The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-14

the validity Of certain deeds Of valuable
property which she said he had given
her.
Then Charles I. Fair fought the win
which practically cut him off from an
active share in the estate, giving him a
certain income which trustees were in
structed to dole out Suit after suit arose
and complication succeeded complication
until it became apparent that compro-
mise must be made in order TO save the
estate. So an adjustment was arranged
and Nettie Craven was satisfied, and the
bulk of the money went to Charles /.
Fair and his sisters. Mrs Hermann DEL
richs and Mrs ". X. Vanderbilt Jr
Charles l. Fair was in the prime Of
his manhood. He and the wife who had
rescued him were absolutely devoted 10
each other and the future looked bright
and joyous He found in automobIing
q zest and excitement that nothing else
had ever given him. He had more money
than he could easily spend. for the last
inventory of his fathers estate showed
a total OF about Sl6.ooeoo0
Mrs Fair had given his wife very
considerable sum of money. and she had
been generous 70 her brothers and sisters
and mother. She had bought a home for
the latter and made sure that she was
comfortable Her relatives thought that
Mrs. Fair had done all that could be ex-
pected Of her The fact that her husband
was a millionaire didn't mean very much
TO them. They stin had to work hard FOR
their daily bread. and expected TO as long
as they lived They are not a sentimen-
tai folk
I'm the natural order Of things Mrs. Fair
would outiive her mother and her own
brothers and sisters. she being the young
est. IT would have been worse than fool
ish Ere their philosophy TO count upon any
OF the Fair millions coming 10 New Jer-
sey in their lifetime. Possibly I'm the
years 70 come their children might re-
oeive a part Of the money.
Then came the accident in France when
10th SIR and Mrs Fair were thrown from
their automobile and instantly BILLED Her
mother and her brothers and sisters were
shocked and dazed- Grief for the woman
whose name had not been mentioned
among them for wears uBtI her marriage
70 Fair and the evidences of her blood
affection made them sratefol were blended
curiously with the prospect OF great
wealth
The question was Immediately raised as
10 who would inherit the millions OF Mr
Fair. II was true that he had made a VIII
in his wifes favor. bur she had been
killed at the same time thar he was
lawyers began 20 make careful research
es The statutes were not harmonious
although in the main IL seemed to be
the presumption that II husband and
wife were killed IN The same accident
The man survived the woman hy very
brief interval because OF his grearer VIZ
tality There was q nice question involv-
ed. and lawyers were preparing for n
hard contest and fine fees II locked as
II The Fair millions We're again TO pe
dragged through the courts.
II transpired that Mrs Fair had q very
considerable fortune IL her Own name
something Ike a quarter II 4 million doll
lars. and this she had Jeff 90 her reia-
tives. The Smiths and The Ne'sous-M-s
Fairs mother YVES married twice the
second time 10 a man ramed Nelson
were reasonably rich no ua-,er what hap
pened. and great was the stir in the lit
tie toH2 in New Jersey towns of New