The San Francisco call., 1904-07-20
WARRENS
TO AVOID
CONTEST
Announcement Made
That They May
Compromise.
Disappointed Heirs COlSid-
cred by Miss DOlbeer'S
DeViSe9S.
Young Woman That Received Bulk
of Estate and Her Mother Favor
Settlement Out of Court.

There will probably be no mobniza-
tiOn Of the disappointed heirs Of un-
fortunate Bertha NJ. Dolbeer to contest
her last will and testament Educated
by the lessons of the Fair and
Blythe estate contests, in which law
yers waxed fat and devisees grew lean.
those most interested in Miss Dolbeer's
estate-Miss Eta Marion Warren and
her mother, Mrs Margaret H War
ren-have recognized the wisdom OF
effecting a compromise with the dis
appointed relatives. One who is in a
position to know the minds of the
Warrens made this admission yester-
day, and in concluding said that there
could be only one condition that would
prevent such a settlement-unreasOna
bic demands of the heirs.
Since the tragic passing Of her young
friend, Miss Warren has suffered a
nervous collapse. In spite of her ply
sicians orders, the young woman who
for seventeen years had filed the
dual role Of loving mother and sis
ter to the dead girl, insisted upon at
tending the funeral. Returning home,
trained nurse, who, with a specialist
on nervous diseases, is caring for her.
Yesterday her only visitor was her sis
ter, Miss Fannie Warren, who re-
mained with her during the day.
That awful moment in New York Is
burned deep into the brain Of Miss
Warren Her charge had not mani
tested the slightest intention at any
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on the morning of her death Miss Dol
beer accompanied Miss Warren to the
agency for the purchase of their rail-
way tickets for the expected trip to
San Francisco, and looked. it is said,
into the details of their issuance with
perfect intelligence and mental bal
ance.
SELECTS AN AUTOMOBILE.
The day before she selected an auto
mobile of a type that appealed to her
and was to have had it shipped by the
same train on which she and her
friend were to travel westward.
Those who are familiar with the de-
tails of the tragedy believe that the
heiress became affected by the intense
heat in New York, and that, unnerved
and depressed since her fathers death,
she was suddenly bereft of her reason,
the fatal plunge resulting.
Reaction has followed the shock thas
came to the heirs when Miss Dolbeer's
last will was made public. and yester-
day these relatives kept close to their
quarters, doubtless pondering. There
is no question that there will be a Bit
ter contest waged to break the tssta-
ment, unless the Warrens propose q
compromise. This 1t is positively aS-
serted they will do. The heirs are
awaiting developments and these de-
velopments promise to lift aside ths
gloom that has fallen.
But one step was taken In the Doll
beer estate case yesterday. George d.
Gray and William c. Mugan. named
in Miss Dolbeer's will as executors, ap-
piled for special letters Of administra-
tiOn upon the decedent's estate, this to
place themselves in a position to op-
pose the threatened contests for the
fortune Of the suicide. pending the ne
gotiations for a compromise. Judge
Trout sitting in Judge Coffey's de-
paFtment Of the Superior Court. or
dered that the letters issue, fixing the
bond Of the administrators at SIS 5000.
RUMORS SET AT REST.
In addition to giving the executors
immediate control Of the estate, their
application for special letters had the
effect of setting at rest ugly rumors
that were circulated to the effect that
the executors We're engaged in strife
N an effort to gain control OF the prop
erty.
These rumors were the result Of the
separate petitions for letters of admin
istratiOn with the will annexed fled
Monday by the executors. This con-
dition, however, had no further signifi-
canoe than is contained in the fact that
the executors retained different coun-
sci, Gray being represented by w. +.
Williamson and Mugan by z. S. Pills
bury. The lawyers got together yes
terday and Joined in the petition for