Milford chronicle., 1906-10-19
lIEICHTMAN CASE
ENDS STRANGELY
Note, Yellow With Age, Ends Fight
For s6O,OOO,OOO.
NO FURTHER ACTION PROBABLE

late William Weightman. the chemist
VINO was Philadelphia's wealtbies
man. was abruptly halted by the pro
Nucuoh OF small white piece of note
paper that had been turned yellow
Wlth age. What the piece of paper. con.
talns was not made public, and the
less than dozen persons who have
seen 1t have pledged themselves never
TO reveal its contents. The halt in the
proceedings was made at the sugges
tlon OF counsel for Mrs. Jones Wister,
Wno is acting as guardian for her
uaughter Martha. the contestant, and
tie sudden turn in the case has made
tue oenehciaries of the will jubilant
Ihey freely predict that the case has
been ended forever.
william Weightman in 1884 made
VIII leaving his vast estate equally be. |
tween Anne NJ Weightman Walker |
MS daughter, and two sons William
ana John. Ten years later he made a
new will, leaving his entire estate to
the daughter the two sons bavino
aled' leaving eight children. The
"luoW OF William Weightman. the
mother of five of the children. mar.
Iled Jones Wister, and when Mr.
"eishIman' her father-in-law, died she
contested the will on behalf of her
niuor daughter, Martha, on the ground
tnat ne left codicil in which he pro.
Flued 1or the grand children The !
Other seven grandchildren. who had =
reached their majority, were satisfied II
with the sums the wealthy chemist
mad during his life left them in trust =
MIS-. Walker, the sole heir to the for.
tune, denied that her father had made
: codicil. The contest was beqrn -
nearly two years ago and was called =,
Ior tlai before Judge Ashman in the 20
oipnans court with great array of on
counsel on each side ~ ~
EaWard T. Davis, for many years ~,
private secretary to Mr.. Weigbtman sa sa'
ana who was a witness to the signine ia
OF the last will, was a witness. Conn. uI
SCI Ior Mrs Wister asked him if he -.
remembered Mr.. Weightman subse. ~ ~
queht to drawing up his will having -
"1Iten soaething on a piece of note 60
aeen dnY then place it in his desl, oei
SaTu ne had, but did not know
Ehat Mr. Weightman had written ~ \
hereuDon Alexander Simpson. Jr. of un
ounsef FOR Mrs. Wister, demanded tbe oH
Ioductlon OF the paper, and after At. o"ii
orhey General Carson, of Pennsvlva. Sepr
Ia ana John G. Johnson. of counsel oper
II Mrs. Walker, had fumbled througb toIp
leir documents they produced if Tho near
'pef was carefully read by Mrs Wis. lIel
Il attorneys and then handed to tbe Cne
ilhess, who said it looked like tbe urag
per ne had seen Mr. Weigbtman Ve'
rite 'iii'n
n announced tbat Inst ,o,leu Mr. Slmp- FranI
les had held a conference during ~
'ess, and at the request of Mrs wiz MOI
s lawyers the opnosino -lis 80 =, WIS WIS Smith
lsented to a contipnonao 'iue s nau Wells
e. This sudden halt in tba nro mere
dings caused a sensation on and pIo robbei
re were quickly put in circulation Lght
tne case had been compromised mornil
attorneys denied that a comnro. band,
Z naa been agreed to and none Smith
ia give a reason for the postpona. masked
u. PInaIIy Mr Carson admitted ne ran
'iie piece OF paper presented at appear
morning session was the probable Smith
{ OF the turn of affairs and bis was ms
'Hehl was confirmed later in tbe his bod
ne lawyers for Mrs Wister or $500
lVely declined to discuss the case missing
.rr will saw s is tbat %..3rneys tl for Mrs MExIcl
VIII nor codicil. It is be- Senor S
'"al Ihe attorneys for Mrs. Wis
lOuShI that the paper placed in MeXic,
eSh was the codicil which Mrs Casasus,
4 says Mr. Weightman executed United {
nat when the paper was nro. his resig
anu not found To he what a. it has h
III 1t was, they asked for a con. gave as
ce. i0i con fact tbo+
are many surmises as to tbe has been
oi the contents of the Manor G. Creel
me OF them can be confirmed huahua a
Mr' johnson was asked wbat IL the repub
led, he said: ''' II candidate
lity for that = Dnnd. IS beyond human KlLLEr
-l''ue Lieutenant
ira Meirs, son-in-law of Nrrs Ia
ana nephew of Mrs. Waller Manila,
sidlng with his aunt: said, he Robert B.
would never see the light ~ try, U. s.
would rather have my tonpne geant Tayl
than reveal what was in tbat Albert, pro
ne SAID Up to when If wos ParticuIa
SHOWN IN court only fo,,n been recer
IN the world had seen if. Tba
IN the possession of nv amt Negr'
and its contents viii aun. Roanoke,
bile unless it is done ~ ,o' De ing his purs
e and am sure thew viii @ ene the negro "
-i0' Beard duriu
the lawyers will not exnros. last Thursd
n as to whether the case viii miles from
again called in court thew the home OF
timate that the Wisters viii, mer, and asl
urther action. saying he W
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Flayer Crippled For Life. three farmer
IL. Mich. Oct. 16.-As a re- jumped on
ing kicked in the back dur attempt to L