The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-22

With the hling of an appeal in the superior court Nom the probate of the will of the late Hannah A. Cross by her two sons, wealt fTs5 jewellers of New York, claiming urine influence and incompetency, the fsigning of Frank search of the heirs for additional property anAs, securities alleged to amount from R30, 900 ito $50, GOO, most sensational fauss in relation to the life and death of the agA6 recIuse may be brought to light.
 It becarne known 1rAy that Will liam II. Cross and Fer nand L. Cross, of the New York jewe V firm of Cross & Begu1an, New Yor& city. living in Montclair, N. J., had been interested with their mother h that concern. Z It was also establishrd that she was the widow Of the late Fserdinand Cross, one of the most prominent diaEA mond experts in New York city and 8 pioneer in the jewelry business, rank ing at one time with Tiffany, or Black, Starr and Froat.
 Incenssd at 4iae fact that an amount of $15s0O0 was left directly to a niece of the deceased, Mrs Mary Thompson Lnquer, who came fo this city about a year ago and lived in seclusiorl with the aged woman at Park and Maple wood avenues, they have instituted an appeal through their counsel, ex-Judge Carl Foster. It is known that they have asked that dnvestiga&ion be made into the disposal of property and se-8 curfties not as yet established in the inventory. and said to amount to many thousands of dollars
 It has been learned that, although Judge John A. L. Campbell of New
 York had previously been named as executor of the will, almost at the hour of death, Frank M. Garland, for lnerly of New Haven. but who came to this city and lived on Washington
 4serraee was s1sbsttt teds in s q place Of her friend and Adviser.
 AJthoaIgh Tsan1ed as execution in the
 codBcil 1t is a rnattter of pecodad that
 Garaaald refused to serve as executor
 upon the probafimg of the will andf that Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan was appointed asd1l1fnistrator under bonds of $8.DOU. Although no one to- day would disclose real reason for the resienation Of Gar+lanad it is illtimahed tl1at he denH1rTed to the filing of a bomId of $8,OOO set by the court after counsel for the Eefrs had demanded that it be rahtsed from amount of 1000.
 It is also alleged Al1ia,t much bdfter- ness has issued. over the alleged amount of property of the deceased and that when investigation was made by tine heirs as ito the disposal of certain property and securities for u1erly possessed by the deceased, Gar 1ar1d frahllcly admitted that he had for some unorlths acted in an advhsory ca paciity to Mrs. Cross and stated that tfle property had been sold upon his xasdvtce He ds said to have denied panstiicipatineg in the profits of these fIiyspossaas or Investments other than accepting commission for his work dilriines the lifeti1ne of the deceased
 Hannah A. Cross, came to this city as near as can be learned about soo11rnd7 9.@reSidenCe at the corner of Map1ewood avenue and Park avenue, where she was attend ed by, Mrs. Mary Thompson Luquer. a niece She was reputed as enor- mously wealthy in the community Tn which she lived, but was not actively prominent in social and other affairs. It was believed that she was attempt ing to secure her health after years of social life in New York She IS said to have become acquainted just prior to her advent in Bridgeport with Garland, known here as a promoter, originally from New Haven, and re- gently engaged in business in New York.
 On July l. 1913, she executed a will under the guidance of attorney, Frank l.. wilder, of the firm of shan non & Wilder, giving her niece. Mary Luquer. of Bridgeport, fif- teen thousand dollars and all her Jaw- els and jewelry, intimated to be worth between $5,000 and SIG, 900. To her two sons, William T. and Ferdi- nand L. Cross she left the residue She named as her executor Magistrate John A. L. Campbell of New York.
 A codicil was added to the will on November 19, 1913, when she was very i'll, revoking Judge Campbell as exc cutor and naming Frank M. Garland, | of Bridgeport.
 Her fast failing health, due to a weak heart and diabetes, with an at tack of bronchitis, caused Dr. Harry 1 ". FTeck to call pr. John Lynch in 1 Though every effort was made by the physicians to stay the progress of the 1nalady she died at her home, 1539 Park avenue on No s25, 1913, the death certificate 1 being signed by pr. FIeek, the causes being diabetes mel1itus, bronchitis and l pulmonary oedema-
 The will was brought to pro bate be- fore Judge Hallenj on December 9, | when Garland declined to serve as executor and he was replaced by At torney Thomas CuIlinan, Shannon & | Wilder representing the beneficiary, Mrs. Luquer, and Beers and Foster, 1 representing the sons. Bonds of $8,- 900 were accepted, although it is said $2O, ,O0O was first asked.
 When Attorney Cul1inan was inter | viewed by a reporter for The Farmer today he refused to discuss the mat ter upon the ground that he was act ing as administrator and referred his int nterrogator to the other attorneys.
 Ex-Judge Carl Foster consented to discuss the matter for his clients, say ing that the appeal had been taken