The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
Estate Of the Man Supposed TO
Have Been Murdered by Willie
TascOtt in Litigation.
TERRIBLE THREATS OF A SON.
Young Smell Charged With Having
Told His Mother He. Would
Cut Her Limbs OFF After
Death.
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REPJ BIIC SPECIAL
Chicago. Jan. l0.-Fighting at law over n
large estate II now I'm progress before
Judge Tuthlll and a jury. The trouble Is
over the will Of Mrs. Henrietta Smell
wife Of Amos J. Smell. who was murdered
In his Washington boulevard home on the
night Of February s. 1855. The value OF
the estate IS estimated at from s61O,co to
TO sSoaOD. The contestant is Mrs Mary
smell Stone. wife Of 4. ]. Stone. She was
left out OF consideration by the late Mrs.
Smell.
The defense contends that Mary smell
was really the daughter of Patrick
Hughes.
II was related. according 20 report. that
Albert Jerome Smell threatened TO ampu-
tate his mothers legs and arms after
death II she did not give him sufficient
supply OF money and II she left dollar
To Mary Stone or her husband.
Doctor W. T Mefford Is the witness VINO
Is relied upon by Attorney John II. Ham
line to urge that young Smell made tris
threat.
An effort will he made. too. TO show
that the widow was so constantly h"uhIso
that she became impressed with me lcta
that she would suffer pain after death II
nor arms and legs were cut of AMI tossed
into q fire, as her son is alleged to haze
threatened.
Another alleged evidence Of her rcputed
mental weakness was her mania for laying
II cents each for hundreds of dimes.
Mr. Oscar De Wolf. OF London, England
is here to testify that. when a neiShoor' he
called upon Henrietta Smell five days be-
fore the signing Of the Will and found her
enjoying excursions up and down the cieNa,
tor while she behaved Historically anu
waved lighted candles in the middle OF the
day.
II was also said by plaintiffs counsel that
Alice Smell. now dead. threatened to haunt
her mother il she dared to recognize Mary
Smell Stone ana her husband
Murdered by Willie Tascot.
The muruer Of Smell at the homestead at
No ~ Washington boulevard. supposedly
by While IascOu, a Dt.Iaoy a the Palmef
House. was referred to IA court to-day. a
= Trudc. for the defense. declared thdt
in ISLANDERS were TO be mad. an issue m
The cas-. ne wOuld not object This N"s
brought forth by the statement 81 Ms
stones counsel that tine Jealousy OF
Albert jerome Smell ana his wlfe. celia +.
had prompted them to charge that y j.
stone was the murderer 81 smell
The heirs who are resisting MIS-. Stcne IN
the suit are Albert jerome Smell son, and
IN. daughter, Mrs. Grace Walker. and ner
chiIdrt n. Mrs. stones coctentlOh II thtt
she Was recognized as a daughter OF the
Smells and received share OF the estate
wien Smell died. Attorneys for the defense
assert that she was not formally admitted
by Mrs. Smell.
The absence of children many wears ago
in the Smell family induced Patrick Hughes
to allow his two young daughters to make
their home In the Smell household. The
children are said to have disagreed among
themselves. which esulted in one Of them
Quitting the nome. the one remaining being
the present contestant OF Mrs SHELLS will,
Mrs. a. J. Stone.
DE Witt IL Curtis and Mrs. Cheney. wit
nesSes to the signature Of Mrs. SHELLS will.
testified that at the time she was mentally
sound.