The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24
A SETTLEMENT LOOKED FOR.
PARSONS WILL CASE MAY BE TAX
EN- FROM THE COURTS.

Conference Held and Propositions
Made Looking Toward an AMIGA
BILE SettIement-Dr. Mas of San
Francisco, Father of the Main Heir,
Paid IA Visit to Savannah Recently.
A Long Litigation which Was
Promised Might Have Eaten Up the
Bulk of the Property.
An amlcab.e settlement of the dispute
over the estate of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Parsons
which short time ago promised vexed
and long-drawn out litigation, is now
promised.
The parties at interest have come to-
gether in conference, and it is very prob
able that some plan will be agreed upon
shortly, the result of which will be to
take the case out of the courts, and like
ly be satisfactory to all parties concerned.
DR.. Mas of San Francisco, Cal, to
whose daughter, Mrs. Parsons niece, the
bulk of her property was left, was here
recently and spent some time, his visit
being due to the efforts among all parties
at interest to get the case out of the
courts, and thereby save much time and
much money.
1t is understood that the attorneys in the
case, Mr.. Geo. w. Owens, representing the
heirs in California, Mr.. r. r. Richards
representing the executors of Mrs. Parsons
will, and Mr. A c. Wright,s representing
Dr. 5. c. Parsons have had a consultation,
and that propositions have been made
looking toward settlement of the Htiga-
a ia cd
that the result desired will be reached.
What these propositions are, or on just
what basis the settlement is likely to take
place, is not known. The attorneys inter
ested were not inclined to discuss il yes
| terday, though Mr.. Owens stated that ne
gOtiations were in progress looking to-
ward settlement which it is believed will
| be brought about
The case is one that promised to furnish
some interesting history had it gone on in
the courts as begun. Mrs Parsons, as will
| be remembered died in California, where a
| short time before her death she made a
! will conveying the bulk of her property
| to her niece Miss Mas. She made few
| other small requests after which she cut
her husband of with S., and the wedding
| ring he gave her at the time they were
| married.
DR.. Parsons was at that time, and is
| he keeps at Price and Liberty streets, this
portion of the property having been made
! over TO Miss Mas under a trust deed,
| which is on record in the Superior Court.
| DR.. Parsons not only declined to Yacate
the store, but he went in to fight the win
which conveyed the bulk of the other
property to Miss Mas
| There has already been some little lid-
| cation in the Court of Ordinary in connec-
ton with the probate of the will, but the
real fight was TO have been made upon
| the probate of the will in solemn form. up
on various grounds alleged by Dr. Par
| sons, which have already been stated.
| From the Court of Ordinary the case
would in any event have gone to the Su-
perior Court, and from there to the Su.
preme Court.
| Thus was promised an interesting liti-
! cation extending over a period of five or
| six years or more, which would probably
| have eaten up the bulk of the estate. All
parties at interest appear to have fore
seen this. hence the efforts made toward
an amicable settlement
| Two of the parties as much interested
| as any one else are DIR. Mas, and an
! other physician of San Francisco, who at
| tended Mrs. Parsons in her last illness.
and who have put in bills aggregating
something like $1,000 DIR. Parsons is al
| present out of the city, having gone away
| for his health.