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Show A fKl'tX ACTIOS. On the Witness Stand a son Keproarhes HI Dead Mother. Alesauder Wilson is a young man and evido .tly cherishes the memory of his lamented mother, Iu settling tip theestato he virtually sworo that the one who gave him life, was a woman with a soiled character, and had given birth to illegitimate children. The case was in the probate court ami it was the estate of Isabella Larson, Lar-son, the mother of Wilson, who had led a dual life, according to tho evidenco of the son. The application for letters of administration adminis-tration revealed the rceret of the woman's wo-man's life. One of the petitions was filed by Christian Lavsen, who was wedded to the woman in 18K2, thinking she was the widow of Alexander Wit-son, Wit-son, the father of tho other petitioner. According lo tho testimony, the alleged al-leged widow left .Scotland in 1875 and came to I'tah with six children. She was obliged to leave Ureal llritaiu on account of Wilson's alleged inhuman treatment. After residing here a short time she became acquainted with Lar-sen, Lar-sen, who proposed to marry her. She consented. He learned thai her husband hus-band was living and withdrew his offer. In 1HKJ Mrs. Wilson went cast, was absent ab-sent six months, and returned, claiming her husband was dead. This suited Larscn and he married her. She owned somo property and Larscn built a residence res-idence thereon. This was v. by tho letters let-ters of administration were asked for by him as ho desired the possession of the property. When tho eldest son, Alexander Wilson, Wil-son, learned of his step-father's intentions inten-tions he too applied for letters of administration, ad-ministration, asserting that his mother was never married to Larscn; that her husband, his father, was still alive and lived in Scotland. IIo further claimed that his mother's children by Larscn wero illeg'unalo. Witnesses were introduced intro-duced to prove that as late as 1883 ho sent money to Scotland to induce her real husband to coino hero, for tho purpose pur-pose of displacing Larseu. The court made a ruliug in favor of the son. |