The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30
Attorney, Representing Rela-
tives Of VIM. Weisell, Demand
Investigation Of Death.
ESTATE VALUED 100000
Blood Relations Who Were Left oni,
81 Each Declare That the Cause
of Weisell's Death Should
Be Examined.

q / lllS Lax VI ddWySE Odiuucl L SEEu.g
son to lave exhumed the body Of the late
William Weisell, who died at an adj
vanced age on April 9 last, leaving a $780,
600 estate, but in his will cutting off Ave
blood relations with only 81 each and two
with. nothing, while providing in a much
handsomer way for numerous other rela-
tives.
These blood relations have decided to
attack the will, and, more than that, they
declare that the cause of the old mans
death is uncertain and should be investi-
gated.
Mr.. WieselPs attendant and one of his
executors, Morris Stern, who is in the dry
goods business at No. SIG olumb ave-
nue., are declared to lave stated that the
old man died of pneumonia. while the GER
tificate of the physician who saw the old
man in the last four lays of his Illness
is that he died of Bright's disease and
heart disease.
in employing Lawyer Ferguson to fight
the will now on file in the surrogate's
office, and one Of his first steps was to
demand the elimination of Mr.. Weisell's
body. Detective Sergeants Logan and
Taylor saw Mr.. Ferguson, and he laid the
information that he had before them.
Meanwhile, the lawyer surrenders to the
authorities the right to proceed for the
elimination Of the body, and awaits the
reports of the detectives, He. has sent q
letter to District Attorney Jerome, pre-
senting all the facts and urging an i'm
mediate investigation. e
Tor tho 1ast wentv-sva uy,,,o-
we;se,i . hacbelor lived onsr+ go. ~
relatives. Early in life he gained an In.
dependent fortune in the tea n coffee
business. For many years he had a COM
panion and attendant, William Hull, one
h,,+ q f+aruya,ds . ras,dent 80 Co = ~
Tt Nc. a. $780, 49,.
,ha,,+ 800 LII 80 snasst is - ui
1-ards tha,i 49, ,..ansassSsIua 49, h
Lii $1,000 ~ haSa go
,ta annn,ouan,s nv = MioW,euse u
aaenna ~ Ia anu " snyoy = cun-
relotiNa. AZ u,aaaiana 80 w n ~ ~
,,as ,,,no+i1Iions nnS go -. ls
ofrare5 enanoiai $3.50 LILY Az
daenoed - naadaa "nen 40
n;eJ ~ p...
Mr. ~ ~ Doaruihs house
g., = ' .ss:.I uieu ~ ne hight ol aprns
: $500 u q. W.. 4s4 ieAinseo
49,, =, Mn ny MT. anu MIS-. FRED
haeano Ia = Was not until lour Gays
~ NJ a. 49, caN -. I. NacI zen.
s+raat ~ We Sns Iuioleu LIN fourtn
Aoaor maa al - ~ al1e len
axas,taul ~ ~ fieeu' one OF the
% 1Ae MI ne received on me night prior
nom Hi az uea.n, : ! ION VIZ
noma ~ 49, haso, p npe nisa
was yer,, T. ~, .. S, = neEause Mi: We Ea
g,son ! aa, 49, pt ~ ~ "a. w e.
That Norris Stern slsn s,ia &C., ta. NJ W.,
sell was m with nna1nonia " W..
Ferguson f,1r+bar save that ph;1in d Ersea
man,. aaath - - ~ - ~ pst1 tnS o1u
Mr.. Weisell come 70 tba door annaran4,"
strong and beaIthv .na Gov, aoed pIas4 -
M Stern mr. NoKan,Ia re- a;aae a.s
that heyond a o,estIon de.+h 80 - :.
+ha oa,ses tha+ 10 10 49, -.
tifcate He said there was M nna,,monia
In tha case
LAWYER Ferguson said last nieb+. "A s,da
from the contra dictorv sta+anean+. as ~
+ba co1,so ~ d..+b 7 100 aa1,tsos -
clients to fight the nrobate of tha viii
"Mr weisell,s will leaves To his s,.+ar
Miss Charlotte Lederer. $4,000. and to
Mrs. Lederer,s two daughters I,1Iia and
/ Mollie, $4,000 each. Morris Stern's wife.
Ieonora. a niece of Miss T,ederer and ~
the deceased received 80 zoo Morris
Hugo and Philip Freed get s12. zoo each
1 On the face of these Nemesis the family
of Morris Stern RECEIVES s52 O0 whereas
40 Traa5 fsni1 aat 80 go ~" 49,
Charlotte Salmonski, a niece, reputed to
be the favorite heir Of tbs old man, gets
only $4,000.
Max Freed and his sister, Carrie Freed.
nephew and niece OF Mr.. Weisell, are cut
on with $500 each. Nathan, Joseph and
Isaac Ritter, neDhews with whom Mr..
RWeisell never had the slightest quarrel
Ror disagreement, are cut off with 81 each.
GDavid Freed and Mrs. Minnie Hirsch,
also nephew and niece, get nothing at all.
IT Is for the last seven that I appear as
f%counsel.
Il had the greatest difficulty in secur-
Ping a copy of the will from Lewis Hess,
TO whom Mr.. Stern. when I wrote to him
Eregarding the will, referred me as his
counsel.
A last I was compelled to write to Mr..
EHess that unless the will was filed in the
Ssurrogate's court I would be forced to
Eproceed on behalf of my clients as though
no will existed.
This will, by the way, was produced
Eoy Morris Stern. 1t was drawn up in the
price of Mr.. Hess In December, 1901, and
witnessed by Mr. Hess and his clerk.
In view Of the information that 1 have
&from my clients the will seems extraordi-
parry. Besides the bequests made to rela-
Elves about $500 is left to Hebrew char
ltaole institutions. This total only repre-
eents S140,0G0 of an estate that I value at