The morning call., 1895-01-03
is CHILDREN ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Arrangements to Be Made for
~. r.. the Funeral by the
-. Daughters.

The arrangements fer the funeral of the
late Senator; Fair are being delayed till the
two daughters arrive, as it is the wish OF
Charles Fair that each of the three chill
dren should have an equal right in the
matter.
Yesterday morning Charles Fair left for
Sacramento to meet his sisters, and, unless
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and MISS Virginia
Fair have been delayed by snow in the
mountains, the party is expected TO arrive
at. the Oakland mole. In private Wagner
car, at 9:45 O'Clock this morning. In all
probability the funeral will be held at noon
= tomorrow from Grace Episcopal Church.
but instructions from the children of the
= deceased are being waited for before any
of the details can be arranged.
- Before his death the late millionaire
named four pall-bearers.- They are: Lloyd
Tevis, a. E. Davis, S. 81. Brooks and John
R0senfeld These gentlemen have been
notified, and in all probability will assis:
at the funeral: The other pail bearers
have yet to be named. The remains of the
late Senator will lie at the Lick House till
they are removed to Grace Church. The
doctors have not yet com leted their micro
. scOpIal examination, though so far they
have discovered nothing unusual in the
organs.
=. The floral tributes in the mortuary room
where the dead millionaire lies are accu-
mulating hour by hour. Heavy, costly
offerings most Of them are, sent by cor
poTati0ns or wealthy acquantaDces who
have discharged their last duty Of respect
by paying a round sum 10 the florist with
instructions to make something handsome
a. or deliberately artistic. And while the
flowers, that have not been twined by
loving hands, or wRtered by loving tears.
are slowly heaplng up around the dead
mans bier. outsiders are looking on with
curious interest TO see how soon the
children will begin to fight over the
millions he left.
81 know the statement has been made
that contest over the will is about 10 be
started" said Reuben Lloyd, the attorney
for the daughters, yesterday. and the tone
in which he said 1t was one of disgust and
Indignation.
1.-The people who started this rumor
came to me and said, VIII Mrs. Oelrichs
and Miss Fair contestP l answered, 1
have heard no intimaton of such desire
on the part of the heirs that l represent,
and am perfectly convinced that no hint
of such thing has gone forth from the
other heirs. The statement is indecent, it
is disgusting, and 1t is, moreover, IN
authorized
"Til their father is under the ground l
would not take such instructions if they
were given me-" continued Mr.. Lloyd en-
phatically. "Do you think it likely how
ever, that they would prepare to fight, like
LOT Of hawks. before his body was cold?
The idea is disgusting one, and L hate to
dwell upon it. 3" :.
George Kuight5Of the firm of Knight &
Heggerty was just as decided 10 declaring
that the present talk. of q contest was i'll
advised and hasty, and he affirmed that no
such Intention had been even preached by
his client. Charles Fair. Mr.. Heggerty,
however. seems ~ oonsiderit too soon to
prom ounce az opinion.
Putting aside.the case Of our own eli
enf," be said,..:I must say that l cannot
believe the daughters can rest content un-
der the provisions of the will. It places
them entirely in; the hands of the trustees.
and, in point offact, to be one of the
latter would be preferable, under the
terms of the testament, to being an heir,
No decided opinion. however, can be pro-
nounred until the daughters have arrived
and the children have had some SORT of
conference"
The lawyers are unanimous in declaring
the will 10 be a strong one, and the clause
in the instrument providing ;that the
heir or heIresSs attacking its provisions
shall forfeit his or her Inheritance will
make alLtbe children hesitate before taking
any steps. "A suggestion has been made
that the effect of this clause might be
greatly nullifed by an agreement between
the heirs that the two remaining quiescent
should share lhBir property with the one
TO instiiu'e proceedings, in case the suit
failed. ST Suggestion, no weveT. has
come from outsiders, and not from the
. parties most Interested, - 5 ~