The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-25
rux l. y. KIDD EsTAfk


-. ssslss DsSss Makes Statement
Concerning IL.
n pubiics.son Of the allegations msds
!. Z soesnt complaint concerning the
.easae Z l. Il. kidd, dsceased, has called
x,,sh - Solsas.ng statement from Mrs..
pOsiss Dapee.
"a nm EpsraE: Allow me- 10 Thank you ios
ssar sr.icis Of J'.ae .. REGARDING the ]. r. KIDD
casss, iss Il sisss nae the blessed ana long
~,e1ed IL opfafsnnity 70 deny under oath the
1870 seeusssssu o. Louis X k.dd's will ]
nspk oed sbss through your cosurns. when
fsys sfysn suea pabliei'y 70 this aceusstton, !
an e4yS ~ wus fssts Of the easa Thank Gods
~ ciooA fhss he's almost crushed me Ne u
= bssr beotsr sarough By you. Too well DO !
snpev sn1 joyouS:y. too. realms the old peovesb
- bjesssngs ssssea come diagutsed- Louis T.
Hldd vss IN s.qssintsnco Of our family for
saysesu ysars f. ssysvliis. Cal. where be snd
n family wee vsry veil known. and In ell
- ysass ncs eas breath Of scandal evss
$1,000 either o: az until his dssth here In
nnra, whore he asssed the last ave ysass OF
nbiita He was Tor years ct variance with hts
Il1a and Sister. Why this should b 80 no
80 nov. for believe her 20 b. ~ true -
os6fs angels. 80 thought that BY wording his
~ hts that sll money or lands he then pos
ussl, Of vhies. might accrue to hin II alive.
~ Ill his debts were paid Of cousse.
nesiA b. ps!a By Mira Husssy 10 me.
= - used by me - ! might - ht,
- mothsr's love 10 stronger than sisters
= bsoshess. Ia never used the word ''fathes'
- sotlrs document. nor did he refer 70 NJ
tG1ssn In that gesstion but once. end that at
- vssy close Of the viii. - u 10 Aad just
Geunsd 70 hina that To make his viii valid.
~ no possibility of sither his brother or sister
nnnhins H. he inserted 81 the very lest moment
- words. ''my: son and daughter" In oil our
h11sss. and he always wrote 20 the family. thsss
, aotning but what stranger might fsad,
AswinR that 10 he'd great tenderness and
npsct 70 our fsntiy. And we'll he might
Dose who kness him we'll In Seattle know how
onch he was IN aeed OF kind care and irisnds
1any 10 the tins my husband or son and have
poned our donf st night % take him In and
- tor him through his long spells OF sickness.
heught on BY nissi patton aud tntempsfsse use
= iiQuor. And on his convalssceucs ] would
~ 70 him ana hcip him with money. just -
~ iriends In sesstls have done and would do
~ we're yet s.ivs. for he would make friends
ootssp them.
n one great injustice IN bic will. ootdds
- enc done sns--but that ! have fosgivso,
nsssA how bitter aud unforgiviug was as
-! and can ssy that the mental suffering Of
neposs three years II at "a snd-ts that his
pV1uty should hare been equally divided BE-
0on NJ and M,s. ~ man Wood and myself,
~ lnAnsd hsm money sgatn and again.
UGmsing 10 esf1 90 mora
~ viii ear that knew nothing about bis
nnnstou 70 msse will. aud when ! received
0nsws oshc;ssiy refused TO accept the prop
~, saying. "sink the property In the Sound"
~ following the advice Of my husband.
ne up here. s:,d in talking with M. Wood Ia
Qlsd 10 the property and will. he said: "N.A
o1,ss. the law rec lguixss your children only
> Asiss. ~ IL might any other chiidrsn 30
Assaaasd." "aei. II that 10 "a. oil right"
upllsd. aud ever since ! have fsis that the
supsd hanging over my head would not do me
Nm. Furthss more. loaned I. X. Kidd ESQ
90 nto the newspapes business with
u brother ! iootshly took no note for
~ amount. but trusted 70 his word OF
lsaos. which deemed sufficient ! have
aAes learned the worth Of money. I have ~
estvsd - part pay neat eiis. ana II he had lived
scald have b<sn raid In full Perhaps should
hare pa. In M hi!i to the administrator. but
ga not Mr. y oci has heard me cay . mum.
NJ OF times tha. ] thought: swell. II am 70
asvs the rfoTsfsy. IL would seem odd for me to
Dssssns my bill" ana aid not do Il ] must
ecaisss that ,As picture Of wealth made by the
value oil the ssstt,s property was 90 bright -
70 almost nuiab nle into silence. and - long ~
by husband iivei felt eli would b. we'll
purinr my thrss year, residence here I have
not received enc cent from this estate, but have
toied early sad late "a care aud provide for my
husband and family, - he was an invalid for
socut ten yss:s before hs died, which was .
ysaf $50 last January. God knows ! have
nisads In seasss who have known my daily
u's Tor aftsea Year, ana will testify ~ that
witch would ssfi,se any such implication.
New. NJ Eaisor aud inaiiring friends and
monies. these $50 the facts I will attcss on
Ash even to waving all right to the estate
wa the exception of laso and tho interest
RosKSA DupRa