Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-05
MRS. STEYENSIS
PUT IN CHARGE
OVER PROTEST
Total Value Estimated
AT From $4,000 To
$4,000

The estate of the late w H.
r"BlpO Scarborough, reeiuse VIII
was murdered ia his little store Just
outside of Amcricus two months ago,
will be administered permanently by
his cousin. Mrs. Morgan Stevens, the
estate, according to estimate, is val
ued at between $4,000 and $20,090,
although no inventory has yet been
completed; and there will be a sharp
contest over the division of the es->
tate among the heirs, with possi-
bllity of the matter being carried to
the state Supreme court for final
decision.
This was developed at the hearing
Tuesday morning before Ordinary
John A, Cobb n the matter Of the
application Of Mrs. Stevens, who was
appointed temporary Administrative
following the death Of W H. Scar
borough, for permanent letters of adj
ministration. The hearing was held
IN the Superior court room at the
court house and attended. by a con-
siderable number of persons. Among
those present were all theS presens
claimants to the estate, Including Mrs.
More an Stevens, of Americas, and
Mss. Hamp Stevens, Of >>Ellav,lle,
daughters of a sist9r. of >ths deceased
mans mother; SdneySE Scarbor-
ough, of Admission, Ala, aged brother
of the dead mans father, and Mrs.
G. B. Weinman, OF Macon, daughter
of brother of "Bill" Scarborough's
mother. Attorneys Wallis and Fort
appeared for the Mesdames Stevens.
w. A. Dodson appeared for Sidney
+. Scarborough, and f. D. Feagin, of
Macon, appeared fer Mrs. Weinman.
Contest Over Appointment.
Appointment of Mrs. Morgan Stew
ems as permanent Administrative was
contested by the other swo heirs, and
1t was during this contest that lndi-
cations of a controversy over the
sharing of the estate came out, It
became apparent that the Mesdames
Stevens probably would resist any
claim of Mrs Weinman as a legiti-
mate heir, and that an attempt would
be maze to share the estate equally
each with Sidney Il. Scarborough. On
the other hand, the other claimants
contend that Sidney f. Scarborough.
under the law, is entitled to ne-thitd
OF the estate f Mrs. Weinman's claim
is established, that Mrs. Weinman
then will be entitled also to one-tnird,
and the two Stevens sisters to one
third together, or one sixth each. THIS
is based on the law which
says that uncles and cousins shall in
herlt equally, but that they shall In s
her.t only as their parents would in I
merit equally, which would give each
group equally one-tnird. This rule Is
disputed by the attorneys for the
Stevens sisters. who contend that
that they are entitled to share per
capita with the other collateral heIrs.
Mrs. Stevens on Stand.
A number of Witnesses were ex
amined during the hearing among
the first being Mrs. Morgan stevens,
the temporary admin1stratrix, who
SAID she knew really very little about
Che ate of affairs Of the slain man.
having delegated to her son, Morgan
Stevens, Jr., the task of looking after
u Tor her. She denied that sne lad
ever known Mrs. Weinnlan, who
claims TO be her own cousin.
Morgan Stevens, Jr.,. on the stand
SAID that he had been constantly at
work since the murder 6carsns
me Scarborough store, where the
slain recluse lived all alone, gathering
together papers and whatever val
lables he could find. lie said he had
found probably SIS in money in the
store, number of notes and cnec
but no diamonds which the slain man
was reputed to have owned and
boarded. lie said, when asked to-
estimate and enumerate the property
he had located, that 10 the best Of his
knowledge aud bclief The estate wa
worth from $4,000 to $4,000, most
real estate. He said he had located
- 800 n bank, and there was hail
dozen negro houses and some ,faria
lands. lie said he had been asso-
Grated with the slain man moro taan
any other person had been. and fhas
ne had never seen any diamonds III
his possession.
Mrs. Weinman SAID she Wss born fera
in 1867, the daughter of Luke Hamea.
She remembered tee Mesdames Stew
ems as school girls and many old resi-
dent: whose names she called. She
was known in girlhood as Gussie
Hames, she said.
Withdraws agreement
Sidney +. Scarborough told of FAM
ly relationships, he being the sole
brother of 'tBill'' gearbor-
ough's father He left Anaerieus
shortly after the Civil War. He said
ne had come to Americus only Sum
lay, not having come to the funeral
Of the slain man because he knew
nothing Of his death until after the
burial. He told, undel questioning,
that on Monday that he visited the
Stevens sisters and agreed to the an
pointment of Mrs. Morgan Stevens
as permanent administratrlx. asslr
ing them hat he wanted I'LL Family
dispute and the sac would be sntis-.
factory. Just before the 0pening e
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