The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-06
HAD ONE WIFE TOO MUCH
The Two Interesting Contemporary
Families of Old Judge SOL
ONION HeydenfeIdt.
At One Woman's Death Another
Appears to Cheer the
Gentleman.
San Francisco Soon to Have Another Inter.
esting Will Case Involving a Oues-
tion of Legal Marriage.

San Francisco is soon to have another
interesting will case. says the Examiner.
The testament which they will wrangle
over is that of Judge solomon Heydenfeldt,
who. after seventy-fvs years of lifs-most
of them quite llvely-died on the 18th of
September, 1890. His by no means moon
comfortable estate was disposed OF by a
Photographic will. Before that will il finally
accepted and observed there will be more
peculiar developments than tho probate
court has seen for a long time. It seems
that the old judge had two contemporary
families, unknown to one another, and as
both families are named in the will, il is
easy to see whore the trouble is coming
from.
In the will is the following clause: II
have already made such provision for each
and all of my children as l desire, consist
ent with the value of my estate, by deeds
s1ecuted and delivered to Charles Ashton.
Of San Francisco, and l therefore give, de-
wise and bequeath all the rest and residue
Of my estate to my wife, Elizabeth Angelina
H~eydenfeldt, to use and enjoy the same
and the profits thereof for and during her
natural life, and after her death to be dis
tributed to our children, share and share
alike. unless she shall by her last will and
Testament make a different and unequal
distribution Of the same. which I give her
power and authority to do" Charles Ash
ton and Julius Jacobs are named AS execu-
tors. Then follows O very formidable list
of heirs, whose ages range from five to forty
three years.
yr6Dn HavfanfaldlS oofrfpnNria liz
tory, as far as the records show, begins in
1914, whom nc was 20 years old. He then
married Miss Ella Jones, daughter of an
Alabama doctor. A few years later the
future Judge and his family started for
California by sea. Thu wife died and was
buried at Panama. She left three children,
Solomon O., Ella O. and John O.. John 0.
was the infant whose birth had cost his
mothers life. The baby died just before
the ship entered the Golden gate. Ella O.
died a few years ago. leaving solomon o.
as the only surviving child OF his fathers
first marriage. The O.. in these names
stands for Ochtrsich, which they claim a.
the name of the ancestral baronial demsnse
in Gsscony. No Heydenfeldt ever esca ped
this name.
In 1863 Judge Heydenfeldt married Miss
catherine Collins and established his home
at l0lG Post street. As the years went by
the house was filled with their children.
Several died, but there are four survivors,.
They are Thomas O., leila o.. Frederick
y. and Inc O.. These four heirs and the
only survivor Of tho judges first family
constitute one party of contestants for the
estate. Judge Heydenfeldt and his second
wife Lived at tho Post street home till July
3. 1887. On that day Mrs. Heydenfeldt
No. 2 died.
Soon after her place was taken by another,
who took possession az if she liked the
situation. More han thai, she brought
five children with her, and the middle one
OF each Of their names was Ochtreich. The
oldest was sixteen years old, the youngest