The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-09
HAWLEy An INTERSTATE
THROUGH OVERSIGHT
Old Will Destroyed and a New
One Prepared, but Never
Was Executed.
TO KEEP ESTATE INTACT
Report That Heirs Will Provide for
Miss Margaret Camcron-Poor
Nephew in Conference.

John B Stanchfield, attorney for the
estate Of Edwin Hawley. the railroad man
And for the near relatives Of Mr.. Hawlev
issved a statement yesterday in which
he explained how 1t came about that Mr.
Hawley had died intestate An Garlic,
will had been destroyed by the testatol
and new will was drawn. but il had not
been executed al the time of his death The
petition for the anpointme ct cdmin.
istrators was PRESENTED Yesterday Nefore
surrogate Cohalan. who appoint ed Frank
II Davis a partner of Mr.. Hawley
William p. Hawley and Walter S Crandell
nephews Of Mr., Hawley. They will file a
s? 600 600 bond to-day
Louis Samter Levy Of Stanchfield 4
Levy said Yesterday that neither Mr.
Stanchfield nor himself ever had heard
Of Margaret Cameron. a member of Mr..
Hawley's household. for whom it was
rumored yesterday the heirs probably
would agree that provision be made
Mr.. Levy said no such agreement had
! been made by the heirs and that Miss
Cameron had not communicated with
Stanchield & Levy. Mr.. Hawley had
never been married TO any one, Mr.. Levy
said
One of Mr. Hawley's business associates
said yesterday that Mr. Hawley used
10 speak Of Miss Cameron as his niece
! She fell from her horse at Babylon last
summer and broke her leg
Al Mr. Hawleys home at 10 East Six
tieth street last night it was said that Miss
| Cameron was not able to be seen In
quirers were referred to Walter P Hawley
and Mr. Hawey passed them on to Mr.
Stanchfeld According to Mr. Levy
those who will share in the estate are Mr.
Hawley's brothers. Charles Hawley and
Samuel Hawley; his sisters. Miss Anne
Hawlev and Mrs. Harvey A. Seymour.
and two nephews and a niece, Walter S
Crandell and Frederick Crandell and Mrs
John H Page. These are the children
of Mrs Homer Crandel. a sister of Mr.
Ilawley. Mr.. Levy said II was impossible
to estimate the amount Of the estate at
this time
Frederick Cranjell one Of the nephews
had been estranged from his uncle for,
many years and there had been no recon
citation al the time of MIR Hawl ley :
Geath. The nephew is at present book
D"spcr IN the Office of Chiarcllo Bros
stcN"dorcs. AT Pier -, North River Be
tore the breach with his uncle he was
Dmrioycd IN the Office Of the Southern
Pacific iailroad Back in lSal Crandell.
h~ tr.euds say, married a telegraph
Eerator employed IN the oec" a Miss
NJ, Manus Mr. Hawley did not arvrove
| = the marriage Crandel GOT work
| elsewhere but recently. according 70 his
| trlcndS he had found il pretty hard 20 GET
along He was working for the Peoples
Line aS5 a clerk when he got the place Wit.
hIareilo Bros Mr.. Crandell has several
children. He took the day of Yesterday
! joining the other heirs in the series of n-
| .ormal conferences with the attorneys
Mr. Davis, Mr. Hawley's partner is
| fam.l.ar with the railroad man's plans for
! M" properties IN which he was Interested
! hes" pians Will " carried olt 50 far as
'"Selh!e ~ the administrators. The
second will which never was signed di-
| Nldcd the estate among the relatives in
| practically the same way as The law PRO
| v.de- for person dying interstate, ac-
Cord,nC 10 Mr. Levy No mention was
mad" Of Miss cameron or any one outside
/ the heirs AZ law named above Provision
also waS made for keeplnG the estate to
! gethtr Tor a period Of years This last
| provision also Will he carried out by the
| administrators Mr. Levy SAID He aide
! that no fear need ne felt that the securities
| held Y Mir Hawley would be unloaded
! suddenly upon the market. The attor-
! reN wa" not prepared TO say how long
| the estate would remain intact, hut IL
| Iro"auiy will be for the same length of
time tina, Mr.. Iiawley had named in his
uneNcCuted will.
! close business associates. said Yesterday
that Mr. l!a~leys plans for his railroad
| properties were known fully 10 Mr. Davis.
| Mr. Hawley partner. and to others Of
n.S associates. While Mr.. Erb did not
| feel "a liberty to discuss any of these
plans az this time, he said every effort
| would be made to carry them out a. Mr.
iawl"y had mapped them and that he
believed the securities held by Mr. Haw-
! ley at the time Of his death and which
are Ia ~" held by his estate for a time
VIII increase materially in value through
| the development of these plans
The statement issued hv Stanchfeld 4
Levy was as follows;
IN April. 1905 the late Edwin Hawlcv
| made q last Will and testament which re-
m" med in force until the middle or latter
| part of the year 1900 " hen he DESTROYED II
| hereafter a last will and testament was
prepared hv Mr. S:anchfeld in accordance
with Mr. Hawlev's directions and while il
was modified and corrected by Mr. Hawley
IN some minor details. i, 1Ps mover executed
Mr. HaTlev's estate will therefore pass
under the law provided for cases OF in
testacy His failure 20 execute this subse-
tH'"l WA was "pAo'IeSs OWING 70 the TACT
thai he had not been apprised that his last
illness would prove fatal
The administrators OF his estste represent
all the interests of Mr. Hawlev's relatives
and they viii endeavor in every legal way
so 10 administer hls AFFAIR as not to inter
tere with the value Of the stocks and securi-
ties Of the many enterprises in which he was
ntere St"d SO far as i pos ssiba the plans
( ormuated by Mr.. Hawlcy Will be carried
out by his representatives and the persons
who have succeeded to his estate have now
under advisoment an Arrangement which
is destined to preserve the estate intact
for a considerable period Of time in order
to afl ord the fullest protection to the securi-
ties and TO enable the cfeCtuation OF Mr.
Hawley's plans
WALLACE ROBINSON RACK