The morning call., 1892-03-21
SHE WANTS HER OWN.
Fighting for Samuel Sankey's Estate in
Chicago.

Fighting for Samuel Sankey's Estate In
Chicago.
Several dispatches were received here Sat-
urday from Chicago. showing that a long
and bitter contest was being waged there
over the estate of the late Samuel Sankey of
this city. who died November %, 1885, while
on visit to relatives in Miffiinburg, Union
County. Pa.
TIE contestant in the case Is Carrie c.
Sankey, tho daughter OF one Of the decd
ent's brothers, who was adopted by him and
subsequently brought up and educated by
him 10 this city after the death Of her father
For some reason or another however. Sam
uel Sankey took a strong dislike to his ward
in the latter days Of his life, and four months
before his death drew up will in which he
dlsnherited her
The provision OF the will on this point
reads as follows:
/ hereby declare that my adopted daughter
Carrie {. SaHkey. tile only child OF my deceased
brother, Cyrus r. Sankey, and adopted by me
under the laws of Pennsylvania, al the city of
WiiiiamspOrt, Lycomng County, IN 1878. and
Brought by me TO San Francisco. California, IN
June, 1879 TO raise, educate, care for and DTo-
vide tor ali her needs and from that Time TO the
18th OF July, 1886 clothed and sheltered ana
iD:tructe ed IN useful household duties, and edu
cnted In the common schools and 10 HEAD
Bu:iness College. at an exp nse OF at least 5000
per wear, during seven years OF tlme aud with
lie hope and reasonable expectation that In our
old age and declining years she would treat US
kindly and respectfully. But TO our great soT-
row and disappointment she only repaid our
Kindness by coBlinu acts OF violence and in-
gratitude. Therefore, she having already re-
c-tyed more than her share proportlo0ate TO all
my legal representations she is by his, my last
VIII, debarred from receiving any more.
The will was drawn up and attested on
July %. 1886 on the testator's fifty-seyenth
birthday and just eleven days later than the
date up 10 which he claims to have provided
for the girl. Upon his death he left real
property in Berkeley valued at $4,000 He
also left ten valuable lots in the city of
Chicago aud considerable real estate in
Union County, Pennsylvania.
Three months after his death Charles s..
Coggins made application for and was
granted special letters Of administration on
the property ia this State. Subsequently
f. "A Davis filed Photographic copy of the
will fer probate. James G. Pennie, the
Public Administrator, asked TO be put 10
charge OF the estate. and Carrie filed con-
test. The legal battle was fought with
much bitterness, but was finally won by the
disinherited daughter by adoption.
As the ruling OF the California court
would have no force In Chicago Miss Sankey
is evidently following up her victory in this
State by pressing home on her foes ia their
stronghold. She has already succeeded in
having the will thrown out there and is en-
deavorlng to gain recognition in the courts
as the heir-at-law. Her sixteen uncles,
aunts and cousins resist this claim and say
she was never legally adopted, therefore
she Is only entitled to her fathers share. To
this she makes answer that she can prove
her adoption by the records and that she
wants all the prODertY,