Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-02
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Alton (IlI. dispatch: Intense inter.
est has been taken by the friends and
relatives of the late General Martin
BEEN in this city in the investigation
now in progress at Chicago to clear up
khe mystery of the generals death. A
close watch has been kept on the grave
IN the Alton cemetery ever since the
funeral for fear that the body might be
removed. The father and sisters of the
dead man were not satisfied with the
verdict of the coroner's jury at Stanton,
Neb., where the tragedy occurred, and
this dissatisfaction was increased by the
conflicting stories and strange conduct
of Mrs. BEEN during her brief stay at
their home in this city.
Gen. Martin Beem's will was offered
for probate yesterday. Its contents
gave new impetus to the suggestive
gossip concerning Mrs. BEEN. The will
Was commonplace enough, but a mem
orandum was attached to it which at
once revived interest in the matter The
will and memorandum are as follows:
II want this to be my last will and
testament. | wish Charles p. SAWYER
appointed by the court without bonds.
and for him to act as my executor.
want my wife, Lucy Laughton BEEN, to
have only what is permitted by the law.
want all the rest of the estate to go to
my sisters in Alton, ILL.,, in equal parts
after the payment of all my debts. i
want Charles 2. Sawyer to have oil NV
hnnlc on hy1e A. L.
In Alton, ILL.,, by the side of my mother
and brothers, and especially request
that my funeral be strictly private. none
but the family relations and such family
friends as may be necessary to help bury
me. want no parade of any kind. In
witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 9th day of April,
1888. MARTTS BEE,i .
Evans J. McComas and j. MeComas
sign as witnesses. Continuing, the docu-
ment says:
Private Memorandum want Mr.. |
Sawyer and E. $. McComas to make |
rigid investigation into the manner of |
my death, so that if l have been moi |
soned or foully dealt with, to prosecute /
any parties that may be implicated. NV /
troubles make me suspicious, and NAV i
be without cause. Yet letter sent to |
my office by boy, near the closing
paragraph, may guide you as to whom /
nave apprehension of most danger / |
have written her If she wants to be free
l would sever an artery or kill myself,
but this was only few DAYS ago, and i
said it solely for effect. 1 have no snch
and never dreamed it. l have
others to live for, to say nothing of a
soldierly duty to discharge. fear moi
son more than all else. If my death be
accidental then say nothing, destroy
this, but enforce the will unless L re-
yoke it. | mean, destroy the memoir
andum, also the private papers and let
ers TO my wife, but if necessary to prove
anything, make use of them and spare
no one.
This is my request so far as nv do
nestle affairs are concerned. NV $40. 900
insurance policy, life plan, is in the hands
of the administrator of f. A. Bowie. at
Fort Morgan, Col Balance due on
1ote In vault is the amount it is pledged
Tor. The 81, 600 one for the Ancient
Order of United Workmen is in the
hands of George f. Hawley to secure a
oan on the lands l bought in my wife's
name. The insurance to be paid to nv
'lster IN case the bonds pay him the
amount due. The other $4,000 policy,
paul. HAS DEtu BSSlZneu GD |
MIR. Hlnckley and my sister Annie. The
present Weems stone stock might be
'old to Mr.. W. j. Cooper, of Baltimore.
or something. / haven't anything else
worth bothering about. MIR. w. J. s.
las note for 81, 900, on which s., 900
!ihould be credited. Three hundred
dollars of it paid him in cash and
I, 800 he secured by attachment in
Philadelphia against the w. Weaver
lall manufacturing company. All other
notes that he may have have been
merged in that one big note. NV {
and Noble b. Judah {
NOW this. Besides, the note was ante
lated 10 per cent, and she was repre- s
ented part owner, and it ought tc be
anceled on payment of $4,000 in
money. This is all that comes to me I
low. MARTIN BEEN I
april 81, 1885,"
The letter which the general referred
Q as guiding investigation in the right
ERECTION was not Forthcoming. The j
nggestion that naturally presented it.
elf to General Beem's friends was that
had been found and destroyed by some n
I Mrs. Beem's friends. The latter are i
OF greatly disturbed by the memoran- \
UNI attached to the will. They assert l
nat it fully sustains the theory of sui /
de. The general, they claim to be-
eve, contemplated suicide. His pride 8
'volted at the isnominy OF such a t
cath, and he wanted to raise Just enough n
lspicion to avert positive conclusion q
lat he was self-murderer. 'If he was v
'prehensive that his wife tended TO
bison him" they ask, why did he SO c.
seek to maintain relations Il
it'll herp I