The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-21
HESTER N'GARREN
AS WIDOW or ALEXANDER, WHOSE
DEATH SHE ADVERTISED.

Her Lawyer Says That Any judgment
Taken Against Her Is Null and Void
Cousin VINO Says Marriage Was An
nuiled Is Made the Administrator.
As foretod In THE SUN yesterday, there
Ia going to BIO contest for the estate OF
Alexander H. McGarren, who died. aged
49, on June rs at his home, l04 West l22d
street. Surrogate Fitzgerald has named
Henry McGoughran, the Rochester cousin
OF MoGarren, as administrator OF the es-
tate. About the time the order was signed
yesterday Lawyer Daniel W. Blumenthal
announced that he had been retained by
Hester McGarren, who represents herself
as the widow, to protect her interests IN
the administration proceedings. 1t was
she who yesterday advertised McGarren's
death on June Is.
McGoughran, as THE Sun told yester-
day, came on from Rochester a few days
before McGarren died, and he and his wife
have remained In charge Of the l22d street
house ever since. McGoughran says that
according to his information the MoGar-
rens' marriage was annulled about five
years ago on the ground that the woman
already had a husband living when she
became Mrs MoGarren.
In his petition for letters Of administra-
ton, filed with the Surrogate by Batch
ford 4 Sherman. McGoughran enumerates
nine cousins as the heirs at law and next
Of kin Of McGarren. He is one Of the nine.
McGoughran also states that the known
value Of the estate is about $4,000 in real
and personal property. On getting the
letters he gave bond in $4,000 to secure
the estate. McGoughran did not refer to
the alleged widow in his application.
he was absolutely confident Of proving that
his client is the widow and entitled to prac-.
tically all the estate. which, he said. will
amount to much more than the 10000
McGoughran estimates it at in his petition.
Mr.. Blumenthal when asked about the an
nulment Of the marriage said:
Il will not discuss that now, but may
say that any judgment that has been taken
against MIS-. McGarren in the past. either
In this State or another State, will be shown
McGarren was the lawful wife Of Alexander
H. McGarren on the day Of his death"
Mr.. McGoughran denied yesterday that
admittance to the lO4th street house had
ever been denied to Hester McGarren or
that he had ever refused to allow her to re,
property which she says she left there
Mr. McGoughran said yesterday:
"She called at the house last Saturday
when I was out. She was well received,
and in conversation with my wife she said
money and didn't need It, but that there
were come few things. gifts to her on vari-
ous OCCASIONS. which she would like to have.
She did not state what particular things
were her personal property. and the inter
view terminated pleasantly. know per-
sonally that what she said about not need
ing McGarren's money is true, for believe
that she was well provided for when she
left my cousin
Hester Mc(iarren lives in a boarding house
at 80 West Seventeenth street. She Is a
pleasant faced middle aged woman. She
will not discuss the case except through her
lawyer In her advertisement she spells
the name McGarren and so the directory
spells it, The lawyers spell it McGarran.