The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
LUCKY HUSBAND
PRODUCES WILL
Mrs. Hoover Makes Many Be
quests, but Leaves Only
One Dollar to Her Sister
DEED TO RICH REALTY
Harry Poole's Mother Con-
yeys Property to Third
Spouse Before She Dies

If she does not look upon it as joke,
Mrs. Louise Bee may take a notion to
contest the will Of her sister, Mrs. Ma
RE B. Hoover, who died on January
%. the reputed owner of about $780,
coo worth of realty. No other pro-
bate proceedings having materialized.
Mrs. Bee two days ago concluded to
apply for letters of administration on
her sisters estate. Her petition was
filed by Attorney Bert Schlesinger, and
in it she recited that Mrs. Hoover was
the owner of a half-interest in the
property at the corner of O'Farrell
and Stockton streets, had left no will
and her only heirs were the petitioner.
her sister, and the widower, George 5.
Hoover.
Yesterday Hoover's attorneys, Sullt-
van & Sullivan. to prevent Mrs. Bee
from acquiring the coveted admtnis-
tration, and ito correct her probable
misunderstanding of the property Of
the estate filed a will for probate and
asked that letters of administration be
granted to the husband. The point
that may or may not appeal to the
sister as joke is in the fact that the
will bequeaths her only one dollar
and leaves a like sum to Mrs. Bees
daughter, Lena Marsten, while there
follow a score or more of legatees to
whom sums ranging from 500 to
$4,000 are left.
But behind the will there Is more OF
story. Hoover's petition recites that
his wife was 40 years old; that he Is
38; that her estate consists of personal
property valued at less than $4,000,
and he does not mention the owner
ship of the O'Farrell-Stockton corner.
In the directory the only Hoover bear
ing the husbands given name Is set
down as a paper carrier, and his resi-
6ence there given corresponds to the
number of the property owned by
Mrs. Hoover, adjoining the Phelan
property on Valencia street.
Inquiry developed that Hoover mar
ried his wife q few days before her
will was made on October 8 last and
that before her death she had decided
all of her property to Attorney Matt
Sullivan, and he had reconveyed 1t to
Mrs. Hoover and her husband. Under
this Joint ownership Hoover became
the owner of the valuable corner and
the Valencia-street home upon his
wife's death. It is declared that she
had very little other property and the
bequests in her will. which exceed the
estimated value of her personal es-
tate, are being paid by the fortunate
widower.
Mrs. Hoover may have been older
than the stated 40 years. She was
married to men named Poole, New
lands and lastly Hoover. She was the
mother Of Harry T. Poole, the young
National Guardsman who was shot by
the mother Of Truly Shattuck, actress,
and in her will Mrs. Hoover leaves
$1,000 to DR.. John Gallwey for his
care of the young man before his
death.
Her other requests include fourteen
under $1,000 each, among which are
three Catholic charities, and those
over $1,000 are as follows: Louise
Hammer, $1,000; John G. Koch, $1,000:
Mrs Wefelsburg. $1,000: Mrs. Leon
tine Price, $1,000; Joseph II. Scott,
$4,000; Alfred Zollner, $4,000; Nora
Sullivan, $4,000: DR.. John Gallwey,
$1,000; c. L. Rogers, $1,000; Mrs. John
Nicholas, $1,000; Mary Polito, $1,000;
Mrs. F. w. Goetz, $4,000; David Scho-
field, $1,000. The residue goes to Hoo
yer, who Is named as executor, with
Joseph H Scott and Alfred Zollner.