Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-04
JULIUS L. BROWN DECLARES
IN HIS WILL THAT RELATIVES
HATED AND PROSECUTED HIM
Cutting Off of His Brothers and Sisters Except Governor 10
seph M. Brown Testaor Spoke Bitterly of Them-Ihey
Are Forgiven in CodicI but Provisions of Will Stand

The win of the late Julius l.. Brown.
brother of Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown was
filed for probate in common form in
the office of the Fulton country ordinary
Monday morning.
1t contains certain sensational pas
sages which were not made public wheh
the announcement of the disposition OF
the estate was given to the newspapers
a week ago.
In cutting off Mrs. Mary Virginia Con-
nally and Miss Sallie Eugenia Brown
his sisters, and Elijah A. Brown ana
George Marion Brown his brothers, ana
all his wife's relatives with two excep-
lions. julius l.. Brown, the testator' de-
clares that. these people hated and per-
secuted and tried to ruin. him.
In codicil dated June 2, 1910, MT.
Brown withdraws all unkind expressions
he used in the will, but does not change
any of it's material provisions.
The strained relations between Julius
L. Brown and the brothers and sisters
named above, grew out of lawsuit that
the latter Instituted against him and
Iosenb NJ. Brown when the two were
Amounted executors of the will of the
late Joseph f. Brown, Georgias war
governor, who was the father OF them
all. The plaintiffs in this suit alleged
tina. Joseph NJ. Brown and Julius L.
Brown were totally incompetent to al
minister an estate and made other SEN
sational allegations against them. Inc
su;t never went to trial, for the estate
WAS mt into the hands of the Brown
Irvastpoent company, of which George
M. Brown was president
THE UNPUBLISHED PASSAGES.
some of the passages of the will, which
have not been previously made puohe
are quoted herewith as follows:
"Jt is my duty and my pleasure-for
7 have no enmity toward her-to provide
for nv wife during her life, although she
left me and has been gone for years aho
I am alone, and my hopes are all dead.
therefore I wish one-half of the entire
net income of my property to be paid
her during her life.
lowing TO the absolute want of respect
for me or for my feelings by those who
ought TO be near and dear to me in blood
relationship and by affinity, to-wit, Mrs.
Mary Virginia Connally wife of DR.. Eli
iah l.. Connally, and Miss Sallie Eugenia
Brown, who are my sisters, and El1ah
Alexander Brown and George Marion
Brown. who are my brothers, who
brought suits against me and made false
charges therein under oath and have
sought to injure me in reputation ana
estate, and who have in various other
ways shown their unkind feelings to-
ward me: and also my wife's relatives,
except Capt Tomlinson Fort and Miss
Kate Fl. Fort, of Chattanooga, Tenn. who
have always been my true friends in
delicate situations, ! do not wish any OF
them or any of their heirs, under any
form or device of law to have any part
or parcel of my estate whatever. 1 had
intended to leave tokens of love to Ger.
tain of my nephews and a niece, and did
so In a will which I hereby revoke, but
since the law suits have been brought
they too have been against me NATURALLY
/ suppose) and. therefore, | exclude them
also
He saws as to his funeral: II wish to
be buried in a plain black coffin and with
knight Templar ceremonies, and in
Templar uniform. in addition to those OF
the Baptist church | wish no pomp or
ceremony That does not help the dead
II flowers are sent by those / ha We
named as object onarle in the preamble
I wish them returned-I wish no grand
stand pla yor hypocrlcy at my funeral
They hated me. prosecuted me and tried
al far as they could to ruin me i'm life
| do not wish them to fool the public
by pretenses of affection at my funeral
Indeed | do not wish them present"
He specifically wills to his brother, Jo-
seph NJ. Brown. in addition, the Canton
town property. surrounded by the park.