Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-12-22 | Page 13 | Fortune of 'Silent' Smith in Litigation

FORTUNE OF SILENT SilENT SMITH IN LITIGATION Latest Suit Brought by M Mrs rs Agnes Melody of Detroit as Heir of Son SOi Time The great groat reat fortune left lef L by James Silent Smith of ot Utah Is I again a a. subject sub sub- for litigation the tho latest suit beIng being be be- ing Imig that brought by hy Mrs Irs Agnes M. M r. r Melody Mel Mel- od ody of or Detroit Detroi who lio claims a n share sharo aRthe as aR the lawful heir hair of ot tho thin son of ot tho the former Utah millionaire rime Tho suit im In IK now pending pending- In the tho federal court at Chicago o. o The Tho amount t claimed I by las' Mrs Ir Melody is In excess of 1500 Tame Smith died dle In 1872 leaving his hisson hisson son William Smith as 5 his surviving sur sur- iving heir The Time wit provided IJo that In iii case of or orth th the death of ur the time son lon on without leaving lawful all ul thu properly should 1 1 distributed to nephews anti nieces It I Is time the contention of time the that thul Mrs Irs Melody being an nn nna a adopted ed of ot William Burnle Smith l Is li not n a lawful and Is not nOl entitled to a share hare In the estate Will lam Smith tiled died He Intestate Isis his widow Mrs Ims ht Ma Mathilda Smith now hOW Mrs is Ma Mathilda fh Ida Mueller Tecal received ved one fourth of or the estate while several nieces and anti lph 1 of ot the lime elder Smith also albo n portions ort All 1 tint Mrs Irs Melody received was WS 1000 n