The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-17

firm their power of attorney and the firm is now acting for them through it's representative. Alex Troy.
 de Czeke's Relatives.
 The relatives represented by MT. Troy @tv Mrs s Caroline Krug, born czelsei of Budapest, Hungary, a sister; William Czeke of Budapest, Hungary. brother; Mrs. Susanna Zieritz, born Czeke, Of Vienna, Austria, 8 sister; Eugene Traup- man Tallos of Erzsebetfalva, Hungary a nephew; Andreas Czeke of Selmecz- banya, Hungary, nephew, ana MI S. Maria Fritche, born Traupmann or Pan sova, Hungary, a niece.
 The blind sister of Professor Czeke Miss Cecelia Czeke, to whom 1t Is said he was devotedly attached, and anothei sister, Mrs. Raska, did not join in this power of attorney. There are friends Of Professor Czeke in Montgomery who claim that these two sisters are unable to prosecute their claims and believing that they are pursuing the wishes Of their dead friend they are interesting them selves in behalf of these two indigent sisters.
 MT Sternfeld. acting as special admin. istrator, has sold piano which belonged to the Professor to liqudate his Mont gomery obligations and Mir. Sternfeld was about to sell the five valuable .ViolinS at a public sale when he was estopped from doing so by an order from the Probate Court of Montgomery County. Singulary
  vertised for the day on which copy of the alleged will of Professor Czeke was filed with the Montgomery Court. The sale having been postponed the violins, together with other valuable personal property of the Professor was deposited in a bank vault where they will remain until the courts determine their owner ship.
 yertised these violins for sale but with drew them from the sale because no one Appeared to appreciate their great value. The highest bid upon the famous instru- ment which is believed to have been made in the fifteenth century was $25.
 The Law Points.
 Many intricate points in law are in- yolved in the controversy over the CZeke estate and the suit for the possession of these historic violins promises to D one of the greatest interest in the his tory of Alabama litigation. It will be ccntended that as the instrument pur- porting to be the will of Professor Czeke which bequcaths all of his property to Miss Harlin has been admitted by the Kentucky courts to be valid it must stand in Alabama courts unless 1t can be shown that Professor Czeke was a resi- dent citizen of Alabama in which case the collateral heirs will undertake to have it set aside as incompetent to transfer Alabama property.
 There is said to be cordial feeling be- tween the parties to the suit and the lawyers TPDrtStDlluB lIlt tDlldltid al ltu it is said will only attempt to prove. if necessarv that the alleged will held by Miss Hardin is not q will in fact but that 1t was intended merely to be note of esteem sent to Miss Hardin by Professor
 Miss Rosa A. Hardin, who lays claim to all of the possessions Of Professor Czeke, is connected with the distinguished Hardin family of Kentucky of which Colonel P. Watt Hardin is famous memher. She is close relative of Judge H. w. Bruce. General Counsel of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Con- pany and is eotnc h5l'kMPia" kisns 0i otie' rep
 The history of Professor Czeke is full of romance although he was never mar ried He possessed the artistic tempera- ment in a marked degree. His love for music was a passion and like other fa- nooue rnusfcians he was frugal. He even lived hard life. He made money but he was impruVident. living Tn dell or dreamIand. thinking only Of music his so,,i4songs and the years when he walked u,itb nen whose names are carved in stowe vVbosc figures are living in bronze and whose achievements nave been sung in everlasting poetry ,,.,.,o. a,a . snaal of his one great sorrow his per sonal papers indicate that that sorrow came into his life. Pernaps lt shaped the 1',i+L romance of such surpassing inter est t'' as to out-rival the most brilliant flgnIS YeaTs oa ago lS in his native Hungary 1t is said that Profrssjr dc Czeke loved a l 6eaut{u yoqns ToSt mahh6od mith 50d Sfrfns s IR}esaa R;ssioI Io,o W eithar died or rejected her oosr 1Ie iondd and this 1nrequieted love perhaps JDTes cbenged ti'' the whole current of his life: Sweet I1S at solace was found in his poetry ana ms m nlrsonal papers of the dead mu-
 ,ais,s dl ene ,p.oinTe was found that is of rare bi6iosrap}ia yf {, the bt ie deamsa SGof laSt of ' Poetns yr,ans ,rA more than a hundred | geTsss guns and det they are of exquisite beauty.