The evening times., 1896-08-25
FIGHTING FOR An ESTATE
Papers Piling Up in the Boggs
Will Contest.
LONG LEGAL CONTROVERSY
IL VIII BE some Time Before De-
cision Is Re.ached-Removnlo of Col
Iector Hagner Petitioned for-Con-
testants Claim That the Property
Has been Left Unprotected.

Papers are ri.ing up RAPIDLY for the
contest over the viii of the late Ellen
NJ Boggs, of Georgetown. -Four were Iilel
with the register this morning.
In one OF these William l.. Marbury
amends his petition for the removal OF
Randall Haguer as collector FOR the estate
and Tor the PROBATE of the will. The change
consists IN The erasure of the para graph
stating that Judge Cox may yet accept
the trusteesl ip to which he is appointed
under the will.
The second is Il supplemental Petition
from Paymaster Lawrence Boggs, OF the
New York navy yard, in which lie objects
TO the probate of the fourth codcil, which
was found i'll tie box with about $780,
900 worth of bonds in the Farmers aud
Mechanics Bank, at Georgetown.
A third is the joint answer by Payinastcr
Boggs and Miss Mary E. Bcggs, widow of
the late William Boggs, to The petition of
Mr.. Marbury for the removal Of Mir. Hag-
ner as collector. and for probate cf the Will.
1t is accompanied by the fourth PAPER,
which is az affidavit by Smith Thompson,
Jr., of the registers office.
CLAIM WILL is NOT VALID.
valid; that Judge Cox has renounced his
appointment rs trustee under 1t, and de-
nies that tHc appointment of MIR. Hagnar
was hasty aai without due notice to his
sister, Mrs Berry, of Prince George com
ty II is pointed out that Mrs. Berry WAS
prescnt at The registers office wien the
will was first read. She was Notified by
her brother tlat he woul | make "A toltest,
and she answered that all Communications
relating to ills matter sholld be ii idrcssed
T. MIR MarbaTy in Baltimore. A telegram
was ut once sent TO Mr. Marbury notifying
him Of the application to have Mr.. HaSner
appointed collector.
IL is denied that the court was misin-
formed in the statement that the property
was unprotected. The box of bends was
In the bank aid Mrs. Berry had the key
10 il. Furthermore large amount uf
furniture and silver plate was in tie
residence and a large part of the plate,
the respondents are Informed and lrlievc,
has been already removed by Mrs. Berry.
and 10y her ken TO parts unknown. but
probably beyond the Jurisdiction of this
rourt.'
Also part of the silver remains al the
residence at the present time. Tut the
house is locked up ard Mrs. Berry retains
the keys.
HOUSE WAS UNPROTECTED
II is ceniei that Mr.. Hagner Is untitled
TO he receiver. and stated on the pntrary
that. because of his Knowledge OF the cir
cuInsiances. he IS pTe-eminently qualified
TO be collector. HIS appointment was for
the hest interest of tie entire cs, ate. and it
it is imperative that lie shall reu.s.in until
the unhappy difference now existing bead
justed.
II is GeGied that Judge Cox can distin
guSsh tho personally belonging 10 tie estate
of the husband from that belonGin;g to tho
estate of Mrs. Roggs. 1t is also Genlei that
any great port on of the personally at THE
residence i,eioir-S 20 the husbands estate.
The affidavit of cir. Thompson is intro
1uoed ia show the unprotected condition
OF the personal estate. Mr. Thompson sa Us
when he went with Mr.. Harnar to tire resi-
dence in G-oTceiown, they found .he place
In charge Of Frances Hardisty. who WIN
Mrs. BoEs-s' c8lorcd servant MT TaeneT
asked Frances who had charge nt TIE hous.
Bt night, AMI she replied that since the
death of Mrs. Bo-gS no one had been here at
night.
She had stayed there in the day and she
id she WIS tired of it. She sald she was
afraid to stay there a night. Mr. HagneI
hired her at S25 month to take care ofthe
holse and get some one to stay with her at
night.