The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
DEATH NOTICE 8 WEEKS LATE
Published ny HESTER M'GAR.
rem ABOUT ALEXANDER.
Cousin in Procession Instructed by the
Dying Man Not to Admit Her 10 tho
House-says She Was = Former wife
--she Says She VIII Have whole Estate.

| Dying Man Not to Admit Her TO tho
HOuse-ssys She Was = Former VIE
--she Says She VIII Have whole Estate.
In THE SUN this morning is the following
death notice which was indorsed "Hester
McGarren, 30 West Seventeenth street:
| MGARREN.-On June %. 1905, at l04 West i22d
| ST.. Alexander II. Mcusrren.
The printing Of this notice Is possibly the
opening shot in a fight for Alexander H.
McGarren's money between the woman
Who bears his name and MoGarren's Iela-
tives. McGarren was 10 years old when he
died. Two days after his death he was
| buried. He was sick four weeks Of kidney
| trouble.
McGarren was good deal Of a reoluse.
For years he lived alone with two servants
in the four story brownstone house in
which he died. He had few friends and
of none of them did he mako oonfdants.
DR.. E. w. Gould OF Is West 121st street,
was his physician the last two years Of his
life, but knew little about McGarren or his
affairs. That he had at one time had
wife McGarren confded to the physician.
He told DR.. Gould that much only, because
as he said, he hated the woman and did not
want her to mix up in his affairs II he be-
came helpless
MoGarren is supposed to have left con-
siderable estate. He lived in good style
and travelled extensively. He had fond
ness for rare books and prints and objects Of
art. The whole top floor of his house Is
taken up by library. Before McGarren
died, his nearest known relative, named
McGou ghran, was summoned here from
his home in Rochester. MoGou ghran is
cousin and there are three other cousins
living, he says. These are the nearest
Of kin, McGoughran says. McGoughran
brought his wife on with him, and they are
now in possession Of the house where
MoGarren died. MoGoughran was asked
last night what the delayed death notice
meant. He said:
II really don't know what 1t does mean.
Hester McGarren used to be the wife OF
Alexander McGarren. He met her thirty
years ago, and they were married in Ken
lucky. She represented herself as being
a single woman, and after their marriage
they lived in this city. Six years ago
Alexander learned that his wife had an
other husband living and that he was
Henry Schuein, horse dealer in Chicago.
MCSdTIcu ielJ LeT AHu drought SuC W
annul the marriage. This suit was brought
in this city and the marriage WAS annulled
five years ago. After the annulment and
up to the time of his death he lived alone.
II could not give the dates Of the mar
rage and the annulment, for I don't know
them. didn't know McGarren very well.
I had seen him only twice before / was
called here when he became Ill.
'When get here the first thing he did
was to warn me that the woman who calls
herself Hester McGarren was not to be al
lowed in the house under any circumstances.
He had previously warned Dr. Gould to the
same effect, and 1t was his standing order
with his servants. She heard OF his death,
and the day before the funeral she ap-
peared at the house. met her at the door
and told her she could not come In.
"She was very pleasant and went away
without any words. Last Saturday went
to the ball game and left my wife at home
McGarren's former wife called during my
absence. She told Mrs. McGoughran that
she was not going to make any trouble
She said she. didn't want any Of McGarren's
money, but that there were some few things
in the house that belonged to her that she
would really like to have.
MY wife let her In the house and showed
her about. She laid claim to about every
thing Of value in the house, including brio
a-brao and porcelains. She also claimed
an oil painting Of Admiral Dewey which
hangs over the hall door. When she got
through my wife intimated that she was
claiming good deal of property.
Yes, and l will have it all, too she
replied. II have to carry 1t to the highest
court in the land
Maybe she will carry 1t to the highest
court in the land but before she gets it she
will know she has been through good
fight. McGarren absolutely detested the
due in a large measure to his desire not
to let her know anything about his affairs.
How much money ne was worth dom know
He owned this house and piece Of prop
erty on West Broadway. In addition he
had securities and he certainly left quarter
of million and maybe million.
He retired from business twenty years
ago and has never done anything since.
What business he was in never knew and
neither did my father know, who was his
brother. understand he made his money
selling supplies to the Government during
the civil war, but Of that am not certain.
That he had 1t there is no doubt. Every
year or 30 he would 60 to Europe. Then
he would bring back books or art objects
with him and store them in his house.
He did not make will 30 far as know.
I have applied for letters Of administration
on his property and expect to get appointed !
tomorrow. He gave us the name Of one
safe deposit company where he said he had |
but he hasn't any there. Think
though that have located the deposit |
vaults where he kept his securities.
.In addition to myself. there are three
other rightful heirs. all cousins. don't
care TO make known their names now
One lives in Mexico, the other two near
New York. l don't know what the inteh-
lions are Of the woman who calls herself !
Heste MoGarren, but it would look as II
she meant to cause trouble
Hester McGarren lives in a boarding house
at 30 West Seventeenth street. She was
last night.
$4,000 KICKED ABOUT STABLE.