Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-20
THE ESTATE OF
SILENT" SMITH
Reported That the Will Devises
Greater Part of Seventy Millions
To His Sister, Lady Cooper.
SHE is COMING OVER THE SEA.
Document in Charge OF Her Husband
--TcstatOr's Relatives Have no In.
tention OF Bringing Contest

New York. April 2Q.-~A London dis.
patch 10 the Times says that Sir George
Alexander Cooper, Bart, and Lady
Cooper sailed yesterday on the steamer
Deutschland for the United States 10
ala III the settlement of the estate OF
James Henry C'Silent'D Smith. who
died In Japan recently, while on a
honeymoon trip around the world. Lady
Cooper Is a sister OF Nh. Smith and
her English friends understand THAI
the greater part OF his estate, which Is
reported 10 amount to over 7O.ooO, 900
has been left TO her by his will. The
Coopers, IL Is said. viii stay in the
United States until July, by which time
II is hoped thAt the plans for the set
tierneht OF The estate viii have been
completed.
according 10 the information obtained
n London, the Duchess OF Manchester.
daughter of Eugene Zimmerman
OF Cincinnati, WAC with her hus-
band. Inc Duke of Manchester,
was on the trip with Mr.. Smith at tn.
tlIne, or mis- death, was remembered Ia
MIR. Smiths WILL.
Lazy Cooper and James Henry Smith
We're children Of George S. Smith of
evanston, Ill, cousin of George
Stnlth. the Chicago real estate owner
ana promoter of the Chicago. Milwau.
Nee S 81 Paul railroad and other west.
ern enterprises. George Smith left
James Henry Smith a fortune OF $50
uVO,0o0 aud Lady Cooper is said 10 have
received an equal amount from his
estate.
Sir George Cooper was a country bar
ltAster when his wife Inherited her mil
lions Before her maria &c she was
MISS Mary Emma Smith, and popular
In Chicago society.
Sir George and Lady Cooper have
TWO sOns and a daughter. The heir
10 the baronetcy, George James Rob-
ertson Cooper who may be one of the
richest men In the world In time. was
born in 1890
According 10 the Herald every effort
isy-sng made by those most concerned
10 prevent anything being made public
as to the contents of the will until after
May !. the date set for Mr.. Smith
funeral The document is In charge OF
SIN George Cooper 1t was drafted by
MI Smith, himself soon after he and
Mrs. Rh1nelander Stewart were mar
ried i'm Scotland last September 1t was
carefully examined at that time ny Sir
George In his capacity as a lawyer,
before it was executed.
Herman S. Leroy OF this city, conf
years-and now in charge of the office OF
the estate al No 10 Wall street, says
thai although he has never seen the
will he has every reason to believe that
Mr. Crlith provided libeS/ly In it for
all of his relatives
Mr.. Smiths body Is now being
brought TO this country from Japan by
his widow.
The Times says that should the news
cabled by Its London CORE spondent
be confirmed Lady Cooper win become
the richest woman In the world.
RELATIVES WILL NOT CONTEST
Chicago, ILL.,. April ls.-Relatives OF
the late James Henry Smith denied to-
day that they intended 10 contest his
win Mr., Smiths two sisters, Mrs.
Victor Rossbach and Mrs. J, n. Mills.
and his nephew. VIM NJ Mason, AL
declared today that no effort whatever
would be made to break the will.