Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-17

Alleging that there was @ mutual agreement made between himself and his brother, the late John Eccles Of this city, each to bequest to the oth- certain legacies, William Bowran Ec- cles of Preston,s England, through his counsel, has filed in the Norwich pro- bate court his claim to the estate of the late John Eccles.
 The late John Eccles disposed of lis estate by will quite otherwise than according to the agreement, which his brother claims existed, and the broth CT was left only S2,5oG out of the S450,000 estate. ,
 Tho claim of William B. Eccles reads as follows:
 william B. Eccles of Preston, in Lancanshire, England, exhibited and presented the following claim against the estate of John Eccles, late of Nor wich, in the state of Connecticut. de- ceased:
 William B. Eccles and John Eocles then in life, about the year 1912, en- tered into the following agreement one with the otheB each agreeing by his last will and testament, for valu- able considerations, the agreement of each being in consideration of the agreement by the other to make the following disposition of the property which he might then have to the other, that is, said John Eccles agreed to make his last will and testament and thereby give. beaueath and con- vey to said William B. tSecles, all of the estate of which he, said John Ec- cles, might die seized and possessed, except that said John Eccles should givo and use for life of whatever property he might have to his wife then living. And the said William B. Eccles agreed, by his last will and testament, to give, devise and be- queath to said John Eccles all of the rest and residue of his estate after and subject to the provisions contain to attached. The reason and consid- eration for the gift to said Martha Mason and said Fannie Dickinson of the amounts named herein was that the said John EccIes was under moral obligation to them in such a way that said John EccleS did not wish to make any disposition of his property in his, said Johns will, to them, said Mar tha and Fannie. Said William B. Eccles fully performed his part of said agreement by executing his last will and testament, a. copy of which which was at the time of the, death of said John Eccles and now is. and will remain the last will and testa- ment of said William B. Eccles.
 Said John FccIes died on the 18th day of March. A. D. 1914. in said town of Norwich, leaving estate of the value of s4E0.oGc The wife of said John Eccles deceased on Dec 2S, 1913, prior to the death of said John Ecoles. Said John Eccles by his last will and testament gave and be- queaEheds to said William B. Hccles the sum of $2,500 and no more. and by his last will and testament gave, devised and bequeatiled all of the rest of his property to other per sons. -.ss4, - x 's .gie
 Said will was admitted to probate on the 11th day of April, 1914, by the probate court in and for the probate district of Norwich. in said state of Connecticut.
 Said William B. Eccles, therefore presents his claim for the difference between said sum of $2.500 bequeath- ed to him, said William, by said last will and testament and the amount in value of fhe estate left by said John Eccles, or all the property left by John Eccles less the said S3s500." Dated at Norwich, Conn, this 10th day of October, 1914.
 WILLIAM B. ECCLES
 ''by WILLIAM H. SHIELDS.
 ,"GROSS, HYDE, STEPHAN,
 HULL, MCGUIRE & HULL,
 His Attorneys"
 Will of w. B. EceIes.
 The vall of W. B. Eccles, which is attached, follows:
 Dated 17th March. 1912
 This is the last will and testament of. me, William Bowran Eccles, of 321 Fletcher Roead, Preston, in the County of Lancaster, engineer. I hereby re- yoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions at any made by me and declare this to be my last will and testament. I appoint my friends, John Richard Gill of Preston. aforesaid clerk, and Herbert B. Parnaby of Preston, aforesaid engineer (hereinaf- ter called my trustEses), to be the trus- tees and executors of this my will. I give and ,bequeath to each uf them, the said John Richard Gill and Herbert Edwin Parnaby, the legacy or sum of 25 pounds free from legacy duty, pro- vided they act as trustees and execu- tors of this my will. I give to my wife, Agnes the use of. but not the property