New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
GOT 100000 FOR
STAYING AT HOME
Hopkins's Odd Contract
with Wife's Grandsire
Shown in Appraisal.
ROUNTIES FOLLOWED
RIVER ROMANCE
Bride Was Miss Vera Siegrist, 10
Whom DR.. Lawrence Leaves
Part of 100000.

How great was the bounty enjoyed
by Russell Hopkins from the fortune
of DR.. Joseph /. Lawrence. drug manu-
facturer. because Hopkins married Miss
Vera Segrist, a granddaughter Of DR..
Lawrence, is shown IN the transfer tax
appraisal Of the estate of the drug man,
fled in the Surrogates' Court yester-
day.
The marriage Of Miss Siegrist 20
Hopkins in 1906 was a romantic al
fair The young couple took a trip up
the Hudson in a yacht, and then called
a clergyman aboard 20 marry them.
One of the arduous conditions imposed
on Hopkins was that he was not 70 en-
gage in any business that would take
MIN from ms home. in consideration or
which he was TO receive 100000.
DR.. Lawrence. who died iu 1903, was
a resident of ST. Louis at the time Of
his death. 4 few years before his
death he placed the bulk Of his prop
erty in trust in St. Louis, so that part
of his estate, amounting 20 Sl2OO.OOO,
was not taxable in New York.
Claims Absorbed Estate Here.
Hopkins's claims against the estate.
growing out OF his marriage 20 Miss
Siegrist. one of the heirs OF Dr.. Law
renee. amounted 20 $4,000, or more
than the net estate left IN New YORK.
A settlement was arrived at, and the
contents Of the Lawrence house, az
1850 Fifth av., were then all that was
LETT Of the New York estate.
Before the settlement Hopkins
brought suit against the estate, men
tioning three causes OF action. one
was am agreement under which DR..
Lawrence promised TO give MN S3,OOo
a month for four years. He claimed
SEQ 600 on that. The second was an
by Dr.. Lawrence 90 give
100000 in consideration o.
promise not 10 engage I'm any
business that would require his leav-
ing his country nome az lrvington-on-
until after the birth OF a
child. which was expected az the time
Hopkins complained that under this
agreement $4,000 was still due.
Entitled TO Bounty.
He also sued on a $4,000 note which
Dr.. Lawrence gave Mrs. Hopkins TO pay
her expenses on trip 10 Florida. Hop
kins said IN an affidavit that Or. Law
renee considered your petitioners
wife and your petitioner as proper per
sons entitled TO his bounty and deemed
himself able 10 carry out the agree
ments without sacrifice
The trust estate left by DR.. Lawrence
yields an annual income Of $4,000,
Of which Mrs Lawrence receives three
hfths and Mrs Hopkins two-fifths. At
the death Of Mrs. Lawrence her share
goes 20 Josephine Lawrence Bennett
Hopkins. the siN-year-old daughter o.
Mrs Hopkins. Three years ago this
child received the house 1915 Fifth av.
as a Christmas present from Mrs. Law
renee.
Mrs. McKie Bennett Hopkins, mother
Of Rus ell Hopkins, yesterday fled her
in che Supreme Court in tho
divorce suit she is bringing agains.
John Randolph Hopkins. OF Atlanta,
Ga. who made fortune from the man
Ifacture Of proprietary medicines. jus
,ice licndrick appointed William G. Ar
EOld as referee.
Mrs. Hopkins alleged that she was
to leave the home Of her
husband In Atlanta and come 20 New
York because Of his cruel treatment
bis habitual intoXication and miscon
duct iu Atlanta and in Washington witt
various women. one Of whom is men
toned as mississippi"