| Show HEARS OF DEATH AFTER TWO YEARS Mrs Mary T 1 Stevens Accuses Sister of Withholding Concerning Her He Brother SUES FOR HALF OF ESTATE LURE OF SOCIETY SAID TO HAVE CAUSED THE TROUBLE Love of Jewels and a desire to shine in society are the reasons given by Mrs Mary T Stevens of Center street for forthe forthe forthe the alleged conspiracy of hW sister Mrs Kate E of San Francisco to d dd J fraud her of half of the estate of her brother J W WI V Gorman former manager of the Firemans Fund Rund in San Fran Francisco ran cisco who died Intestate in July 1006 leaving a fortune amounting g to between and Mrs Stevens did not learn of the death of her brother until three weeks ago Although her sister knew her address in Salt Lake Mrs Stevens says sas that Mrs irs kept her in ignorance of or Mr Gorr Gor Gore mans death for nearly two years yean ears The Th sad news was learned accidentally by Mrs Stevens son Charles W Vi V L Stev Stevens Stevens Stevens ens the lawyer He at once wrote to San Francisco Inquiring the time and cause of or Mr death On further Investigation he learned that In August 1906 William Ladd was grant granted ed letters of administration and that in April last MrS MrsS and Ladd appeared appe red before Judge Coffey CoUey Ui Ip 1 San Francisco and swore that Mrs was the only A A decree of or final 1 distribution distribution distribution tion was entered April 18 1007 1907 Mrs Stevens is 05 65 years old and a quiet churchgoing woman Society Caused Trouble Society So is the cause of It all she said last lal t night when asked about the suit over the estate My sister loves jewels display and luxury This may have caused her to forget torget my rights You know that money is sometimes a temptation te But there was really no rea tea reason reason teason son why she should covet COot all of or my broth brothers brothers brothers ers estate Her husband is a prosper prosperous prosperous ous merchant of San Sail Francisco and has considerable property C t W V L Stevens the son said My lly uncle I am told died intestate He left two sisters my m mother and Mrs RIe Rio ser If my m aunt swore that she was the only she he committed perjury and I shall urge my mother to institute criminal proceedings When my mother wrote to my m uncle after the San Francisco earthquake qt fering ferin a home in that time of ot disaster dis ster I believe bel eve that the letters were destroyed by Mrs at whose home my un cle was living Jiving Mrs was bitter toward t ward my mother and the destroying or hiding of the letters may have been caused by that feeling As there is ha no that my mother is entitled e to of my uncles es tate the case will lie foe pressed until her rights are established |
