The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13

Rod OF temporary insanity. "The
u Of Malcolm Ford's action" said
Captain Brown, .'can only be explain
ed by inference. For some time past
his financial atfairs have been press
ing him and he had repeatedly asked
and received material assistance from
his brother. It is presumed that his
brother had been forced to refuse
further aid"
Paul Leicester Ford was 81 years
old, and a novelist of much note,
Janice Meredith, and "The Honor
able Peter Stirling being his most
popular novels. He was married about
a year ago to Miss Grace Kidder,
daughter of Edward H. Kidder Of
Brooklyn. He was the son of Gordon
Lester Ford of Brooklyn, who died
II years ago and left an estate of
about 1000, 900 divided among his
children, with the exception of NAL
colin, who was disinherited by the
will.
Malcolm Ford was born in Brooklyn,
February Z, 1867. He was educated
at the Brooklyn Polytechnic institute.
He took up athletics while at school
and for a number Of years won cham
pionships in this country and Canada ,
in the 100-yard run 220-yard run and
quarter mile run, as we'll as for the
120-yard hurdles, running broad and
running high jumps. He married a
daughter of Robert Graves, a wall
paper manufacturer, but they were di-
vorced. ..
1t was decided tonight at a family
council that the two brothers should
be buried together. The funeral will
be held Saturday morning from the
residence. Tonight the bodies were
laid out together in adjoining upper
rooms of the house. Malcolm Ford
leaves a son about Z years old.
It was said tonight at the apart
ment house in which Malcolm lived
that he had talked frequently of late
of being in financial difficulties and
that things we're going wrong down
town" He was the editor Of the New
Centaur, a monthly devoted to the in
terests of the automobile and publish
ed by the New Centaur Publishing
company. It could not be learned
whether or not Malcolm had any finan-
cial interest in the publication. On
Tuesday the company failed and a re-
ceiver was appointed. The failure of
the company would explain to a GER
tain extent Malcolm Ford's pressing
need for funds and would tend~tc cor
roborate the presumption of Miss
Hall, who said she thought the con-
versation between the two brothers
just before the shooting was oncern
ing money matters and that Malcolm
had again asked for financial aid.
Mr.. Ford. the elder. left a will in
which he made no mention whatever
of Malcolm, but divided his large es.
tate in equal parts among his six other
children. Malcolm did not contest the
Will, dAO IL was 0uAAACCSu W PAoO0SS
shortly after his fathers death. He
told his friends at the time, however
that an agreement had been entered
into between him and his brothers and
sisters by which they had promised
to share with him their fathers es
tate. In May. 1894, Malcolm Ford
brought suit against his brothers anG
sisters in the supreme court in Brook
! Ign to compel them to live up to the
! alleged agreement. The alleged agree
, ment was a verbal one. and as Nal
! colin Ford was unable to adduce proc
! of it the court decided against him.
: When Malcolm was called to the
stand, to- testify in his own behalf h.
said that shortly after his father
death his brother Paul had spoken tt
him about the will of his father an
said:
81 think you are left out of the will
t but we will take care of you a. lonl
9 as you do not make ny trouble
There is no disgrace in it for you, 70
both Washington and Catherine Wer'
e left out of a former will"
Paul Ford was called to the stan
and when under cross-exam;n nation h
I testified that there was a sentimen
. among the, brothers and sisters tina
e Malcolm should have a share of tn
e estate Of his father if his future lf
4 : E..- 49, ~ ,-,.1I ~ v,,o ~
respect. He explained that he mean
0 by this that his brother should Civ
e up all athletic sports. After testify
ing that his father had died fron
typhoid fever he said:
II do not see why Malcolm shout
n get any of the estate, as my fathe
s had laid down his life to save Ma