New-York tribune., 1922-12-23
Will of Fair
Heiress Found
I'm Paris Bank
Document Purporting TO
Bequeath 500, 900, 900
Estate to French Woman
Revealed in Fraud Trial
Accused Legatee Freed
Paper Supposedly Signed by
Lillian Fair Heller, Said
to Have Died at Sea

PARIS, Dee. 22-An inquiry into the
story told by a Nine, Liotardy that she
was the sole lsgstse Of the estate Of
Miss Lillian Fair Heller, Of Boston, es-
timAted at 100000, 900. has revealed
Miss Heller's will in a Paris bank and
has resulted in the dismissal Of fraud
cha. ges brought against Nine. Iotardy
By a banker who advanced her $4,000
francs on The strength Of her eOnten.
tion.
Nine. Liotardy sought the loan 20
pay the legal expenses Of probating the
will. N. Bogg. the banker, was az hrs.
skeptieal, but Mme. LlotArdy explained
that the testator was the niece and heir
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Fair. Of
San Francisco, who were killed IN an
auto accident In France many years
ago. Nine Liotardy said that she met
Miss Heller at Nice and That tho two
became great friends. Eventually, she
said. Miss Heller informed her that she
would make Nine. Lioturdy her heir on
the condition that she look after sew
eral animals in which the testator was
interested.
Dies on Her Yacht
Miss Heller died on August 2i, 1921,
on the yacht Old Chap In the Aediter-
rhnean Sea.
Nine. Lotsrdy said that the will was
in Paris bank, but that she had been
unable TO get formal proof Of Miss
Heller's death, although she had APP
piled 70 the dead woman's sister, Nine.
csttaui, the wife Of a Cairo banker.
NJ. Bogg advanced Nine. Iiotardy $4,000
francs, but on her Rlleged failure 70
repay that sum he filed a charge OF
fraud. An inquiry vas started and the
will was found. Nine. Liotardy then
repaid the money and II. Bogg with
drew the charge.
The examining magistrate Is eontln-
uinR his investigation 10 determine
whether the woman has obtained other
loans on the strength OF the vii:
So far as can be learned the will has
not been publicly produced. or at least
not made a matter OF court record, 30
that the exact status Of Nine. Liotardy
"a being a beneficiary still remains -
he determined. The will Is said 20
bear the name Of Wilbur Heller Ryer-
son, Of Boston, as executor.
Nine. Liotardy told interyiewers late
to-day that Miss Heller's sister, Nine.
Cattaui, was not the wife Of a Cairo
banker, as declared earlier in the case,
but was in reality Ethel Cattaui, widow
OF an Armenian cotton dealer OF bos-
ton.
No trace has been found OF the yacht
old Chap on which Miss Heller is said
10 have died, nor Of the certificate OF
her death.
BOSTON, Dec. 22.-MIss Lillian Fair
Heller, referred 20 in Paris dispateh
to-day as a Boston woman who lett an
estate OF 100000. 900, is not known 70
present day Bostonians. Social and
financial circles In this city recall no
one OF the name. .,
The Fair fortune, which she was said
20 have inherited, came from Cali
fornia. Charles L. Fair having been one
OF three direct heirs Of the late SEN
ator Jnmes @. Fair, Of San Francisco.
This estate, however, amounted 70 only
Sa5,s0o, 600. il was reported at the time,
and Charles L. Fairs share OF II was
diyijed largely between his sisters
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Herman oelriehS.