St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-10
WON BY The WIDOW.
The Beem-Kimberly Will Case
Settled by WiSconsin's
Supreme Court.
Mrs. BEEN Entitled to One
Third Of a Large Es-
tate.
Sewer Diggers Strike Pay
Dirt in the Streets Of
Helena.
Murderer Bryson Tells {
Fairy Story--Outrage at
Ojata, Oak.
Special tothe Globe.

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MADISON, Wis, Oct. 9.-The supreme
court to-day rendered decision in the
BEEN Kimberly will case which has
been made prominent because of the
rather sensational career of the re-
spondent in connection with the mys-
teriOus shooting of her husband, Gen.
BEEN, of Chicago. some time ago. Mrs.
BEEN was formerly Miss Lulu Case, of
Neenah, a belle, whose striking beauty
and the fact that she was the heiress to
considerable property, attracted more
than local attention. Her beauty at
tracted, among others, Gen. Martin
BEEN, and he succeeded in winning her
affections. Their married life was any
thing but happy, however, and when
Gen. BEEN was shot and died without
divulging anything concerning the
shooting. suspicion pointed to Mrs.
BEEN as his slayer, but examination
showed the charge to be grOundleSS.
The further details of the case are we'll
known to newspaper readers of nearly
the entire country. Mrs. BEEN is at
present teaching at Berlin, this state.
Her hair, which two years ago was
beautiful auburn, is now snowywhite as
a result of the exciting trouble she has
experienced. The suit decided to-day
was proceeding in equity, Drought to
recover a one-third share of the estate
of Harvey l.. Kimberly. deceased, un-
der his will. Lulu ughton-Beem,
who was the granddaughter of Mrs.
Kimberly, and from the age of four
years to the time of her marriage to
Gen. Martin BEEN, of Chicago. in 1880,
had resided in the family of Harvey
Kimberly as one of the family. KIM
berry died in 1881, and in. his will he
gave to Lulu StOughtonBeem $1,000.
TO Lucy Ann Kimberly, his wife, the
income OF one-third of his estate during
her life, and to Daniel l.. Kimberly and
Augustus Kimberly, his sons, equally
the remainder of the estate, and after
the death of Mrs. Kimberly the one
third, the income of which he bequeathed
to Mrs. Kimberly. Daniel l.. Kimberly
and Augustus Kimberly were sons of
Harvey Kimberly by former wife.
Previous to the expiration of the time
prescribed by law Mrs. Kimberly was
elected to
TAKE THE WIDOWS DOVER.
In 1882 Mrs. Kimberly died i'll Chicago
testate, leaving Lulu Stoughton-Beem
her sole legatee. With a knowledge
that Lucy Ann Kimberly had filed no.
tice of election in the proper court to
take in the widows dover and acknOwl-
edge of her death, and that she died tes-
tate leaving Lulu StoughtOn-Beem all
her property, Daniel l.. Kimberley,
the executor of the estate of Harvey
Kimbler, without the knowledge of
Lulu Stoughton-Beem upon his show
ing that he had fully administered the
estate. obtained an order distributing
the residue of the estate amounting to
$4,000 equally between himself and
brother. Mrs. BEEN in application to
the county court, sought to have the Or
der of distribution vacated, and that
Daniel Kimberly be required to pay her
the one-third share of the estate, The
application was denied when she ap-
pealed to the circuit court where, upon
the ground that Daniel Kimberly, by
fraudulent representations, had induced
the county court without petition OF no.
tice or evidence to make judgment,
which cut off the rights of Lulu Slough
ton-Beem, the representative of Lucy
Ann Kimberly, the circuit court re-
versed the judgment. The supreme
court to-day affirmed such reversal.