss,.e--s
half also. that therefore IL was necessary for
him consider che question Of fraud u procuring
The releases OF the widow and next Of kin
Upon appeal the General Term ~ the supreme
Court. COMPOSED ~ Presiding Justice E9.lett-
Justice Alton 3. Parker and Justice Van BrtI1',
he'll tlat the widow and next ot Sin owned a net
nag or the estate from tAe moment o. S!r ave.
weath-rS death until they released. That as they
had released. the twenty colleges took the residue
$3.50 = 49, -. 4-.=-s..T -7-,-s-r +-s1
Is.s1e-ri1 srse~ t-,-a f. rr rs-,ez- ne s--5u-f
that his not doing $50 had violated the C1rsrituri1
kin o. their properly without due process OF law.
w In Nh Igne ISL Two e the three Ht Or kin 9ss-
7s citizens - Iowa. sued Rirch. Bulzey and
states circuit count r. Nev.y0rt ci-v m -hei-
Bill OF co-n7iafrr -1av claimed -bef ,-bs be4 So
Jus-tc. TrlaE- holding the trial court had not
The executors and the tvv-rtv colleges filsa de-
r2urrers 90 This bin r. The United States Circui-
Court claiming rhat Y ne Oh. " IS true i made
H. m e ~ ~ rs- an, r- 49, - ~ =
ma i ,Ils,-a+f11s- ~ +ta Fiji - ne - -@N' L
RON rlovfT.- The s. ~ cr6 r.nrH he f7aI decision
Of the sus- The United States Circuit Court %
Appeals reversed this injunction. held THAT the
women had had trial and rLat the cause was
hence res adtudica-a; That what was done IN tho
State courts bad legally derived che women -
all claim % this residue. and was an end Of ths
matter
Appeal was then taken direct On the suprems
. Court OF the United States without going 70 rha
. United States Circuit Court o. A--eais. on Ocro-
be- 20 last before argument. F-lI7- Root fOr tbs
twenty colleges the executors Joining IN -i-e april
cation. moved 20 dismiss the appeal As tnyolvil :
no question OF rue viCa-t1C 1- The federal Ccnsti-
tuition. Chief Justice Fuller di1 not sir h4cauze -
. is an OvsrSeer Of 2OwCoi- College who IS inter-
esJed IN the result. Justice Harlan, presiding. AMI
the other associate justices denied Ar- Root q
Applicant Ou and directed rhe cause IN proceed Tda
argument or Roger sherman for The Cext q kin,
of " liam Blake for the estate ~ tr= widow 2
Mr. Fave-vearh Their and Of Elt1u Root t1r both tbs
executors and the colleges occupied the greater
mart ~ two days. The decision just rendered = on
this appeal
New-Haven. Conn. Nov 2S.-Treas-l-er Tyler %
Yale University said this afternoon that the dsci-
sion OF the United States Supreme T7rI-t had 10
important bearing the interests OF Yale, Is tns
Fayerveatner funds had already been distributed
Yale has received S415S45 from the estate o. this
SeoT 23q went 70 the academic department.
part OF i- being used for the construction %
Faye-Yvea-l0r Hail. and SOS 6t. was devoted % TIA
I uses of the scientific department