Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-21

San Francisco, March 1S.-The legal
squabble over the forty million dollars
left by the late bonanza king, James
G., Fair, developed fresh sensation
today. What purports to be q later
will than the one previously offered for
probate was introduced in the case. The
will first produced, 1t will be remem-
bered, was stolen from the county clerk
and in order that the document might
be probated, Judge Slack had finally
ruled that certified copy Of the will
might be substituted.
Upon the alleged will introduced to-
day bitter contest will hinge. This
new document purports to be a holo-
graphic will. 1t is written In lead pen
Gil on two sheets Of legal cap paper. 1t
was brought into court securely framed
between two plates Of glass and was
presented by Reuben Lloyd, attorney
for Virginia Fair and Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs, of New York, daughters of
the deceased. The attorneys for Char
ley Fair, their brother, came into court
with Mr.. Lloyd and apparently approx
ed Of the proceedings. There is no
longer any doubt that the three children
have combined to fight for the probate
Of this latest will. Under its provis-
luis hIlG vast GSldle WOulu nc ulNlUGu
almost equally between the two daught-
ers and Charley and the distribution
would be at once.
Under the will previously offered for
probate these children would get only
the income from the estate during their
term Of life, and upon the death Sf all
Of them the estate would IL tiviaed
In three equal parts, one paYs going
to the children of Mrs. Oelrichs, one part
to the children Of Virginia Fair, unless
she die without issue, when this share
would revert to the children Of Mrs
Oelrichs, and the remaining one-third
to the families of several brothers and
sisters of the deceased. Charles Fairs
recent marriage caused an estrange-
ment between himself and his father
and he was cut off with life interest
In the income of the estate. His widow
would receive nothing.
In other respects the will first produc-
ed and the will produced today are very
similar In the second will, however,
Charley Fair receives a special bequest
of 100000 to be paid Immediately be-
fore the distribution Of the estate.
Messrs. Angus and Crothers and DR..
Mark Livingstone are named as exec
utors under the second will. Angus
and Crothers are two of the four exec
uLOrS named IN tine Will previously
filed, and which gave the executors
entire control of the estate, at fat sal
aries, during the life of the three chill
dren.
Attorney Lloyd in presenting this
second alleged will, explained that, ac-
cording to its date, it was executed
three days later than the will previous
ly filed. He said that he would prove
that the existance of the will was only
known to a few and after long search
1t had been found in the possession of
a VERY estimable lady," whose name
Mr.. Lloyd would not divulge at pres
emit. He stated that she had not produc-
ed 1t, because she had read of the will
being offered for probate and that she
supposed 1t was a later document |
than the one held by her. Further
more, she had desired to avoid the pub !
licity. The attorneys for the executors
under the first will intlmated very
that they believed this alleged |
will to be a forgery Further probate
proceedings were finally continued I'M
til April 2.