The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-24
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IN WILLOFRICH
MAN,ISCHARGE
Affidavit Tells How Widow
Of Samuel Long Found
Fortune He Left.
MADE MILLIONS IN
MOVING PICTURES

A dispute over the payment of the
attorneys fees resulted In the filing of
affidavits in the Surrosates Court yes
terlay in which charges were made OF
the substitution of page in the will Of
Samuel Long. president Of the kalem
Company. moving picture producers,
who died OH July 2S.
The sworn statements submitted 20
Surrogate Fowler by Charles l.. Craig,
who was the attorney for Mrs. Alice VI.
Long, widow Of the kalem Company
head, until she discharged him on Octo-
bcr -. set forth that Mr.. Long left an
estate OF several million dollars and
that through his efforts an attempt to
put her husbands estate in charge Of
his business partner. Frank j. Marion,
secretary and treasurer Of the kalem
Company, who she alleges was inimical
to her interests, was averted.
Mr.. Craig has put in "A bin for $4,000
for his services. and he applied yesicr-
day for an order by the Surrogate MAX
ing his claim a lien on the estate. Will
lam NJ. Seabury and Walter W. Irwin.
Mrs. Longs new attorneys. objected To
the proceeding and argued that II MIR.
Craig has any claim IL should be adjud-
Gated in the supreme Court. Surrogate
Fowler reserved decision, after asking
for briefs.
How FOrtune Grew.
The papers show that Mr.. Long. who
was a mechanical engineer In Cincinnati. :.
came to New York when the moving
p,ture industry was IN its infancy and
made several important inventions. lie
was associated first with the General
Film Company and later with the kalem
concern. When he died he owned 40
per cent. of the kalem stock and Mr..
Marion held the other 60 per cent His
heirs were his widow. and his brothers.
George W. Long, a banker. AT New
market, Tenn. and william ii. Long
lawyer. at 6reenvil,e, =. e.
In his voluminous affidavit Mr.. craig
said that Mrs. Long notified him imme-
diately after her husbands death that
she desired him 10 act for her. lie
advised her 10 make Immediate search
for will She found only $50. 90 in
cash III IA safe deposit box.
Mr.. Craig said that on the following
day Mr.. Marion tclephoned from his
home ut stamford. Conn, that Frank
r. Clarke, "a White Plains attorney who
had formerly been connected with the
Surrogate's Court In Westchester
county. had "A draft of a will executed
10y Mr.. Long. and that the original must
be put away somewhere.
VIII Finally Found.
Mrs Long continued her search, and
finally. on July 81, found "A will and with
1t carbon copy. Finding that Marion
WAS named as executor. she turned over
the original document. but kept the copy
and said nothing about IT, She showed
the copy 10 Mr.. Craig. who found that
the entire moving picture holdings of the
deceased were put IN trust with MIR,
Marion. to pay himself one-tenth of the
income and the other nine-tenths TO
Mrs. Long during her lifetime. on her
death the income Went 10 the decedent's :
two brothers. Mr.. Craig asserted, how
ever. that the will WAS invalid because
II did not dispose of the principal of the
trust,
Mr.. Craig alleged that Marion notified
Mrs Long that the will would be read
at her home after her husbands funera,
H. tried to induce her To sign n consent
To the probate OF the document. but on
her attorneys advice she asked for de-
lay. The original will was then pro.
,luced by Clarke. and Mr.. Craig said
fe noticed that II differed from the
carbon copy he had. lie said the first
page of the document. on which the bulk
of he estate was disposed of, was III
different typewriting ink than the Sec
ond page and II showed that the clips
binding the pages together had been re-
Gently removed
Mr.. Craig said he explained these DIS
crepancies to Mrs. Long and she was
~, lined to sign the consent anyhow, in
orucr to be relieved of annoyance The
alleged substituted first page of the
viii provided that the principal Of the
tsust fund should go to the decedent's :
b~athers on Mrs, Longs death, and this
dis isposition made the will entirely valid.
Mr.. Craig suggested that they show
the will and the copy to u. 4. Schwerin.
president of the paci1c Mail Steamship
Company. family friend OF the longs.
and he advised Mrs. Long to follow her
attorneys advice. Then they called on
cx-Justice Augustus Van Wyck, and ne
advised that Mrs. Long refrain from
making herself a party to the probate
proceeding Mrs. Long then bought out
the interest of her husbands brothers in
his estate for $4,000,
Confronted with Documents,
II was then arranged. Mr.. Craig said,
b. confront Clarke with the will and
COPY. since he didn't know the copy
existed. when he saw them IN the