The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-16
Charles Fair Was 10 Have Made
Many Improvements
WILL HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
Relatives of Mrs. Fair VIII Leave for
San Francisco Tomorrow to
Look After Their interests
In the Estate.

San Francisco, August 15.-ffhe sudden
death of Charles Fair and his wife by
the collapse of their automobile in France
yesterday means a great loss to San
Francisco. Just before his departure for
Europe Charles Fair had practically COM
pleted plans for s5o0O.oo0 worth of i'm
provements to the Fair property here and
1t was his intention on his return from
Europe to sign contracts for the work.
The matter of the disposition of the
estates of the dead millionaire and his
wife has given rise to some little specula-
tion as to what will become of Charles
Fairs portion of his deceased fathers
immense holdings It is known that a
short time ago bohh Mr.. and Mrs. Fair
made wills disposing of their separate
holdings and the community property,
but just what the documents provide for,
the attorneys of Charles Fair do not feel
at liberty to make public at this time.
Mrs. Fair was possessed of value of $780,
900 and 1t Is thought her will bequeaths
her holdings to relatives In New Jersey,
but In the event of evidence being ad-
duced that Charles Fair succumbed to his
injuries first, Mrs. Charles Fairs interest
In the community property will naturally
revert to her heirs and 1t is this point
on which the disposition of the Million
aires estate largely depends.
AT late hour last night the public
administrator applied for letters of ad-
ministration in the estate of Charles Fair
and wife. Judge Carroll Cook has not
as yet granted the application, preferring
to delay matters until proof of death has
been received In this city. The matter
will come up for hearing in Judge Cooks
court tomorrow. There being some divi-
sion of opinion among the friends and
relatives of Charles Fair as to whether
the will of Fair now in the hands of
Knight and Haggerty, his attorneys, was
the last made by him. Judge Carroll Cook
today issued an order granting the attor-
neys permission to search the several
safe deposit boxes used by Fair SO that
II there Is a Will of more recent date 1t
will be brought to light. Hermann Oel-
richs, brother-in-law of the deceased mil
lionaire, is emphatic in his assertion that
Charles Fair made a will very shortly be-
fore leaving for France.
Mrs. Fairs Relatives.
New York, August 15.-The Evening
World says that Mrs. Anna e. Nelson,
mother of the late Mrs. Fair. accom-
panied by her son, A. C. Nelson, q half
brother of the late Mrs. Fair, will leave
their home at New Market N. j., on
Sunday for San Francisco. where they
will employ lawyers to represent them in
the distribution of the Fair estate. The
paper adds that the trip is made at me
instigation of George Harvey of San
Francisco, who teleg1 aphed Mrs. Nelson
TO come imme diately. The paper also
quoted Edward S. Lear, a real estate
dealer of this city, as saying that be and
his family would take steps to protect
tfeir interests as heirs. Mr.. LETTERS
mother vas sister of Mrs. Charles Fair
Among Mrs Fairs heirs, besides her
mother. others who live ir the east are
said to be Mrs Elizabeth Bunnell of
Union, n. j.; Mrs. Laura Leonard of
Caldwell, N. j.; William b. Smith of
New Market N. j., and a number of
members of the Letter family.