Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-19 | Page 4 | Settle Will Contest out of Court

SETTLE WILL CONTEST OUT OF COURT LOS ANGTCLKS, Feb IS. Through a settlement out of court, which obviated a contest of the will left by MIks Julia Garrett of Philadelphia. Captain Robert Hancock Walter, an S2-year-old veteran of the civil war. received $1 11,000, which he began distributing today among his children and grandchildren. Captain Walter, Wal-ter, who also Is a descendont of John Hancock, is critically III at his home In Pasadena, and said ho wanted to distribute dis-tribute his suddenly acquired wealth bo-fore bo-fore ho died. Miss Garrett recently died leaving an estate appraised at more than ?20, 000,000, although she herself had valued It only at ?fi00,000." The bulk of It wus willed to Isaac Tatnall Star, who agreed to a settlement set-tlement out of court with Captain Walter and his three sisters, who said they were Miss GarroH's nearpst of kin.