Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-04
ANTHONY MURPHY
WILL PRObATED
IN SOLEMN FORM
R. Emmett Murphy Gets Abso-
IuteIy Nothing, While Antho-
ny Murphy, Jr., and John K.
Murphy Get $1,000 Each
BIG ESTATE DIVIDED
AMONG OTHER HEIRS

The will of the late Anthony Murphy,
zen, who died over d month ago, has
been probated in solemn form. in the Full
ton county ordinary's Office, practically
disinheriting two sons, John K. Murphy
and Anthony Murphy, Jr, cutting them
off with only S2OCO each. and dividing
all his other wealth among his heirs. K.
E. Murphy, another son. is cut off without
a single penny from his father.
The Murphy estate consists mostly of
real estate, bonds and other securities. 1t
is vaTiously estimated between 100000 and
81, co., 900, and may slightly exceed even the
later figure.
The testament is dated May &c, 1865 less
than a year ago, and is written in pen
and ink. It's first clause provides that
all debts of the estate shall be paid. Next
it provides that all the following prop
erty shall be sold at public outcry or
private sale. either for cash or on time.
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
Forty-two acres in land lot 10. bounded
by Glenn street, Murphy avenue, Shelton
street and Stewart avenue; 100 acres in
land lot 101, and 10 acres in land lot lO2,
in the eighth and fifth districts of Har-
Alison county, near Tallapoosa. Ga; No.
149 Marietta street; house and lots known
as Nos. 5 and Is Rhodes street. two
houses. Nos. 50 and 90, and lots on West
Cain street; lots 591, 659 and 66S in Haral-
son county; 10Th and Sd districts in Polk
county; mineral interests where there IS
gold, in 40 acres in Cleburn county, Ala;
one-fourth interest in lots AT AS and 438
I'm the 18th district, second section, Cher
okee county, Ca; one-half interest In lot
10, 18th district. Cherokee county.
After taxes have been paid and other
liabilities removed. the proceeds from the
sale of the above mentioned property,
says the Will. shall be divided as fol-
lows:
To John K. Murphy. $4,000; to An
thony Murphy. Jr., $4,000; the balance
| to be equally divided between Annie E.
Tanner Kate NJ. Sciple, Adelia NJ. Rob-
inson. and Charles C. Murphy.
All money. bonds, notes, stocks, etc.
shall be equally divided among his wife.
Mrs. Adelia r. Murphy. Annie E. Tan
ner. Kate NJ. Sciple, Adelia R. Robinson.
and Charles c. Murphy, or their heirs.
All the debts due the estate by r. E.
Murphy. John X. Murphy and Anthony
Murphy. Jr.. shall be cancelled. provided
they do not contest the will. IT is fur
Their provided that if any of them con-
test the will. all the debts shall be coli
lected and the requests of $4,000 each
to Anthony Murphy, Jr.. and John X.
Murphy shall be annulled.
A gold-headed cane is willed to
Charles Z. Murphy, William M. Tanner.
a grandson is given a $40 gold-piece:
Henry Tanner is given a gold watch. to
Charles L. Sciple is willed a shotgun,
1t is ordered that a monument be
placed over the graves of the testator's
father mother and sisters.
The executors are Mrs. Adelia r.
Murphy Mrs. Sciple, G. III. Tanner and
Charles Murphy. who shall serve with
out bond or compensation and shall
make no returns to any court, In the
event any executor be dead. it is ordered
that the surviving executors choose
either Charles E. Sciple or E. B. Robin
son instead. G. II. Tanner is dead SO
one of these gentlemen will act IN his
stead.