The Portland daily press., 1895-01-12
THE HARRINGTON WILL.
Grounds Upon Which the Probating is to
Be Contested.

N0GlC6 ud8 DCSn DOL vCQ III uAio IOUdbC
Court that objection will be MADE to ad-
mitting to probate the will of the late
Ira P. harrington. The formal objection
comes from Jacob H. harrington, of
Saratoga Springs, NY, although Alan
son ". and James W. Harrington of Bos-
ton, and Emma Eff. Andrews, of Man
| chester, N. H., also object.
The will has been filed for notice of
probate. The objection having been
filed. the matter will probably come up
| for hearing sometime after the third
| Tuesday of this month.
Besides Mccall and Brusnihan, of Sar-
atoga Springs. N. Y, who represen Is
Jacob II. harrington, appearance was
entered Friday by ex-United States Dis
trict Attorney NV. Dyer. The names OF
his clients are not at present known.
The objection already fled recites as
| follows: @
Jacob H. harrington. an heir-at-law
and next of kin of said deceased, hereby
objects to the probate of the paper pur-
porting to be the last will and testament
| of said Ira P. harrington, deceased, on
| the following grounds:
First-that said paper is not the last
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 and Testament OF
said deceased or any codicils 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 exc
eution of said paper to execute, make,
| publish or declare any document to be
his last will and testament.
Fifth clause recites the same as regards
| the codicils.
Sixth declares that the said Ira P.Far-
rington was not of the "proper age,
| memory or understanding" to enable him
to publish and declare the same or any
other instrument to be his last will and
| testament.
| Seventh declares that said paper,
purporting to be such last will and tes-
lament of said Ira P. harrington de-
ceased, and each and all codicils thereto,
| was and each of the same were procured
| by fraud and duTess and are not, nor in
| any or either of them, the free act or In
tsntionally made by the said deceased.
| Eighth recites that the will and
codicil was and were procured by fraud
and undue influence of some person or
persons, the names of whom are now un-
known to this contestant, but which
will hereafter appear more fully to this
court"
Ninth paragraph recites the claim that
each and all of the 5equests are void in
law.
The contestant concludes by praying
that he may have an opportunity for full
and free examination.
The paper is dated at Saratoga Springs,
NY, Dec.31, 1894.
Mccall & Brusnihan, of that place are
the lawyers. 1t is not understood that
all the nepheWs ana nleces OF ME. rar-
rington obje;t to the Will. The com
plete list of his nephews and nieces is as
follows:
Children of Rufus:-Ira X. harrington. Of
Chicago; Alva Harrington, of Whitehall, N.
Y; Albert H. Harrington, of Whitehall. N.
Y. Clayton ]. Harrington, of Portland;
Fred R. Harrington. of Portland; Jennie
| M...Douglas. Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Children of .Jacob:-JacobfH. Harrington.
Saratoga Springs. N. Y; Isaac b. Earring
ton, of Boston; Alanson ". Harrington, of
| Boston; ellison P. Harrington, Of Boston /;
James harrington, of Boston; Chares Far
rington, of Boston; Emma Andrews, Man.
chester N. II.
Children of Lucy Kent:-Harlan Kent.
Salem, Mass; Emery e. Kent, Salem. Mass;
Louisa Odell. Queensbury, n. Y; Lorenzo
X ent, Caldwell. N. Y.
Child of Uaniel:-Hatfie Coburn, of Lynn.
Children of Harriet Wood Isaac Wood,
wadham's Mills. N. Y; Charles Wood, Cali
fornia; Jacob Wood, No. Elba, N. Y:
Children of Lucinda Austin Loren D.
Austin, Portland Mary Stuart. Londonderry
vt.