The evening Republican., 1902-09-27
A Story Of a Forged Certihcate--Two
Arrests Are Made.-
CAME TO A SUDDEN ENDING.
Arrests End Fight Over Bennett Will
4 Allegations Made That Lawyer
!! and Claimant Had Arranged
: Deep Laid Conspiracy.

cap pacity since 1892. Tucker testi.
fed that week ago Stanton came
to him and told him that several
years ago he, Stanton, had perform
ed marriage ceremony between Mr.
Bennet anl Miss BisgAr, and Jhat
he had forgotten to tiie cert ticate.
He asked Tucker il he would not
put the certilicate On record then.
Tucker slil he replied that hs
would not DO that, as it would be H..
legal. Tucker went on to say that
on Monday last Stanton came to
him gain and asked MIN if he ad a
blank mlrriage certiticlt OF the date
Of 1898. Tucker said he turned over
TO Stanton L blank certificate Of the
date OF 1000, US he md none Of the
others. lie sad Stanton came blc k
to him later with the blank filled
out and asked the witness to say
that he found it in the drawer of
his desk and to enter it on the re.
cords. Witness said Stanton Doint-
ed out where he should enter it.
Tucker went on to SLY that when
Stanton got the blank marriage cer-
tiiicate he, the witness, said:
you'd better be careful what
you do
When Stanton asked him to put
the certificate on the record, Tuck
er said he told him he could not do
it and that Stanton said:
II will give you paper that will
protect you"
Stanton thercupon. witness said,
gave him a Slip OF paper on which
vas written statement to The effect
that he had turned the certificate
over to Tucker on September 20 last.
The statement, Tucker said, was
signed by Stanton.
Later in the day, witness went on,
Mr.. Young Of the firm Of Young II
ArrOwsmith, came to him and said
that Stanton, whom Tucker had told
to return at o'clock, was waiting for
the certificate a the station and to
give tito him (Young).
"When saw Stanton later, con.
tinucd the Witness" and told him
that had given the paper to Young,
he said :'You ought not to have done
that. The only thing you can do to
help me out Of this trouble is to say
that | was drinking when | gave the
paper to- you. "
Tucker said Stanton appeared very
mucn frightened when he told him
that he would not do any such
thing.
Since the actress surprised them by
her claims OF wilehOod and mother
hood, counsel for the heirs other than
Laura Biygar have made no secret of
OF lheic contention that both the
marriage and the birth Of the child
were spurious. For time it was u
guarded secret where, when
and by whom the alleged wedding
was solcmnized. When it
was learned that the contestant |
would pin her faith to marriage Ger
,iiicate issued by Stanton and to his i
testimony in its support
he batteries of th. opposition were
,entered Immediately upon the form.
N Ioboken justice.
10 an inquirer who asked one of
ho lawyers, whether his client
would dispute the birth OF the SON
.s we'll as the genuiness Ut the mar
iage counselor replied;
''Where would be the use? If we
ucceed In showing that Laura Big
ar was never actually married to
Ienly M. Bennett, that strikes d.
ectly at the root OF the question in.
oved. 10 show that she never
cally became the mother of his child
'ould then be task Of superordina.
lon 80 far as concerns the partition
I his estate.
Certain nephews and nIeces have
cen contesting the will, and it had
cen warmly defended by Ira II.
hattuck, Of Minneapolis; p. J.
lcNanlty, Of Pittsburg; Il. N. Gulick
[r. Benefits old thea trical partner,
nd other benetlci ciaries interested to
considerable but less extent than
aura Bisgar IN the probate Those
lsccS and nephews had blocked the
rebate by filing a caveat On April
}, alleging undue influence upon the
:stator's mind. .
It's predicted by those who kaow
haL is likel y to develop 10 the Long
ranch court room that the end Of
.r hard fight is at hand, that Its
I'd mustbe defeat. Should her case
'llapse 1t is likely she will not flll
one.
Laura Blggar was born 10 Dela.
are City and when q Child showed
'eatrica! talent, taking part in
any amateur perform ances. After
'pearing ina uumber ol produc-
'ns she made a bit in "A Trip to
lin atown," aud for several years
- reg arced as one OF the leaders In
her particular class Of stage work.
'e married Bert Havsrly, an actor,
It was later divorced