The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
a WILL TO BE CONTESTED.
Jobnstone Wants Mrs. TaIiaferro's
VIII PrObated in Solemn Form.

TnanGf0ne W AhAS - y
VIII Probated in solemn Form.
rbrough his attorneys, Messrs. A. C.
wright and Mercer & Mercer, Florence
r3arclav tombstone of Marietta, has insti-
.rtsd proceedings in the court of ordinary
Gar the purpose of having set aside the
probate in common form Of the will of
Mrs Mary NJ. Taliaferro, as he desires
% have it brought up for probate in sol
o,on form and make a showing that he
a entitled to an interest in the estate.
The petition, brought in his behalf by
trenholm Baker, which is brief one,
makes the following allegations:
That on the 18th day of February,
,Qq2 Mary NJ. Taliaferro, the mother of
vonr petitioner, departed this life, and
,bat at the time of her death she was a
resident of Savannah, Ga.
. That your petitioner is a son Of the
asseased. and as such, is interested in her
esfote as one of the heirs, there being
tbree other heirs, to-wit, the children of
che deceased by c. c. Taliaferro.
That on the 23d of February, 1888,
= Taliaferro offered in the court of
or5inarv of said county for probate in
,op,p1OU form, a certain WHILE dilG5SQ
o.5 n,IrDorting to have been executed by
a. said deceased on the 23d day of Feb
~ 1889. and alleged by said PROFOUND
~ he the last will and testament of said
deceased.
tbs said paper or writing, was by said
conrt Of ordinary, admitted TO probate in
Common form and ordered TO record as the
last will and testament of said deceased,
- a mi GEinn n1lrn0rt-
t.g N he letters testamentary, was issued
W. soid court to the said c. c. Taiaferro,
~ on the 23d day of February, 1893,
rrstended TO qualify hereunder as eXecu-
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with notice of said proceedings, nor of any
Stems therein and was not party thereto
as appears from the record.
I Your petitioner comes now ana shows
mat the said writing, SO alleged to be the
Iast will and testament of said deceased,
is NOT her last will and testament, and pc
titioner therefore prays that the sad pro-
haze in common form be vacated and set
aside that the said commission SO as
aforesaid issued TO said G. c. Tahaferro
he revoked and annulled, and that an Or
dor he passed by this honorable court re-
curing the said c. c. TaHaferro to pro-
duce and offer in this court as for probate
IN solemn form the said pretended will, so
tbat YOUR petitioner may be heard and
given an opportunity to caveat the same
"A according to law, as he desires 10 DO; ana
your petitioner prays for such other and
further order and proceedings in the prem
n Uses as may be necessary TO the end that
y your petitioner's prayers above set out
Il may be granted.
4 NE petftion is signed by the attorneys
above mentioned. Sometime ago a suit in
Jobnstone's behalf was instituted in the
suDerior court against c. G. Taliaferro, as
trustee. under the will of his wife, and that
s. proceeding was based on grounds similar
Il to those here stated.
The petition in the superior court, the
object Of which seems to be to call the
q trustee to account for alleged shortcom-
ings. with regard to the claimant, is still
n pending 1t does not in any way, how
II ever conflict with this proceeding which
will come up before Judge Ferrill when
NJ the court of ordinary convenes for the Oc-
. tober term.
Randolph Kirkland, a well known char
n acter about town, entered plea OF guilty
81 in the city court yesterday TO the charge
n Of keeping a gaming house, and was hned
81 SlG0 and costs, which was paid. kirkland
"a offense appears to have consisted In OPP
Fl Grating a crap table above his barroom.
Noses Jackson was found guilty of as
"a sault and battery in the city court by
Judge Norwood yesterday, and was SEN
FL fenced to pay fine of $40 and costs or
spend six months on the chain-gang. lie