New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
CHICiGO
STOREY WILL - so SEAT 80 FARE - THE
MAYOR AND THE WCRkINGMEN.
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S!ORE1 W Hi - ~ ''I-N - w. '''''' : ''''
MAYOR AND TIE WtRkINGMEN.
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CmC,Go. Jan. 3O.-Thc contests in the courts
over the Will the late Wilbur f. storey has removed
pubc interest People generally had boon led to believe
that the editor during tho las; fo" years Of h' lifo WAS
not respon-iue prr-ou. M, last will, executed In
February. 1881. was drawn ata tlmo when his news
papcr WAS enjoying thr Grohtc.t prosperity 1t had ever
KNOWN The three witnesses to the will one OF whom
WAS his trusted attorney, declared i'll the Probate Court
,,, tc te.t1tor wa. not Gf sound mind when the viii
WAS executed ard the attorney even intlmatcd that MI
Storey had been Piled with liquor when the document
was sutte to him for ssnaIc. and that THIS had been
done by h, WIFE IN the Probate Court this was considered
nicn, 70 refu,c 10 admit the Will One OF the blood
heirs who had contested the viii In the PROBATE
Cour snrprsed tho attorneys Of Mrs Storey 10y appeal
in from the decision this appeal the same charac-
for NJ testimony was offered hut though attempting 10
preyent It the Circuit Court allowed testimony to be
offered to contraycrt this. As consequences the test
mony Of large number OF citizens. constituting some
n, the most prominent ctzcus o; tho State. nelnding
exprrts ha, been presented such as to leavo no ap
arent doubt that the editor retained his faculties In a
remarkable degree until tho cnd OF his NE Ihe
attorneys Of Mrs Storey have even Gono further ana
charged that tho attempt to defeat tho purpose
of the testator fell little short OF conspiracy TO pre-
vent the newspaper from falling into the WIDOWS hands
case to tc.t tho right OF slilroai company to out
ger for refusal 20 ply fare unless provided with
seat wgs this week IN the expulsion oi MI L.
II IreLuc "A wealthy resident, from one or tho huner-
GUS suburban trains running out Ot the cly inc sun
urban travel has grown 20 very lr-c proper oha an II
has long been subject OF Complaint th"t the Id'"y
cnuats have failed 20 provide adequate accOmmOdh.
tiuns Standing the aisic or ono OF these crowded
rnaches Mr. Erskluc refused TO pay ms fdIe ana was
forcbly elected after nara stFGSso' ITO mas Do
gun a suit Tor damages.
The order OF the polc to close tho front doors o;lqnor
stores sunday was practically iSnorGd iS,t SUNDAY
The front and Windows were covered III some
instances with newspapers, but the doors were not
closed. ono keeper arrested Tor not hhadlng MS
aud keeping his place closed, Dut INC JuSllce
before whom he taken declared that he could not he
fined ana that the only punishment when cOll no IN
Gictcd would he in revokng his license which rested
with the city authorities. No action OF ths kihd mas
followed, however.
Tho Supreme Court OF Illinois has affirmed the const
tutionallty OF what Is knot WI as the "liaDtuhl Crn
finals Act" under which any person having once boen
convicted OF crime aud being mp for trla second or
third time can have heavier sentence Imposed.
Anew war picture, tho Battle OF Missionary Ridge, -
has bocn and Is 10 be added to the pictures
OF tho battelelds OF shiloh ana Gettysburg which have
proven such valuable properties Tho latest picture IL
made largely sketches furnished by Theodore r.
Davis, OF New.1Oik
Tho Trades and Labor Assembly mado a demand
unon Mayor Harrison for tho discharge OF
Captain BOnheld from the police force owing
TO his alleged brutality during the street car
strike. Mr. Harrison has surprised inc petitioners ny
0atly refusing do anything OF the kind on Pdte
attachments by concerned In the strike lie also de-
clares that the charges gross injustice to an up
right Official
iont committee representing the Citizens Associa
ton and the two leading political clubs or the olty has
decided to recommend patont ballot box to tho new
Election Commissioners. which automatically registers
the number Of each ballot and IS expected to provo
| complete safeguard against tissue ballots.