Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
Contest Abandoned and Letters Tesla
mentaTy Issued to Mrs. Florence
R. CrumliSh, the EXeCatriX.
HE WAS OF SOUND AND
DISP0SlNG MIND AND MEMORY
How His Estate of $4,000 is
Apportioned.
MALE LEGATEES MUST KEEP SOBER

The hearing in the contest of the
will of DR.. Caleb Harlan was begun
before Probate Judge Calvin w. Crcs-
san Monday, but it did not last long, for
after the testimony Of the attesting
witnesses had been heard, the caveat
vas withdrawn, whereupon the judge
sustained the will. Letters will be
issued to Mrs. Florence II. Crumlish,
the executrix named in the will.
John A. Hopkins, who had filed the
cayeat on the ground that undue in
fiuence had been exerted upon the
doctor, was represented by L. Irving
Handy The propounders of the will
were represented ny Anthony Higgins.
Court Stenographer Z. g. Hardesty
came all the way from Rehoboth to
take the testimony.
Miss Matte L. Leach, formerly stem
ographer and typewriter for Harry
Emmons testified to typewriting the
will and to attesting it at the request
of DR.. Harlan. The will is dated April
18th, 1900.
Harry Emmons, who was DR.. Har-
lan's attorney, was the other attesting
witness. When Mr.. Higgins asked his
age, Mr.. Handy said he would admit
that Mr.. Emmons was over 81; the
witness said he was 40. He testified
that DR.. Harlan was of sound and dis.
posing mind and memory. The will
was in part a copy of former will.
Mr.. Emmons testified that he wit
messed the codicil, which was dated
March 25th, 1902. Miss Prudence G.
Mcclure, who is now stenographer and
typewriter in Mr.. Emmons' office, was
the other witness. Speaking OF the
time the eodicil was made, Mr..
Emmons said that the DOCTORS memory
was very good about some things; but
there were other things that he could
not recall very easily. He knew what
he wanted to do with his estate, how
ever.
Mr.. Handy informed Register Crossan
that he was authorized to withdraw
the caveat, and the register declared,
, ordered and decreed that the paper
writings before him were the last will
and testament and codicii of DIR.
Harlan.
In the will DIR. Harlan leaves the
following hequests:
To Mary Ann Gebhart 5000.
To Mary Elizabeth Gebhart, the
Plum Grove farm in Mill Greek hun
dred.
To Margaret Ann Gebhart for her
sons, $1,000.
70 Lewis j. Graves, nephew of Eliza
Harlan. $1,000.
To Mary Ann Graves, sister of Lewis
j. Graves, 81, 600.
10 Jane l.. Lpvett of PHILADELPHIA,
cousin of the testator, 81. 600.
To John Foote, son of James Foote,
1900.
10 Phoebe Quimby, cousin, 81, 900.
To the Ferris Industrial School.
81, 900, provided the managers keep the
doctor's memoir of John Ferris in
print and give copy to every boy on
leaving the school and one or more
copies to each member of the corpora
tion.
To Florence r. Crumlish, Union
farm in New Castle hundred.
To Florence r. Crumlish, personal
property, books, pictures and copy
rights.
Ihe testator desires that every male
legatee mentioned in the will shall be
notified by the executrix to live sober
life, free from all indulgence in beer
or strong drink. And should any fail
to observe the admonition the payment
of the legacy is to be withheld two
years.
The codicil gives Mrs. Crumlish the
i Union farm in fee simple and makes
correction as to the name in one other
item.
The estate is valued at about $50, coo.