The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-03-28
SOME LIGHT ON
TIE BATTLE CASE
A Card of Thanks from Mrs. Emma
Battle, the Mother of j.. Frank
Battle, and Her Four Children
Who Have Come to Con-
sole Her In This Hour
of Bereavement.

We want to sincerely thank the
many kind friends of Nashville in gen.
eral for their sympathy and kindness
during our many bereavements since
we have made Nashville our home.
1t seems to us that the more often
these bereavements occur, the kinder.
and more sympathetic have appeared
the friends. We know our friends
must be shocked at so early rumors
and publications of lawsuits among
the surviving members of the family,
and we feel that a card of eXplana-
ton would not be out of place. 1t is
possibly well known to the majority
of the citizens of Nashville that u
son and brother, ]. Frank Battle, was
married to Miss Myrtle Shook, of this
city five days prior to his sudden
death, all of which the entire family
accepted. 1t is also well known that
he had been for a number of years
the agent for our mother and admin
istrator of her son and our brother,
j. o. Battle, who left provision for her
future welfare. 1t is also known by
a number of citizens, our near neigh
boris, that he had lately contracted for
and begun remodeling the home resi-
dence, expecting to prepare the home
for his bride. his mother and his
baby sister. After this sudden death
and during the days that his remains
lay in state at our home, we most
earnestly solicited this our daughter
and sisterin-law to strengthen the
family ties by uniting with us and
living in the home. Knowing that she
would naturally become the admins
tratrix of her deceased husband in all
of his personal effects, we desired
that she should have the full bene-
est in the home, all of which we sup
posed that she accepted in good faith.
We were shocked, however, the next
day after the funeral, when she pre-
sented her letter as Administrative, de-
handing all of the papers, valuables,
etc, in his possession at the time of
his death. AS he was our administra-
tor and agent, we could not turn into
the hands of an inexperienced child
everything, especially such papers as
interested the entire family. We
therefore advised our daughter and
sister that we were ready to confer
with her advisors and make suitable
adjustments that business might GO
on undisturbed. We supposed this
was satisfactory, and were greatly
shocked and severely panied to know
fhat fhz po0Akl. hol AoAr r,,o1oI s-kn
the courts without our knowledge OF
consent. We were enjoined and at
tachments were run on us by the of
ficers, taking everything in posses
sion, refusing to allow us to even en-
ter our own premises or open the
safe, or personally examine any o.
the papers. We are, therefore, yei
unable and deem it unwise to attemp'
to state the exact status of the bust
ness, feeling that all friends and &C
quaintances know that our son anC
brother, j.. o. Battle, left to hi!
mother all of his real and persona
property, together with several in.
surance policies, and it is also know
that j. Frank Battle, the youngest o
the four brothers, had been appointed
by the entire family to act as agel
and administrator of this estate, al
of which will be shown at the prope
time from the records of the Count,
Court. We ask our friends to. with
hold judgment or criticisms pro O
con in this case, believing that whel
our daughter and sister has know
the facts in the case as she could no
have known them in five short, happ.
days of marriage, that she will turl
away from the i'll advice now beini
/. given, and will see that for the low.
of u son and brother, there still re
; mains in our hearts that warm, SYN
pathetic, parental affection tina
should follow the love of a faithful.
devoted son and brother.
(Signed) MRS. EMMA BATTLE.