The San Francisco call., 1895-11-02
The Suit Against Him Will Go
On in Spite of Miller's
Compromise.
WHO HAS THE WINNING CARD?
Questions Which Are Being Asked in
the Fight for Miller & Lux'S
Millions.

The scramble for the Charles Lux mill
lions will be continued. The accounting
suit against Henry Miller is another
matter-that suit does not affect Potter.
Charles Lux is dead; his wife is dead.
Jesse Potter, who is the son of Mrs. Lux.
stands guard over Charles Lux's estate, or
did so until the cry was raised, Remove
him ~
Jesse Potter inherited millions. He
spent lavishly. Fatal fault, perhaps, as 1t
raised the question of his competency to
execute his trust.
The estate of Miller & Lux is supposed
to be worth between $40,00O,o0O and S50,-
100000. There is suit pending in San
Francisco for an accounting, the object
being to close UP the business of the firm
ana to compel distribution of the
property.
The suit against Jesse Sheldon Potter
is to remove him as executor of the Charles
Lux estate. The contention is that Potter
is incompetent, improvident, that he is
under Miller's domination and that Miller
is in this way trying to perpetuate his own
management of the Miller & Lux posses
sions and to avoid settlement and dis
tribution of the property.
The estate of Miranda w. Lux, the
widow OF Charles Lux, deceased, is valued
| at $4,000,000. Thomas B. Bishop, the
lawyer, is executor under the will. His
position will be contested in still another
suit, to be tried in San Francisco. Bishop
has opposed Miller at every step, accord
| ing to Miller's testimony, and it has been
charged that Bishop employed ex-Judge
| T. E. Spencer to bring the recent proceed
| ings against Potter to remove Potter as
executor of the Charles Lux estate and in
| this way reach Miller.
During the proceedings in Judge Bucks
court at Redwood City seeking the removal
of Potter, Mr.. Miller said that he (Miller)
was tired of the constant strife, worry, de-
! lay and ANNOYANCE caused him in the pur-
suit of his own business affairs and that he
would sign an agreement to distribute the
Miller d Lux property. Such an agree
| ment had been prepared and is being con-
sidered in San Francisco to-day Dy Mr..
Miller and all the attorneys of the parties
interested.
If the agreement should be signed the
suit against Henry Miller to compel an
accounting would be dismissed and the
great estate of Miller & Lux would be par
titioned and sold.
But the suit against Jesse Potter will still
go on. 1t will be continued next Tuesday
in Judge Bucks court. No matter what
Mr.. Miller does there Will be vigorous at
tempt to get at the rich pickings in the
Potter aside. Is the idea to close UP the
| Charles Lux estate? That is not likely.
Henry Lux, attorney-in-fact for the Ger
man heirs, is the gentleman who made the
recent charges against Potter and secured
Potter's temporary removal. II has been
limited that Henry Lux would apply for
the position himself. 1t is also in the air
that James D. Byrnes of San Mateo is a
favored candidate. James Grove, who was
appointed special administrator of the
Charles Lux estate during the proceedings
against Potter, would also accept the trust,
and Alexander Gordons name has also
been mentioned.
candidates for Jesse Potter's position are
there? Who has the card up his sleeve
that will finally win? And who are the
attorneys behind all these candidates :?
Who is it that will smack their lips over
the promised feat?
Maybe Potter will stick
1t has been whispered that Miller has no
further use for Potter, but Miller in his
sworn testimony did not say so. He saws
that Potter is a faithful worker and a good
business man; that he knows more about
the complicated affairs of Miller & Lux
than any man living, except Miller him
SELF He says that Potter befriended him
in his sickness when others whom Miller
had claims upon were willing to see Miller
die.
Will Miller stand by Potter now that
Potter himself is surrounded by enemies? =?
1t looks so. Mr. Miller says that he will.
Miller knows.
Next Tuesday, when the attack on Pot
ter is resumed, it will be watched with a
new interest.
The smoke of battle has lifted. Miller
steps to one side and Potter is again re-
vealed-Potter and the Charles Lux mil
hons on one side, the German heirs and a
multitude of attorneys on the other.