The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-19
HIS MILLIONS.
Another Alleged Fair Will
Make Its Appearance.
Charley Amply Remembered" "-Ex-
eculors Of Will Hint at Forgery.

eAS FRANCISCO, March 19.-Ths leRa
squabble over the s4o.0OO,oo0 left by the
late bonanza king j. G. Fair. developed
fresh sensation yesterday. What Is pur
ported to be later will than gthe ono
previously offered for probate was intro
duced IN the case The will first pro-
duced was stolen from the county CLERKS
Office, and In order Tat tho docu-
ment might be probated Judge Slack hsu
finally ruled that certified copy OF the
will might be substituted.
Upon the alleged will introduced yester'
day bitter contest will hinge. This new
document purports TO be holographlc
will. II Is written in lead pencil on TWO
sheets OF legal cap paper IL was brought
into court securely framed between TWO
plates OF glass and was presented by
Reuben Lloyd, attorney for Virginia Far
and Mrs. Hermann Oolrichs of New York,
daughters OF the deceased. The attorney
for Charles Fair, their brother, came into
court with Mr.. Lloyd ana apparently APP
proved the proceeding.
There Is no longer any doubt that the
three children have combined to fight for
the probate OF this latest alleged will. Un-
der the provisions tho vast estate would be
oifAAtt bAlnoob NANaAAt bNhUcSf Wv
daughters and Charles, and the dis
tribution
Would he Made at Once.
Under the will previously offered for
probate the children would get only the
Income from the estate during their life,
and upon the death of all of them the cs-
tate would be divided into three equal
parts, one part going to the children OF
Mrs. Oelrichs one part TO the children OF
Virginia Fair. unless she died without
issue. when this share would revert TO the
children OF Mrs. Oelrichs, and the remain
ing one-third TO the families Of several
brothers and sisters of the deceased.
Charley Fairs recent marriage caused
an estrnngement between himself and his
father, ana no was cut of with life in
terest In the income Of the estate. His
widow would receive nothing. In other
respects the will first produced and the
will produced yesterday are very similar.
In the second will, however, Charles
Fair receives a
Special Request Of 100000.
to be paid Immediately before the dis
tribution OF the estate. Messrs. Angus
and Crothers and DIR. Mark Livingston
are named as executors under the second
will Angus and Crothers are two OF
four executors named in the will previ-
ously filed, and which gave the executors
entire control OF the estate. at fixed sal
aries. during the life of the children.
Attorney Lloyd, in presenting this
second will, explained that according To
its date 1t was executed three days later
than the will previously filed. He said he
would prove that the existence of the will
was only known to few, and after long
search it had been found in the possession
Of very estimable lady" whose name
Mr.. Lloyd would not divulge at present
He stated that she had not produced IL be-
fore she had read Of the other will being
offered for probate and that she supposed
it was later document than the one held
by her. Furthermore, she had decided to
avoid publicity.
The attorney for the executors under the
flrst will intimate very strongly that they
believe this alleged will to be a forgery.
Further probate proceedings were finally
continued until April y.