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Show MILLIONS LEFT AS I , PRIZE FOR LAWYERS Tho celebrated Thomas divorce cbbo, tho hearing of which In Chicago last winter was attended with a widespread wide-spread interest, will bo lccallcd by tho death of Gen. Samuel Thomas, which occurred In New York last week. Tho estnto of Gon. Thomas Is variously vari-ously estimated at from $20,000,000 to $30,000,000. But one grandchild lives to claim a share of tho cstato. Sho Is Augusta Eleanor Thomas, who resides In New York with her mother, Mrs. Harold E. Thomas. Mre. Thomas Is tho wlfo of tho General's son, who resides In Chicago. Chi-cago. Col. Burry and Hcrbort E. Bradley, who represented Mrs. Thomas In tho dlvorco proceedings of last winter, will mako a fight for an equal division of tho great cstato, whllo it Is almost equally certain that Harold Thomas will Insist on receiving tho cntlro cstato for his own. Tho dlvorco suit filed by Harold E. Thomas brought out an Interesting story of love, romanco and somo tragedy. trag-edy. Mrs. Thomas boforo hor marrlago to Thomas as tho wlfo ot his undo, David Da-vid Porter, a wealthy druggist and manufacturer of Kansas City. Portor was CO years old. Ills bride, who boforo bo-foro her marrlago was Miss Ada Blandy, was 19 years old. They lived together for a year, at GcKtSAmaz. 77txiA.3 tho end of which tlmo Harold Thomas, Bint by his fnthor on a visit, appeared In Kansas City, and becamo deeply Impressed Im-pressed with his unclo's pretty bride. Whothcr Porter felt this or not will novor bo known. Ono day ho was found dead In his store Ho had taken four different kinds of poison and then turned on iho gas. I'hrco weeks after his death Harold Thomas married tho widow ot Council Coun-cil Bluffs. When Thomas brought proceedings against his wlfo on tho ground of desertion de-sertion ho declared that his child had died and that another hau been substituted, sub-stituted, but ho afterward admitted tho falsity of this statement on tho stand. Tho caso was closed suddenly, however, by tho Judge, who dismissed tho Jury, declaring that thoy wero prejudiced In favor ot Mrs. Thomas. |