Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-25
WILL
IS CONTESTED
Petition Filed in California Court
And Notice Served
Here.
UNDUE INFLUENCE CHARGED.
Nicoc Says Edward WinslOw Packard
Induced Uncle 20 BeQueath Prop
crty 60 His Advantage.

Marion r. Marsh OF Plalnsaeld. n.
j.. a niece Of the lato John c. Pack
era. the Salt Lake millionaire, filed
notice In the superior court OF Marys-
willie. Cal, yesterday OF q contest OF
the will AS soon as the citation was
issued a telegram was sent to Mrs
Margaret Zane Witcher county clcrlL
notifying her OF the petition for the
revocation Of the win which was filed
in salt Lake county, and asking tnat
the hearing Of the petition for partial
distribution be continued
The hearing on which the postpone
ment Is asked Is ON the petition of
Edward Winslow Packard Of salt
Lake and Mrs. Mary Louise Smear OF
New York of the property bequeathsd
TO them which amounts 20 100000.
In her petition Mrs. Marsh states
that undue influence was brought To-
bear upon Packard when he made his
will she accuses Edward Wiuslow
Packard. a nephew, OF influencing sis
uncle To distribute his property 10 his
advantage Packard had large holdings
300 Marysville, and Santa Cruz. Cal,
and In Salt Lake City. lie lett MIS-.
Marsh $4,000 which Is the same
amount he bequeathod TO seven other
uephews and nieces. Tho bulk of lhe
estate was left TO Edward Winslow
Packard and Mrs. shear
John @. Packard died several years
ago. He was the donor OF the free d.
brary ON State street. Shortly after his
death his will was hled i'm the probate
division Of the Third district court i'm
this county.
FOR PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION.
The petition on which hearing was
to have come before Judge II. ID. Lewis
of the district court on saturday was
for partial distribution OF the estata,
the amount 20 be distributed amount
ing 30 a total OF SlO0.000 and Is asked
by Edward W. Packard and Mary
Louise Shear. The former is q nephew
and the latter the widow o. Theodore
W. Shear, also a nephew. Eacn is
entitled to about Sf25, 900 according TO
the petition and the entire amount of
property in Utah is S669,ff49s. They
set forth that they are the sole re-
siduary legatees OF John Q. Packard,
who died oct 1, 1905, and that letters
testamentary were Issued TO Edward
W. Packard Nov. IA, 1908, Tho deceased
was unmarried.
The value OF the estate ln California
is placed at S46Q,Q00 and OF that caaa OF
the petitioners say they are entitled To
$4,000. In Idaho there BE- $4,000 OF
which each will receive half, and iu
New York $4,000 of which they viii
each get half
The petition states that the deceased
Ia his will gave lcgacies to the amounts
~ $4,000, 60 be paid in "A year from
his death, and that there is now on
hand in cash in Utah 100000, and
there viii be enough TO pay these when
they mature They ask that 100000
De distributed. half to each, and that
only a nominal bond be required.
The heirs OF John Q. Packard are.
Edward Winslow Packard, Salt Lake,
Julia O.. Wells, Chicago; Mary W. FL
DIS, Rochester. n. y, Emma Hougn,
Evanston, H.; Harriet Cardoze, Al
hdny. n. y; Josephine Dorrauee,
Sandy Spring, Md; Kate Glover, New
York: John Q. Packard, South VIII
Transport, Pa. James B. Packard san
Francisco: Marion Marsh, Plainheld,
n. j.; Margaret Boblet, viaila,
Brussels, Belgium; Eleanor Hatch,
Brussels; Theodore IL. Shear, New
York.