Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-06

Hardman in this case and can give & reason for this singular instrument Joel Hardman knew his son Peter 10 be pro1iGate and unfit to take care os the property he tJoen had been a life time accommodating. He therefore in- tended by the will 10 encourage his daughter Frances to marry with view 10 transmitting 1t in the female line. Peter Hardman Is considerably older than bis half sister and at their fathers death took possession of his pspers. including the will My client does not appear 10 have been inform ed of its contents: indeed. she was but fourteen when her father died and fell under the care of her brother. l. was only yesterday that she was in- formed that today. three days after the expiration of the limit of time al- lowed her by the will to marry. her brother was about to claim the in heritance. Sbe petitions that. in view of this want of knowledge of the re. quiremeDts of the will. the time be ex- tended"
 Do l understand" asked the judge. that Peter Hardman is charged with having used fraud to secure the prop ertyY'
 Doubtless fraud has been practiced. but since it world be difficult to prove fraud no such charge enters formally into this suit"
 Then the will must stand as it is. The court has DO power to alter IL by extending the time allowed Frances Hardman to marry. l understand that to fulfil its conditions your client should have been married by noon of the 5th. and this is the Sth'
 -lt Is true that the will enjoins upon my client that she shall marry on or before the day that she is twenty years old. ar fhe 9th of May. bur have examined the will and have found thar by cndicil she has been allowed three days grace In other words the time is extended to this day. ile Sth of Mas at l2 noon. li is now IT, An hom your honor will admit. k foo short for any woman te select husland~
 There k no such codicii in the will.
  couIs4 II have examined it careful y and have never seen it."
 The will xaS prouuced, and in an inconspicuuuS place il was found. written iD q small maud. and was what Princes attorney claimed it tU be. Peter Hardman. vho had evidem ly failed 10 find r. moved un easily in his seat Then he loogei at rbe clock snd seemed Co take cour ige.
 During this lesal debate Emery Hale a young lawyer student. who was at tending court in pursaance of his i studies. sat on one of The outside | benches. His attention was Gxed upon l the singular position of The iegsfeeS. ' ard especially one of them. Frances Handmap. who was iu court Young Hale marked the contrast between her | Ind her half brother. Peter Hf rdman ] bore the stamp of dissipation Frances | would have served nS a model for a | hadonDa. She appeared 10 the young I lawyer to be just the person Co be 1 swiDdled by her pro1igate broth sr.
 Hale was interested in the cas e both | as a matter of jurisprudence and as a i matter ot sympathy with the girl. In I SD boar S300OOO would pass from her 10 her undcserTing brother. How ro1id the TnaTter be staved o1r7 Sud | Genly a resolution took possession of him. He would claim the girl as his wife. The court must give him time | Co prove his marriage with Frances ] Hardman. IL was but a subierf1ge | and would mol fulnH the conditions ! of fhe will because hp was not. as be | proposed to claim. The husband of the 1 le=aiee- But h would delay handing l thP property over to Peter HardmaD and nigh, give opportunity for a com promise Rising. in clear. firm voice he said:
 Your honor. ciaIm Frances Hard man for uiy wife"
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