Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-26
CONTEST OR COMPROMISE
suoh an Outcome Of Crsigbtsn Legacy
ksttsT n Predicted.
ATTACK ON WILL sTlll SEEMS Likely
one In Close Touch says Total
Amount of Estate VIII he
Nearer Ten Than Five
Million Dollars.

Discussion Of the John A. Creighton viii
and the possibility or probability OF a con-
test over Il continues rife Notwithstanding
the fact that several weeks must yet elapse
before even the executors may be ap-
pointed
There viii be either a fight or a com
promise" declares man. who il well on
the inside. There Is too much money there
and too dazzling an invitation 10 the
lawyers to work in some big fees TO let the
will have smooth sailing. The Bees inter
view with one Of the interested relatives
week or so ago was correct as far as It
went but there are some new develop
ments.
1T should not be overlooked that Count
Creighton remembered one set q nieces
and nephews and completely disinherfted
another set Just as close to him. SO far
the family relationship goes. The interest
Of the disinherited relatives Is to break
the will altogether. The relatives who
have been remembered and made bene-
ficiaries might gain by having the win
nullihed but they would gain stin more
II they could force upon II a construction
that would give them all the residuum.
Superstition of Numbers
IF there is anything in supeTstitious
numbers strangely enough II is the thir-
teenth clause, which promises the opening
for trouble. The thirteenth clause wills
all the property remaining after the specific
requests 10 the 1egatees and benehciaries
herein before mentioned in the same pro-
portion as the Request made 70 him or her
bears TO the whole Of the estate The con-
tention is likely TO be made that him or
/ her car relate only IN individuals and not
] to corporations or societies to whom be-
1 quests were made in trust for charitable
or educa tional objects on this theory
| Creighton colleFe and St. Josephs hospital
( for example would get the $4,000 and the
! S200.O00 specifically bequeathed 70 them and
no more and all the remainder would be
I divided up among individual heirs.
| Inasrnuch as public beuuests constitute
more than three-fourths and the personal
requests less than one-fourth Of the total
mentioned in the win. this would mean
| difference TO heirs under the will between
getting one-fourth Of the residue or get
ting all Of tia difference Of millions OF
dollars
Meaning Of the Terms.
AT the same time. Of course. II can and
will be contended that the language used.
namely. 9egatees and benenciaries,' was
| intended to include all Of those who are
! TO receive requests under the will and that
the count intended to give them the same
proportionate share Of the residuary estate
as he gave them Of the specific beqaests."
As to the actual value Of the Creighton
estate when il comes to be divided, there
is still much dispute. Another well-known
man who usually has access TO reliable in
! formation declares;
THE size of the Creighton estate is going
to startle the public who have been taking
as correct the estimates that have been
published. When the appraisement comes
| In l Will not be much surprised IL it does
not figure up closer to S10,GO0.OOO than it
does TO S5,0DO.OO0. which has been the maxi
| mum limit most of the guessers have put.
| Now is the time TO make your wants
/ sbrouCh The Raa Want nara