The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-21
THE HARRINGTON WILL.
Heirs File Their Formal Appeal in the
Probate Court and File Bond.

The contesting heirs of the late Ira P.
harrington have filed in the Probate
Court their formal appeal from Judge
Peabody's decision. This appeal is sub
stantially as follows:
Jacob H. harrington, of Saratoga
Springs, NY, Charles X. Harrington OF
Boston, Gibson +. Harrington of Boston,
E. Andrew of Manchester, n. H, Harlan
S. Kent of Salem, Emery E. Kent of Sa-
lem, Lorenzo f. Kent of Bolton Landing,
N. Y, severally and respectfully repre-
sent:
That each of the aforesaid is interested
as an heir-at-law in the estate of Ira F..
Harrington, late of Portland, etc., and
that each of the aforesaid is aggrieved
by Your Honor's decree, made and
Portland ETC., January 81, 1895, ETC..
on the petition of William l.. Putnam
ami Thomas II. Haskell, both of said
Portland, approving and allowing as
the last will and testament of said Ira
p. Farrlngton, certain written instru-
ment presented to said court as the last
will and testament of said Ira P. Far
rington, certain written instrumen
presented to said court as a codicillto the
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Harrington, decreeing that letters TESLA
mentary be issued to said william L.
Putnam and Thomas II. Haskell, as
executors of said will, and the heirs-at-
law aforesaid hereby severally appeal
therefrom to the Supreme Judicial
Court.
The reasons alleged for the appeal are
su bstantially those alleged in the no.
tice of contest, that:
Eirot-Whuf said Is Ioc
will and testament of said deceased.
Second-That said paper is not proper
ly executed, nor is said alleged last will
and testament nor any of the alleged
codicils thereto, executed, published or
declared, nor have ever been SO executed,
published and declared as required by
law to be the last will ana testament of
said deceased or any codicil thereto.
Third-That said Ira P harrington,
deceased, was not competent to execute
a last will and testament,
Fourth-That said Ira P. harrington
was not competent at the time of execu-
tion of said paper to execute, make, pub
lish or declare any document to te his
last will and testament.
The fifth clause reeites the same as to
the codicils.
The sixth declares that the said Ira P.
Harrington was not of the proper age,
him TO publish and declare the same, OF
any other instrument to be his last will
and testament.
The seventh declares that said paper,
purporting to be..such last will and tesla.
ment offsaid Ira P Harrington, deceased,
and each and a codicils thereto, was,
and each of the same were, procured by
fraud and duress, and are not. nor in
any or either of them, the free act or in
tention ally made by the said deceased.
The eighth reeites that the will and
colicii "as and were procured bv fraud
and undue influence of some person OF
persons, the names of whom are now un-
known1to this contestant, but which will
hereafter appear more fully to this
court"
The ninth paragraph recites the claim
that each and all of the requests are
void in law.
The contestants have filed with Judge
Peabody bond for $500, which he has
approved. The case now goes to the Su-
preme Court. s