The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-22
County Clerk Asked to As
ssist in Search for Miss
ing Witness.
MAY LIVE IN KENOSHA
Missing Man Was One of the
Witnesses to the Will of
Edwin B. Jennings.

Search for a mysterious witness TO
the $6,OOo,oOO will of an accentrlc
recluse in Chicago, was instituted in
Kenosha this morning when County
Clerk Charles L. Holderness received
q request that an effort be made TO
locate the missing witness here as the
distribution of the estate under the
provision of the will is being held
up by reason of inability to locate
this man.
Details of the case explaining why
it is believed probable that the miss
ing witness may now be in Kenosha
and Offering q large reward for any
information which may lead to finding
the man were contained in letter
from the Davis, Ramsay and Kracke
law firm, Of Chicago, which reads
as follows.
Not Resident of Chicago.
"We have one witness to a will and
are trying to locate the other.
Edwin B. jennings, who was we'll
known in Chicago for many years as
an eccentric recluse millionaire, died
October 81, 1923, at st. Luke's hospital
in Chicago at the age of "a years.
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boxes did not disclose will, so admin
istrators we're appointed for hac estate
which was valued at $6OO0,OG.
Frank w. Cherry testified that ne
had been one of the witnesses to a
will but did not know the name of the
other witness, but whom he thought
was not a resident of Chicago. Three
months later will was mailed in
anonymously with the signature par
TALLY obliterated. This other wit
ness has not yet appeared.
= Cherry testified this missing wit
ness was a we'll dressed and polished
looking gentleman, about so years old
and referred to Mr.. Jennings familiar
", as ED" The will was signed in
Chicago in the spring of 1928.
This witness signature appears to
be u. M. Gordon, hut it might be
Golden or Garden or Gordon. The
initials preceding this name might
be ]. w.
Offer Large Reward.
The attorneys in charge of the case
will pay large reward for informa-
ton leading to the location and iden-
tifcation Of this missing witness.
Any of Mr.. Jennings friends knew
him as an eccentric person who, while
kindly soul, lived in two rooms in
an old house, renting out the balance,
and he was never known to spend any
money for Office rent, accepting desk
room in the office of some one from
whom he purchased securities. He
wore cheap clothes and got most Of
his meals, theatre parties, golf, and
baseball from his friends, so he
saved all his money" He was always
mysterious about his wealth, preferring
to let people believe he was poor.
Left Request for Orphans.
Outside of the possibilities of get
ting a reward for yourself, you will
be helping a worthy educational en-
dowment. This will left two-thirds of
the estate in trust, the income to be
used for the education of poor boys
and girls. 1t is estimated the income
should be over $200,000.00 per year
forever, sufficient to pay the educa-
tionM expense of two hundred deserv-
ing children each year.
The relatives are remembered in the
will and will also inherit another
$5,000,000 from the estate of John
Drake Jennings, his father Cone of
he pioneer real estate owners Of
~ sicago), in which estate Edwin B.
Jennings had only life interest, but
from the income of which he accumu-
lated his own fortune.
There is very slight possibility that
the witness name might be Holden.
Please do not send in information
without first doing all in your power
to verify your belief in the genuine
worth Of such information"