The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-21
LIS THERE A DAUGHTER
nrS. Justina DoVnard Claims to Be Z
DAUGHTER Of the Late A. ]. Davis.
Her Legal Representative Admits
Her illegitimacy, But Says He
Can Prove Her Right
to the Estate.
BY the Standards Special Wire

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of judge Davis, led n STANDARD reporter
10 suspect that Mr.. Hinkle might be
possessed Of information Of interest TO
the great public OF Montana, and inquir-
les were made of him. But Mr.. Hinkle
did not happen to be In, and the e time
he was inquired for il was learned that he
had given up his room Mt the hotel and
wal rooming i'm "a private house. Nothing
more definite as to his whereabouts could
be learned. A few days afterwards there
was heard on the streets a m that
Judge Davis had left a daughter In Iowa,
and further inquiries developed the belief
that Mr.. Hinkle's presence had something
TO do with the case. But nobody
knew where the mysterious Hinkle
was staying. On Saturday during the
Davis examination, there sat among the
lawyers, a man OF peculiar, somber APP
pearance and a decidedly legal aspect.
During all the case he said nothing but
his eyes and ears let nothing escape them,
and he seemed to keep mighty good track
of everything that was going on. The re-
porter thought he looked just like MIR.
Hinkle ought to look, and decided TO keep
him in sight. But Mr.. Hinkle disap-
same mystery and silence that character
lied his other actions.
Ii was not until this afternoon that the
reporter struck a fresh trail N finally
located the sphinx from Iowa i'm the law
office of L. j. Hamilton in the Barnard
duced the reporter and Mr.. Hinklc was
kind enough to say that he
was pleased to see the re-
porter. A general conversation
followed in regard to the prospects for
rain in Montana, the seating of the alleged
senators in Washington and the probable
length of he Davis litigation. The rcpor-
ter finally inquired as to the crop pros
poets Of Iowa, with particular reference
TO the crop of heirs. Judge Hamilton
winked i'm his usual grateful manner, but
the sphinx without moving a muscle said
the crops in Iowa never looked more
favorable.
"Mr. Hinkle," said the reporter. dies.
perately, 1.-THE great public of Montana
Is awaiting with breathless interest to
Inc out whether there Is a daughter"
There is a daughter" said Mr.. Hinkle,
solemnly. The great public of Montana,
as represented by the reporter, eaved a
sigh of relief.
"There is "A daughter" repeated Mr..
Hinkle, crossing his legs the other way.
at is our policy not to bring forward our
claim Just now, but il will be done in
time. There is a daughter and her proofs
of being the daughter Of Judge Davis are
where does she live ." asked the re-
porter.
Mr.. Hinkle made a casual inquiry as 10
the truth of the reputed existence OF the
Montana hotel at Anaconda. So the re-
porter came again with the question, "is
she married?"
..She is married." said Mr.. Hinkle.
.'The STANDARD published her name cor.
rectly this morning as Mrs. Justina Dow.
nard. 1 don't know where you got the
information"
'Did she go by the name Of Davis be.
fore she was married."
'No, she bore her mothers name"
"What was that name, p~lease?"
Mr.. Hinkle remarked that Butte seemed
a very prosperous city, and the reporter
steered a different tack.
''Is she a sister of Jeff's?"
'Only u half sister," said Mr.. Hinkle.
"Her mother was known as Judge Davis
best girl. They went together for seven
years before the hciress was born. They
were engaged to he married. Why they
were not actually married will appear
later. They lived together as man and
wife. This h~appened1 some time before
the affair with Lucretia Brown, and
our heir is much older than jeff. l think
Jeff has a pretty strong case. but II is not
as strong as ours. Our evidence consists
Of documentary proofs in the shape of let
tiers, etc. Both the mother and daughter
were supported by Judge Davis. The girl
was given, by him, as good an education
as the schools of lows could furnish. IL
jeff doesn't establish his claim, the entire
fortune will he divided; otherwise thu
property will be divided between the two
My only interest I'm being here is to SEE
that a good, disinterested administrator
Is selected. The property is the daugh
ter's, and of course Il is our interest TO see
that the estate Is settled up honestly ant
economically. We make no application
for letters of administration, but we arr
| WATCHING tho contrast After tho admins
TRAITOR is selected we will make orr claim
Dur preference Is Public Administrators
Murphy. We would also he satisfied
Davis.'
j. NJ. Hinkle is a member Of the famou,
law firm of Wilson & Hinkle, of Fairfield
Iowa, the senior partner being the son %
Senator Wilson. Mr.. Hinkle will remain
here during the preliminary proceedings
then return 10 Iowa, and leave the Mon
tana end OF the case in charge of l.. j
Hamilton. The impression is growing
stands the best chance OF the appoint
ment. The fierce contest bctwec JOIN
A. Davis aud Henry A. Root is likely I,
throw the case into Mr.. Murphy's hands
Manager Patterson OF the Western Union
was given time to confer with the head o.
the company as To the matter OF giving e
the our the kilograms which passed owe
his lines relative to the Davis case. Mr.
Patterson received word to-day from At
torney Fearins, that he could on no ac
count give up the dispatches. Mr.. Patter
son is In a quandary. III he refuses I,
give up the dispatches, probably imprison
mcnt awaits him. If he does give then
up, he is likely 10 be discharged.
Mention is made of the fact that Eu
phorbia rubber. which up TO a compare
lively recent date has been employed onl,
to a very limited extent, is now asccr
tanned To possess certain qualities O
special value in plumbing and steam III
ting. As the result of various expert
ments, a method has been discoyere,
which renders the gum in question avail
able for mixing with vs-'ous kinds Of In
dia rubber to the extci OF 80 per cen,
IL was found In these experiments that
piece OF ~vulcanizcd rubber containing 8
per cent Of the Euphorbia on being eS
posed for some time on a roof, kept in
better condition than "a similarly expose,
piece of ordinary pure yulcanized rubber
Mixed with gutta-percha, q prevents IN