The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-02

Those VINO Are Ass1stinR Suaruthu
Miller In Defending the Correctness
and Justnees of His Position, Think
Wrong Has Been Done.
The following communication was CIV
enthe NewsD Democrat yesterday, but too
late for publication, hence In common
justice, It is printed today.
An item appeared In the Sunday News
Democrat concerning the Aultman case,
which contained statements wholly un-
true and so unfair TO the guardian and
evidently made for the purpose Of improp-
erly influencing public opinion In ad-
vance of the trial, we deem 1t only just to
the guardian and the truth Of the case to
say:
As to the new will made by Mrs. Ault.
man, which purports to be mainly char
itaOle document, We are Informed that
the will has been prepared since the pres
ent controversy has arisen as to the re-
moval Of the guardian, and by counsel
engaged in the case for her. Certain 1t Is
that it was not prepared at the time of
the aprointmnt of Mr.. Miller as guardian
in 1891. The statement is also made In
this article that in the will made by Mrs.
Aultman prior to the appointment of a
guardian she had disposed Of all her es-
tate to relatives and friends and now de-
sires TO change her viii so as to leave her
property to charitable institutions. This
seeks to convey the false impression that
the guardian was appointed to conserve
the interests of benefloaries under the
former will, and thereby create the i'm
preston that Mr.. Miller Is attempting to
hold his guardianship for the interest OF
private parties himself included, and to
prevent Mrs. Aultman from making q
disposition to charity such as she desires.
In view OF these unfair statements, We
deem It proper to say that by the will OF
Mrs. Aultman, made before her illness
and at time when her mental condition
was above suspicion as to its soundness
on the 30th day of April, 1888, Mrs. Ault
mans will then made provided:
1. For the board OF trustees of the FRS
M. X. church of Canton, Ohio the sum o
$40, 900, the annual income thereof to b.
paid to the trustees of the church; two
thirds thereof to be used in defraying tn,
current epenses of the First Methods
Episcopal church of Canton, Ohio; flv,
twenty -fourths thereof for the benefit o
the Sunday school Of said church; thre
forty.eighths thereof for the benefit OF tn
poor of said church, and the remaining
DITtt lOTJy tlBubnb w Dc OIuhIig uiNiuO'
between the Ladies' Aid Society and tn
choir of said church.
2. To the trustees of the Trinity Evan
gelical Lutheran church of Canton, Ohio
$4,000.
3. To the commissioners Of Stark coun
ty, Ohio, So, 900 for the benefit OF the in
mates from Stark county in the Fail
mount Children's Home.
L. To the Canton Library Association
the sum of So 000
3. To Catherine Bast and Elizabet
Bast, of Canton, Ohio, the sum of 81, ,00
each.
) 8. The interest of $40, 200 to John II
Smith and Catherine Il. Smith, his wifi,
of Canton, Ohio, during their joint live
and TO the survivor of them during IL
life of such survivor. and on the death
the survivor the principal of said sum
be divided between the Ohio Wesleya
University at Delaware, Ohio: the Lutl
eran Seminary at Philadelphia, Pa, I'll
wittenburg college at Springfield, Ohio,
be used in aiding young men desiring
prepare for the Christian ministry.
T. To the Mount Union college, locate
at Mount Union, Ohio, S25,
s. To the city council of Canton, Obi
10000, the income thereof in aid Of Il
poor of said city.
o. To Levi i. Miller of Canton, Obi
and Marcia Miller, his wife, 5000
jointly.
TO- To Lydia A. Dillman, sister of
Aultman, deceased, $10,0 to be place
In the hands of trustee to be appoints
by the probate court OF Stark count
Ohio to be invested on mortgage securi
only, and net annual income to be paid
her during life and at her death to be di
tributed among her heirs.
II. To the board Of church extension
the Methodist Episcopal church of E
United States, S25, ,000
12. To the Missionary Society Of t
NJ Il. church of the United States,
the benefit of the home mission Of sa
church, 10000, and for the benefit
the foreign mission of said churc
$4,000.
l3. To the church extension society
the general synod of the Lutheran Eva
gelical church in the United Stat
$4,000.
IA. To the board of stewards of the FL
Ohio Conference of the Methodist Epist
pal church, $40, 900 for the benefit of
superannuated preachers of said conf
enoe, to be paid to the board of stewaI
of the conference in which the city
Canton is located.
10. To the Young Mems Christian 4
ISOLATION Of Canton, Ohio, $20, 900.
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