Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
ALLEGES FORGERY.
Family Skeleton Dragged Out in Long
Island Will Case.

Mvcrh"ad. l.. L.. Oct. 3.-Charging
forgery. Mrs. Jennie dc Grassc Mona
han Of New York has filed papers in
"n action to st aside tire will OF ilcr
father. George Barclay Ward of Hunt
inGtrn. l.. l., AMI NCw York, which
divided his estate DO. Ncen his two
sons, George ra"rlAy Ctlr,nce Ward
AMI Louis 4" LaGCv Ward without
even mentioning his daughter Cnus-
U1l interest attaches ln the Gaze. as it
may Bring rs Il Witness Miss Lou.-c
A!r-h Hitter. uaugilt,: OF Ward Meal
lister. s!lc Mas At N4ri's bedside. it
j: ;illf cy"i. .'r i MARI age ceremony Il
tCw hours DrfGra i'iS death on Dec. 5.
1916. 1t WAS sail Ward desired the
Wedding. hui tAa; Miss McAili,tcr at
the last mCln"nt refused u so on with
IT,
The Wards f"r ihai:y yer; have
been - i'll ,';itr; in Suffolk county,
and belong to one or tho Oldest fam
i!i,S in Long Island. The BROTHERS,
Who divided the estate valued at about
$.n.o00. took sisters aS their brides
They were Miss Corali" !r2nilgrc and
Miss Adel 10 Hran1a""c. also members
Of al Cd I-nng Island family
II was made known that Ward the
father. for u ycarc before his death
WAS engaeed to Miss McAliSter ne
was deeply in love with her all these
years. it was said. but it was not told
why tho marriage was DELAYED. Mrs
Monahan has been living in New YORK
for many years. and. it is said she has
been uniricndly to her brothers. On
II what prnI1n1S the f.1arcn n fpru.r,
IS based has not been made clear, hut
it is understood Mrs. Monahan will Try
to prove her father did not sign the
V i'll. Writing experts have examined
the document in tho last few days
70 appeal to the courts on the strength
Of their report.
Tho will was signed on tho day Of
Wards death and was witnessed by DIR.
William Il. Gibson. the Ward family
physician. and George c. HendrickSOn.
a Justice of the Peace Of Huntington.
The estate is made up mostly Of real
estate. This includes 73 acres of land
in Huntington and eight lots in 152d
street. New York The will was drawn
and signed early in the day.
Late in the afternoon. it was said.
came the quest ion of a deathbt d mar
rage 1t was said Douglas Conklin,
cashier Of the Bank of Huntington, and
also Il lawyer. was requested by telc-
phone to draw up papers for civil mar
rlagc between George Carclay Ward
and Miss Louise McAlistar and to have
them ready for quick use. The papers
We're drawn and Conklin was taken
to tie bedside of Ward early in the
evening Miss McAllistcr was there
with Il woman friend. it is said. but the
marriage was not performed.
George Barclay Clarcnc" Ward did
not hesitate to say that the wedding
failed because his father was unable
10 sign the papers. He also talked
freely about his sister
There was reasons why MY father
did not mention my sister in his WILL
lc said. There relations were not
friendly He did not approve Of her
manner of living. There is absolutely
no Doubt that tho signature oil the Will
is nv fathers I was net present when
The viii was signed. hut Magistrate
Ecndrickson and Or. Gibson formally
WITNESSED it."
Ward said he did not know his sis
ter's address and that the will was
executed about eleven hours before his
father cied.