Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-20
HEBER,S MILL
The Troubles Pc raining to the Settlement
OF an Estate


OF an Estate
One of those unfortunate cases of family
disagreements, which lately are becoming alto
gether too frequent, came to the light through
official channels in the probate court on Tues
day last. The GLOBE is ever anxious to let
these matters pass when it oan consistently do
SO in Its character of public journal. In
most cases the publication of all the details
subserve no public good, and in this case the
facts would have been allowed to rest quietly
in the files of the probate Office had not the
Pioneer Press yesterday morning alluded to
them in such manner that justice to all par
ties requires plain statement of all there ID
connected with the case.
Many of the city readers of the GLOBE will
remember Henry j. Weber, who kept
grocery store some twelve or fifteen
buildings on Third strset, just above and on
the opposite side of the street from where the
Metropolitan hotel now stands. The buildings
were destroyed by fire, and in the year 1869
their owner, Mr.. Weber, was gathered to his
fathers, leaving a wife and three children
two sons and one daughter. He also left con-
siderable property which consisted of the 81
feet front on Third street, above alluded to,
and more or less personal property estimated
at several Thousand dollars. During his life
time he decided to his wife the homestead
situated on Summit avenue opposite
the Selby block. Time has
rolled on and the two boys have become of age.
One of them, the second son. early gave signs
| of settled melancholy, and about year ago he
disappeared from St. Paul and has not since
been heard from. Some four years ago the
| elder son. Henry, married and began to make
| home of his own. He was we'll aware that his
| father left behind him considerable property.
and after he became of age he was naturally
anxious to learn what disposition, ii any, he
had made of it. No will had ever been offered
for probate, until within few months past,
when ONE was filed in the probate
court, by the terms of which all
his personal property was left to his wife, and
the Third street property to the children.
| This will bore date some time before his death,
and as above stated, was fled in the probate
court only short time ago. Henry. the elder
son. in the meantime, learned that his father
had made another will only few weeks before
| his death, making altogether different dis
position OF his property. When the first will
was filed for probate he contested its validity.
| and brought evidence to show that his father
had made another and subsequent will. This
last will was drawn by Jacob Manner, ESQ.,,
and witnessed by F. Banholzer and Henry
Justus, as oil of them testified. This will was
| left in Mr.. Weber's possession, but has never
seen the light, and Mrs. Weber aays she never
saw it,
This was the condition of things on Tues
| day last. when the matter came before Judge
| O'Gorman. By consent and with the advice of
Mrs. Henry Weber, he visited his mothers home
on Friday afternoon, to seach through bis
fathers papers with view to find the miss
| ing will if it was still in existence. Upon
opening trunk in which his fathers papers
were kept, his mother took
out two satchels which she de-
clared contained private papers belonging to her
alone. After examining the papers in the trunk
and not finding the will, Henry requested the
privilege of examining the two satcheis. This
his mother refused to allow, and here was where
the trouble began. Henry insisted and his
mother refused in which she was sustained by
her daughter. B. lieving that Henry would in
aist on his demand being complied WITH Mrs.
| Weber threw the satchels down stairs, and ran
out in the street and cried for assistance. The
daughter Joined in the cry, which Henry en-
deavored to quell by placing his hand over her
mouth.
| In the meantime Mr.. ". A. Culbertson and
| DR.. T. 7. Mann, who happened to be passing
| the house at the time, were attracted by the
| cries of the mother and daughter, and calling
at the front door, succeeded IN putting stop
to the disturbance. This is the story as told
by the son, and is partially corroborated by
| Mr.. Otis, the attorney for Mrs. Weber. Mr..
gross injustice to Henry Weber. He never at
| tempted to extort money from his mother.
All no wished to do was to
know what disposition his father had made
of his property, knowledge he had
| perfect right to be informed of, as his father
had been dead over eleven years, and he was
several years past his majority. In partial
corroboration of the truth of Henry's story it
may be said that he is we'll known in the city
and for the past eleven years has been and is
now, the bookkeeper for r. & J. NJ. Warner,
| and is highly respected and implicitly trusted
| by them. 1t is an unfortunate condition of
affairs, and no one feels it more keenly than
Henry, who, in telling his story to the GLOBE
reporter yesterday, endeavored to screen his
mother from all blame In the meantime the
matter ia before Judge O'Gorman, who will
have to settle this family dispute.