Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-11

The VIII or the late Ut Jonh H. ram
f. 10 be contested. The contestant is
Mrs William Hilton, Of ga Second
street. She is the wife Of William HJl-
tor Of the salt Lake police force, and
Che mother of ten or eleven children.
If m4y Boz also said by way Of infor-
nation that this family Is In no way
related 20 Chief Of Police Hilton.
The announcement that DR., Park was
married to her when she was yet IN her
teens win be no surprise TO old timers;
for friends OF the doctor were perfectly
familiar with the incident when 1t oc-
CURED Ia 1872. II viii be q very great
surprise to the public. however. that
an effort win be made TO break the
vu Particularly when an OF the cir
cumsances 10 the case ale known It
isaWen remembered fact that the cere-
many which 70 Is said. was PERFORMED
by the late Daniel II. Wells was con-
sente5 10 by DR.. Park when ne believed
firmly that ne was granting the request
OF dying woman who was very much
In love with him But acbrding TO a
statement made by Dr. Park himself
Co his executor and friend, Attorney S.
w. stewart just prior 10 the drawing
up Of his last viii and testament the
marriage was not a time marriage at
an. Il was simply a union for eternity
under the rites and ceremonies OF the
Mormon Church. and involved no re-
possibilities Of wedlock In this llte
This was the specific declaration made
by Dr. Park upon the solemn occasion
when his last legal request was in pro-
cess OF formulation. Il is the inf9rma-
ton. too, that was given 10 the "News'
today by Attorney c. B. Stewart. who
was present at the time Of the con-
NersatI0n.
A direct personal expression from Mr..
S. w. Stewart the executor OF the Will,
could not be- secured as he LEFT for
Tooele with Judge Cherry on this morn
ings train. But Mr. c. 3. Stewart says
there Is no mistake about the state
ment as he distinctly remembers hay
ing heard the doctor make 1t. 1t came.
he says, Ia answer to a question from
Due h-7ther put 70 the,doctoi regard
ing Mrs, Hilton, or Miss Armitage as
she was known in 1872 In explanation
he further said TO my brother" declared
Mr Stewart. Il was no more legally
married to her than l was TO any other
woman. and she has no claim upon me.
With that the subject was dropped
and nothing more thought OF the mat
ter until Attorney n. V, Jones visited
the office Of Stewart & Stewart yester-
day FOR the purpose Of securing a copy
of the viii and the petition for probate.
OFFICIALS AsTONIsHED
The officials OF the University were
greatly astonished today-in fact they
We're highly indignant as were also
many citizens when they learned OF the
determination TO contest the Will Az
Ter inquirIng into the circumstances,
however. they expressed the opinion,
that there need be no fear OF the out
come, as the claim Of the COM
testant is. I'm their opinion, any
thing but substantial one 70
S. very difficult for them to understand
how the wife Of another man can claim
90 BE- the wife, on widow Of Dr. Park
specially In View Of the fact that she
never sustained the relationship OF wife
~ the latter. while as the wife Of the
former she has raised and now has a
large family by him.
WHO MRS. HILTON IS.
Mrs. Hilton was a Miss Armitage the
daughter Of the late Prof. Armlage,
the well known artist II Is related that
Miss ArmitaBe first met Dr. Park IN
Europe and that she came across the
Atlantic on the same steamer with him,
becoming much infatuated on the yoy-
age There is one fact IL Is said, that
VIII greatly lessen the chances Of Mrs,
HiiOn's success and that Is. 10 Is stat
ed most positively that there Is no mar
riage certificate, which IN the |
very nature Of the affair,