New Britain herald., 1914-07-23
'BOB' BILLIARDS
 WIFE IS WEALTHY
She RcCc'vss $l,250,000 From
 fa,heI'S EStac.


 James Everard, the brewer, had only one child, Olga Julia Everard, who is the wife of Robert Hilliard, the act or. One of his chief aims in life seemed to be to make his daughter happy and provide for her comfort. The father, of course could not fore see in advancing his chauffeur, Will liam Williams, in the social scale by making him his private secretary that this advancement might have any relation to the happiness of his daughter. Unwittingly the father contributed to the romance, with the unfortunate ending that followed fre- quent meetings between the private secretary and Miss Everard.
 In 1909, when Miss Everard was eighteen years old, she eloped With Williams. and when MT. Everard heard from them they were husband and wife and were in Atlantic City, asking for forgiveness. MT. Everard accepted Williams as his son-in-law.
 Up to the day of his death, May 31, 1913, MT. Eyerard was never aware that the marriage proved an unfortunate venture for his daughter. All details of her marital troubles were purposely kept from the brew
 
 it would have had on his peace of mind and health. The Williams separ- ated month after, the death of MT. Everard. Mrs. Williams sued for divorce and obtained decree She was married to MT. IIilliard in June. The great solicitude of MT. Everard for his daughter is revealed in the testimony taken before Percival E. Nagle, transfer tax appraiser, who filed yesterday the appraisal of the estate.
 MT. Everard left gross estate of $2.765,36 Mrs. Hillard's share is two thirds of the residue, which gives her more than s1.250.00o. But the testimony had to do with provision made by the brewer in his lifetime. Several years before his death he created fund for his daughter, to which from time to time he added until it amounted to $15O,0O0. Fear ing that her husband, Williams, would compel her to give him the money if he knew of the existence of the fund, she kept 1t a secret.
 David M. Neuberger, for many years attorney for MT. Everard told at the hearing about conversations he had with the daughter while she
 
 these talks took place two years be- fore the death of MT. Everard, and MT. Neuberger quoted Mrs. Williams as saying, 'If my husband ever finds out that have this very large l amount of money in the bank that l father gave me I would not have it | very long, because would be draw 1 ing 1t out" MT. Neuberger said that l Mrs. Williams could not draw any of ! the fund created for her without her l husband knowing it.
 He always knew what money she had" said MT. Neuberger, "and where she had it. He always suc- ceeded in taking it away from her." He said Williams compelled his wife to give up many valuable pieces of jewelry, which he hypothecated, keep ing the proceeds. One these articles was pearl necklace. valued at $6,- 900. which had been present to Mrs Williams.
 Williams borrowed $1,50o on the necklace and kept the money for his own use. Besides disposing in like manner of effects of his wife, Will liams according to MT. Neuberger, also compelled his wife to sell her ef- fects and give him the money
 MT. Everard's custom of hoarding gold coin in the safe of his brewery was also brought out at the hearing. He often kept as much as $80,0OO in gold in this manner, and in the panic of 1907 he had more than $3OO,OOO in gold stored away in his safe, which he offered to several banks to help in relieving the situation existing at that time.
 The estate of MT. Everard was al- most equally made up of personal property and realty, the personality amounting to .$1,620,79O and the realty $1,143,575. Under the will his widow, Mrs. Mary M Everard. of Stamford, Conn, receives shares of stock in the James Everard Breweries valued at $61,0OO and one-third of the residue. Several nieces and nephews were remembered in the will.