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Show COURT MIES BOY HEIR TD&jnjH Voiiis Adoption Decree, but Permits JLad to Remain With Adoptive Parents. By International News Service r NEW YORK, May 23. Henry Francis Fran-cis Shoemaker, multi-millionaire railroad rail-road financier, gravely ill at his magnificent mag-nificent Sound Sido home, Cedar Cliff, at .Riverside, Conn., roccived word from Seattle this evening that tho suit I brought by his boh, Henry W. Shoo-maker, Shoo-maker, to change tho name of the hitter's hit-ter's 5-year-old son back to Shoemaker, had been won. With tho sands of his life rapidly running out at tho ago of OS. t.ho older Air. Snocmakor rocently added a remarkable re-markable codicil to hia will, whereby the sum of $2,000,000 is left to bin young grandson, Henry Pony, on condition con-dition thnt the lad's name bo changed to Shoemaker. Tho boy has been known as Henry Perry since he was logally adopted by Dr. Richard Perry oif Seattle, whom Airs. Beatrice Barclay Shoomakor Perry married after her divorce from Henry W. Shoemaker. Honry W. Shoomakor brought suit in tho superior court of tho stato of Washington to forco Dr. and Mrs. Perry to annul tho adoption of tho boy and the restoration of his liumo to Shoomaker. Tho father doclarod the child would inherit $2,000,000 from the estate of his grandfather if his prior name was restored. On tho witness stand, when tho suit was callod today iu Seattle. Mrs. Perry, who was tho principal witness, said that if guarautoed undisturbed possession of tho child until his fifteenth fif-teenth birthday she would not oppose his taking the namo of Shoomakor. She protested; however, against the de-i cree of adoption being sot aside. j "My sou does not need this money, i He will bo amply provided for under hiB present name," said the mother with considerable show of spirit. Nevertheless the court, anullcd the adoption of the boy and restored his namo to Shoemaker. Mrs. Perry, how-ovor, how-ovor, was awarded the continued custody cus-tody of tho child. "When the news was taken to the stricken master of Cedar Cliff, he brightened considorabl'. He ban his heart set xipon his son's wining the case, for it meant the perpetuation of the name that has been borno by many generations in this country. Mrs. Shoomakor stated today at Cedar Cliff 4hat hOT husband was too ill to be seen. "Tt is true that Mr. Shoemaker plans to leavo $2,000,000 to our grandson, grand-son, " said the old lad'. "My son brought suit, hopiug to" got possession of the child.-"' The older Shoemaker, it was learned today, has been critically ill since the trial of William Cummins two years ago, when' an attack of parulysis prevented pre-vented him from testifying. Ho is a director in a dozen banks, railway corporations cor-porations and realty companies and is reputed to be worth many millions. Mr. Sbodmaker's daughter is Mtf. Alfred Wagsfaff, Jr. Another son, tho lato "William Broclc Shoemaker, mar--riod Miss 1511a Do Poystcr, daughter of Mrs. Frederick .1. Dn Peystcr. Henry W. Shoemaker, son of the financier, fi-nancier, was married at New Tiochello on May 10 last to Miss Mabcllo Ord. daughter of Mrs, Robert Braht Ord of San Francisco. Today at Cedar Cliff his mother stated that he and his brido were en route io Europe. Thoy sailod Monday. |