The age-herald., 1901-01-01
END OF FAMoUSl
 BOTTO WILLEASE The CodiciIs We're Broken and
 Will is Sustained TWO SETS OF CONTESTANTS In the Testimony Most VruIent Attacks Were Made on Character of Wm. sotto and Mrs. clote Botto-
 Devices Cut Off.
TWO SETS OF CONTESTANTS

Louisville, Ky, December 31.-In tbt Botto will case a jury in the common pleas division of the Jefferson County Cir. cult Court this afternoon rendered a yer. dict that broke the. three codicils to the Will Of Mrs. Florence Irwin Botto and sus- tained the will The effect of this verdict IS to give Will Botto a life interest in $S5,- 0OO and to his mother Cloteal B. Botto s15.- oVo In cash and one-eghth of the residuary estate.
 The estate devised by Mrs. Botto is esti- mated at from $2O0,OOO to $25O 900. The tes- ttatrix was a Miss Harry and inherited a fortune from her father, Capt. M. c. Har- ry. She first married Capt. James F. IT, win and ultimat tely conveyed to him in fee simple heritence property which he managed successfully. At his death he left the estate to his wife for life with the right of devise.
 Mrs. Cloteal Botto and her son William M Botto, who Mrs. Irwin subsequently married, became intimately acquainted with Mrs. Irwin in 1894 and his intimacy eliminated in the marriage and in Mrs. Botto becoming Mrs. Irvin's most intimate woman friend and the manager of all her affairs. Mrs. Irwin was 24 years older than Bottom and a few years his mothers sen for.
 Mrs. Irwin Botto died February 12 19OO and it developed that she had left a will with three codicils. The will was made a few days after the death of her only child Guy Irwin, and before her marriage to Will liam M. Botto he was given In the will a life interest in $500 and his mother s15, 900 in cash and one-eighth of the residuary es- tate.
 All the codicils increased the share of Mrs. Botto and her son until William NJ Botto's share was 'one- third of the entire estate, furnished residence and one-third of the residuary, and his mothers was over s5O,OOo in cash and one-third of sthe resi- duary.
 In making these increases in tho. .Botto's shares a number of the original devisees were either completely cut off or their be- quests materially reduced. A number of local charitable institutions Were hand somely remembered in the will, but suffered greatly in the codicis at the expense of the Bottos. Three of Captain Irvins relatives and a brother of Mrs. Irwin Botto were given life interests in s12,0O0 cash.' At their deaths these amounts were to go into the residuary as were other smaller life in terests.
 There were two sets of contestants, the heirs of Captain Irwin and Mrs Irwin Bot to- who wished to upset the will and codicil and their interests were practically pooled and the devisees under the will who sought to eliminate the Bottos from the will itself and break the codicils.
 The general grounds of the suit were al- legged lack of testamentary capacity and all legged undue influence on the part of the Bottos. The most virulent attacks were made on the characters of beth Mrs. Clo- teal B. Botto and William Botto. and a mass of testimony was introduced to prove that Mrs Irwin was inca pablo of making a will. William M. Botto and Mrs. Irwin $ son Guy were great friends. Guy Irwin bought a small stable of race horses. and wherever he raced them Will Botto was his companion. While at New Orleans young Irwin died. and from that time Mrs. Irvins friendship for Botto increased un- til their marriage. when it was stated by Mrs. Irvin's friends that her affection for him was due to her sons great liking for Botto.
 Before marrying Mrs. Irwin. Botto had married Belle Eastman. known also as Belle Archer. She Is now in San Francisco
 The heirs belonging to Mrs. Irwin Botto's family and those of Captain Irwin will ap- peal the case.