The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-11-17


lawyers eyes fall upon the wltia.
while his associates look at him Sud-
denly Mr.. Robinson sits down. HE
eyes open wide and the color fees
from his face As In trance he
reads and rereads the fateful words.
Mr.. Robinson received 1t without "a
word. He hands II over To Mr. Simp.
son without a word and he turns pale.
too. Mr.. Dickson reads II, but that
grim old warrior Of tn" bar makes NO
sign Only he does not smile any
more
That was all There were few
half-hearted questions further, aud
then the attorneys for the contestant
arise and ask a continuance They
do not say an indcnnite continuance
But they do not ask for a further date.
They would not say II they will eve,
open the case again.
Neither Side viii Talk.
What did that yellow slip coutain2
For all questions there has been hut
one official answer: --t" Nothing to
say Mrs. Walkers lawyers have
only said grimly Let them tell"
We will say nothing declare Mrs
| Wister's attorneys
My lawyers tell me 20 say moth
| ing" IL the sole reply Of the woman,
/ in the case
Jones Wister. gentleman Of the old
school, proud of his family. million.
aire himself hesitates. for ne IL snrcly
tried, but he answers: am re
questod not 10 say word"
This IL the supposed contents Of the
yellow slip: II refers to the personal
relations existing at one time between
Mrs. Wister and Mr.. Weightman. Sho
has said before that he wanted her
10 marry him ut the time she was ca.
gagged to be married to Jones Wister.
There is the testimony OF Edward r.
Davis that Mr. Welghtman once said
that she wanted him To marry her. |
Those who recall the history of tho
Weightman millions smiled when they
heard of the contest Although tho
amount involved was large they a.
serted that II was not altogether
money that inspired tho action. Two
women Numerically opposite In dis
position, character and ambitions were
only continuing fight that meant
more to them than mere money
William Wcightman. whose strange
humor or hope for revenge inspired
the contest At the same time he killed
the hope OF success, an Englisbman by
birth, vas chemist. lie was one 81
the founders Of the great Arm Of Pow.
ers a Weightman. That firm had a
monopoly on the preparation 81 aui'
nine for the market and during tho
civil war made a great fortune.
weishtman Family History.
William weightman had two sons
and a daughter. John Farr Weight
man. the oldest son, was educated as
n physician nj home and abroad, buI
. his fathers business called him and
he went into ~. remaining until hii
death. In 1856.
william Weightman. Jr. married
sabbatine dInvilliers. daughter al
u French family that left France 10
| time 10 escape the gulllotine of the
|, Reign Of Terror. The family settled
In Philadelphia and speedily took Z
r commanding position In society.
, Then came Ann. the daughter. More
J like the shrewd father than the sons
! she WAS business woman from the
day she knew anything abon, the
: world. She became the wife oi X '
, e. Walker. of Wllliamsport. and lived
: In that little Pennsylvania city foi
years. but she always took AN inter
p est In the, business Of her father. ant
r she was regarded as having n man,
shrewdness.
Mrs. William Weightman, Jr, care,
nothing for business. ~ the ncpuiri
ton ~ money Her tastes ran Ia .n
! tertainmonts and society, In the All
scnco of the daughter Nh. soon be
came the favorito In the biz maibi'
mansion fronting In Rittenhous'
Square aud Raven liill. "A mHgnihceb
country estate As her siS daughiori
we're born they became the pets q
the aged man and when william
WeIghlman died In 1859, Mrs Weight
man. his widow, and her daughter
went 10 live In the old mansion 90
tiToly,
Mrs Walker did not Ike thu az
rangomcnt and the real iroull'
started then. After her husband hh'
served term az Washington. the!
moved To philadelphia ana ho wen
into The once Of Powers a Weight
man Mrs Walker was made q Iari
nor and they attended Ia Tho business
end Mrs Weightman remained "a
the home OF her iather-inl0w Until
about 1895, and one day Philadelphia
was surprised 10 hear that she ha'
become the wife ~ Jones Wifior
The marriage OF Mrs william
Weightmau WAS the seycrng ot th'
relations between the daughtorin lav
and her children and the aged man
Mrs Walker ANA her husband AZ one
came into the ascendant
William Weightman, ST., died II
August. 1904, aud the following we'I
his viii. written boy himself showe'
a he had left every penny of his forum