The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-19

San Francisco, March 1s.-The legal
squabble over the s4O,0OO,0OO, left by the
late "bononza king" James G. Fair,
developed a fresh sensation today.
What purports to be a later will
than the one previously offered for
probate was introduced into the case.
The will first produced, it will be
remembered, was stolen from the
county clerks office and in order that
the document might be probated,
Judge Slack had finally ruled that a
certified copy of the will might be sub
stituted. Upon the alleged will intro
duced today a bitter contest will hinge.
This new document purportS to oe
Photographic will. 1t is written In lead
pencil 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, daugh-
ters of the deceased. The attorney for
Charley Fair, their brother, came into
court with Mr.. Lloyd and apparently
approved Of the proceeding. There is
no longer any doubt that the three
children have combined to fight for the
probate of this latest alleged will.
OI new WILL
Under its provision the vast estate
would be divided almost equally be-
tween the two daughters md Charley
Fair, and the distribution would be
made at once. Under the will pre-
viously offered for probate, these child
rem would get only the income from the
estate during their term of life, and
upon the death OF all OF them the
estate would be divided into three
r-fc h.
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 causd 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 pro-
duced and the will produced today are
very similar In the second will. how
ever, Charley Fair receives u special
bequest of 100000, to be.-paid immedl-
ately before the distribution of the
estate.
Messrs Angus and Crothers and Dr.
Mark Livingston are named as execu-
tors under the second will. Angus and
OIOlHeIS are lWO VI lOuT executors
named in the will previously filed, and
which gave the executors entire control
of the estate, at fat salaries, during the
life of all of the three children.
Forgery Intimnted.
Attorney Lloyd in presenting this
second alleged will, explained that, &C
cording to its date, it was executed
three days later than the will pre-
viously filed. He said he would prove
that the existence of this will had been
known to several people and after a
long search it had finally been found
in the possession of "a very estimable
lady," whose name Mr.. Lloyd would
not divulge at present. He stated that
she had not produced it before because
she had read of the other will being
offered for probate and she supposed
it was a later document than the one
held by her. Furthermore, she had
desired to avoid publicity. The
attorneys for the executors under the
first will intimated very strongly that
they believed this alleged will to be
forgery. Further probate proceedings
were finally continued until April 2.