The Detroit times., 1908-01-23
BIG FIGHT IS ON
OVER HEhKELa
FORTUNE
DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAuGH
TER EACH CLAIM oNE-sEvENTH
OF DEAD MILLER,s BIG ESTATE
OTHERS WILL CONTEST.

Three legal contests. in which the
disposition OF large estates are at
stake. are in progress IN the Wayne
circuit court.
One OF the most important OF these
cases Is that brought by the heirs OF
the late Peter Henkel. former promi.
nent miller and wholesale grocer, who
died In 1904, leaving an estate valued
at 100000. The contest is chiefly be.
tween the children of Mr.. Henkel by
his third marriage, and those by his
second marriage. The children of the
first marriage are dead.
The action is brought by Mrs Rose
Mcclure, daughter, and Mrs. Alice
Henkel Pennington, granddaughter.
Mrs. Pennington's father, Albert
Henkel, a son by the second marriage
died prior to his father, but Mrs. Pen.
nington says her grandfather often
told her she would receive her faith
er's share. She received only $500.
Mrs. MCGUIRE received property
valued at $4,000 before her father
died. but nothing was left her In the
will. She and Mrs. Pennington are
each claiming one-seventh of the es.
tate. They will try TO show that un-
due influence was used to Induce
Henkel to cut off his daughter and
granddaughter with practically moth
ing.
o nthe other side OF the case are
the children by the third marriage.
DR.. julius f. Henkel, Robert Henkel,
Walter J. Henkel, Herman Henkel,
Mrs. julius Haas and Mrs. II. F. Stein
brecher. They are supporting the will
which was admitted to probate by
Judge Durfee.
The heirs who are supporting the
Will are represented by the law firm
of Dickinson, Stevenson, Cullen, War
rem & Butzel, and opposed to them are
Washington I. Robinson and Charles
Flowers.
Another viii Attacked.
A case of a similar nature is being
heard by Judge Murphy. This action
Is brought by Alfred w. Beck, admin
istrator OF the estate OF Mrs. Green
wood, wife Of DR.. James H. Greenwood
OF No. 299 Seyburn-ave. She left
property valued at $4,000, and her sis.
tiers, anxious TO share I'm the estate.
went before the probate court, secured
the appointment OF an administrator
VINO now brings action to gain posses.
sion of the property. They claim that
the will under which DIR. Greenwood
took possession Of the estate. was not
valid, In that IL was not signed. Az
the time OF her death Mrs. Greenwood
was SO weak that she could not write,
but merely made her mark The con-
testants claim she was not aware of
the contents of the will. On the other
hand 1t is claimed that Mrs. Green
wood, while pear TO death WAS aware
OF the contents Of the paper, and was
always anxious that her husband in
herit her property.
An important witness for the con-
testants Thursday morning was Miss
Arelia Harding, friend OF Mrs. Green
wood. She testified that Mrs. Green
wood told her that she knew death was
fast approaching, ana that her hus-
band was the cause of her illness.
Others testified that they had visited
Mrs. Greenwood regularly for severa,
days before she died, and found her
unconscious.
The other important will case is that
over the estate Of the late Archibald
Mcintyre, the Sand Hill hotelkeeper.
who left S250,000. The case has been
In progress in Judge Brooke's court
for two weeks, and will continue for
almost a fortnight.