The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-01

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ING paraai!Y pA1nc, ne w. W. A -. -
service Dora LeraWey. aeee swensy-
two. her duties being thar q COM
panfon. He promised 70 leave hr
somethfng In his win -he was rich but
d,eSs vysfsout ha wing made any WIN
.ar.orwnI,e ylora yyho lSsd endured
IL. - IN 4xear. had ss,ae..7 ont ~
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Ellis properly ylY.ls.ssu y pts i's=ssusaA'
4 wife q cniad. = protner OF sis.er.
would have INFESTED It all under me
law. Ellis had had only one child-a
son-who had gone to the Spanish
American war and was on the list OF
killed in the sighting before Santiago.
There being no near relative to inherit
the Ellis estate. Il vas pOlmeed upon py
remote cousins.
| Claimants came In great nun1hers
from Ear and near. There was no UNA
nimtty between them. each striving 70
make his or her own claim paramount
Dora Laraway was inclined to put in .
claim for: services but was advised
that such claim would not hold sood IN
law
X Among those claiming snare o. 'ne
estate was y mlddie asea man VINO
called himself Leonard Eills- he ma
come from .souin America. Mnere We
aved. ano, rs no one n'a EYE ne..1r ~, :.
ene oece'lseu ~ ls. .ls'S - y ~ :
lalaMay COUNT ne VIZ .sss.sa a.S..
WIN suse's ~ ,as - ana
$50 - .- ,s,..~,:.., = .nt ~. ,s,
=, ~, ,n,s ws s.,,,,arert
-. - - -. sss,r from MAJ EI,is he
ha al d - he. n.n,..a Leonard
.r i,r,f c,rtsi,. IN me R,.vo,utioua,-v
w -,. The couei.s huuted the matter
~ ana FOND thar the said EMS had
ns u neon, ,,n,r,.;e,l
|, since none az the claimants wished
the' care. ~ ,bs. ..,eceaxed,s house and
hns,saho,a etyacts ~. ,.tber s;nce thew
III ,,.,shad IL ~, l. - and o,n,.onriat. the
.oe.ac+s' q was ae.rse,l maj Jl,.r., I arm.
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1 sone 4nU OILY once, ne veAtureu s 70
/ open M N2ns Y neA ne proposeu
tfae IN view OF l,0ra. . services 10 inc
i geeeased anu the promise that had
beer bidde her one-eighth OF The estate
be signed 70 her. his proposition was
met with such 4 torrent of abuse.
especially coming from 6tsc whose
claim WAS fraudulent. that the poor
man WAS abashed. Eut when it be-
came known that the deceased had en-
bodied his intention to. Dora in i letter
there was a hush among the claimants
and she was considered as one whose
claim should be bought up When.
however, Dora mace no use OF the eyi,
dence she possessed the weatlerrocs
shifted again, and it was limited among
them that the letter was q forgery
Dora herself admitted that she had
been advised by the stranger Leonard
Ellis not to press her claim. This move
on the part OF one who had he been a
legitimate descendant from the man
ne claimed for = prosenitor would have
come in ahead OF them all puzzled
them. but when it was announced that
I Leonard Ellis had taken up his quar-
tcrsl ins fhe house that had becn occu
pied by the deceased all recognized tha
fact that some coup d'ertt had been
sprung on Them
Simultaneous with this information
came an invitation from Leonard Ellis
to each anc every one OF them to meet
Elm the next evening at the house an
interest In which they all claimed
when he would display senea logical
tree that would settle 81 dispute with
regard to the Ellis property. All ac-
cepted- and were uslfered into the
drawing room. where the tree was.
hung on the wall. Mr.. Ellis advanced
to the map. holding cane In his hant
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