Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-10
KIN Of LATE LOUIS
HESS FILE SUIT TO
BREAK LAST WILL
5000, 900 ESTATE OF oTTAWAN TO
BE CONTESTED FOR IN CIRCUIT
coURT-ALLEGE UNDUE IN
FLUENcE USED ON TEsTAToR.

Action to set aside the will of the
late Louis Hess, former wealthy West
Ottawa resident, was filed in the Cir
cult Court late yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. Emma Long Morrison, Fred
Long, William II. Long and George
Long, a niece and nephews of the
testator. Mr.. Hess passed away at
St Mary's hospital in Streator on Oct.
+, 1921.
He left an estate consisting of real
estate worth 100000 and personal
property valued at $4,000 to a large
lumber of rieces, nephews, his broth
eer and other relatives. Besides the
be uests to his kindred was a legacy
of 5000 to the Ottawa Avenue Gene
terry association, 500 to st. Mary's no 3
ital in Streator and $1,000 to Ryburn
hospital in Ottawa The cemetery
and the two hospitals also came in
for small share of the residuary of
his estate.
A bequest of $500 was left to the
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church
where Mr. Hess was a member and
$500 was left to Rev. H. H. Hartman,
pastor Of Zion church.
The will disposirg of his property
was drawn on Aug. 3, 1921, while the
test9tor was patient ta st. Mary s
hispital in Streator. 1t was witnessed
by Dennis O'C0nnor, Charles Douvla
and DR.. Roy d. Sexton. The First
Trust company of Ottawa is the ex-
eCutOr of the estate.
Mrs. Morrison and Fred Long are
residents Of Ottawa and William Long,
who Is q resident of Streator, Were
each left $50 and one five hundred and
fftieth Of the residue. w. Fl. Long
the fourth complainant, was not men
toned
The defendants in yesterdays ac-
ton were Christina Schroeder, Louis
Glenn, Fred Gleim, John Glenn, Annie
jNawey, William Glenn, Mary Alband
and Lillian SCharfenberger, childrol
of Katherine Glenn, the decedent's s
half sister; George Duder, William Du-
der and Dorothy Duder, children of
Katherine Glcim Duder, daughter
Of Mrs. Katherine Glenn George
Hccs, Victoria Walter and Clara Cole,
children Of GeDr2e Hess, a brother or
the testator; Jessie Kopf, Mayme Kopf
and Katherine Kopf children of Mary
Kopf a sister of Mr.. Hess, and Henry
Hess the testator's brother.
Misses Mary Kopf, Mayme kopf
and Katherine kopf received the tas-
tators bed room suite and 2O4 acres
of land south Ottawa and some money
bv the terms of the will, The other
heirs who were named as defendants
beQuests ranging in amounts from a
few hundred to $4,000 and each re-
ceved share Of the residue.
The Complainants in their suit al
lege that when Mr. Hess disposed OF
his property he had been i'll for lon2
time and was unfit physically and
mentally to dispose of his estate. 1hey
also claim that he was in his dotagt
and that he was unduely Influenced
in the drawing of the document. The|
allege tnat Louis Glenn eXerted an un
due influence over Mr. Hess to get
him to dispose of his holdings in the
manner he did.
The attorneys employed by the com
plainants to represent them in theil
action are Buffers & Clark, l.. .
Browne and A. H. Shay.
Rutland Woman Divorced.
Mrs. Frene Marie Marston, Of Rui
land. secured a divorce from Edga
Sewen Marston. in the circuit cour
today on charges of desertion. Mrs
Marston claimed that she and the dc
fendant were married Oct. p, 1907
and lived together until Feb. %, 1915
when living on a farm near Dams
= the defendant deserted her. Sh
asked that she be given the custod
of her two children.
Sets Aside Divorce Decree.
On motion of Mrs. Anna Teege'
strom of Marseilles in the circu
: court this morning Judge Eldredg
2 allowed an order setting aside d.
cree of divorce recently granted he
for want of jurisdiction. Mrs. Te'
gerstrom had secured a divorce frol
, Oscar A. Teegerstrom OF Chicago Q