The Washington times., 1920-06-13

California. and travelling up and down the Pacific eo...
In the Fall the pair told their apartments
In the West End house.
Isr7-Shonts and Mrs. Thomss moved to No o,o Park
and In the Summer made trip West the
dian Roekes stopping BanH Spring. Alberta On this
trip the Yeomsn and the boy Herbert Thomas J
went along
,srs-shor,s and Amanda No $50 Park avenue
Spring and FALL and lived cottage Shonts
Long Beach, Long Island, during the Summer
IeIs-Shonts spent the Winter the Park avenue
apartment and WE'LL A. Summer he grew
feeble and September he died-jusf what his
sickness and the mystery Of what while
Amanda had him guarded from the approach of his wife
and daughters Mrs. Shontss lawyers trying find
Shonts met Amanda Thomas on that incoming steam.
ships deck that fatefu day in 1906-Shonts then
mutmilonaire
Shonts died last September, thirteen years later
and the Shonts millions had disappeared and the Thomas
woman emerged from the mystery of the dead mans
apartment with suspicious 'last wi'' made in her
favor and bill of sale giving my friend Amanda all
Shontss personal property
And in the fog and mystery of the pretended last
wl Of Shonts there is much which Mrs Shonts's law
yers would like cleared up In Of the documents
file in this connection the following strange
tons about Shontss millions which Mrs. Shonts has been
informed have been hidden away from her:
THAT this deponent MRS Shonts) In this proceed |
ing is objecting to the probate of alleged will of The
odore p Shonts her late husband dated July 30 1919
wherein Delaney Nlco the Guaranty Trust Company OF
New York and one E. j. Berwind named as executors
THAT the said i. j. Berwind is large stOckholder
and of the directors of the said Guaranty Trust Com
pany and wields large influence in the policy of said
corporation
'That the said E. j. Berwnd is friend of one
Amanda Thomas, the residuary legatee named in that
alleged will.
"Dcponent Mrs Shonts) is not ignorant of and un.
familiar with the condition of said estate of her said de-
ceased husband but the contrary has considerable
information respecting the same concerning the posses
fxrh tpfo fho Guara
pany, Delaney Ncoll and E. j. Berwind may not be \
acquainted
temporary administration of said estate deponen Mrs
Shonts through her attorneys requested a statement
the Of said estate which had into its hands,
and in response thereto received reply stating the ap
proxmae value of the net estate to be about $514OO
with list of the securities comprising same and gross
estate Of about $771 00O
"Deponent MRS. Shontsl has in her possession writ
ten statement by her husband in his handwriting,
far back 1906 with list Of his securities wherein
il appears that he then worth two million OF
dollars, not inclusive Of any real estate.
"On information and belief that during the years
1914 to 1919 the said Theodore P Shons held and owned
through various individuals large blocks of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company stocks, although the
schedule of assets furnished to dponent by the Guaranty
Trust Company temporary administrator, shows
comparatively small amount Of said stocks found among
his assets to w.t. 400 Interborough Rapid Transit stocks
Of the total valuation Of $13400 as OF December 1919
"Deponent further says that she has been informed
in such way that believes to be true that the said
Theodore p Shons at the time Of his death was worth
at least 100000.
"Deponent (Mts. Shonts) has been informed. In such
wsv ths. he believes II to true late husband
about the year 1914 conceived the idea that account OF
world politics conditions Of wealth should en-
desvor make provision that the public could
not know what might be WORTH and for the OF
eonessns his wealth he delivered certain of II to conf
Dental friends advisers and among such friends and
advisers the said Delaney Neoli and to j. Berwnd
That from 1914 he delivered to said Delaney