Show look for edwards estate in gotham w YORK william 0 edwards N a keen eyed north car olin lan tall spore spare bewhiskered and arrived here with his counsel alfred G spivey determined to get for himself and relatives a share of the estate supposed to have been left years ago by robert B E edwards or r to know tho the reason why edwards and spivey are enthusiastic about their prospects despite the fact no records of the estate which to la supposed suppose to comprise some of tho the most valuable real estate of downtown now new york have yet been found more mord than sixty edwards heirs are in north carolina said spivey walting waiting for some word from him as to their prospects of success eighteen lawyers yern are working back home we re taking a long chance and we know it sald bald spivey but the stakes aro are so big all north carolina Is wildly excited all wo we need Is a flaw in the titles of the lands we ore are going to invests gate if we can find tho the slightest flaw in any title well go into court and you cun can bet your life well at least bo be offered a most generous compromise ive fought this kind of a case before without even a glimmer of hope and come coma out ahead tula this time look at tho the stakes I 1 the claim of the edwards edwarda family la Is based on a grant supposed to have been made to robert B E edwards edwarda by george II if of england for aid in fighting franco france at sen sea edwards was the descendant of a william edwards who came to virginia in 1035 1635 only to leave tho the south and come to new york to make his fortune in ship building when war came he Is supposed to have fitted a fleet for his king the property claimed runs across manhattan island between prince and christopher streets in 1778 edwards Is supposed to have leased it to john and george cruger for fop 00 09 years and a document which Is supposed to be this lease Is believed bel loved to be still in existence |