The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-09-28
WILL SET ASIDE.
Heirs to r. 7. Tyler Estate
Win In Circuit Court.


writing ever executed In Fulton Conn.
ty-the will of the late r. T. Tyler.
involving an estate valued AT closaro
$500 200. was set aside by the Fulton
circuit court In session In this ci,
last Friday
The will In question was dated
Sept Z. 1910.
In substance. and from l.ral
standpoint. II gave nothing To no cod,
The widow. Mrs. Emma Tyler u,.
by the terms Of this will. allowed
5000 month and use OF the home
place and such property as that term
generally includes during her If The
only son. Allison NJ. was not allowed
any part in the estate. but bis small
son was 60 receive a ono-third inter.
ost In all real and personal proper,
sharing equally with the two dauet.
ters- Misses Emma and Helen 90.
real estate was to be- held only durdf
the lives Of the heirs. which. OF
course. involves further loaEal quo.
tons a. to the final disposition OF th.
property at their death This du,l.
mont also named "a G. Helm a. IN.
ecutor and trustee.
The heirs who sought To- break tl.
viii In question made their nght oa
the grounds tina, later Will had been
made. which revoked thls one The,
we're represented by u. + Davis. 81
J Webb. Joe Bennett and A 81 ~
Ter. Executor and trustee was ropr,.
s.uted by Robbins A Thomas ami
County Attorney Rooney The Trial
consumed most 81 Thursday and "a
part of Friday and Was one o. Oh.
most aubbornly contested case r,.
cr Involved In this court
Mrs Tyler sworc that her husband
had made later will than this one
and further that sho had Il in hsr
possession during the month Of oc,o
Der. 1910 Proof was also introduued
showing that Mr.. Tyler bad declared
his Intentions Of both making Doe
will and later Of icaying his proper
/ ~ 10 b. divided according Go lac
Another fact. which In Tcnnesseo s
prlma facie evidence that a all s
not valid. was the finding OF this Do
cumont flied away with lot OF o.
pens Of no value. indicating thai Boz
its owners estimation u Wa %
no importance.
Plaintiffs contendcd that " this
will had been final u would ha',
been locked Ia firc-proof vault vah
other valuable pap.rs OF Mr.. Ty'ors
90 there another WHY
From the proof. II IL evident Their,
H. another. or vas another. but vha.
became Of Il b. not aud may never
be- known
Some asked Why Allison was lsr
out That h easily explained when
the Peoples Bank vas organized. M
Tyler vas Informed that bis sou vas
one OF the promoters. this did uo,
meet the fathers approval a. b. vas
Interested In the Hickman Bank Boz.
ina It's president aud thought thai Dc
was not his sons place to promote
competition. This happened about
the time the will was made thai de
inherited Allison But the truth %
the matter Allison was not interested
In the new bank. and when the elder
Tyler learned these facts. u IL 10 be
presumed that be held no IN will IS.
gainst HE son. and that a new vii
tthe one mentioned by Mrs Tyler.
vas drafted Ia consequence. but vas
either lost or destroyed by Mr. Tyler
At any rate. the Jury was unan.
nous In their verdict "hnding %"
paper Ia contest not 10 b. the las'
will OF r. r. Tyler" 4 regular lub
H., and shower OF congratulate
were given the heirs following ths
decision Of the Jury.
No appeal will be taken In this case
The court at Fulton Tuesday agreed
To allow certain fees. etc. which set
ties the matter definitely. The n"Ni
thing In order liz the appointment Of
an administrator. by Judge MAYOR
who will succeed n. G. Helm. exc.
cutor and trustee OF the estate. Al
though In every way competent ami
able TO look after the estate. Mr.
Helm feels greatly relieved In havinE
this responsibility taken off Of DIS
shoulders.