The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11


their parents and II would follow them
as they grew up. while IL they were In
New York II would die down and be
forgotten.
Another reason was that he wanted
20 get them away from her people. II
people would probably steal them. he
said, and their father would always have
trouble keeping them. Mr.. xieglcr told
me:
them the best advantages. I expect to
put than through the best schools, and
after they are through ! mean them to
travel all over the world, am going to
make them rich. y
Tells Of Promis~ of wealth.
Miss Brandt said she made no reply
20 this, because she was opposed to the
adoption on her brother Georges ac-
count. Two years later when she made
another visit to her half-brother he said
II am going to make the children rich"
She said she last visited Mr. Ziegler In
1904, when she came here to take Flor
ence Brandt to the Immaculate Concep-
ton Academy At Davenport which she
was TO attend. She was mere for tvo
weeks Concerning her stay here she
said:
I'VE had a beautiful visit and Mr.. and
Mrs. ziegisr were particularly Kind to
Florence
The witness said she heard Mr.. Zieger
say on a numb r. OF occasions that he was
going 10 make lhe children his heirs. She
oaid that Florence was graduated from the
immaculate Conception Academy In 1906
and then studied music, elocution ana
kindergarten work in Chicago. Shc Is
now superintendent OF kindergarten
school.
Miss Brandt said that Mr.. Ziegler sur
H. t..tC tnava nd 81
by stvins them each 800, 600 in 1897 She
and her sister Clara got the bulk OF their
share In Chicago real estate and the rest
was In securities.
John NJ. Bowers OF counsel for William
Ziegier. Jr. asked the witness II William
Zlegier's success In business had not been
due to his hard work. She replied: yes.
sir. and to his stick-to-it-iveness"
.Ho WAS moved 10 do what he consd-
cred generous and kindly TO YOU air
asked Mr.. Bowers.
UAther Borrowed 60 Ala zieEler.
Eyes. but we all denied ourselves to get
him through school. ] have seen my
father borrow money to send him TO
school, ! know Of one case where my
father borrowed the money for him at l?
per cent. interest"
DR.. Price. who is now 81 years old. tes-
tifled that he first met Mr.. Ziegler in 1873
or 1880. when they were running rival
baking powder manufactures. Or. Price
sold out his plant, formula and every
thing else to Mr.. Zlegler in 1890.
DR.. Price said that for about ten years
after 1890 he lunched with Mr.. Ziegler
frequently and on one occasion when
the latter was telling about the money he
was making DR.. Price said: why, haven't
YOU any heirs? what are you going to
do with all your money!
"Mr. Zieeier replied" said pr. Price
shat he had selected a couple OF young
stets whom he was going to make his
heirs Then ! was told that these were
Mr.. Brandts children.
Mr.. Ziegler told me he WAS very fond
of the young lady, Florence. but I never
heard him speak Of the young man at all.
! He told me he was going to adopt them
both and make them his heirs
Or. Price said he was manufacturing
breakfast food at about the time Mr.
Zieglsr died and had tried to get Mr.
ZieGier to put 800, 900 into the business
hut Mr.. ziesler decided that he didn't
care to do 1t.
Miss Clara l.. Brandt. the other half
sistsr OF Mr.. ZieGler. said that on Decem-
Der .. 1894. she was at Mr. Ziegler's
house on Fifth avenue when a message
came from Chicago saying that his
brother George and his wife had parted.
Mrs Ziegler said to her husband: 30
to chicaso at once George needs you
Mis- Brandt said that Mr. Ziesier
packed q suit case and started at once.
Whom he left the house he said, 81 am
going to bring the children back with
me-" The witness continued:
II was In the library when my two
brothers and the children arrived. Their
nurse was with them shall never for
get as long as live the scene that was
enacted there-the happiness in that home
when the children arrived. Mr.. and Mrs.
Zisglsr were very happy over the children
being there and were very nice to them.
Happy - . hoy, she said.
my brother william was like boy
with q new top over those children, he
was so happy. All his friends knew how
happy they made him. Mrs. Z!egler was
also very much pleased and 1t was a
happy household"
Mss Brandt said that Mr. Zlegler
offered Florence $4,000 worth oi
stocks in her presence. One OF the condi
tions was that Florence was to gradual,
from a school az good as the one sh'
was attending. and another was that hi,
wife was TO be trustee Of the gift q
Florence. Florence objected to Mrs. Zieg
Ter a. trustee and insisted that her Aun
Clara. tho witness. be named. because
she had been attending to Florence'i
on this point and the gift was neve
made.
Counsel for william Ziegler. Jr.. aske,
II the interview between Mr. Ziegler AM
Florence was not no stormy that she ans
the witness left Mount Clemens mucl
sooner than they had intended. Mis-
Brandt said she didn't believe such wa
the case because Mr.. Ziegler gave Flor
ence q book when she left.
VIII Argue Appeal ON March 20.
Miss Brandt told Of a trip she ant
Florence took to Europe In 1901 with Mr.
and Mrs. Ziegler, when the late Mayo
0aynor and Mrs. Gaynor were along am
tho plaintiffs brother William was ais
one of the party. She said that Mr.. Zleg
Ter seemed to take AS much pleasure Ii
having one of the children with him a
the other. She testified that when Flor
ence was in the convent at Davenport he
father visited her almost daily to plea
with her to sign the paper revolving he
adoption.
"He talked daily OF having his Gir
back again" said the witness
When asked her opinion OF the name
IN which her brother provided for he
Miss Brandt said;
He did all he could for my comfor
He was an exceptional brother"
Miss Brandt denied that she was bear
ing any part OF the expense OF her niece
auit to ret half the Ziegler estate