New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-22
NOVELIST ATTACKS
HIS DAUGHTERS WILL
s.vs Her FianCe, a Physician,
w. Used Undue Influence to
Gain Her Estate.
,er1 $4,000 INSURANCE
>, oo0 and Bank Account Dis
.rnear Before Candace Wheel
' er, of Queens, Is Drowned,
Father Says.


.oinr conspiracy. fraud. undue
enorce and compulsion, James
I'M. wheeler. a novelist. has caused
wy elod in the Surrogatc's court in
objections to the probate OF
> n.u, cr his daughter, Miss Candace
W. He trays that probate be
'tn.ed and that an issue he formed
.,ocr onto Meyer, tn" girls hance
horcfciurv under the will. and his
'.a,her Dr. J. H. w. Meyer the eN-
,.,,,or on the ono side and himself on
80 o,ber. and that the issue he tr'eo
- Mir Wheeler lives at Hollis
His personal attorney. Emil
.,,cb also resident Of Hollis,
,,,,l,le 10 go TO Denver, so O'Oon-
We, crobam * O'Donneu. of Denver,
ars aciins as his legal representatives.
in that city. ,.,
,u.s candace Wheeler was drowned
p.u.is. Lake. twelve miles from
n.r,or ON June -. Her father VINO
49, a,tbor Of There she Blows,
.ca,,ain Pete" series and other
.tories. SAYS that so far as he has
=, ohio IN ascertain there were no
49,, o,ouitnesses of her death. un-
,ho S,orv Of Or. Meyer that they
loft her 10 row about the lake wh''e
I'll. another Young woman home
. M Movers car. I've untrue.
There was no reason whatever save
.,o evercise Of fraud. c"nspiracy ana
undue influence why my daughter
.honld have made Il viii in favor OF
this otto Meyer who is unknown to
mo said Mr.. Wheeler Yesterday; land
r,rhaps the best reason for believing
,ha, M good reason existed is the fact,
easily 20 he proved by me through the
irtroduction Of her affectionate let
tors thu, our relations were perfectly
friendly
Miss Wheeler's estate consisted oil
sl2OO0 insurance policy and personal
property the exact value Of which has
not been ascertained, but which her
father believes to have been about 81
o0 She had considerable jewclry and
a bank account.
Draws Out Money, Then Dies.
The money was all drawn from the
hank the DAY before she was drowned.
Mr. Wheeler AYERS. and tn" entire ror-
sonai property has disappeared. lie
makes no accusation regarding its dis
sppearance and is temperate and con
ssrrstive i'm discussing the suspicion
which turks IN his mind that some
form Of foul play caused her death.
Her body was exhumed and the vital
organs were given to an analytical
chemist but no report from that quar-
ter has vet been received. However,
Mr.. Wheeler does not expect to get
report that poison was used, or that
any crude method was employed to
effect her death.
When he receives the chemists re-
port, through the Coroner Of Arapahoe
County. col. he will decide upon what
further steps 10 take. Meanwhile he
has taken the necessary action to. tie
up the estate until the whole matter
ran be cleared up.
The first part of the objections filed
recites in customary form tho allega-
lion that the decedent did not execute
The instrument and that il is not her
last Will and testament. Attention is
allied to the fact that neither otto
Meyer nor DR.. J. If. w. Meyer is re-
ated TO Candace Wheeler Mr.
Wheeler proceeds to charge that:
II The said alleged will was over signed
and attested by Candace Wheeler II was
while she was acting under tie influence
control and dominion Of the said J ~. W
Never ard otto Never. or ono Of thon,
lnd that they. the said J. H. W. Never
md Otto Never. Of by ana through their
Iraud. circumvcntion and deceit. and with
ne fraudulent pUrpOs, to possess il.l1-
50 yes. or one of them. with the estate
snl properly 81 her by i'm
proper means. false pretences. fraudulent
representations. ana by undue influence
induced her, the said Candacc Wheeler.
% sign the so-called and supposed will.
Charges Of Undue Influence.
The objections relate Mr.. Wheeler
belief that DR.. Meyer. who attended
mrs. Wheeler during her last Illness.
sno Miss Candace Wheeler during that
period and later by and through the
Pportunity thus presented to him, OBJ
Hhsd influence over Candace Wheel.
r. As the lawyer expressed it:
ne the said Or. J. II. w Meyer, by
niue OF his said influence and relation
sed by and through divers subtle arts by
, mun practised TO that end, the exact nat
Crs Of which are 10 him the said James
soOper Wheeler. unknown. did
,rr'kuade, induce and compel her TO make
vac said supposed and sO-callcd last will
el her. - Wv
- Prior TO the said supposed making OF
~ said supposed and so-called last will
S.u testament. tho said j. H. W. Meyer
Il me document named as executor and
SAID Otto Meyer. in the document
pen as beneficiary. did enter into a
vm1lnation, conspiracy and confederacy
a. VDtaln the estate and property OF the
Candace Wheeler for themselves OF
one OF them. and TO that end did
Nrnolne' conspire and confederate with
s,.IS other persons 10 the said con
ssent al present unknown. but whose
"a ues' when discovered, he prayS liberty
insert herein with apt and proper
3Ty,us Charging them In that respect.
s,,nough and by such combina ton, con
FHacy and cOnfederacy they, the saic
mb1 W Meyer and Otto Meyer and the
sc,' IN the said combination, conspir-
III, ana confederacy with them, did oh
ana possess such power, dominion
M, ife and control over the MIND OF
al me said Candacc Wheeler. that she
va. ana was accustomed TO 10 that which