Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-13
A CONTESTED WILL CASE,
I. Commenced Before Probate Judge
BartCh To-day.
A STRANGE FAMILY AFFAIR.
An Effort Made to Upset the last
Testament Of Matthew Condor,
OF This City.
A STRANGE FAMILY AFFAIR.

In the Probate Court this morning,
before Judge Bartch, the rusiter Of tho
.stalo Of Matthew Condor came up on
contest.
The ad mission to probate Of the alleged
gill Of the deceased was opposed by
M. father, Patrick Condor, Sr., who
declared that the document offered for
rrobate was not the last will and tesla
ment Of his son, and that at the time
q, siqnipY, II he signed IL, he was not
Of sound mind.
That prior and up to the time the
document was alleged to have boon
signed by the decoasej he was prostrat.
eI by pro,rscted sickness sad the
excessive use Of intox ica,i1g liquors,
and 40 weakened and cnfeebled in
mind that he wag easily Influenced and
taken advantage Of lie avsrred that
well knowing this fact, ANA with the
Intention VI procuring the deceased 10
execute will uuder the provisions Of
which she would receive all VI tho
propcrty OF tho deccdent, Catherine
Gnlis, his sister, some time prior 10 the
alleged signing Of the VIII, caused her
brother to he taken to her home
nj Eureka the being then Il
resident Of salt Lake yity), where by
coercion, persuasion, ratttry anu a.
suniei love aud affection sle obtained
Au undue influence and control over
him; anu that II the document really
was signed by him IL Was 40 done on
that account.
The deceased, II trsnspirel, was
new r mnrliei. Us father T. tie heir
under the law. Matthew, who had
been engaged ~ mining puuuits and
was nearly ATTY years VI age died ON
S5plember 2nd OF the present. year lie
came rom Michigan, had lived la this
TERRITORY about eighteen years, and
nbont four la Salt Lake CITY. The
sum involved iu the present contest u
in the npighborhnod Of $4,000.
Judge Judd represented The deviscc,
aud Attorney Pike (Oi Eufokal was
counsel Tor tho executor The legslee,
Mrs. Glliis, was legally represented 10y
Attorneys rstlock and J. w. BowGle.
The nrrl witness called 10y Judge
Judd was Robert George Wilson, hotel
keeper, Eufvta. lie bad known thr de.
ceased, he said about two yuars ana was
wilnuss to the will tprouuced), which
waa dgned by tho deceased, Ia his
presence, one mofuiny ia the latter
part % lnst August, at Mfs. Gill'S
house, 50 Church street, Eureka. Nc.
Pike prepared the viii anu read Il
over 20 the Decreased, who Oeioffing 10
Ms. Gilils, his sluturl said, "shis 10
the beat friend have, God love her,
and | want ner 10 have all have goi."
Mr.. Condor was very feeble WHEN he
Signed Tor rather put his mark tcl the
paper, but certainly nppearcd - DC OF
sound mind. He convened nationally
at the time.
The ease may occupy the time Of the
court for d couple OF days. When the
noon hour iUr adjournment arrived tie
fret witness was under cross eXhmina.
tlou By Attorney ratlock.
The hthcr q the deceased man Con-
don IL close upon so years Of age, and
DO seems 10 ice gadly upin. over the in
Justice which hc alleges has been done
him In this affair.
OTHER MATTERS.
Judge Barton also made the follow
Eng orders:
Estate Of Jonnot, Ritter, deceased.
Hearing on dual account and pctttion
Tor distribution came on regularly.
Order made Tor distribution Of the resi-
due Of the estate.
Estate Of Mary Ann Robinson, De.
ceased. Hearing ON petition for pro-
lato OF will came on rs per con-
tnunnce. Or0or made admitting Will
10 probate. Eliza Ann Robinson wna
appointed execuiriX, on nling bond
In the sum Of $1,000 ana taking the
necessary oath.