Evening star., 1949-02-09

Ilump-sum payments to Mrs. Gizy-
cka out of the estate and the
Times Herald executives. Mrs.
Robert and Mrs. Smith then rein-
burse the estate.
Provision on Taxes.
AS part of the agreement, provi-
sion is made for charges against
the parties to the agreement II
the estate Is unable to pay all the
taxes and other liabilities of the
estate.
Under this provision. Mrs. Gil
zycka, the Times Herald execu-
tives, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Robert
would bear pro rata share of
such additional liabilities based
on the proportion of their bequests.
Mrs. Patterson left substantial
gifts to Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Robert. She bequeathed Dover
house to Mrs. Smith and directed
the trustees to pay her $1,000 a
year for five years. Mrs. Robert
was bequeathed four pieces of
Connecticut avenue real estate,
Mrs. Patterson's black pearl ear
rings and necklace and sable
scaff.
After making bequeSts to en-
ployes and disposing of the rest
of her real estate. and the Times
Herald, Mrs. Patterson set up a
trust fund of the. rest of her estate,
including her snare in the Nc
Cormick-Patterson Trust which
owns the Chicago Tribune and
New York News syndicate.
Out of this fund also was to
come payments to II secret bene-
f1ciaries and the rest was to 60 to
unnamed charities.
6 Witnesses Testify.
The court proceedings on the
will today lasted 40 minutes, and
included testimony from six wit
+nesses who declared they saw
Mrs. Patterson sign the will
dated June 81. 1916. and two
codicils dated November 7, 1916,
and May 20, 1947. They testified
also that they themselves signed
either the will or the codicils as
witnesses.
| II The witnesses were A. A. How
ard. 5000 Cathedral avenue NV,
salesman; George r. Titus. TOO
East Greenwich street, Chevy
Chase. Md, a Times-Herald pro-
motion manager; Charles c. Lat
tin, 4613 Cheltepham drive, Be-
thesda, a Times Herald purchas-
ing agent: William H. Yeatman,
Washington attorney; Francis x.
Yeatman, his brother. of 1925
Davis place NV, Georgetown
University student. and Archie
Robert Lye, 1854 Columbia road
NV, former butler at the Pat
terson home at Is Dupont circle.
Mr.. Howard, Mr.. Titus and MIR.
Latin told the jury of seven men
and five women that they wit
messed the will signed by Mrs.
Patterson ins the Office at the
Times Herald Building in June,
1916.
Yeatman Testifies.
William H. Yeatman testified
that he. his father, the late Ru-
dolph H. Yeatman. and the late
Thomas White, former New York
newspaperman. witnessed the No
vember 7. 1916. codicil signed by
Mrs. Patterson at Dover House.
The Yeatman brothers and Mr..
Lye testified that they witnessed
the May 20. 1947, codicil, signed
by Mrs. Patterson at her Dupont
Circle home.
The jury panel was seated In
the courtroom available for any
proceedings on the docket when
Judge Holtzoff opened court.
There was no objection by attor-
neys to swearing in that Jury for
the Patterson will case hearing. Il
Following the testimony. Mr..
Leahy moved that the court order
the jury to return q verdict ad-
mitting the will to probate be-
cause it had been proved by testi- !
mony to be the last wills and
codicils of Mrs. Patterson.
Mr.. Roberts offered no objec-
ton on behalf of Mrs. Gizycka,
nor did he question any OF the
witnesses. He told Judge Holt
zof that since the attorneys last
appearance in court. they had
come to an agreement concerning
settlement of the issues between
his client and the executors OF
the will. He then handed copy
of the agreement to Judge Holt
Zoff.
I'm view of the fact" Judge
Holtzoff told the jury. that pro-
ponents of the will have offered
testimony that tends to show that
the will was properly executed.
and no testimony to the contrary
being offered, the court will di-
rect the jury to find verdict in
behalf of the petitioners for pro-
bate Of the will in all the issues"
With the jury standing. the
court clerk read the 13 specific
questions. There were whether
the jury believed that the will and
codicils weres properly signed by
Mrs. Patterson while in sound
mind, or that undue influence, de-
ceit or fraud was exercised. In
response to each point the jury
was directed to say"yes" as to the
authenticity of the will and COM
potency of Mrs. Patterson, and to
say mo" as to use of undue infiu-
ence, fraud or deceit.
Executors Post Bond
The three executors posted bond
an hour and half after the court
session. The documents filed with
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