The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
ANOTHER WILL CONTEST
Objections Filed to the Appoint
ment of F. Aug. Heinze.
JAMES LARKIN'S ESTATE
II Promises a Sensation-Heinze IL Not a
Relation Nor Is He Entitled to Share
in the Distribution of the
Estate.

Another sensational contest about a
dead mans estate is promised. accord
ing TO objections filed in the district
court yesterday by Public A~dministra-
tor +. II. Cooney to the appointment II
F. August Heinze. as administrator of
the estate Of the late James Larkin. 1t
is alleged hat independently Of the
property involved in the suit with the
Butte q Boston Mining the
estate has a value of $50, 900 or SOS, 900,
which would go TO Clara Larkin,
daughter of the deceased, but who sold
her interest in the estate to Mr.. Heinze's
attorney for 5000. the daughter agree
ing to pay $500 toward the expenses
of litigation. Mr.. Cooney's objections
read in full, as follows:
Comes now f. II. Cooney and re-
is the duly appointed. qualified and act
ing public administrator Of Silver Bow
county; that he objects TO the appoint
ment Of +. A. Heinze as the administra-
tor OF the estate of James Larkin, de-
ceased, for the reason that said HeinZe
is neither one of the relatives of the
deceased nor one of the next Of kin en-
titled 10 share in the distribution of the
estate of said deceased, nor has the APP
pointment of said Heinze as such adj
ministrator been requested by any one
competent to make such request; that
said Heinze has been nominated for said
office by one Clara Larkin, who claims
to be the daughter of the deceased, but
the said Clara Larkin is not competent
10 nominate the administrator of said
estate or to request the appointment of
aaa1 IL. =. aaNI - -
tioner is informed and believes for the
following reasons:The said Clara Larkin
in not a bona 1de resident of the State
Of Montana and further she has hereto
fore. on the Sth day of December, 1897,
sold and assigned to one John j. Nc
Hatton all her rights. title and interest
in and to the estate and that she has
now no beneficial interest therein.
Your petitioner further shows that
the said James Larkin died on or about
the - day of July. 1898, at Warm
Springs insane asylum, in Deer Lodge
county. Said deceased was at the time
of his death a resident Of Silver Bow
county n left an estate consisting Of
real property in the counties of Silver
Bow and Jefferson. The value and char
acter of said property, so far as known
TO your applicant, are as follows: Two
thirds interest in the Apex lode, one
third in the Tom Paine, three-fourths
in the Lioness, one-fourth in the Black
Placer, one-fourth in the Central, one
fourth in the Bob Ingersoll. all of the
Highland, Northern. Cub, Cold Spring.
Expert and Fairview lode mining
claims, all situated in Silver
Bow county; also four-fifths
IN the Spectator. M~ossbank,
North star and Flume and other min
ing claims in jefferson county. The
estate and effects for or in respect Of
which letters OF administration are
hereby applied for do not exceed the
value Of 100000. The next of kin Of
said deceased. whom your petitioner is
advised and believes to be the natural
sole heir at law of the deceased is
Clara Larkin, a daughter now residing
in California, but as your petitioner is
informed and believes, she has sold
and assigned her entire interest in said
estate 10 John j. Mediation. Due search
n inquiry have been made to ascertain
If said deceased left any will and tesla
ment, but none have been found. and
according to the best knowledge and be
lief of you petitioner said deceased died
Your petitioner is the duly
appointed. qualified and acting pubic adj
Illustrator Of Silver Bow county, and
therefore, as your petitioner is informed
and believes, is entitled to letters Of adj
ministration Of said estate. Wherefore,
your petitioner prays that the petition
said +. a. Heinze for letters of adj
ministration be denied and that letters
thereon be issued to your petitioner"