The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-01
MR. SCHLEY IS LECATEE.
[. |. Hover Leaves Him Two Thirds
Of His Property.

Hover's Widow Gets one-Third, to
Be Held an Trust, Which win GO
20 Her Daughter at the Widows
Death-The Balance Goes to Mr.
John Sullivan schley, Who Was His
Attorney - Causes of the Trouble
Between Hover and His Wife-The
WIZ May Be Contested A POST
nortem TO Be Held.
L. L. Hover, concerning whose death so
much has been said in the newspapers
and which is to be further investigated,
left a viii that may result in somewhat
OF a contest in the courts According to
the will which is on file in the ordinarys
office, Hoyer's wife and daughter Laura
E., and Lily NJ. Hover don't cut much of
a figure in the division of the property,
the bulk Of it going to Mr.. Jno. Sullivan
Schley.
Hoyer's property is variously estimated
at FROM 1000 to $4,000, he having been
the owner of several dwelling houses in
Yamacraw and other property besides his
store and residence.
OF this property he appoints in his will
AIessrs. Julian Schley and VIM d. Dear
ing city executors, and provides that in
case neither of them qualify, the admins
traitor appointed shall be acceptable to
. the heirs and Iegatees under the will
The viii will be proOated next Monday in
the ordinary's court.
ONE THIRD TO HIS WIDOW.
He leaves one-third of his estate to his
wife, Laura E. Hover, to be held in trust
by the executors for her sole use and ben
eft during her life, she to receive only
the proceeds from the rental of the prop
erty, and at her death, her third to go to
his daughter Lily NJ. Hover and her
heirs
Hover declared himself to be of sound
mind and discretion. He provided that
first his just debts be paid out of the pro
ceeds of the property, and he gave theeX-
ecutOrs the power to sell any part or the
whole of it before making the division as
specified in the will. In a codicil he
specified that he bequeathed this one
third of the property to his wife in lieu
of dover. His witnesses are Messrs.
! Jos. M. Dryer, w. o. d. Rockwell and
Edw S. Elliott.
MR.. sCHLEY GETS THE BALANCE.
The two-thirds or the remainder of the
property after Mrs. Hover's share, goes
| directly according to the will to Mr.
John Sullivan Schley
This is considered somewhat in the ma
| ture of a surprise, as Mr.. Schley is no re
lation whatever to Hover. Mr.. Schley's
father and Hover were very friendly and
oflate years, Mr.. Schley had been Hover's
attorney and they were on quite friendly
terms. AS Hover did not want to leave
all his property to his wife for some rea-
! son, he left this, the largest portion, to
| Mr.. SChley
This leads to some talk about strained
relations between himself and his wife.
| 1t is known that he openly charged her
wife intidelity, and he also openly denied
being the father of her child
CHARGED WITH CRUEL TREATMENT.
Hover went further than that, and
some of those living around him say that
| he charged his wife with maltreating
| and beating him, especially at times when
! he was under the influence of liquor. He
and his wife, it seems, had often had
| quarrels, and he had accused her of I'M
! due intimacy with other men. These are
! the reasons which probably led him some
! time ago to change his will
| and leave the bulk of his prop
/ erty to some one outside of his immedi-
ate family, with whom his relations
seemed so unpleasant.
1t is said, on good authority, that the
will will be contested by Hover's widow,
and that she will be represented by Gar
rard, Meldrim 81 Newman. She denies
all the rumors and reports that have
| been circulated since Hover's death and
viii bring action to support her claims to
| the estate, as the proper legatee. Mr.
Schley win probably represent himself
when the contest comes up In the
meantime the outcome of the matter will
| be watched with interest.