Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-18
WILLED ALL TO ONE
Beginning Of = Remarkable
Win Case.
TWO SISTERS DECLARE WAR


Nhen the doors Of tee circuit court
we're thrown open yesterday morning .
s(ssAm Of people poured in and occu-
ped every xvaiiabls SEAT. all snxious 70
hsar the opening arguments Ia the
James H. Brown viii case A fev
sponsnss later. sanding room was ~ .
Iremiun,. On the inside OF the railing
1pany LADIES' intssssted IN the case found
dnasS- The regular court parasites
we're on hard IN plentiful numbers and
squstted themsslvn on the hoor, in tho
windows and every other place where :
possible footing could be 0beained. Idle
IAuysrs we're present. thicker than flies
IN August.
Thefs has been no case in the cirruit
court In years IN which 90 brilliant an
array Of legal talent has been engaged.
The bright lights Of the profession in
this city have been retained, and one
lawyer secured from Detroit The
eager attention paid by each attorney
70 the smallest details OF the case fore
shadoas = fierce battle. For the con-
tessaut. Allies /. Hayden. appeaFs Mayor
Il. +. Uni, ". ]. Smiley, and c. H.
Gleason The proponeni. Margaretts
l. HAynea formerly Mrs. RogeFs, -
represented By Alfred Russell. Detroit;
~. l. Durham. Blair. Kingsley & Klein
hans and Maher 4 salisbury.
uissery oe The Case.
The story Of the case briefly Is 40 fol-
lows: James II. Brown, better known
- "Jocky" Brown. for years . we'll
known and wealthy resident of this
city. worth from $50, 600 70 500, 900.
died June %, 1891, leaving a. his
principal heir, MargarettA l.. Haynes.
The Will making the latter his chief
heir was executed February 10, 1881.
When Is Was flied for probate, Alice
J. Hayden, second daughter Of James
h. Brown. came forward and objected
10 the will being psobAted. Atthis point
Herman Van Aaideren. one Of the Wit
ncsses 70 the will, came forward and
swore that the paper presented 70 tho
probate court was the last will and
testament. In the light OF this the At
jorueys for the protestant withdrew
heir objection 20 the probate of the
will. After IL had been formally
prcbo ted, the protestant declared that
he was aggrieved and appealed from
he action Of the probate court, aileg-
M that MargAretta L. Haynes had
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pc expected 20 prove during the trial.
He enid that the eestators James II.
Brown, was man we'll along IN years,
and eAaiy influenced. He was the
Sather OF two children, Mrs. Alice Hay
den ana Nrs. MerYnretSa Haynes. Mrs.
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Dome time. The principal gr0undG
upon which the appeal was made wa
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thee nsr sister Aiice WAS not bis child,
bus the iileptlmete child OF bis wife,
and that certain doctor residing Ia
Adr1ans Mich, was her father. She
tcId him that she came home from
3chooi and caught the doctor N com.
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