The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
rsrrRIROOk WILL
CONTEST BEGINS
,.oheWs and Nieces Object to
Second instrument
81 NJ TRIED IN COUNTY COURT
,..n.lhaD Hearing Took Place In
e,,s,,s Court Last Saturday When
.,y,,al witnesses Were Examined
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r,Onase OF sheFiG-Probate News
"A contest is on in the probate
ifa...irti in the Relormer last
~. ~ FHlIlr session ui the probate
" Il, Dbl, aas held SATURDAY aud the
~ ,lzr.s#n- feature Was the hearing
- .=.ri ai tW0 wills executed by
80 A. E,ierhro0k OF Baiileboro,
~ IN .luHr =, A. stated last week two
.g,5als ea5h putPorling TO be Mrs.
Is.,lf,5a 'lsl will arr on lile. The
a5H,al 'ls', which bcqneaihs so,voJ
IN ID. Miller ui llraltlebor, $3.50
49, tor William Miller OF Greenfield,
h,E rrrheas Of the tesiatrlx, Was
~. ~. NJ ,farlay IL was tiled by Cash.
IN A. BHuktit ii the Peoples Ma.
|Ijags 10 this will Rollin ;. Childs.
1870 Il iat deceased. Is given a
$50 .rg along with other relatives,
M fl- wall hrsi executed he Is
~ NJ r.iuaW lrgaiee aud Don III.
| ~, !, given only a nominal sum.
~ ~, r5Bl..tanis al the will taken up
Ss-.iiy ap Robin ;, Childs, Annie
No. Of Westminster Mass, Sarah A.
r. x BrtiI,botO. Georgianna l.. Sears
Rsiilghafo. sadie i. Dickerman of
80 Na.-.. and Elyira NJ. jackson
ITign. m. nirces: Fred ID. Goddard |
Z Ws,ham. Mass, Franklin J.. Moulton,
In, b. Moultun and Fred j. Moulton
4 Eun. H., ncphews. Counsel Tor the
s,,s.tant, are Arthur Il. Carpenter OF
E,rltb5fo and \. T.. Cudworth of South
isjmitry. Mr.. Brackets counsel is
+ 4 Bacon 0i Battleboro.
H. witnesses examined were Mrs. w.
n yn.on and Miss llilma Anderson, who
.reI tbe will with Lawyer Hermon 4.
I'm a witnesses. They testified that
: IA OCCASION when the will was exc
49, they were called to Mrs. Ester
~, house. that they saw Mrs. Ester
i,,,k .ign the will and heard Mr.. Eddy
NJ Mn. E,terbro0k ii that was her will,
4 which u. replied, That is what it
x Whereupon Mr.. Eddy, Mrs. Ninton
IA Nj, Anderson signed the will in the
I,senca Of Ms. Esterbrook and in the
's,snte o! eauh other. Counsel for the
introduced no evidence, but
Ietei to the allowance OF the will. The I
p.r; aid he considered that the will had
s,n sufficiently proved and that he should
OK il. Mr. Cudworth stated that the ;
tll would be contested. After eonsid- !
abe discussion as TO who should be APP Q
on,el special administrator pending the I
tutel the court appointed William A.
runway. In discussing the matter OF
h administrators bond, it was stated
d. The amount involved in Mrs. Ester d
oos. estate and the estate of her hus. a
md. the late George w. Esterbrook, who 5
isi some years ago, was about $4,000. I
T. Ghis has presented bill for care i
Mr:. Esterbrook. $
II connection with the affairs of the /
atrbrook estate an interesting incident d
inspired recently which did not get into a
INT until the contest developed. Not \
Dc before Mrs Esterbrook's death I'M G.
eniy feelings sprang up between X. ).
BID: and Don ii. Miller. Mr.. Miller o
i refused admittance to the Esterbrook u
use, and he applied for the appointment u
guardian for Mrs. Esterbrook. A b.
putty sheriff was sent to the house with U
{ necessary papers to serve upon Mrs. m
terbrook but was told that he could hi
come in without permission from Mr..
lids or Mrs. Esterbrook's physician. &C
e officer was then ordered by Mr. Mill. oil
! counsel TO break open the door and al
had begun to carry the order into exc. hi
ion when an agreement was reached w
aeby papers were served without fur nc
Il objection. Subsequently +. ID. Il. N
we was appointed guardian. 1t is ex. ca
ted that there will be interesting de- ma
5pments before the case is ended. tn
rank Worden of Halifax, assistant In
&c Of the county, presided over the ses-
! Of the probate court Saturday for an az
first time, Probate Judge A. +. 81
venk being absent. ,e'
be account of Jessie Lamson, admin lea
ltTiy OF Cullen NJ. Lamson of New pa
!, was allowed. The account of w. 9. OF
hing and +. A. Dewitt, admins WI
oB Of the estate of Baxter G. Cush. op
Of Newfane, was allowed. The will me
'Iescott S. Eames of Brattleboro, pre- !
ed by Scott Eames, was allowed. z. th'
Stedman was appointed administrator age
he estate Of Carrie e. Reed of New. sa,i
> Fannie S. Dunklee was appointed scr
dian OF Noah w. Dunklee OF Brattle- inc
, IN place of Prescott s. Eames, de- pre-
d, The account of Edgar 4. Blanch' cir
OF Brattleboro, administrator of the r.
c Of his wife, Lester M. Blanchard, M
allowed. lcr