The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-26
MISS LUQUER TELLS
 OF VALUE OF CROSS
 FORTUNE AND JEWELS
Young Woman Interested Tn Where abouts Of Cancer Specialist Who Could Do Nothing For Aged Mrs. Cross==Garland Resigned As. Exc cutor==Romance Of Maiden Lane Fortune Disclosed In Will Contest

Miss Edith Thompson La1Qz1er, who ds sadd to be a grand niece of the late Hannah A. Cross, whose will ds con- tested by her sons, William T. and Ferdinand L. Cross. discussed in de- tail with a reporter for The Farmer, Saturday, the jewels whdch were for meTIy owned by Mrs. Cross, and dor which the heirs are said to be search tng
 Miss Edith / Thompson LA1quer, daughter of Mary EhaGnpson Luas1er, when seen at her residence 1,539 Park avenue had not arisen at 12:30. Called dressed and when informed by re- porter for the Bridgeport Evening Farmer that he wished to secure some information and pictures of her moth CT and Mrs Cross, declined to discuss the affair for pulbfaca.ttou.
 Later she consented to relate the de- tails of her great-auntas life in Bridge port and spoke of Frank M Garland
 Pointing to several handsome rings upon sher finger she proudly said that they were part of a nec1ls1ce which her .sa1Int' had permitted made over. The rings eontadned -four one carat sddanionds and three bebweem a carat and a carat and a halfs They were of a beautifM lustre and cut.
 .fWary, do you know. tue papers said the Jewels were only worth $1O,0OO. Taeere is one diamond necklace that Is worth faaaK Then there are many bracelets eazrings of between four and five carats apiece. bracelets of such value that would not atteanpL ' t,o estimate them, and many diamond iracrz1sted watches.
 ssWhv. do yon knows continued Miss Luquer, if all the money that was realized from tae sale qI 1'. my
 fraf1f Y nfontoIair is turned into the Eestate. the two sons of my aunt will pc mosr wealthy. While my aunt lived in n magnfficent apartment. at s.196 WesL End avenue, near Riverside Drive, ID New : York she used to live m the greatest luxury on Columbia Heights, Rroa5xivn and at MontcIa1rs N. J-, where sile owned two big houses ,ieve these were sold through Mr. Garland. and it is Of the proceeds of these sales we wish to inquire
 ssMr. Garland, was here almost con influence overi my mother. because he said he knew Uncle Ferd1nand- Both .auntte and uncle. were fine looking, and auntie was go beaut1fnl thai she was considered the belle or maiden Lane Garland often dwe1t moon this fact, and that uncle used to take her down in the lane just so she could be seen. He was very proud of her Mr.. Garland. admired her very much and also called her sauntfe,' as I do.''
 "TIow did Garland first meet your aunt?'' asked the reporter think theys first met in Bridgeport, about July. When Mrs. Phillips. over on North avenue died, Garland was rec commended as the cancer specialist who had treated her.. believe that he examined auntie and told1her thas sa- e. n | r f7< not know whether ne is a doctor or not, but it was through the death of Mrs Phillips that my aunt and MT. Garland were brought together"
 ssIs it true that Garland was the adviser of yoa1r aunt before her death ?'' asked the reporter
 ssYes, that is true, as she had inn plfcit trust in him. At first :Auntie'S anairs were attended to by Judge Campbell of Nv orlx, but Garland told her that if she died in Bridge port there would be much delay in settling the estate under the New York laws, and <Auntie' had Garlanr made exacutor of the estate to over come this difficulty. She knew that she was advancing in. years and was likely to die at any time.
 Although mother came from Mid dletowri, N r., where her husband is in the paint business she n11rsed and cared for sAunt1e' both 1n New ork and in Bridgeport
 Garland was executor of Mrs Cross will. He did not qualify, and Judge EIa,IIen, Of the Bridgeport Probate Court named Former City Attorney Thomas M zCullinan to have the man. age1nent of the property of the dead woman.
 .I believe the value of the jewels Is s3o. 900 at least. My aunt always said that MT. Cross, her husband. es- ever came into his possession"
 Mr Cross died in New York some fifteen years ago, and was reputed at ais death. to be worth $1,O00, ,000.
 Miss Luquer continued: My aunt S two sons, Ferdinand and William Cross. are joining with mother in an action to have the will set aside, but r am sure they are hurt because none If the Jewels were left to them. My aunt must have been worth full Lv a. million dollars, as. besides the jewels and the $15s0O0 left to mother there was much other property, in cluding $10,00o in 8 Shelton bank, which my aunt had purposely put theresi in joint account, that in event of her death, mother would be able to have it's use as her own.
 This is why we are so anxious to find MT. Garland, for as soon as sauntie' died he came to mother and said he had better get the money out of the bank at once. Mother says that was in the bank, and she wants to see him.
 Frank M. Garland. while in Bridge esl7i fN,, Hler-,-1