The San Francisco call., 1904-07-19
Heirs of Bertha Marion Dol
beer Prepare to Contest
Her Last VIII and TeSta-
ment in Local Courts
BULK OF FORTUNE
GOES TO A FRIEND
Eta Marion Warren Named
as Deyisee of Bulk of ES-
tate, and Aunt, Uncles and
Cousins Are Forgotten

Around about the estate that pretty
Bertha n Dolbeer left when she
leaped 10 death from the Waldorf
Astoria. New York. are gathering her
devsees and legatees and heirs at law
10 battle for riches that held no charm
for her.
The dread story Of the tragedy will
be retold in the courts Of California
and here VIII be recited the tale Of
the trials that became too great for
this young woman TO bear.
The last win and testament Of this
unfortunate woman, filed yesterday,
tells a strange tale-the giving of a
fortune 10 Miss Eta Marion Warren, in
whose veins flows no drop of Dolbeer
blood, and when, almost within shadow
of her home. lives an aunt, Mrs. J. l.
Moody, and her two daughters, Mrs
Douglas Sloane Watson and Mrs. Ray
mOnd Sherman, only one Of whom is
mentioned in the viii, and that only
as a contingent legatee. As the con-
ungency has been defeated by the
early death Of the testatrix none Of
unless the viii is broken.
This unusual arrangement-strang
as il seems on the surface-is not in
compatible. however, with the attitude
maintained by Miss Dolbeer toward
the people who made up her life She
loved Miss Warren. who guided the girl
as a tender mother, watchful for her
pleasures, heedful Of her sorrows. and
the conhdante OF her hopes and fears.
And when the fears began to crowd
out the hopes from the poor girls
brain, ii was Miss Warren who stood
by 10 cheer her waning spirits.
FALSE STORY DISPROVED.
And-cOnrary TO a current story.
Miss Warren was the acknowledged
author Of what little mirth found
loogment in the DOlbeer home. urg-
ing the heiress to entertain. 10 invite
congenial men TO dine, TO do the vari-
Gus things that normal girls love to
oo-thus putting TO rout the ugly tale
OF hypnOtism, suppression of friend
ships and the breaking of of affection
ate relations with men for whom the
heiress expressed a preference.
As 70 Mrs. Moody and her daugh-
ters, Miss DOlbeer always maintained
pleasant relations, although il is said
that John DOlbeer was not on speak
ing terms with them when he passed
aWay-and this fact may have been
weighed in the girls mind, when re-
olspOsing Of her fathers money. She
may have remembered his bitterness
toward the relatives Of his deceased
VIE, as weighed against his fondness
Tor the Warrens, who, though unre-
lated, had been famous friends for
years. And, indeed, il was the elder
Miss Warren who became Bertha's
governess when the little brown-eyed
maid was bereft Of her mother. And
on the death Of her governess, a few
year later, Miss Eta Warren became
the companion TO the lonely girl-this
fifteen years ago.
And thus is there a logical, if un-
usual. current underlying the will.
Whether the document will stand as
the young woman wished it to remains
10 be seen- There are those that think
II VIII suffer the ignominy of a bad
dow The testament is as follows:
WILL OF DECEASED.
I Bertha Marion Dolbeer Of the city ana
county q san Francisco. State OF California
retlelng therein being of sound and dIsposing
Hino, % hereby make, publish and/declare this