The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-13
HUSBAND IS HEIR
TO BIC FORTUNE


New York, Feb. 1O.-There will be
no sort of trouble over the settlement
OF the immense estate left by Edwin
Hawley, the railroad magnate. THIS
much was developed today at con-
ference between Representatives of
the common law heirs of the dead
millionaire who died suddenly and
intastate week ago.
1t also was developed that the III
drawn for him in 1909 by his counsel
John b. Starchfield, but never exec
uted, provided substantially for the
disposition of the estate. He made
no provision in the 1909 will for any
special requests. Not even his long.
time protege, Miss Margaret Gamer.
on, was mentioned in that document
Close friends OF the dead magnate
said today that II was rational to
assume that he had amply provided
for her before he made the 1908 will
She was guest today at the Hawley
city mansion, but refused to see re.
porters.
Mrs. Fred Crandall. wife of the dis.
carded nephew of the multi.milliou
aire, said tonight that Walter Gran.
dali, her husbands brother, who is
one of the three administrators Of
the estate, had given assurances that
Miss Cameron would comfortable
provided for" for life, il necessary,
out of the earnings of the estate.
Another close friends of the family
said positively the report that Haw.
ley and Miss Cameron were prepar
ing to marry when the railraod man.
ipulator suddenly was stricken with
fatal illness.
Trust Agreement
At the sug estion of counsel for the
administrators Of the estate, the heirs
entered into agreement today to ere
ate holding trust for the estate for
a period of five years. The propose of
this is to better conserve the estate
by holding intact the large and varied
line of securities that had been heir
by Mr.. Hawley in many railroads.
The income from these securities VIII
be distributed to the heirs according
to their respective inheritances. Thus
far the utmost harmony among the
heirs and administrators has prevail.
ed.
Fred Crondall, although in hiding
alike from his wife and five children
ever since he was so amazedly lifted
from want and penudy by the death
of his uncle, appeared at the offices
OF Stanchtield and Levy today and
gave his assent to the trust arrange.
ment. His wife, for marrying whom
he was discarded by his rich uncle,
was released today from three
weeks sentence to the workhouse for
engaging in a brawl with the mother
of Young women with whom she al
leges her husband had been infatuat.
ed. She said tonight that she expect.
ed him 20 return to her and her child
rem. She had known nothing of the
great fortune coming toher husband
until she was met at the pier as she
was coming from Blackweis island
and told of ii by her sister
One Outside Claimant.
The only claimant for shore of
the Hawley estate, except his blood
kin, who thus for has been heard
Of is Edwin Hawley Van Wyck, &c
years old, namesake and godson Of
the fnancier and nephew of former
Judge Augustus Van Wyck. Inc
claimant said today he had rlaaod
his claim in the hands of a lawyer
and that he balsed II upon oral and
written assurances given by Mr.. Haw-
ley, who was close fried of his
father, well known shipping agent.
young Van Wyck said his father was