Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-26
Charges Samuel Hall With
Fraud and Deceit.
HOW SHE WAS MISLED
Says She Thought She Was to be
AdminiStrix of Her HuS-
bands Estate.

The trouble that has broken out between
Fannie Provost and Samuel A. Hall over
the appointment of the latter as admin
istlutor of the estate of the formers hus-
band promises to develop into a real le-
gal battle. So far Hall has not taken any
steps in court to block Mrs. Provost's
motion to revoke the letters of admins
tration issued to him, but it is understood
he is preparing to enter the arena.
The history of the case is about as
follows: On the 14th of November of
his year Charles Provost died in this
city leaving property valued at $4,609.
Shortly afterwards Samuel A. Hall pc
titioned the district court for letters of
administration on the estate, claiming
he was doing SO at the request of Pro-
vosts widow. who desired his appoint
ment. On the 9th of this month the petit
ton was heard before Judge Lindsay and
Halls prayer granted. His bond was fix
ed and he qualified. Since then he has
been managing the affairs OF the estate,
Last Saturday Attorney NJ. ID. Kelly
presented to Judge Lindsay a petition in
behalf of Mrs. Provost requesting thai
Halls letters be revoked on the alleged
ground hat they had been Improperly
obtained. The judge told the attorney
Mrs. Provost knew what she was doing
at the time she consented to Halls APP
pointment, but nevertheless he would
hear the matter on the 18th Of next
month. Since then Mr.. Kelly has been
endeavoring to have the time shortened.
nut SO fan has met with poor success.
In the petition Mis-. Provost broadly as
serts that when she signed her name 10
the petition presented by Hail she did so
IN the belief that Han intended TO have
ner appointed n that her signature was
needed for that purpose. She further saws
that Hall is NO relation to her; that she
never saw him prior to the 10th Of No
Vmbef, two days after her husband del.
AFTER setting forth the allegations that
Provost died Interstate November IA.
leavlng an estate valued at 4,6O9. three
children and a wife, Mrs. Provost in h !
petition says:
Your petitioner further alleges and
gives TINS honorable court to be inform
ed tnat on or about November Is. one
Samuel A. Hall came to the house of
your petitioner-the house in which
Provost died-And informed pSeitidrrar
that 1t woul be necessary to have an ad-
lnlils1fator FOR the esta tie appointed inn
med'ately and he would endeayor to pro-
cure her appointment as such. at the
S Mon1d ' tRsn telling ha IN yosy pst:ti9ner she
property, and requested her to come i'm
mediately to his office where he would
have prepared for presentation to the
court the necessary petition for her an
polntment as administrative: that on the
10th, by reason Cf the death of her h,s-
and petitioner was greatly distressed
In body and mind and was suffering
great bodily anguish; that she speaks
ana understands the English language
very imperfectly, and, relying upon Hail
n being led by him to believe and she
dld believe hat it was necessary then
and there to attend to the matter, she
went to his office; that she There met
uhafles r. oles. an attorney and after
a consulta tfon between Oles and Hall.
only a small part of which was under.
stood by her, Oles prepared a partly
written and partly printed petition for
fetterS OF administration on the estate
OF her dead husband. to which Hairs
name as petitioner was signed: that she
signed the petition as co-petitioner at
Halls request.
Further. your petitioner is in informed
ana believes and alleges it to be the fact
THAT it is alleged in the pettrion that she
Joined Hall as petitioner for the purpose
or Waiving and r%enouncing her right to
Ietters OF administration on the estate In
favor of her co-petitiuner, which allega-
tlon is false and wholly untrue: that at
the time she signed the same she was
not aware or did Hall or Oles make her
acquainted with the contents of the peti-
tton: that she was led by Hall to believe
mat 1T was a petition for her annnint-
me'nt as admtnistra!triX. VIII "h Hall knew
was raise. and she was misled by the
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