The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-17
SARGEAkT WILL
CONTEST ENDS
PARTIES TO THE NOTED LITIeA-
TON REACH FULL AND CON-
PLETE AGREEMENT.

AFTER preliminary proceedings en-
tending over more than a year in the
County Court and the Circuit Court Of
Maury county the contest Of the es
tate of John NJ. Sargent, valued at
from 100000 to $4,000. has been
compromised and the legatees will
come into their legacies.
The contest was settled before
Judge Holding in the Circuit Court
Friday and was ratified Under
this settlement the contestants be-
queathed special legacies under the
will secure those legacies and no other
interests. The other contestants are
to be paid $4,000 by S. G. Digger as
guardian for his three children, and
the residue of the estate is to go to
these three Digger children. The
agreement is in part as follows;
The contestants agree to dismiss
contest and to release unto Alice Dug
ger, Jesse Digger and Johnnie Dug
ger all claims which contestants
might have in the estate of ]. NJ. Sar-
gent deceased, except that the con.
testants who take especial legacies un-
der the VIII do not relinquish these
legacies and such special legacies are
to be paid ito them when the will is
finally probated And such legatees
under the will agree to take such
special legacies and no other interests.
S. G. Digger, the guardian of Alice,
Jesse and Johnnie Sargent Digger,
agrees that there may be paid to the
contestants $4,000 from the interests
Of his wards.
1T is agreed that this $4,000 shall
be paid out of the first monies real
zed from the estate. And that the
said S. G. Digger agrees to procure
his payment speedily"
1T is further agreed that the con-
.estants shall not be taxed with any
If the costs of the contest"
The agreement is signed by Fannie
Foster, A. B Foster, Willie Mcbride,
". D. Mcbride, Mollie Johnson,
Thomas Johnson Clara Floyd, F. c.
Floyd Roe A. Kinzer, W. F. NJ Kim
er and Mrs. Lula Walker.
John M. Sargent, a former citizen
# the Sawdust Valley neighborhood
n Maury county, went to Lexington,
liss., in early, life and accumulated
fortune. He was never married,
ng which time his relatives here had
Practically lost trace of him, he re-
urned here from a visit. He came
ach summer for number of years
nd spent large part of his time
'ih his favorite niece, Mrs Sam Dug
er. Finally, about two years since,
e returned to make this his home
nd took up his residence with his
alfbrother at Sawdust Valley. He
led April Sth, 1907 at an advanced
ye.
There were soon rumors Of a will
which the bulk Of the estate was
# to the Digger children, and
'ntest was at once talked Of The
Ill was written only few weeks
fore the death of Mr.. Sargent and
lder it's provisions there were about
1000 of special requests and the
sidue of the estate amounting to
out 100000, was left to the Digger
,irs. The estate consisted of lands
Id bank stock in Mississippi and
rye amount of money in the Phoenix
ational Bank of Columbia and in a
anadian bank.
After paying the $4,000 under thu
'mpromise and the costs and attoE
ey's fees, the Digger children via
i'll come in for legacy of $4,000
$4,000
OF the special requests a daughter
It of wedlock, who is a nun In
emphis convent gets $4,000. James
Urgent, a half-brother. gets $1,000
d his children from $500 to 81 900
CHI. A. O. McKennon gets $500.