The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-09
DISINHERITED
CLAIMS HIS OWN
Sherman Campbell Disowned
by Jas. Campbell in Will.
ESTATE OF $4,000
Wichita Motorneer to Contest
the viii.
ESTATE OF $4,000

'"To Sherman Welcheimer, or Sherman
Campbell. as he claims and pretends TO
te. but in reality and in fact is no kin
whatever TO me, bequeath the sum of
ore dollar"
This is the curious paragraph that ap-
pears in the will Of James S. Campbell,
entered to probate in the probate court
OF sedswick county. The words in this
item OF the last testament OF the dead
man state what shall be done in this
respect plain enough. but the meaning
bvhird it is very puzzling. The viii says
that Sherman Campbell, an employe Of
the street railway company in this city,
is 10 kin TO the deceased. Why, then.
does he mention him in his will at all?
Is not The paragraph contradictory in
itself Deceased disinherits Sherman
Campbell. but if he is no kin or has rs
legal claim. why should he bequeath to
him even one dollar. The whole is very
queer. indeed. 1t was declared b. az
attorney yesterday that the deceased had
included Sherman Campbell in his viii so
that he would not be able TO commence
litigation over the provisions of the doc
ument It seems from the facts OF the
matter that this very item viii Civ,
the young street car motorneer some
thing to work on in going after his shar
of the money.
1t is claimed by his friends that he has
good chance to make a successful fight
on the will. They declare that James
Campbell recognized Sherman Campbell
as his son and that he brought him out
here from the east. but that father and
son had an alteration and therefore the
father disowns and disinhertts the son.
The young man himself says that h,
can produce two or three witnesses to
prove that his father told them that II
he was of sound mind when he made
his will that he would not forget to see
that Sherman was we'll provided for.
The young fellow is not much more than
2 years OF age and is known among his
friends and employers as a very in
dustrious and honest young man. He l.
preparing 10 make a fight on the will
and to claim the whole estate amount
ing to $500. for he is the only person
claiming TO be a direct heir TO the prop
erty. II he should win in the courts
the other benefciaries as named III the
will cannot get anything.
The document itself is the fourth on,
made by James Campbell, who died in
this city on June p. The contents OF
the first and third wills are not known,
but the second is very interesting and
shows the disposition of the maker OF
these wills and his unsettled intentions
In the second will he beQueathed all his
property 10 the Children's Home socl-
ETY. In this Will. he disinherited all his
relation. but it did not stand. His re-
lations who were disinherited had him
change it and now the viii stands in
their favor
The will was witnessed by A. z. Helm
and E. s. George. Mrs. Aleetha Miller
a niece OF the deceased. at whose hous,
in this city, is named as executor. Sh,
fled hsr bond yesterday Of $4,000. In
surd by the United States Fidelity com
pany. a surety firm with 100000 paid
up capital
The first provision in the win is that
the funeral expenses shall be paid out
of the estate and that a family monu-
ment not exceeding $3.50 in cost shall be
purchased and placed on plat Of ground
in Maple Grove cemetery. He then pro
vides that the executor as named by
HIM shall sell ali the estate and shall
divide the results as he directs. To John
C. Campbell, a brother Of Rock Bridge
Ohio he bequeaths one-sixth OF his re-
naming estate. To George E. Campbell
a brother. Of this city. he leaves one
sixth Of the estate less fve-slxths Of
$500. which the viii declares has been paid
70 him at various times. II. II. II. Camp
bell of Denver receives a Ike share as
unto George is given. One-sixth is lef,
10 be qually divided between three nieces
Of Cleveland. Ohio. as follows. Esse Lee
Campbell. Myrtle Campbell and Ora
Campbell. To AHetha Miller and James
Miller one-sixtA, is left, and one-sixth
is left TO Ethel May West and Claude
Campbell Of Cleveland.