New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-20
FOR A SHARE IN S11,0O0,00O
AN APPLICATION TO HAVE THE DAVIS WILL
CONTEST REOPENED HERE.
DENIAL or THE REPORTS THAT TIE FIGHT HAD
EEFN SETTLED IN MONTANA CoURTs-uuNT-

DENIAL or THE REPORTS THAT TIE FIGHT HAD
BEEN SETTLED IN MONTANA CoUETs-urNT-
ING FOR PROPERTY Is THIS CITY.
The newspapers yesterday announced that the HI
CATION in the West over the $ll.@oVm left by An
drew J. Davis. OF Montana. had been settled; that
n division OF the estate had been agreed upon ana
TIA, the LAWYERS share OF II would be about 5000
ora These facts had scarcely become known In
this CITY when n number Of lawyers went 10 tHe
surrogate's Court and made application 10 nave
the litigation rcopcned in this city
Walter s Logan and William Schneider made the
app,lcaion In behalf OF Harriet r. Sheffield. nece
Of ur Davis who SAYS that her rights were not
protected I'm the proceedings in Montana. 'oohei
Robert g. Ingerso and Robert H. Grimm opposrd
the appcation. The lawyers representing the OPP
position denied that the litigation had been set'ieu
in Montana. They said that there was no ruin III
the report Of a settlement. and declared that there
VS. pentv ~ ,,gation ye; to Mrs Shcdields
attorneys said that the parties to the action IN Non
taua had entered into conspiracy 10 deprv" her OF
her rights IN the distribution Of the estate MIS- Hhe'
field asked for the appointment Of an adininsfa-
for 10 take charge 81 any portion OF the estate
which shond be found TO be In this state
Colonel Inrersoll In opposition 10 the notion
sad that there was no property here such "a would
Justify the in appointing an administrator !"
this city.
Several years ago Mr. Davis had several hundred
thousand
hands OF Segman q Co. bankers. Ines" s .I,lo
ties w,re aftcrwart transferred 10 tark, I"nse
q co.. VITO sent them to the adnnlttIAto' VI '"e
estate appointed b. the Montana COURT ,t....,,r
To support the application. for an ,s
Irwin 'V as aiay in which he sa that he
had personal PROPERTY consiStihg 81 mai he owei
tn~ Sic sa5o for money borrowed in 1885 The
clothes were left IN this city by MI Jaws III p
state yn0,,I Tor money borrowed on his notss
Mrs Shtire!d shou.. maintain ner lsn lin ~ nend
ING Tnis court urged, did not have JurlsHc'lon
OF the subject matter Of tn suit ana cDi. ~"
9cu,r.s worth Of property oeIonsng to. the estate
In This cty. concluded Colonel ingrrT,A, IVA
mink , fnnN is Hs's great d or the property here
ard ar an We v1 IT, hH Pom" Of your have IT,
ana possibly you have some ~ H. .. -, -o
~ '9 INK .n ~ al" ina oonc neSrso ought 70
have a great deal u IT, He certainly deserves I"
Il never mad on dollar Of IT,. replied Colonel
rnge1so and there Is not @ne doiar oi INA, @
Colonel Ingersol hintct that the present action hni
not ben brought for FroPrI f rs 6eG AMI the
representations made we're trumped-up ones anu
"SW,r n schn~Ider said that stipulation had been
agreed 10 by parties Interested IN the eSta,s tn
~ Mrs sheffield who 10 be barred out. " pos
sIble This he intended 10 prevent ana roNsht -
have the litigation removed to th' Guy. No'h'hk
further would h. done In Montana - 49,
Surrogate Hanson reserved hi- decision giving an
Inr.rsoi urged that n the court decided 70 appoint
an administrator entirely dirinter"sied person
should BE- selected - g.,
smelling He went from Rockford. III, 70 Mon
tana He died In Butte CITY March u. lNf soon
after his leath his brother. John \. Davis, hled A
petition flr an appointment = a guardian OF MS
estate Henry 4. Root. nephew of Davis oh.
i,ctcd TIL case was appealed 20 the supreme Court
II Montana. AMI Mr Davis presen'ei there an m
sirumcnt which he alleged 20 b. the VII of hs
brother The Will contested on the ground
that IL was forged hy James Il Eddy. j. \. Tai
bot was appointed special ahninistrhtor 81 me
sstaie Mr. Root and Mrs Maria Cummings have
Tou-hf tn. viii three years Tho recent report of
a conprornis, wa that The contestants should get
about S8JDpO and cOunarl fees amounting 20
$4,000
Colonel Ingorso was counsel for the contcstants.
John 4 Davis fcll down stairs In Victoria, l.. c..
last winter and was Killed.