New-York tribune., 1906-09-22
70 SAGE WILL FIGHT.
COMPROMISE EFFECTED.
u,ir, 70 Rsoaiue Double the amount
Ncr>6 IN Instrument.

n.r-rn yesterday when the VIII
&c e.. vss entered for probate az ihe SUI
q - Mrs Sage having agreed 20 oouDie
roe1ee l.,t 20 the next OF KIN menuoheo IA
te ss-~-,,-.- IN addition 70 MS MS saso =
ns - - have made other ana suus'al'ia4 P'0
bel'e' -. .he heirs 90 avoid contest
r1son - III eisposes OF an estate estimated %
1he - 80. 80 eDoOoo OF which all but s66S Soo
srno.---..,bea 10 Mrs Sage. Under the VIII tne
.hf - - twenfy-siK nephews and nieoes were
fas-. % sss0o0 but now. because OF uio
,r-eeneut. they VIII receive Sa"e anu
" 80 who were 20 have S.2So. VIII receive
r1Ep each -, - .,.-,,-ss., ,irht
~ - " De Forest. personal counsel TOT
C.. sne Senator Edgar 7. Brackeu met
~. rscsel Manhattan. with counsel represehuhs
- ns,-s. Counsel for the heirs considered tne
g -. tv Mrs sage through Mr. DE Forest
- a, rnsanigh; agreed 70 H.
A.,s-.,sN hose answering 20 the citations 70 Ap-
Re surrogates once yesterday fled 10
peH = . ne nrobatsnE OF the VIII the pos
o9-.,., ~ re heirs receiving much larger shAr9
!. =. esee millions is by no means remote No'
y -. receiving citations appeared or were rep
l-,.s BY counsel. These may reDudiate ne
-. made for the other heirs representeo y
S.-a,o- Brackett. .
-. ~ them. who did not care 70 have his iiliiie
-, pubHo. said a. the surTogates once
rua Ike very much TO know Why 9s, ToS ToSbiDg I9s
- 10 be az that conference. A." 49,. 80 isvt
49, !, ,,ntn to-day. Had Known that S t.e -
-. 'sxpecied 20 make the oblectl'is toSs s..-, 'i-
sgTeee n.ssSF = III the u-av ~ ohjectOns can say
q 'r 80 -s5fend n 90. but am going 70 STUDY the
ssf1stion OH more
-. ssns,or Bracket would come 10 this CITY
= -. roliticsl situation IS a. fever heat. and
-, 50 extra for HIS client and nothing more.
-. s.,sraIly believed among those In touch WITH
..Aols affair Il was suggested 20 Mrs SAGE three
= a. weeks ago that the doubling of the legacies
-..,s s~ect a temporary compromise which woNlo
- hsr 10 enter into the administration of me
= 80. r. ret-rn for the withdrawal % the
-, s-or fght 10 gain larger share. II IS said
-, wrs saee has drawn up, or viii immediately
-, new VIII leaving q sum 20 the heirs which
-s ,nr-orirnate what they hoped 20 wTest nom
=. .state By contest
- uork of the lawyers az the Surrogates once
.-ss,ss chiefly - hlng notice q the appearance
], .s,- clients. TIE eXecutOrs-Dr. John r. Mum
q rbsr,es " Osborne-set forth concerning Rus
- e,-.,s sister when the citations returnabe yes
-aay were issued;
v.-, r.rfioners ere informed ard believe that
g. e. ''' ''--''''
!, ,-,.. ~ this declaration several lawyers from
-. HEADED by Alexander Neish. District At
.-.,.v a. Delaware County, were present 20 prove
-, 4 score ana more % Sally Sage's descendants
80. although there are 50 many ~ them that
-. ~ each one even 1nder the terms OF the
,,.-,-u-si.e would aru,unt 70 only 4 few hundred
collars
~ s,,s.nsnt that sally sage was dead was
.,-.ss NJ N.ish says ny her fathers anger when
-. married q tolgate keeper. considered by the
ssr.s q that generation most horrible thing 20
Al Win The exception of her brother Russell. Mr..
Essh ssys thar the family ignored her after her
- -. - fTr~
Pnl. tha, sally iisd June 81. llE. when she was
,tor, eleven years ola. Instead of dying then. l.
l. asssrse thst she lived Until July 1874. having
-ics b.en married Her first husband. the tollgate
kespsr vas In Daring, of Gnboa by whom she
hsa Eve shHdrsn-yiza, Mary. John. Daniel and
Julsrta Al 6iee without issue with the exception
q Juler,a who vas married 10 Leonard stillweIl.
by whom she had ten children. These are said 20
b al living win The exception of Bdgar stiIlwell.
xho hsd Eve children
Ansr the death Of her first husband. Russell Sage.
tsuh being the only relative 70 visit her IN
b nsr tine Mrs Darling was married 20 John
lmsE BY whom she had two children. John I.
iNry Northrup. both % whom had children.
n Essh and his associated counsel fled ap-
pssr-oss for these descendants. Charles ". Gar
ths. o. counsel 70 ths executors. said that they
hi no objection 70 the filing of the appearances.
Gt natf II were proved that saIlie Ann Sage was
ss,sr q Russell Sage the legacies would be paid.
m rrst announcement that there would be no
e'Hissi was made hy Senator Edgar T. Bracket
sary Yesterday morning az The ofloe OF De Forest
bfoihsrs Henry II. DE Forest would make no
e1nHsnt on the compromise other than 20 issue
ms typewriter statement:
Assuming no contest q M eare's Will Mrs SAGE
Intended and intends 10 give 20 each OF Mr..
sgss relatives. heneAcieries under his will an ad-
lolsi amount equal 70 his or her legacy. and 10
- a soon as possible after her qualification
- Intention has been stated by her counsel.
rds Inquiry
fI.aer thar this NJ De Forest would say only
@ mere was nothing more Il the settlement than
Apsafed on The surface and resented calling the
.s.ss9eni compromise = was said however,
- - sage entered into the agreement with the
49, ..nee heirs-at-law on tie advice of her per-