Arizona republican., 1920-11-20
CHECK HEARING NUT TO BE HELD
 UNTIL TUESDAY
Patterson Trial Causes Post ponement of Preliminary Examination of Checks On Murder Charge

On account of the trial of Ava Patterson in the Superior court, which was continued until next Monday morn ing, the preliminary hearing of the case of the State against Victor Check and his wife, Belle Check. charged with murder in connection with the death of Thomas J. Check, the father of Victor l Check, last Saturday night has bean postponed until Tuesday morning at 9;30 o'clock. The hearing was set for Monday morning, but l.. M. Laney county attorney will be unable to con l duct it because of the Patterson trial.
 George Purdy Bullard yesterday was retained as counsel by Mrs. Ethel Check Porter to represent her in case a will of Thomas J. Check is filed for Grobate in the Superior court here. Mir. Bullard received a wire from the so- licitors of Mrs. Porter yesterday morn l ing advising him to file a contest inn mediately if a will is filed for pro- bate. As yet no will has been filed for probate. A Henderson Stockton, counsel for Victor and Belle Check, advised MT. Bullard that the will of Mir. Check was not in Phoenix, but in [, the east.
 MT. Bullard said last night that a few days prior to the death of T. j.
 Check he received letter from the solicitors of Mrs Porter asking if he would represent her in a suit which she desired to file against Victor Check Mir. Bullard said that he did not con II meet the Check mentioned in the let ter with the Check involved in the mur-
 der charge until yesterday, when he re- ceived the telegram from the same at
 torneys. The letter MT. Bullard said did not disclose the nature of the sui ,d Mrs Porter wished to file against hel ] brother
 MT. Stockton yesterday denied tha Thomas J. Check drew up will whil
 in Phoenix. MT. Stockton said that h.
 was in possession of a copy of the vii of Mir Check, the original of whicl
 he says is in safety deposit box il
 the east. This will, he said, was draw
 up before Mir. Check came west an
 bequeaths the entire estate, with tn
 exception of a few allowances for de
 pendents. to the two living childrel and the descendants of the two now de ceased All except Victor Check. NJ
 Stockton said, live in New York. Estate Worth $15o,000
 II One of the executors of the will, : is said. has retained the services C . Chalmers, Stahl Fennemore and Lon . gan. local attorneys, in connection wit
 the will. It is understood that the z have been asked to make certain in ' vestigations and report their finding C to this executor According to MT
 stockton. the estate of Mir. Check wi [ not amount to more than S150,o00. :, :, MT. Stockton claimed that when tn II facts of the case come out at the pre- ' liminary hearing. at which time ! ls minated that defense would be oi II fered. it will be evident that the gossi -o of the neighborhood is responsible fe
 the accusation made against Il
 Checks Mr. Stockton sdeclared tn;
 the body of the aged man gave no ey Q dence of his having been beaten.
 Following the coroner's inquest ov'
 the body of MT. Check, charges of mui a der were filed against Victor CheC sr and Belle Check by l.. M. Laney, cour
 ty attorney. They were arraigned (
 the charges and both released und r. bonds which they furnished. $25,oo0 f m Victor Check. and $5,000 for MT as Check. The charges arise from u g. death of the cider Check last Satu
 day night in an automobile enrou