The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-25
1rs. D Sarah p. &C Cumm az insI . ssd
g year. two brothsrs John

Mis- Diana Davis. aged IS years. and
IrR. Sarah n. Cumm inoa AGED
s. yearA two hrotherr John
A. Davis and Erwin Davis, and number Of
some remarks upon this occasion. ma &C.
transcript contains 1ho teetimony fhereof
By Min Cumminon N. Cummlirn Nra
Cumminas, NJ. Ladd, Mn. I.add, III. Cor
nue., AN. CUrnuo and Mr., Root. n ordi-
nary cases, the general effect Of The proof
vided aad vast interests are involved. pro-
lixity 10 unavoidable and win quots the
Language OF each witness:
Mrs. Cornue testified: III thofo ID will
An estate can be settled within hve years.
Yet at the end OF I'VE years there might not
it will take ton years. and at the end Of ton
years there probably might not be dollar
for us, ~ there will necessarily b great liti-
cation. He spoke e1 there being debts very
likely, and he said 1t was reported that
there was an illegitimate child, and that il
left for any Of us. And
then he turned to Uncle John and said, You
have lived in Montana and know the laws
Of Montana; am not right about the time
it takes to settle an estateY' And Uncle
John said, Yes, it takes from i've to ton
years TO settle an estate in Montana,
He (Uncle Erwin) mentioned ave years
a. the shortest time In which the heirs could
receive anything, and then only il there was q
viii. And II there vas not win.
ten years was the shortest time in which
they. could get anything"
Davis) also stated that il there was . will il
was possible that the estate could be settled
in i've years, and il there was NO will II
would take ten years or more before dis.
tribution OF the estate could take place.
.rr 4h.-. II. s. y, sst.tas II = th;rHE
thos .a wsra h;a &" Void Mar cha eloae AZ h;s
.e,, 80 n. trr~ed e. rs hrcthar lam ind
asEed him II he was correct about he laws
of Montans A he (Johnl had lived there.
sbout ton vesrs 10 eettle an estste in Mon
tn. III T1ncie Er~;r as;S AL II there vaa
r ra oil, svsrvth;nu n.;oht "a nsed mn In lit;-
ost; T 0' IL sa;X ~ nav there Would be-
iarOa dahta- an snra he uaed the word
.1s.sC.s u s.,a.f ;r1 ~ ths debts. :"
W. =. Nr,rs,;nns tast;f,aS. "Ha fErv;n
Dav;sl vent On "a state Chat If there was 8
viii n would take Ave vears to eettle the ea-
taNa n Montsna. f. not a viii from Ava to
20. sor' r 81 And 4 thsra v"s anv aatata for
rei ons ~ sftar r.st dss II
iitication. Ia snoke Of the difficultv Of
aattIinu nm estate in a new territorv. and
oftar l;nr If that he turnad to Uncle
John and asked him IL he Ma not rioht
Ird reel. Johr a.;1 ~ 80 AM Il vcrI1
take from Ave "a tam vears 10 settle Tia
ESTATE"
Mrs. cumm;nos testified. "Ervin Davisssid
at that - meetino thst II there VAS "a no MI
that You'd he The worst possibie complica-
t;nn ~ o1 The % e4ss;r Ia tkat - that rass n
won,d tsIa from Ave- - tan vaars "a settie
mn the estate. Il there Vas anv estate. vhioh
ramarks ia made several times, IL thsre
w. anv estate He said there would nroh-
shiv "a iarCa dahts. A. the oinse Of
tha statement he asked Uncle John IL be-
49,. .;ssne 100 -. taL;r =. inn - .attIa
~, M m estate IN Montans. snd iInoie John
said Ia ~. and that Il Vonld tsfe from
Ave n tan YEAR z :. - = !
Ma Tadd testified. ..Ha fErvin Davis,
..;d i was - Ia honad there was : viii
hacansa r. that cssa = thara was anvthiro,
nc.n;,,., - r , @a no;oht st r ;n 1a va.rs
md Fl thare w.a ~ Iii - von,d K tsn
vasrs and nerhsns "a vonld nsver oat snv-
th;n1 : { r. the nnhiic administrstor oct
4 Il wonld be nsed m in litioation. ana
there wonid nrohablv ~ yerv iittle. Il snv-
thing. lett. BE said theirs was one Chat
claimed to be an illeeitimate child, and
wonld claim ali and there vonld be notbino