Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05
DEATH or AUNT LEAVES ESTATE
or $4,000 TO BE DIVIDED
AMONG RELATIVES
CONTEST OVER WILL IS
Il, CONSIDERED IN PROSPECT
Estate 81 Mrs. Almira Z. kstehun,, Of
6irshamten, N. v, Sister Of The
Lats Mr.. Ell. Gilmore, 10 Now in
court-Nsphsw Here Believes Con.
test Will Result.

That Miss Ella Gilmore, of this city,
is one Of five heirs to a $4,000 estate
at Binghamton, N. Y, is indicated by
a telegram to the Times Republican
from that city. The estate Of Miss Gill
more's aunt, Mrs. Almira I. ketchum
a sister Of the late Mrs. E. L. Gilmore
is now in surrogate's court at Bing-
hamton, and Q contest over the will ID
considered in prospect. Mrs. Ketchum
died without issue, and her nearest rel
atives are a sister, two nephews. and
two nieces. Mrs. Ketchum died al
Binghamton. Feb. %.
According to Mrs. Ketchum's will
Miss Gilmore Is bequeathed $1,000. but
the contest that Is believed likely, it is
said By the Binghamton correspondent
may result in the Marshalltown niece
receiving an equal share with the other
heirs
Nephew Considers Contest Likely.
Charles NJ. Gilmore. Of Binghamton
who has been at his sisters home while
Miss Gilmore. has been at Binghamton
for q month on account of her ,aunt's
illness, said today that he believed
contest over the viii would be made.
The direct heirs of Mrs. Ketchum are
Mrs. Julia Port Simons, of Bingham
ton. a sister; Thomas G. Port, Of Bing.
hamton, a nephew: Mr.. Gilmore. and
his sisters, Mrs. Cora Lowery-Scott, OF
indianapolis, and Miss Gilmore.
telegram is Misleading.
The telegram to the Times-Republi-
can. telling Of the estate as 1t hac
reached court. is misleading. The tele'
gram says that Miss Gilmore,s brother
and sister are not remembered in the
Will and then goes on to say that be-
sided the beuuest to Miss Gilmore the
estate is divided among neice at In
dianapolis and four nepheWs and
niece in Binghamton.
Nj. Gilmore says that there Is NJ
niece in Indianapolis aside from Mrs
Lowety-Scott, neither are there foul
nenhews and a niece in Binghamton
but rather only two nephews and the
sister Mr.. Gilmore says his aunt has
not been competent mentally to make
either a will or a codicil to It at an.
time within the past five.years.
i Will Lsavs For einshamton.
TnsstelegfAm to the Times-Republi
canvas the hrst word Mr.. Gilmore hat
had that the will had got into court
He wired his sister Ella. who is nov
on her way from Detroit to Indianapo'
lis and as soon as he hears from mel
will leave for Binghamton to consul
with his attorneys Miss Gilmore IL
expected home Friday.
Mr., Gilmore says that his 1nforma
ton. received from his sister Ella. !:
to the effect that small requests Wer'
made to himself and his two sisters
and that the bulk Of the estate went u
Mrs. sEarl Knickerbocker. who was
taken from an orphanage by Mrs
Ketchnm, and reared as her child. Mr
Gilmore says. however, that he believe:
there was never any legal adoption o
Mrs. Knickerboeker. at least records IL
Binkhamton. show. no such adoption To-
twenty-five yearsspast. and the RECORDS
In Steuben county, New York, wher'
Mrs sKetchum secured Mrs. knicker
booker as a girl, show no such adoption
in f3ffv wears