Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-10-04
M'KINLEY's WILL
The Document Ia Probntcd-.I.ittlc
Credit Given TO story of At
tack on Tomb.

Canton, o., Oct. 1.-The will of Presi-
dent Mckinley was admitted to pro-
bate at the conclusion of the formal
hearing Monday by Probate Judge
Maurice f. Aungst. The papers waiv-
ing notice of probating by Mrs. Sarah
Duncan and Miss Helen Mckinley, of
Cleveland, sisters of the deceased,
were filed, and this completed the pre-
liminaries necessary for admitting the
will to probate. In pursuance of the
wishes of Mrs. Mckinley and upon her
signed recommended ation, the court APP
pointed Judge William X. Day and Sec
retary George b. Cortelyou admins,
traitors of the estate, with will an
nexed, and issued letters of adminis-
tration. A joint administrators bond
of 100000 was filed. This bond is
signed by William II. Day, George b.
Cortelyou, Austin Lynch, Mary L. Day
and Mary b. Barber. In their appli-
cations for letters testamentary Judge
Day and Secretary Cortelyou say that
the amount of personal property left
by the late president will be about
$4,000, and of real estate about $780,
900. aggregating about 100000. At
the request of the administrators, the
court appointed Judge Jacob p. Paw
cett, George B. Frease and H. W. Hoss-
Ter as appraisers to appraise the prop
erty.
Canton, o., Oct. Friends of the
family of the late President Mckinley
emphatically discredit belief in the
idea that the shot reported fired by
Guard Deprend at Westlawn cemetery
Sunday night was on account of any
attempt TO desecrate the tomb. They
do not attempt to explain the strange
story of the guards or account for the
firing of the shot which cemetery Off
cials and other residents near by say
they heard, and they do not believe
that two men would undertake to make
an attack on the vault with 20 soldiers
on guard or near at hand.
The officers and men of company c,
of the Fourteenth United States in
fantry, on duty at West Lawn ceme-
terry, guarding the resting place of
President Mckinley. worked diligently
Investigating the strange story. The
same reticence, imposed by military
! NS uidtiphS "hlNil prevented Lnt Oln-
GERS and men from making detailed
statements concerning the incidents
Sunday night was operative Monday.
The representatives of the press saw
all of the commissioned officers, sew
eral noncommissioned officers. and o
number of privates, and CLEANED the
following:
All of the commissioned officers and
the members of the company in general
accepted fully the story, related by
Private De Prend Sunday night, and
readily believe that the providers were
about the vault with no good purpose.
Monday only one of the commissioned
officers adhered to the belief that an
attempt had been made upon the sem
tinel for goulish purposes. He said it
was the real thing II was prompted
by the pure cussedness of some people,
who thought to bring reproach upon
the nation by doing damage to the rest
ing place of the dead president. All
the men who were seen expressed the
belief that Private De Prend acted in
good faith. and that he related only
what he believed to be the real circum-
stances. With the captain and 9TH
ers he went over the details of the
whole affair at least dozen times, and
it is said never varied in matter OF
Importance. Particular inquiry was
made as to his sobriety at the time,
and it is said that il is established
beyond all reasonable doubt that he
had not been drinking, and that he
was in his normal condition. The most
common belief is that the sentinel was
overwrought by the loneliness of his
position, that his nerves were over
taxed, and that Imagination contrib
uted some to the details related in
good faith. The post was regarded
by all as particularly isolated and de-
pressing to the man guarding it at
night, and it is understood that more
sentinels will be stationed at the point
'in-the future.
Capt Biddle authorized this state
ment: 81 think the sentinel deceived
himself on the occurrence. j do not
think an actual attack as related by
him occurred. When daylight came
there was no evidence found of
struggle"
The matter has been reported in
full TO Gen. Otis at Chicago, command
ing the department to which the
guard is attached. Whether there will
be formal inquiry into the matter
remains for Gen. Otis to determine
Officers at the cemetery expressed the
hope that inasmuch as oactual harm
had been done, that no Formal action
would be taken. "t
Sentenced to Electric Chair.
New York, Oct. 1.-Arthur Flanni-