The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
WILL is FILED FOR PROBATE
AGED CAPITALIST COMPLAINS
OF CRUEL TREATMENT.
He BequeatLed His Estate to Mary E.
Jones, Who Befriended Him
in HIS Declining
Days. -
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

eos Broadway, Feb. q
J. n. Williams. the aged capitalist who
died at Temescal December 81 of last
year, did not forget the care and kind
ness exercised over him by his friend,
Mary Z. Jones, in his declining days, for
he bequeathed his whole estate to her.
The will was filed for probate late this
afternoon by Attorney Ben Woolner, who
is named therein as executor, without
bonds, and who also petitions for letters
of administration.
The instrument is dated September 1,
1897, and the estate, according to the pc
tition, consists of a $500 promissory note
by Edwin T. Getcheu, on which action is
now pending in Cook County, Ill. The
value of the other property is unknown,
but teStatOr was regarded rs wealthy.
1t was said of him that in life he was
overgenerous, while in death he went al
most unmourned to his grave one car
Tiage for the officiating minister and an
other for one of his daughters making up
the funeral cOrtege.
His reasons for the above disposition of
his estate are set forth in the following
self-eXplanatory, interesting, yet bitter
excerpts from the will itself:
MY only children now living are Lu-
Cretia Jane Nusbaum of Sacramento, Cal,
and Malinda Maria Grey of Stockton, Cal,
and Clarence d. Vincent of Oakland is
my only grandson living, and | have no
granddaughters. My said daughters and
grandson are all in good circumstances,
and do not leave any portion OF my eS-
tate to them, or either of them, Tor the
reason that during my long illness they
have cruelty neglected me, While the said
Mary Z. Jones during my said illness has
taken care of me and waited upon me,
and has tenderly and kindly nurSed me
as a sister or daughter could have done
Much of the time during the past year
I have been very i'll and feeble, and at
times scarcely able TO help myself, and
during all of said time, both night and
day, the said Mrs. Jones has given me
her constant care and attention. L at
tribute the fact that l have survived so
long and my improvement in health
largely to her nursing and care of me,
and during all of said time my daughters
and grandson have refused even TO call
upon me when l have begged and urged
them to do SO, or to supply my wants
when they knew l had no means except
what was furnished by Mrs. Jones.
Il have heretofore assisted my daugh-
tiers and my grandson, and under the be-
lief that l could only survive short time
/ conveyed to my grandson all OF my
estate, consisting of about $40,0 900 worth
of property, and after my restoration to
health he declined to reconvey the same
TO me, and in order to recover small
portion thereof l was compelled to employ
attorneys to bring suit against him, and
then in order to settle the matter during
my lifetime 1 consented TO a compromise,
which gave me but a small portion of my
estate, which should in justice go to the
said Mrs. Jones, and it is my Will and
wish that it should go to her.
Lest it should be claimed that undue
or improper influence induced me to
leave my property to the said Mrs. Jones,
1 hereby repeat that L have made this
will and the provision in behalf Of Mrs.
Jones of my own volition, Iininfiuenced by
any person or persons and without the
knowledge of the said Mrs. Jones'"
The instrument is witnessed by Emma
Stephens and E. M. Gibson, both of this
city.