The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
WORTH THREE MILLIONS.
Now the Money Will Be Dis
tributed Among All
Interested.
SOME OF THE WEALTH SAVED.
Contests Shortened in Order To
Shut Off Fat Fees of the
Attorneys.

BUTTE, Mont, March 27.-The rumors
which have been afoat for some time with
reference to settlement of the celebrated
Davis will case in this city have not been
without foundation, for in the District
Court to-day the alleged will of the dead
millionaire was filed for probate
The proponents or Davis heirs and con-
testants, represented by Henry A Root of
Helena have been figuring on settlement
for several months and reached an agree
ment yesterday, and the court has ratified
the agreement by a decree which will be
final unless other parties claiming an in
terest in the estate put in legal appear
ance within year. The heirs had asked
for the appointment of ]. H. Leyson, jew
eler of this city, as administrator, and Mr..
Leyson had filed a petition asking the court
to appoint him to the position.
The petition here shows that A. J. Davis
died on March II, 1890, and left an estate
of real and personal property valued at
100000, consisting of bank, mining and
other stocks, mortgages and securities,
cash in bank, mines, real estate and per-
sonal property, and also property in Iowa
and Massachusetts,, and that the heirs-at-
law have requested the appointment OF
Mr.. LeySon as administrator. The names,
ages anG residences of the heirs-at-law are
given as follows: Erwin Davis, ga, New
York; Calvin P. Davis, y, California
Diana Davis, 81, Connecticut; Maria Cum
mings, "a Massachusetts; Elizabeth Bow
din, 68, Massachusetts, sisters of the de-
ceased; Ellen S. Cornue, 50, New York
H. a. Root. 40, Helena, Mont. Mary
Louisa Dunbar, 50, Massachusetts; Lizzie
A. Smith, 40, California; H. R. Sheffield,
age unknown, New York; II. A. Davis, GA,
Massachusetts,; Lizzie Ladd, 48, Massachu-
setts; Thea Jane Davis, u, Chicago; A J.
Davis 80, Butte; John A. Davis, 81, Butte
Edward Asa Davis, 40, Chicago; Charles
GRANVILLE Davis, 20, George Wesley Davis,
81, Morris Allard Davis, 20, all of Chicago,
and children of John e. Davis.
The manner in which the estate is to be
distributed is set forth in the document
| ordering the probate of the will. Harriet
r. Sheffield of Suffolk County, N Y, and
Henry A. Davis of Monsoon. Mass, heirs OF
Asa Davis, brother of the dead millionaire,
are TO receive one-tiftieth of the estate
Andrew ]. Davis Jr. and John E. Davis OF
Butte, Edward Asa Davis, George Wesley
Davis, g. G. Davis and Morris Albert Davis
of Chicago, heirs of John A. Davis (de-
ceased), brother of A. J. Davis (deceased)
receive nineteen forty-fourths of the re-
mainder. Henry A. Root and Ellen S.
Corune of Croton Falls, n. Y, children OF
Anna c. Root, deceased, sister of A. J.
Davis. and Sarah M. Cummings of Ware,
Mass, also sister of the dead millionaire,
and Mary L. Dunbar of Springfield Mass,
niece of the dead man, and Charles Ladd,
her husband, and Joshua G. Cornue are to
receive twenty-five fortieths of what is left.
The will contains some requests the de-
livery of which is provided for in the order
OF settlement. The settlement of the great
legal battle was brought about by the heirs
themselves, who, after holding several con-
ferences with this object in view, concluded
that it would be better to get something
out OF it than to permit it to dwindle awav
in the hands of attorneys. While the ad-
lustment was something of a surprise here,
it created but little excitement as it was
lot,