The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-19
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Tacoma, has alrsaay iesi 70 bitter con-
test for the coatrel ct her estate. ard.
according 10 xne attorney for her As
syrian husband. 20 efforts on the part 0.
Influential men IN Tacoma % prevent
JzSons from securing his rights as the
surviving husband. Throlga the recon-
nssnaaf.on Of John l. Eooae. the counsel
OF the Turkish cossni az San Frzncizco.
Jasous has secured the services OF Rob
err Il Lindsay. OF this city. 20 look after
his interest in the estate OF his late wife.
Mr.. Lindsay has just returned from his
second trip TO Tacoma and taken pTe,irni-
nary steps toward having an adminissra-
tor appointed
Jayus. who can hardly speak English.
welcomed the advent OF Nr. Lindsay and
unbur5ened himself OF the many wrongs
and suspicious Of which be has been
made she victim through designing per-
sons IN Tacoma AT the suggestion of the
attorney, JaSoas waived his right 10 be
appointed administrator OF the estate and
agreed 10 petition the superior court OF
Pierce county for the appointment OF DR..
Clinton MnnsoEs, a prominent citizen OF
Tacoma. whose standing would leave 10
room 20 question the honesty OF thsse As
syrian. The petition was presented, and
the application VIII come up for hearing
a week from tomorrow, Saturday, Jauu-
airy -.
Jasou= Is about 4 years OF age, stands
about six feet In height, is built in pro-
portion and Is handsome man wtthal.
His late wife was between IS and 80,
Hollan1sr by birth, strong and sturdy.
though considered eccentric in many
ways. The wedding took place In San
Francisco. little over two months ago.
and created considerable comment among
her friends and acquasntsnces- Before
s1e left Tacoma for California she placed
in the vaults OF the Fidelity Trust Com
rsaay a trunk containing her valuable
papers. and after her tragic death the
receipt for this trunk was found among
her effects. As it was necessary 10 deter
mine whether she had LEFT will Attor-
ney Lindsay, accompanied by Jasous.
presented themselves before President
Wallace. of the trust company, and asked
permission to examine the trunk in the
presence of Mr. Wallace. This the latter
peremptoriIy refused. demanding an order
o. court on which to make the search.
Lindsay agreed that the point was we'll
taken and promised TO come over again
the next day from Seattle and secure such
an order. No sooner had he left than
John II. Palmer. who had for years been
connected in some capacity with the dead
woInan's affairs and who was deeply ex-
ercised over the marriage. ~ured the
attorneys OF the Fidelity Tru=e Company.
or had an application for an order made
out and before dark had secured the court
order which Lindsay had promised 90
present the next day. He and Wallace
then repaired TO Jasous' house, told him
OF the order Of the court and invited him
10 come and help make the examination
of the papers. This be refused to DO.
protesting that his attorney would come
the next morning and secure a court or
der for that purpose. Palmer and Wal
lace that night went through the bcx and
reported TO Mr.. Lindsay on his arrival the
next day that no viii was found. Mr..
Lindsay then deemed II unnecessary TO
apply for an order. thinking il advisable
20 let properly appointed administrator
examine the papers.
One OF the results Of this search was
the finding of draft OF a Will. evidently
drawn several years ago but never exc
cuted so that OF course il cuts no figure
IN the disposition of The estate. Speaking
on this subject last evening, Mr.. Lindsay
said to a st-Inteiligencer reporter that
even If will had been found made and
dated prior to the marriage. that act OF
dated prior To the marriage, the act OF
itself would have revoked Il. The law.
he said was clear on the subject, aud
pronounced on the side os surviving hUs-
bands. and. though net quite 50 clear
on the side % the wife, the statute was
clearly intended TO apply equitabiy to
either husband or wife.
Speaking of Jasous and his brother. Mr.
Lindsay said he found them to tie well
educated. intelligent men and gentlemen,
with all the peculiar fears. suspicious and
characteristics OF the orientals toward
strangers. They have two Assyrian
friends with them, one OF whom Is more
conrersant with the English iangua ge
and acts as Interpreter and general busi-
ness man. From the Jasouses Mr.. Lind
say learned that Palmer. Hho also occu-
pies room in the same house was at tie
bottom of all the antagonism TO which
they were being subjected by the Tacoma
onis-1 became 50 pronounced that Jssous
had his attorney. Lindsay. write Palmer
a letter asking him 20 find other quarters
ar once. AMI giving the reason above
stated for his removal Palmer obeyed
the o-2er al once and left the mouse.
which caused the Tacoma papers 10 as
sert that .5asous had literally kicked PaI-
nser out OF the house. The antagonlsm
against these men Is said 20 also emanate
from parties Indebted 20 the dead woman.
who fear the close Investigation Of a
shrswsi administrator. and OF Others who
fear = foreclosure cf number of mort
cages.
attorney Lindsay In his petition esti-
mates tire value Of tire estate at ssoo0a.
though IL is supposed 70 Re much more.
TIE bulk OF tae propcr%y. however. IS m
productive outside real estate. and in the
present depressed condition OF affairs I'm
| Tacoma & * almost impossible 10 place
anything ike a fair estimate on its
value.
Jasous soIa Lindsay stsst he once heard
his wife say taas she only heirs she had
were tie children o. a deceased sister in
Holland Mr. I.insisay says re found
Ias0uB ready ard willing 10 gfve him
! every possible information regarding the
/ affairs Of the dad woman. and also ex-
/ pressed his Willingness 20 Surrender hts
/ Interests 20 any enc who coa12 produce
| legal clA4ra 50 she estate.
| Mr.. Lindsay I'D not na4I where the dead
/ woman kept Asr hank account
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