The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11


he should. He said he would make
out his will so as to give his estate
to all the brothers and sisters, her
own and his, share and share alike.
In the summer of 1916 Miss Wolf
heard HIM say that he had made out
such q will. He admitted that his
wife had toiled and striven, with him
and that he owed it to her to accede
to her wishes in that respect.
Mrs. Kron Had Money.
Miss Wolf told of having picked up
from the conversation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kron that once when the hus-
band wanted barn and did not have
the money to build it.. Mrs. Kron
herself came forward with the neces-
sary money, which she had saved by
economies of which her husband did
not know at the time. 4. INA
Attorney S. B. Wilson showed Miss
Wolf a letter and asked If she recog
nized the handwriting. She said she
did. 1t was letter sent TO her by
Fred Kron. Mr.. Wilson read from this
letter the statement: 81 have a will
made to take care of my friends and
relatives" ...... =.
Mrs. Evan Evans of North Man
kato testified to. conversation she
had with Fred Kron in his store some
weeks before he died. He told her
she said, that he had made out a will
in accordance with the wishes of his
wife, as he knew that she ought by
right to have as much say about the
distribution of the estate as he had
He had in accordance with her wish
es made out a will dividing his es-
tate, share and share alike, between
her brothers and sisters and his own
Had Heard of Will.
Miss Emma Waters, niece of Fred
Kron, told how she remembered that
on the occasion of her sisters birth
day, October 6, 1909, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Kron called at the Waters home
At that time she heard her uncle tel
about the will leaving his property
share and share alike, to his own and
his wife's brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Klages, 500 North Front street
told of her having worked for Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kron many years ago
She told how Mrs. Kron shared hel
husbands burdens, how she worked
washed, cooked and scrubbed. Mrs
Kron was herself clerk in her hus-
bands store. At times she helped tc
scrub the store. She would sometimes
make shirts for the store. 80.
Martin Wiltgen told of conversa-
ton he had had with Fred Kron sew
eral years ago, telling him about such
a will as the other witnesses de-
scribed. .#
Other witnesses that were examined
were Miss Clara Stahl, niece
of Fred Kron; Henry Frlcke
brother law of Fred Kron; Mrs
Joe Stahl, sister of Fred Kron; Mrs
George Laven, niece of Fred Kron
DR.. A. F. Sohmer, who attended Fred
Kron; Miss Mccarthy, nurse at the
hospital; Mrs. Zenopolski, Miss Susie
Wiener; Miss Emma Walters
daughter of E. V. Waters, and Mrs
Henry Miller of Minneapolis.
e. v. Waters Recalled.
Several more witnesses were eX-
amined this morning. E. V. Waters
was recalled to the stand and cross
examined. George GRADER testified to
his signing the will OF Fred Kron as
witness. w. r. GeddeS was the
other witness. Mr.. GRADER gave the
contents of the will as claimed by
the proponents. After his testimony
the proponents rested their case.
Howard Diamond testified to a con-
versation that he had with Fred
Kron, shortly before the latter's
death, in which Mr.. Kron stated that
he had no will and that all of his
property would go to his mother
Mary Finnegan was called for the
purpose of refuting certain state
ments by Mr.. Waters.
Sister Gonsaga of st. Joseph's hos
pital testified to her asking Mr.. Kron
if he wanted somebody to make out
his will for him, and she said Mr.
Kron said he could get somebody
himself.
Joseph Kron, brother of Fred Kron
said on the stand that he did not re-
member admitting Mr.. Walters into
the Kron residence, as the latter said
when he told of his conversation with
Mrs. Johanna Kron. On cross exami-
nation Joseph Kron was asked about
the reliability of his memory, and he
testified that he had the best mem
DRY and the best brains of anybody in
the world. la.. -. ..
At II a. m. an adjournment was
taken to two o'clock this afternoon
1t was expected that the hearing
would be closed then. A..