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Show SECOND WIFE G BULK W Will of Veteran Powfc Filed for Probate in trict Court. j SAYS CHURCH BELIEVES IN PLURAL nIARRifJj Late Bishop John C. Divides His Estate BetJB His Three Helpnieefj-SJ Former Bishop James C. Wafi,. J$ died November 12 last, exccultj'ft on December 18, 1905, in frankly avowed that he belopg.jjB? Church of Jesus Christ of T.nK Saints, "commonly called yjft who believe in plural rnarriagu.i!Bj will was filed for probate in thejK court .yesterda)', and it nnVuWr. sion of the former bishop's pjtfjW; tween his three wives, showing favor toward the second wife, ting forth tho Tonsons for Piith ity. The will was entrusted ta.jX Arnold G. Giauque. a raemlifr tfK Salt. Lake Board of Education, succeeded Bishop Watson in tiK It appears from the will and foiW potition which was filed for itsK that Bishop Watson, prior to fcjE had deeded to his three wives ujVK whore they reside. The naniaijfM three wives in the order whitiR Watson married them nrc: MtiP" die Watson, aped 62 yeara; EUe!i Watson, aged .53 years, and IiajffJ Watson, aged 55 years. Kc Second Wif o Gets Most, After directing that his ju3t jt)K paid, rife will proceeds to itjlltSv first and third wives the penouR eRty in their places of abode, were purchased for them br B Wataon during his lifetime Tli! then bequeaths all the personal p erty of which Bishop Watson di sessed to his second wife, Bleat Watson. The petition stat I the value of the proporty is $229, ' following paragraph in the will njjj why Bishop Watson discriminili favor of his second wife: I hereby state that I am a meri the Church of Jesus Christ of UU Saints, commonly called Mormon who believe In plural mnrrlss. a have married three wives, anil is speak of marriage I do so In it& to the tenets of said church; vi reason why I do not give my, Utr third wives more of my estate Is fa reason that I have heretofore -sin to them quite a large sum of a buying land and building their b to live In. In which they rcslds at the owners thereof. Nothing Left to Ohildm The will lea'es nothing to m Bishop Wntson's nineteen childnt paragraph is thrown in expIainiE' on the ground that tho children c! testator's first and third wires m grown, and able to provide for lb selves. His second wife, tha riO clnrno Vino ooll i need care and attention, and thewP. is expressed in the will that iheir iar er by inheriting all the perusal j&. erty left by the bishop, will be aaU-continue aaU-continue his businoss, which raiE of a drayman, until such time tiKa children are able to support mfc selves. H'l; The will names Walter C. WsWf son of the testator, as sole the estate, The will does notr5 of the three wives of Bishop JtaBB his mother. .:Bi Bishop Watson was n veteran h'Hp Mormon church and was bishop !4H Sixth ward for many j'ears. SontfH before his death, however, he THI dained as a patriarch and ijipjfrP as bishop by Arnold G. Giauoa,jBi witnessed hfs will and was maaclR dian of it. |
