The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-17
Testament Dated July,
1924, Left Property to
Her, Petition Says.
BOMBSHELL IN BATTLE
Victory Would Leave Widow
Out in Cold as Far
as Fortune Goes.

APNAA' o4AN IA4dIIal NFld.J CdplCdllSJ,
left a will, dated July 10, 1924, be-
queathing his first and divorced
wife, Mrs. Sara Willis Allison, the
bulk of his 100000 estate, it was
alleged today in suit filed in pro-
bate court in her behalf.
The suit came as a bomb in the
battle which Mrs. Allison No. / is
waging to wrest share of the AL
hson fortune from Mrs. Luiile Mus
sett Allison, wife NO. 2, who. she
charges, stole the affections Of the
capitalist from her.
The second wife was Allison's sec
retary for several years. Allison died
here Aug. 8, five days after he was
married to his second wife. The first
wife had obtained a divorce about
two months before.
The filing of the suit is the first
public intimation that Allison left
will. 1t had been understood
when administrators were appointed
IN Florida that Allison left no will
and that the bulk Of the S2,000,O00
worth of property he left there
would go to the second Mrs. ALI
son, under the Florida law favoring
widows.
The suit of Mrs. Sara Willis ALI
son, filed in probate court here to-
day, asks that the administrators
appointed here Sept. 4, be ordered
to make final report and be dis
charged and that the will be pro-
duced, probated and distribution of
the property made in accord with its
provision
Would Cut OF No. 2
This will contains no mention Of
Lucille Mussett Allison, and if put
in force would cut her off without
a penny, so far as the Indiana
property is concerned.
Attorneys of Mrs. Allison No. /
are expected to take similar action
to set aside the Lucille Musset AL
lison administrators in Florida. If
successful at both place, the second
wife would be out in the cold, so
far as the fortune is concerned.
Asks VIII Be Produced
The new suit sets out that the
plaintiff believes the will is in pos
session of Elmer w. Stout, president
Of the Fletcher American National
bank, and asks the court to direct
him, or whoever may have 1t, to
produce it for probating.
An alleged copy Of the will, IN
cluded in the complaint, makes
these bequests;
To Mrs. Sara w. Allison, $4,000
in cash to be paid within six months
after the death, or If she we're dead,
to Mrs. Allison's daughter by for
mer marriage, Cornelia Thompson;
to Mrs. Allison, all jewelry and per-
sonal effects, the million-dollar AL
lison estate in West Riverside drive
and all household goods therein.
To Lucien Bingham, an old friend,
$4,000.
To Mrs. Sara w. Allison, one
half of all remaining property here
or in Florida, both real and per-
sonal.
One-fourth of the residue to the
children of Mrs. Helena Atkinson, a
sister of Allison, and the children
Of Delmore G. and Herbert @. ALI
son, deceased brothers Of Allison.
The remaining one-fourth to Mrs.
Myra j. Alison, mother Of Allison.
COdiciI Is Cited
On July %, 1924, the complaint
alleges, Allison made codicil which
gave Mrs. Allison the right to dis
pose of household goods as she saw
fit after his death.
The complaint alleges that in
July, 1928, Allison attempted to tear
off his signature to this will but was
prevented. How he was prevented
is not stated.
AS to existence of the will and
this codicil, Stout, informed of the
suit, stated:
"There is a mutilated viii in
existence. The signature of the
whole document has been torn off.
There is some legal question as to
revocation Of will through such
act, and you will have to argue with
attorneys about that"
Many Defendants Named
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Mrs. Lucille Mussett Allison, Mrs.
Myra ]. Allison Elmer w. Stout,
Charles B. Son1mers and L. II. Trot-
ter, named trustees in the alleged
will; the Fletcher American Nation
al bank and Rah II. Briggs, named
administrators here after Allison's
death; Eugene H. Iglehart and
Thomas j. Pancoast, named admin
istrators in Florida after the death;
Mrs. Helena May Atkinson, sister;
Lawrence and James Atkinson,
nephews; Myra Helen Atkinson,
niece; N. Cornelius Allison, brother;
Miss Sallie Allison, niece; John Al
lison, nephew; Mrs. Myra A. Briggs,
Mrs. Esther A. Thompson, Miss
Catherine James Allison and Miss
Winifred May Atkinson, nieces;
Herbert Allison, nephew; Mrs. Marie
D. Allison, wife of Cornelius; Wes-
ley H. Atkinson, husband of Helena
May; Mrs. Anna H. Allison; John
Thompson, husband of Esther A,
and Mrs. Winifred w. Allison, widow
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