The morning call., 1892-10-19
Those BLYTHE DOLLARS.
New Offers Of Compromise
Are Made.
WILLIAMS HEIRS OBDURATE
The Probabilities Of an Agreement Being
Reached Through Liberal Offers From
the Minor Contestants

The intermnable Blythe case will in all
probability be settled outside Of the courts
within the next few days
The negotiations, which have so far been
faforably received by all the claimants ex-
cept the Williams heirs, are based upon a
proposition to divide the estate into three
parts.
One part will be allotted to Florence
Blythe (1oW Mrs. Hinkle). one-third to the
Williams heirs. who stand next in sticoes-
sion under judge Cofey's decision, and the
rest to be divided among the horde Of lesser
claimants.
The long-drawn-out contest, which after
months of battling is no nearer a setllemen
thar When it was commenced, has tended
to s1bdue The impqlsive attorneys who en-
tered the lists "for all or nothing"
They have been moralizing OF late over
the Truth of the proverb which claims that
bird i'll the hand is worth two in the
bush" aud the force Of its logic has struck
home.
The Williams heirs. represented by Dr..
Taylor and Jarboe Harrison and Geodfel-
low, are the only ones who remain obdurete
to the softening Influence Of cCmpronlisc.
When Florence Blythe was awarded the
entire estate the Williams heirs demanded
D new trial, and upon being refused they
Immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.
The case now hangs fire in that tribunal,
and from present indications it Will remain
there for some time,
If the Supreme Court upholds Judge C0f-
fey's decision then all the other claimants
fall with the Williams heirs. II the case is
remanded for a new trial, which In the
minds Of the attorneys seems highly proba-
Bile, then the struggle for recognition will
break out afresh.
If a compromise were effected the Will
liam heirs would withdraw their appeal,
which would act as a final JUDGMENT in
the favor of Florence Blythe. The estate
could then be SATISFACTORILY divided.
AS the matter Stands now no one is draw
ing dollar from the large and increasing
revenues OF the estate except the Public Ad-
ministrator and his attorneys.
Hundreds OF thousands Of dollars have
been so far expended Ia the contest by the
amount renders settlement at this time
donbly adyiS able.
BESIDES the attorneys want their rewards,
and the claimants, like everybody else, can
not liye an eternity on prospects alone.
ID. L. Gear. the attorney for the London
we've agreeable to any form of a reasonable
compromise.
The Hallidays, who represent the Gypsy
Blythes, refused to state what they would
consider sufficient to forego their claims.
However, they have not been idle during
the past few months and have garnered
much evidence
They have had agents at work in London
and other cities in England ferretng oft
evidence TO discredt the Williams claim
ants and their Welsh Bible.
The other attorneys involved in the mat
ter refused TO have their positions stated,
but it is apparent that they favored COM
promise.
A standing offer Of 100000 has been
made for the Blythe estate by an English
company of capitalists.
The dead millionalre's estate is, however,
roughly appraised at a much higher figure
and many affirm that it is worth $500, 900.