Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-04
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MURPHY
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Action to Recover 100000 Es-
tate Directed at Widow and
Other Members.

Suit to break the will of the late
Anthony Murphy, who left an estate
valued eat 100000, was filed in the
Fulton County Superior Court Wed
nesday by Attorney John e. McClel-
land, of the firm of McClelland & Nc
Clelland representing two sons of
the deceased, John K and r. E. Muir
ply.
The action is against Mrs. Adelia
R. Murphy, the widow, and mother
of the two men, and their brothers
and sisters, Mrs. Kate Sciple, Mrs
Annie E. Tanner, Mrs. B. Robinson
of New York. and Charles c. Muir
ply.
Fraud is alleged and bitter family
discord revealed which the petition
ers charge finally has led to theh
mother refusing to speak to them.
Diseord Follows Death.
The cause which led to this suit
according to the petitioners, begar
soon after the death of their father
in 1910 Following the fathers deatf
a brother, Anthony Murphy, Jr., was
seriously i'll, and subsequently died.
They state their anxiety over the
condition Of their brother outweighet
any consideration for dollars and
cents, but at that time their brother
| Charles c. Murphy, came to them anc
wanted them to go with him to find
their fathers papers.
They assert that when their faith
er's vault was opened in the Third
National Bank they paid little atten-
ton to It's contents, but that theil
brother stated ii contained an old
will and some other papers. The
search was then carried to a room
reserved by the father in the Aragor
Hotel and their statement of the case
is that Charles Murphy found what
he said was the real will in an old
leather suit case.
Compromised, They Say.
According to their petition, it pro-
vided for J. K. Murphy to receive
$4,000, but left nothing for R. E
Murphy
They were .importuned, they charge
not to bring suit and finally on rep
resentation Tat the real will had
been found, compromised for 100000
cash.
A reason given for the discrimina-
ton against them was that their
brother, Charles c. Murphy, urged
their father to charge against them
advancements in money made.
The petition sets forth that within
the last 80 days they have made the
following discovery:
Charge Fraud to Brother.
That the will as set up and pro-
bated has been altered, changed and
made null and void, being a collection
of sundry papers put together for
the purpose of defrauding petition
ers."
Charles c. Murphy and other
heirs" it continues, ARE now living
in luxury and ease on what is right
fully due petitioners.
Charles c. Murphy has practi-
cally the entire management of the
property and is committing waste,
living an idle and profiigate life and
holds himself aloof from petitioners,
absolutely ignoring that thew are OF
the same blood
POISONED Mothers Mind"
He has poisoned the mind of the
mother, who now refuses to speak to
your petitioners"
The petitioners estimate the value
of the property left by their father
to be $500, 900 in real estate and $780,
600 in stocks and bonds. Their share.
they claim. is 1855, $685..
The will as probated made Charles
c. Murphy, Mrs. Adclia r. Murphy,
Mrs. Kate NJ Sciple and Henry NJ.
Tanner executors The petitioners
ask for an administrator to be APP
pointed by the court.