The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-11
MATTRESSES GOT
HIS S. TIPS SAY
CONTEST|NG HEIRS
Eccentricities of Capt. John
Calvin Martin Figure in Dis
pute Over Two Wills.

When the two wills OF the late Capt.
John Calvin Martin, tho Martindale coal
baron. who died In Riverdale sanitarium
on Sept. .. come before the surrogate's
Court for probate on Oct. %. evidence
Of the most startling eccentricities on
the part OF the multi-milllonaire who
drew the two instruments vii be SUBJ
mitted by contesting heirs.
That Capt. Martin had negro re-
vivalist on his staff during the last
twelve years Of his life. that he had a
habit OF wanting 10 buy almost every
hotel which sheltered him for a night
ana that he distributed s. tips TO bloom
ing hotel Mattresses IN Portsmouth, n.
H.. were some of the deceased coal
magnate's idiosyncracies which will be
testified to.
Capt. Martins first will, made March
10 zoos. and his second. drawn as lately
as July 81 OF the present year. were
both submitted for probate Monday.
Formal notice OF a contest over the sec
ond will was flied yesterday by counsel
representing Daniel Il. Wing. who. with
Judge Jesse s. L'Amoreaux. Is n CO.
executor under the FIRST of Capt. Mar
tins Wills Col. John II. Bartlett OF
Portsmouth. n. H.. who drew Martin 3
second will for him. and who II In town
" ni'ne ""s"e' w '"e 'o"'ee' Vi '"e
first executors, said to-day that Capt.
Martins kin. who are each given so. 900
under the later instrument. will contest
both wills.
aAv Ne WANT Aaie IN NAVE
SECOND WILL.
Judge L'Amoreaux and Mr.. Wing
will aI,exe that since Can't. Martin
,,.a q, sanI,.r,,,m ,,,,,. more
- -. 49,, So. .o,s
IN" NUM- ~, n's "'s
w'i Prooi oi MS i"co'npe''"os W sc.
his hand to the second instrument VIII
be easy to establish. To this allega-
ton Attorney Bartlett replied to-day;
1T is well known that Capt Martin
had periods OF insanity prior 10 the
"ahi"s vi mss "rs' WIN i"e.e wa"
ho'hins u, .he '"e oi MS ora"'"s 'he
second VIII To Indicate that no was
not well man. mentally and physi-
csiIy. Contest Of the frst will on the
grounds OF Capt. Martina incompe-
trncy has lust ms strong n ground an
same rca son."
Mr. Bartlett told an Evening World
reporter the circumstances surrounding
has meeting with the coal baron At
Portsmouth In July.
Capt. Martin Dame to Portsmouth
with his sister, Mrs.. +. X. var!ck OF
Yonkers and the Rev. william II,
Jeffries, Archdeacon Of Virginia. q con.
nectlon by marriage. They stopped first
az the Hotel Champernowns and later
~ the Sinclair Inn. Can't. Martin CAME
10 the legal Arm of Page. Bartlett A
Mitchell. OF which I am n member and
said he wanted to have Va handle
hi, business for him. He had lust
sold his Martinsburg coal mines nj
Altoona for something like $500 OO0
through Judge L'Amoreaux. his at.
,orney. and the money WA living
IN New York ha nv. on call ,nere,v
,uveereo eooc ooc oe u,s pcAnv
~-Ss'S~S Two
MONEY.
"I assisted him In Investing in good
securitie. about 500. 900 of his read,
money. He said he wanted to traye
and wished that I arrange 10 handl.
hi. divIdend. for him ana forward nj,
mail Then. because his wife hsd disr
aimee IN. drswinr Of nj. nr., will, n,
said he wished to make another.
sctsd In perfectly good faith In draw
hs .ssmed to he perfectiv .ound m.n,