The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-27
FIGHT IS ON FOR
LE DUO MILLIONS
Salt Lake Woman to Figure
Prominently in the Legal
Warfare.
ISABEL SELLS GILBERT.
ACTRESS AND LEGATEE
Is Granddaughter of the Late
Elijah Sells, Former Ter
ritorial Secretary.

A legal var for millions is at present
being waged at Los Angeles, in which
Salt LSke woman figures prominently
In the proceedings. The lazy in question
is Isabel Sells Gilbert, who Is n grand
drughtcr of the late Elijah Sells OF Salt
Lake, secretary OF Utah under territorial
rule, and she is also a cousin OF Mrs.
Dewey Richards and Mrs. Frank Rich
arcs. both Well-knoWn Salt Lakers. The
wealth involved In the contest Is that OF
DenniS LIE Due, %ho is also heir To the
millions OF the famous Joel lie Due at
Montreal and who died at Colcsroyc
some ago. Le Due has willed the bulk
OF his wealth 20 Isabel Sells Gilbert; his
daughter, Mrs. Gcor6iettc Elliot, having
been cut OF with the proyerbial dollar,
with the additional proviSo that if she
contested the Will that one plunh was 10
go to the Salvation Army II looks as
trough the army Was going TO lose that
dollar. for Mrs. Elliot has applied for
letters Of administration In Colorado. The
question 10 be decided by the California
court Is whether the estate is to be ad-
n,inistered there or at Montreal. in the
VIII Miss Gilbert the lcGatee. is desig-
lsted as My trde and devoted friend -
the executor being j. W. a. Reich.
Miss Gilbert's Story
In an Interview given to the Los An
geles Times Miss Gilbert explains her
position In the drama es follows.
Ny maiden namo was Lucille Isabel Sells
William H. Morehouse OF Omaha He was
given TO fast horses, which ultimately caused
bis financial ruin. Before / was in 10Y TWEEN
ties secured divorce from him In the
Douglas county court OF Omaha Mob. the
ground OF support.
In 1891, accompanied by my fathor. I went
10 colorado, and 10 Cripple Greek. There he
introduced 20 mc Msj Frank Earle. mining
engineer and superintendent In tho Cripple
Creeh district Against my fothors wishes L
married Mr. Earle in 1888. He taken Sc
rously III and was compelled 10 abandon all
work We went TO Denver and. being with
out support. secured position with a rail-
way company as sterogrnpher and clerk.
AZ the end OF four years time I learned
that Sir Earle was livinE in Colorado. nnd
naa married E me under his nom de 9Iumo,
Aaron T. Gilbert.
er. residing there. found he had wlfo living
in Beatrice Nco.. from whom he had never
been divorced The deception caused lmme-
dia'e separation. and. not Wishing a scandal.
having already had divorce. / left Den
yer and won't upon the stage for q Iiyoll-
hood. My first engagement was with Lewis
Morrison in lsss
Their First Meeting.
was introduced TO Mr. Lo Duo by Mr.
I1rle, on tho door OF the Colorado Mining
l.soheDBe. June Il, 1855. There was nothing
1 went to san Francisco TO Join Mr. Nor
rison's corpany. While there ! received a
letter from Mr.. Le Duo. Wishing me success
end asking me 10 write him, n correspond
cnce yrs maintained between us and upon
my reCesn u Denver resided with my rnother
al Twen:y-slNth and California streets %norc
Nit lie Due wa = frequent caller.
The following season / went to Kansas City
TO fulnll an enlargement win the Woodward
stock company; during that time Mr. Ic Due
and j correspondcd. on my return went 10
the home Of my mother In Denver. In Scptcm-
her L went East and Joined the What Hap
penod 10 Jone6' company During this en-
gagcment Mr. Lo Due wrots me daily from
Denver Upon nay return In the spring my
mother having left the city, 1 roSmed In a
private family nt Nineteenth and Pearl. Mr..
10 Dues residence bciEg 4 Sd Eighteenth
avenue
At that time Mr.. lie Dues daughter. Georgi-
cite. was OF Loretta Heights convent lrpon
The closing OF SCHOOL her father Invited mo