The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17

Beatty stated that he was willing that
letters should be granted the executor
Judge Coffey made the order, fixing the
special administrator bond at $Zo'ooV'
and the incident was closed. IL was d
quiet elimination to what was thou8hI
would be a bitter contest. 4,,
The application of Farren foF specidi
letters Of administration considered py
the court Yesterday was the second LI1u99
by Farren. On the 10th INST. ne aPpSaiSS ed Sa Se
before Judge Coffey and asked that ne pc
Granted the privilege of administering lne
estate of the deceased capItanst. As
grounds upon which he pasea n ms apRi1- 9a-
cation he referred to the will or the de-
ceased in which he was named as eA-
ecutor This will was drawn by foW!er'
or rather by others and signed bicb 4S hiln, nn,
c11rred on March 9, and was presented LOT
nrobate the day following the old man
death It disposed OF the esta[G daIShter aS ter
s6OGO. TO another daughter, whose name
vas not mentioned, $2500; to two sons, +,
D. and D. D. Fowler $3.50 eachl i7,, ana S.s 10
due of the estate was left to decedent
children share and share alike. Inc
testator's widow was cut OIL without
The widow prepared to contest the Will
on the ground that the document was eX-
ecuted under duress ana the uIluue Iltliu7 ~ iCo
once 0f Mr. and Mrs. Farren. 1t was also
averred that Fowler was insane 1or soLHe SOM
time prior to his death and consequently
unable to make legal Will eIancad Inan Miiite te
make the document, and Tor these 1ed- a.
sons the dead mans widow concluQeo 70
20 into court and battle Tor poTIl594b b1 oL
fhe wealth which her husband denied her;
Fowler was an old man, haVlnS PdSseu
his SEVENTEEN year. For some tlnne peLorS pe :
his death he was broken IN heaIrn hIIli3aea ae
of the most simple character. AS an IN.
stance of this disability 1t is stared tmat ios
a few days before dissolution ne was
ind tyyO checks.
fell from his nerveless fingers.
This fact was also seized upon by MRS.
Fowler to prove that her husband Nm rt
at the time he did. According TO the S!oIy
of several interested parties the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler took place az 9aIl qa
Rafael about sixteen months ago ana the
estate is separate property 1t IS salo
that in the latter part of last year the
wife caused her husband to be arrested
on a charge of insanity and had MN
taken before the Commissioners OIL Lu5
macy, who. upon examination, oecIa[eu
him perfectly sane and ordered ms ilnIiIe- ne
Iio re- relea Sc He was then taken by ms
friends to St. Luke's Hospital, since Whlch
time he has lived apart from his Wlfe,
short time before this date mrs oW-
Ier sued for support, and three days be
fore his death she caused the SheTln 70
forcibly break In the door OF Ide of M MI
Farren and had him served with the sum
mons and complaint in SUIT ne @ ialliiy ~
difficulties appear 10 nave peen u"0 ~
iiiv11t VIII the threat of a contest, however,
neace ien has as come. After Farren had been
granted letters yesterday MI Ineci8f Beaffy dGL
ninistrafor had taken the matter of a
COMPROMISE ctdl11ISr e mis- in hand and its consumma-
ton was only a matter of short time Tine;
finder the law Mrs. Fowler was entitled
70 One-thfrd of the estate and as she was
not mentioned in the will it. is obvious
that she had good ground for contest
Perhaps those who stood in the position
of proponents of the document saw this
and peaceful compromise is the fruit or
their foresight and discretion.