The Washington times., 1912-02-10
WOMAN DECLARES
RAIL CHIEF MADE
HER HIS SOLE HEIR
Miss Margaret Cameron
Promises to Produce
Hawley's Will.

cIted shortly before Hawley's death to
large share of his immense estate.
Hawley's relatives deny that ne left
q, will. Acting on the theory that he
died intestate, they have been granted
letters of administration.
Miss Cameron, who called the late
f1nancier Uncle Ned" made hurried
trip here Tuesday with Mrs. Walter
Crandell, wife of one of Hawley's
nephews. She thoroughly ransacked the
big country house of Hawley.
Later she said to friends:
...--. To Spring Surprise.
Its all right. I have Mr. HawIey's
will. / am not gting to do anything
about It now, until these people have
done what they propose. Then I'm
going to give them a surprise. l want
first to see my lawyers"
John Williams, superintendent of the
Hawley country estate, and Henry
Petersen, Hawley's chief chauffeur, ad-
init they witnessed some kind of a legal
document for Hawley few weeks ago
This, they believe, to have been Haw-
ley's WILL though they were not permit
ted to see It's contents. 1t was regarded
as significant today that all the work
going on at Hawley's great estate here
was under the direction of Miss Cam
eron.
1t developed today that Miss Cameron
was taken to birmingham Park, Hawleys
place here, five years ago, by Mrs.
Nellie Hawley Seymour, Hawleys sis
ter, who, until five years ago. when her
health failed, was mistress of Hawleys
houses. They referred to the girl as
the niece, though Hawleys intmatcs
knew she was ''only sort of adopted
niece"
Hawley's estate here. little known as d
show place." is regarded as one of the
costliest estates about New York. The
furnishings of the house are gorgeous
In their oriental splendor. Hawley, who
had few friends. entertained hardly
anyone there. All the valuable dogs n
Hawley's kennels were set free on the
estate today to keep visitors away
Will Made in 1909.
1t has developed that the will drawn
for Hawlev in 1903 by his counsel. John
r. Stan&hfcld, but never executed by
Hawley, provided substantially for the
disposition Of his vast accumulation OF
millions in tho manner they will now
be distributed.
He made no provisions in the 1913
will for any special beQuests Not even
Miss Margaret Cameron was mentioned
Mrs. Fred Crandell, wife OF the dis
carded nephew Of the mutimillionaire,
said last night that Walter Crandell. her
three administrators of the estate, had
given assurances that Miss Cameron
would be Comfortably provided for
ings of the estate. This alleged ar
rangement presuppoSeS an amiCable
agreement among the heirs on that
point.
At the suggestion OF Stanchfeld &
Levy, counsel for the administrators of
the estate, the heirs encred ino an
agreement yesterday to create holding
o., AI,n to rNf
five years. The purpose of this is the
better to conserve the estate by holding
intact the large and varied line of secur-
tiles that had been held by Mr.. Hawley
in many railroads.
Under this agreement none of these
can be sold for tive years. The income
from them will be distributed to the
heirs according to their respective. in
heritances. Thus far the utmost har-
nIony among the heirs and administra-
tors has prevailed.
Hiding From Wife.
Fred Crandell, although in hiding alike
from his wife and children ever since he
was so amazingly lifted from want and
penury by the death of his uncle, ap-
peared at the offices of Stanchfield &
Levy yesterday morning and gave his
assent to the trust arrangement.
No estimates of the estate was made
estimated between $25, 900. .OOO and $4,000,
600. A few financiers, who were more
or hess familiar with Mr.; Hawley's az
estate as high as 500, ,OOO,O 600
Mrs. Adeline Crandell, the wife of
Frederickw Crandell, was yesterday re-
leased from the workhouse on Black
wells island, where she had served a
three weeks sentence.
Dressed in a coarse cotton blouse and
black skirt, which she had when she
was sentenced to prison on January 20,
charged with "disorderly conduct and
malicious mischief" Mrs. Crandell left
the workhouse at a. m. Upon her ar
rival at the foot of East SEVENTEEN
street in correction department boat,
she was met by her sister, Miss Mary
McNamus, of E1 West One Hundred
and Forty-fourth street, who told her
of the sudden death of her husband :
uncle, Mr. Hawley, and of the sum Of
100000 which her husband would in
hert.
at the thought of what could now bC
done for her children, but her enthusi
Rsm soon faded away with her reailza
tion of the estrangement from her nus nus
band, and she burst into tears, and Wai
led away TO the home of her mother
There she was seen last evening aht
gave the following interviews
IF this great sum OF money Wnlcf
they tell me my husband has inherited
by the death of his uncle were mine L
do as l pleased. my only thought Woult H
be of my children. Just think, 2'WOO0
i didn't think there was really tina
much money in the world. hut there
] forgot, you have asked me to tell yol
my story, and l have promised Here
II is:
Sixteen years ago l was employed a
a stenogra pher in Mr.. HaWleys office
Mr. Hawley was always more than kim
to me until ] met Fred, my husband
IT was a case Of love at hrst sight
This annoyed Mr. Hawley very much
who occupied a room directly opposit
mine in the Southern Pacific offices.
AT that time l was in poor health
and Mr. Hawley gave me Il r"ilroa
pass to the Catskills. Fred Was JUS
returning from his vacation, but Whc
he found that / was .eaylng on inln
he accompanied nre. Mr.. lidWlc% wire
him to return to New York at one
but this he refused II do and rename
with me. Upon his return he WAS me
by Mr. Hawley. who, after heate
argument, discharged him ! was the
transferred to Bellevue Hospital.
Says She Supported Him.
''The following year we were ma
ried. NV husband was without a pos
tion at that time-I continued to worl
We rented an apartment at No. l9
Lexington avenue, where we lived Il
many years, until, through some mi
understanding we gave up housekeel
ing and went to live with Mrs. Ma
RIanche at 2Sl0 Eighth avenue.