Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-08-07
JOHN =. CApRoN.s ESTATE.
A sharp Dispute Between the Par
ties Interested.

A sharp Dispute Between the Par
ties Interested.
The San Francisco Call OF July 81 con
tains the following:
Judge A. L. Fitzgerald Of Nevada filed
two important papers in the Cspron estst,
contest yesterday. One was q contest Il
the will filed by one Of the stepdsughter,
Of the decedent and the other was an an
swer TO the contest hitherto fled by the
s~tepdsughters against the so-cslled olo.
graphic will Of which Judge Fitzgerald ID
the proponent.
There is 9 sharp dispute between The
parties in interest touching the value Of
the estate. Judge Fitzgerald c~ontsndins
that IL is worth At least 500. 900, while
the opposition by deducting their inter.
ests which they claim under certain deeds
reduce the value Of the estate TO Q nomi-
nal figure.
When John 8. Cspron died an olo-
graphic will was fled by Judge Fiszger-
aid which mentioned the stepdsughters,
Hattie Kearney, Margaret Manion and
Mamie Greer (sometimes known o. Ma
mie Capron). To each Of these liberal
requests were made. but the bulk Of the
estate was devised to Judge Fitzgerald
and his daughter.
This will was attacked on the ground
that Judge Fitzgerald had procured its
execution by improper means, and ct the
same time q will Of earlier date was pro-
pounded by the stepdsughters In which
they and the children OF two OF them were
constituted the principal benefciaries.
In the papers presented TO Judge Slack
yesterday Judge Fitzgerald denies that
the Geographic will was procured 10 be ex-
ecuted by or through any undue infu-
ence exercised by said Fitzgerald or any
other person. he admits that he was the
attorney for Mr.. Cspron and that in 1895,
while acting as legal adviser. he procured
. divorce for deceased against his wife.
Laura Ann Cspron, for INCONSISTENCY. He
denies that he pretended to be the friend
OF the deceased, but AYERS that for many
years they were true and disinterested
friends.
Furthermore Judge Fitzgerrld denies
that he secretly or otherwise worked on
the fears of said decedent, or by pretend.
ing friendship. or by solicitation other
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Geographic will or any other document.
As 9 clincher to the claims of the young
ladies Judge Fitzgerald denies that Mr..
Cspron stood in the relation of father to |
said contestant and her sisters, or any Of
them, or that he entertained any love or
affection for them or their children, or
that be intended to give at his death all or
any Of the property he should leave be-
hind him, or that he regarded them, or
any Of them, ss the natural or other OBJ
ject Of his bounty; consequently he denies
that Mr.. Capron was In any way induced
to forget or disregard any affection
for or intention "a TO the contestant or
uor sisteTn. |
II is set up that the contestant and her
sisters are not in anywise related to the
deceased; that said Fitzgerald had no In.
huence over the mind Of deceased; that
the Geographic will was executed while Mr..
Cspron was in good health and sound and
disposing mind; that II was his volun-
tary ACT and represented his ultimate wish
in regard to the disposition Of his estate;
wherefore the Court Is asked TO dismiss
the contest and to admit the Geographic
will to probate. which action would carry
with II the rejection Of the will Of earlier
date fled by the s~tepdaughters Of the de-.
ceased.
Hearing Of the contest will be taken up
early next month.