Evening star., 1926-04-26
SAYS He IS FATHER
! OF CLARK HEIRS"
Dying Man, Whose Life
Somewhat Parai.eIed Late
Senator's, DiscIoses Story.

BY the Associated Press.
RJTTrF. Mont, April 26.-Fuel was
AIDED to the flame of the pending suit
over the will Of the late Senator Will
liam Andrews Clark of Montana here
late Saturday night with the disclos
ure of the purported dying statement
of William Anderson Clark, who
declared he was the father Of three
women who are seeking share In
the $50 600 600 estate as the copper
magnate's Legitimate daughters
The statement was released when
the man died Saturday. and AYERS
that the late Montana Senator was
not the father of the three claima nts--
Mrs. E.ffie Clark McWilliams of
Clarksdale. Mo: Mrs. Alma Clark
Hines of Orrick. Mo, and Mrs Addie
Clark Miller OF Denver.
Edward c. Hyde. chief counsel for
the trio. declared in Kansas city, how
ever that he took no stock" in the
death bed statement and questioned
its admiSSihilitN II " a -. y ,n''h
comes up in court here May 10.
Was Married Twice.
In the statement William Anderson
Clark said that he WAS born at
MechanicsNilie. Ind. in lS41. and went
to Missouri 90 wears later. teaching
school at Savannah and StewartsNlile:
While in Missouri he married. and
the three claimants We're born or mus
union. He left Missouri in 1879. going
to Helena. Mont. where he married
Anna Pierce. an Illinois girl whom
he previously knew in Missouri or
this marriage large family was
born and six children survive.
Members Of his family sunday night
said Clark made the statement seVerai |
days ago when he became ILL., ad-
monishing them. however. not TO re-
lease it until after his death. They
further declared that their father al
ways had been silent on details of
his early life. However. one member
of the family declared that Clark
didn't run away from his Mis-
souri, wife. as We understand it,
They We're parted and divorced he
continued. TT might he difficult to
prove that fact now but this is my
understanding of she matter.
The dead man was postmaster at
South Butte in 1890 but in later wears
was in reduced circumstances, eking
out a living as n huckster.
Varies With Senator's Life.
The statement is al variance with
the account of the Senator's life as
contained in Who's who in America.
Here the late copper magnate is listed
as being born near Connellsvilfe. Ia,
in 1S3a-siX wears before the former
postmaster was born in Indiana. He
is reported rs teaching school in Mis-
souri in lS59-6a %oin" to Colorado in
1862 and coming to Montana in 1853.
He married Kate l.. Stauffer of Con-
nellSville. Pa. in 1869 and four child
rem were born. They are w. \. Clark.
ir, and Mrs. MariuS De Brabant of
Los An"elPs: c. w. Clark of Jerome,
Ariz.. and Mrs. l.. r. Norris of White
Plains, y. y. He married Miss Anna
+. La Chapelle Of Butte in 1901-eight
years after the death of his first wife
One daughter. Husuette Clark of
Santa Barbara, Calf. WAS born to
this marriage. The five are le@ateeS
of the will and contest the claims Of
the two Missouri and the Colorado
woman
When the suit WAS instituted here
last February. Hyde declined To find
out any details of the claims of clients
However. former acquaintances of the