The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-16
JARDINE HER FATHER,
SAYS MRS. MCCARTHY
Wife of Library Janitor to
Fight for Share Of Money
Left by Recluse.
MAY CONTEST THE WILL
II settlement Is Not Made She
Will Try to Prove Him
Of Unsound Mind.
NAY CONTEST THE WILL

Mrs. Anita Mccarthy. wife Of John Nc
Carthy. janitor Of the New York Society
Library at 100 University place. has con-
WINGED tho law firm Of Daily. Eoyt q
Mason that she IL q daughter OF Dudley
Jardine, the wealthy organ builders son.
who dropped out Of sigh; of his friends
years ago and went to the bowery to
live as William Smith.
During all the yoais Jardine lived on
! the Bowery at tho rats Of 81 week
he was specializing in stocks, ana when
he died In March. 1913. no left securities
worth more than 100000.
Jardines will has already been ad-
mtted TO probate. and under II tho bulk
, OF his estate goes TO cha ritable and rcli-
gious organizations. Mrs. Mccarthy will
seek TO prove that abe Is the daughter of
Jardine and that she should have been
cited to appear when the will was offered
! for probate. Because she was not noti-
| fed her attorneys will ask to have the
probate set aside and then, unless a
settlement Is made with Mrs. Mccarthy.
. contest OF the will will be filed on tha
ground that Jqrdne had been OF unsound
mind for yearsl
| Tried to Make New Will.
II was also learned yesterday that Jar
dine attempted TO make Il new will just
before his death, but because he used a
blank will form and did not consult eX-
| pert advice, IL was said by John NJ. Shedd
counsel for the executor OF the probated
| will that he failed to make a valid will
| 1t Is understood that the new will
was found In Jardine's safe deposit box
and that 1t provided only two or three
ibaquests. one of which was $4,000 to the
Squirrel Inn Library on the Bowery. II
is said that Jardine failed to make pro-
vision for the disposition OF the bulk OF
the estate. and on this ground no attemp,
was made to probate the last will
The claim Of Mrs. Anita Mccarthy Il
be a daughter Of Jardine-Smith is based
on alleged proof that Jardine Is the "Will-
lam Smith" who enlisted In Company NJ
Second New York Infantry, in 1864 and
fought until the close Of the rebellion
and that he subsequently married Anita
Blackwell. Mrs. Mccarthy said yes,er
day that she is sure her mother left &
marriage certificate somewhere and sh,
is still searching for it. Jardne is al
LEGGED to have married Anita Blackwell
after the civil war. and Mrs. Mccarthy
says he was away from home much o
tho time, saying that he was doing ''pri
vate detective work" She believes dur
ing this time that he was working In hi
! fathers organ factory.
unwelcome At Mccarthy Home.
, John Mccarthy. husband OF the claim
ant. says his wife always knew her fathe
, was on the Bowery and that supply o
money WAS available to him whenever h
wanted II, but that he wasn't welcome Il
the Mccarthy house.
, my father deserted my mother" sal
Mrs. Mccarthy. II supported her frOr
the time l was ls years old except on
year, when my father let my brother an
me stay in the Juvenile Asylum. NJ
mother died three years ago. She kne'
: her husband. William Smith. was on tn
! Bowery. lie lived in lodging hous
until II was torn down 10 make way 70
the Manhattan Bridge, and then he move
across the street to 81 Bowery.
MY mother saw him but once after h
left US. and that was when we were stand
ing together at the curb watching a Gran
Army parade. He was marching wit
them, and came across TO speak to u.
For quite a while after he first left u
| ! used to go over to the Bowery to Sc
money from him for my mothers support.