Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-15
mrs. KINKEAD'S
Will IS LOST
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
DISAPPEARANCE OF IN
sTRUNIENT.

What has become of the will of the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Kinkead. widow
of the late Governor Kinkead of this
city, who died here short time ago?
That is the question which cannot be
solved by members Of the family, also
those intimate with the deceased,
Mrs. Kinkead made a will and she
had the paper at her home the day OF
her death, but the paper has myster-
iously disappeared and no trace Of 1t
can be found. Did she destroy the
instrument, or did it disappear
through other means?
To add to the mystery of the affair
Mrs. Beck, the nurse for Mrs. Kin
kead during her last illness. says that
a strange man came to the window
of her room the day she died and
while she held the will in her hands
and talked with her. So far all ef-
forts to ascertain who this strange
man" was have proved futile.
Mrs. Kinkead made a will some
time before her death, the instrument
being drawn by a wen known attor-
ney Of this city and properly wit
| messed, etc This will Is said to have
provided that the major portion Of
the estate, which consists of bonds,
should go to the half sister. Mrs.
Glass, wife of Commodore Glass of
the navy yards Of Washington, D. c.,
while other property was to go to
persons in this city. After the will
was drawn, signed and witnessed, it
was placed along with other papers
belonging to Mrs. Kinkead in a safety
deposit box at one of the local banks
where it remained.
On the day Of her death Mrs. Kim
kead sent to the bank and secured
the will and other papers and the in
struments were taken to her room
and she began looking over them.
She was looking over the papers, ac-
cording to Mrs. Beck. the nurse.
when a strange man appeared at the
window, and she (Mrs. Becky went
from the room. The man was APP
parently acquainted with Mrs. Kin
Head and was talking with her.
That was the last seen by any per-
son, SO far as known. Of the will and
some of the other papers which we're
supposed to be in the safety box Of
the vault. whether Mrs. Kinkead
disposed of them at that time or
whether she placed them about the
room and they were later removed is
not known.
The bundle of papers which we're
lying on table in the room of Mrs.
Kinkead shortly before her death
could not be located after she had
passed away There was no trace OF
the papers. The bundle containing
not only the viii but also the private
papers Of the deceased and also. 1t Is
thought, several bonds. All disap-
peared and all search for them SO far
has proved to be fruitless.
Shortly after her death members
of the family discovered that q valu-
able ring belonging to the deceased
was in the possession OF a woman.
She claimed that the ring had been
given to her by the deceased as. a
present but upon the insistence OF
friends and relatives of Mrs. Kin
kead she finally restored the ring to
the family.
| The nurse, Mrs. Beck. left the city
Immediately after the death. return
ing to her home at Oakland. Cali
fornia, She is middle aged woman.
known to several persons in this city
and came here. several weeks before
the death of Mrs. Kinkead to act In
the capacity of trained nurse.
Owing toAthe fact that Mrs. Kin7
kead made Will and it is presumed
that she did not destroy 1t but that
some person or persons made away
With the instrument along with her
other valuable papers from her death
chamber, proceedings Will be filed In
Ithe district court within q few days
to prove the will By verbal testimony
as the person, who drew the instru-
ment. it is understood. remembers
distinctly the major part IL not all the
lprovisions of the sill and her testi-
m0ny with othex. testimony will be
fused to prove the Will.
4 Attorney Colfn and Attorney
Charts have the case in charge and
Will likely Ale the suit within per-
Tod Of several days to prove the In
strument and to atside the estate &c
Ecording.toiss provisions. even. though
1t Is lost. M s.sss la
T The estate VII. likely. amount to
from s4o.oUo to 100000. mostly
bonds, which are said TO have been