Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-12


/ Whcr";.t'tut& We're nMkHuWi4 to his, = |
ii!'-its ia New York. il seems that he
was fully posted on all that WAS going
Oh Mere. He knew that YOU We're the
only child "f N0;iI iloiller ;lId therefore
hls only nephew. He sets forth the
dates OF NOnr mothers MARRIAGE Of
Your hrtfr. of the death of Robert
Brewster and of Mrs Brewster. He
also was aware of the fact that old
Edwin Peter Brewster intended to be-
queath large fortune to YOU. and
thereby hangs Il tale. Sedgwck WAS
proud. When he lived in New York he
was regarded as the kind of man who
never forgave the person who touched
roughly upon his pride. You know. of
course. that Your father married Miss
SedsWick i'll the face of the most bit
ter opposition on the part of Edwin
brewster. Tie latter refused to recog-
hlze her as his daughter. practically
dlSoWned his son and hcaped the harsh
est kind of calllmny upon the Sedg-
wlcks 1t was commonly believed about
town that Jim Sedgwick left the coun-
try three or four years after this mar
riage for the sole reason that he and
Edwin Brewster could not live in the.
same place. SO deep was his hatred
of the old man that he fed to escape
killing him. 1t was known that upon
one occasion he visited the office of his
sisters enemy for the purpose of slay-
ing him. but something prevented. He
carried that hatred to the grave. as
YOU will see.
Montgomery Brewster was trying to
gather himself together from within
the fog which made himself and the
world unreal.
Il believe I'd like to have you read
/ this extraor--the will. Mr.. Grant" he
said, with an effort to hold his nerves
| in leash.
Mr. Grant cleared his throat and be-
gan in his still voice. Once he looked
up to find his listener eager. and again
| to find him grown Indifferent He Won
tiered tlihlly if this We're !; pose.
III brief, the last will of James T.
Sedgwick beque;,thed everything. real
and personal, of which he died pos
sessel to his only nephew. Mont gomery
! Brewster of New York, son of Robert
and Louise Sedgwick Brewster Sup
I plemcnting this all important clause
| there was Il set of conditions govern
ing the final disposition of the estate
The most extraordinary of these con-
.!ition> waS the one which required
the heir to he absolutely penniless upon
-,.i - l.:
birth. Sept. 2:s.
The instrument went into detail in
respect to THIS supreme condition. 1t
! sct for}h that Montgomery Brewster
was to have no other worldly posses
sion than the clothes which covered
him on the September day named He
was to begin that day without a penny
20 his halEe. W....lout single article
Of jcwciry. furniture or finance that
he could call his own or could there
ftCr RECLAIM. AT . O'Clock. New York
sine. Oh tie morning of Sept. 23 the
executor. ,;n;.cr The provisions of the.
.siIl. was TO make over and transfer
% Montgomery brewster all of the
moneys lan'.;s, bonds and interests
mentioned in The inventory which ac-
enanHnie.! tie will. IN the event that
| ,Iont"omery brewster had not in every
particular complied with the require
,.cnts Of the VIII to the ful Satsfac
n Of the sand executor, SWrarengen
| l"S.. tie &c ,y,:'s t. lee distributed
e@S,,= ..s~; l.;.4aS of charity
tt:' =: &c Instrument Un,c,
-. e. Il ie.'s t:ve injunction of
| ee s;e :sW.,-H Us plainly ,!iscerni-
| ...y.t:1 l4lsl.v Woll. lc t.c...arcd that
=: }4,r sl9.,!e! L.; :'cce.ve 'he fortune
J. - s,e~s sci a s.: Gle penny 'A3t bad
| 4iee to h.m ii :.l.y >l.3qe or form
.Dla the man he A:,se,i, Edwin Peter
brewster N'h..r s. =N:ck could no
I've known II Il t.t..e Of his 1cH'.
~: lie ha,l!tt L.: Oee"eathel ST.
3! GHtGo u Is :;"siIt,son, it Was mo-
! .hAn apr.!rell ll.;,t Ee expected u,
| yo;iHg .e4&H tt he e. ,."5. l.erH@:ly ~
| his enciuy. II Vas u p"cv.;ile amy
| ito.2i9,e Glance OF the ,.5'sg.ing of his
| f,ytllle " y Tie sr.2 I portion OF
| Edwin r. Brews;e"'S n!at James S"dg'
wick Oh Il. deatl. cd rat his hand t.
this a~toni Ei,:. ii....uNeM.
There was ...J :. cause III which he
undertook to dictate the conduct OF
Montgomery brewster during the year
leading up to his twenty sixth annlver-
sary. He required that the young man
should give satisfactory evidence 10
the executor that he was capable or
managing his affairs shrewdly ana
wisely: that he possessed the aolllt!
II add to the fortune through his own
enterprise: that he should come to MS
| .verty-sixth anniversary with 1alf
| name and a record free from anything
| worse than Id forms OF dlSSlpalioh'
| that his habits be temperate; 1hat ne
| nosseSs nothin. at The end OF the year
! which might he regarded as "Vlsipie
r. invisible asset that be make no
ndownenls: that be give splrih@-f 10
.harity: tlat he neither lent nor give
away money. for fear that II mlgh' oe
.estore.l to hin. later: that he I'VE on