Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-14
SAY HIS WEDDING
WITHOUT ASSENT
FORFEITS ESTATE
Relatives Contest One-eighth
Bequest by H. J. Lamar
to His Nephew.
SAY YOUNG WASHINGTON
SHOULD HAVE ASKED AUNT
Rely Upon Clause in VIII, Tho
TestatOr Expressed De-
light at Marriage. '

Young Henry James Lamar wash-
ington. who years ago married the
beautiful daughter of Robert A. Os-
borne, of Newark and New York, and
who is interested with his father-in-
law in the Osborne Real Estate Com
pany. Of this city. is just now involved
with Georgia relatives in one Of the
strangest suits to set aside the pro-
visions Of a will that has developed In
many a day.
In fighting his claim to one-eighth Of
the estate of his millionaire uncle the
late H. ], Lamar. relatives of young
Washington declare that he did not
observe the terms of his uncle's will, In
that he failed to secure the consent
OF his aunt for his marriage to Miss
Osborne.
Washington points, out that his uncle
was living at the time he was mar
ried, that he was one Of the honored
guests at the wedding and approved
heartily of his favorite nephew's choice.
The technical omission in the will of
the uncle. of a phrase showing that
the consent of the aunt was necessary
only in the event of the uncle's death
! is made the basis of the fight to de-
prive the young Georgian of his share
of his uncle's estate.
| Young Washington Is a cousin Of
Justice Of the Supreme Court Lamar.
and a relative of Senator Bacon, Of
| Georgia. He inherited a large fortune
from his grandfather. He was not yet
21 years of age when he met and fell
in love with Miss Lucille Marguerite
Graves Osborne. OF Newark. who. with
her parents. was living at the Ansonis.
In Manhattan. He had Just attained
his majority In 1908 and she was barely
10 when they were married In the Rut-
gers Presbyterian Church. The wedding
was one of the events of the social sea-
son. -Four thousand invitations were
issued and a large reception was held
In the Ansonia afterward.
Henry J. Lamar witnessed the
ceremony and expressed his gratifica-
ton at the choice made By his nephew.
In his will Lamar made young Wash
ington his beneficiary to the extent OF
one-eighth of his great estate. With
the idea that he might be dead when
his nephew married. Lamar made
provision in his will that the consent
of the young mans aunt and
father must be secured. Neither the
aunt nor the father made any
objection to the match, of course, since
Lamar himself was so greatly inter-
ested in 1t. but relatives hope to set
aside this provision of the will because
the consent of the aunt was not asked.
Shortly after his marriage Washing
ton became interested with his father
n-law, Robert A. Osborne, manager OF
the German-American Insurance Com
pany, In this city, in the Osborne Real
Estate Company.
Early in the winter Mr.. and Mrs.
Washington spent considerable time in
Washington. and were guests at most
of the big social events of the season.
In the account OF the ball given by
President Taft to the diplomats of the
capital Mrs. Washington is mentioned
as being in the select little company
which remained late enough to see the
President dance with his niece, Miss
Harriet Anderson.
Friends of Mr.. Washington in this
city do not believe the technicality
made the basis Of the suit brought
against him is strong enough to pre-
vail.