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Show WHAT IS THE HIDDEN SECRET? Mystery of Writing on Yellow Slip of Paper That Ended Contest for $60,000,000. SoMething in Writt-n Memorandum in the Fine Hand of William Weighlman Humbled the Pride of Mr. Jones Wilier and Drove Lawyer Out of Court -Neither Side Will Tails. Philadelphia. One llttlo klip of yellow yel-low pnpoi covered with fine, closely written lines, but It humbled the pride of a womnu high In society In l'hlln delphla. It drove three skilful lawyers out of court In confusion and nsMired , to uiiolhur woman tlio undisputed con- 1 trol nud possession or the SGO.OOU.OOO loft by old William WelKhtmnu. i DramUtIi3ccnes are common In the courts of the lund, strong situations ro not Infrequent, but tho oldest lawyers law-yers soy thoy cannot recall n scene quite so stronK or n sltuutlon quite mi clovcrly worked up as tbo one In which Mrs Jones Wlstor nnd her counsel confessed utter defent nt tho hands of Mrs Ann Wvlghtman Walker nnd hrr lawyers. In tbo Orphans' Court, presided over by Judpo Ashman, tho clerk, rattling ovor the calendar of hearings, comes to tbo esse of "Charles d'lnvllllers, ns guardian, etc., of Margaret Weight-tunn, Weight-tunn, a minor, etc., vs Ann Weight-man Weight-man Walker, executrix nnd othorH." nnd slops ns from two tables slmul-toneojisly slmul-toneojisly como measured voices an nounclng "Trlall" i At tbo first of tho counsel tables sit Pat Mrs. Welahtmsn Walker. the attorneys ror thn contestant. They are three and each or them well known at the bar Alexander Hlnip-son, Hlnip-son, Jr., an advocate quick lu sppceh, fnrtllo In resource; Samuel Dickson, advocate and counsel, hero or years of legal war faro, V (Jllpln Itoblnsou, deep In Iho Inw, skilled In nvery trick and technicality. Just across the nlslo Is thn tablo reserved Mr the defense. Attorney (lenernl Hapten Carson sits In thn front. 1 j la reputation Is more thnt state wide; behind him Is Henry P. llrown nnd to tho rear aro tbo hroud shoulders, strong face and keen ojes of John Q. Johnson. The Women In the Csse. To the rear of the counsel table, their chairs resting against tho bur railing, Is tho lino or women, five of them. Heated so closely that the The cne opens nnd the III si witness Is called He Is A W lloopos. for years credit manager for tho drug llrm of Powers St Welghtmnn, which was owned by William Welghtiuan alone The testimony of lloopes Is of no consequence except to himself, because ho tells of tho gift of 100.001) made to him h Mrs Walker after tho death of her father This causes a mild nonsntlon. but that cllim down as Hie plans of tbo contestants begins to unfold It Is obvious thnt thej ex pect to show that to the will of lN'.l. made by Weight msn a codicil wih lidded which distributed to tho six daughters of Mis Jones Wlstor, once Mrs William Welghtiuan. Jr, n pro perilunate Bhnro of tho estate. It de velops soon after that the) know n paper wus drawn up and II is uow In tho iiossesslou of Mrs Walker. Old Man's Grim Prophecy. What Induced the belief that It was a codicil Is n letter trensured by Mrs Wlstor In tho uged inon'B lino copper plato writing received u few jearn before be-fore his death. It Is written on tbo Fourth or July. "I have boon much nnnoyed by tho fireworks nil day around the boiiso, but 1 liavo Just signed mid attested a paper which will somo day inako more nolso than thiee such holidays." Couched as It was In tho friendliest lerms, uddressed to the woman now contesting. In reality, Ihero was overy reason for her and her lawyers lo ! think It Is u codicil or u direction at least lu aid of his grandchildren. That It might ho revenge or a grim Joke never entered their heads, The will Is produced and read, and ufter tho aged lloopes has left the stand a stout, red mustaelied man of about r0, uuswerlng to the iinuio of Kdward T Davis, Is sworn lu and begins be-gins tils testimony Ho was William Welghlinan's private secretary and real estate agent for about '.'3 venrs. Ho was u witness to his will, Tbo examination had now reached a point thut throw a hush over everybody every-body but tho two. It appears that iikmi Davis the contestants relied to prove there had been n codicil. Mr. Blmpson took up that pbi.se, "Do you remembor u puper afterward after-ward written by Mr. Welgbtman nud locked lu his desk?" began the lawer suavely. Tbu witness hesitates us If reluctant to answer, but he finally answers, quietly: "Yes, I leinemher It." Mr. Itoblnsou draws himself up lm-lrtnnlly. lm-lrtnnlly. "Mr Carson," ho exclaims, Impressively. "I am afruld wo shall have lo call iiin vou to produce that puper." Just ut that moment Mr Carson Is very busily engaged In trying to make bis thumbs go uround lu opiKisito ill-leetlous. ill-leetlous. Mr Itoblnsou grows rather Impatient Impa-tient "Come. Mr Carson, we nro asking ask-ing for that paper'" The attorney general looks up as lu surprise Yellow Slip Produced. 'Oil, si's, to be sure.' he exclaimed ir.3 j? hems of their gowns touch, three might bo on Iho other sldo of tho world so far as tho other two mo concerned. con-cerned. Tho threo chat quietly at times and tho two do likewise, but their glances aro nerer to tho side except when tho lorgnette Is oinplojed very much as when n woman goes slumming. Just behind her counsel or the counsol ror the defendant sits Mrs Jones AVIster, past ftO, gray-haired, gray-haired, cold looking but determined At her sldo sits her sister Inlaw, Mrs. Hodman Winter, similarly aged and similarly arlstociatle looking, und at her sldo Bits a pale slip of n girl, tbe nominal plaintiff or contestant In the case, looking as If she would fancy any other pluco In the world Minn this court room and any other tlmo tbsji this. hurriedl) pardon mm He Helms u I green Imx uud healns to Mirt the papers pa-pers therein huirlnll) He goes ovor thorn .men or twice and at last Minis what ho seeks It Is a single sheet of cllnw paper, about five Inches wide and six Inches long, close ruled norms and lengthwise length-wise It Ih soon that It Is written full on both sides ami holds n notarial seal. A hasty glance and Mr Carson passed It over to Hluiion. Without gluunliiK at It Mr Hlmpsnu pnssed It up to Mr Davis on the stuifd. "Is thut tho paper" ho demands. Davis studies It carefully "Yes, sir," Is his answer, "hut I did not know- ft had been acknowledged btforo a notary " "We'll take the puper for a moment." mo-ment." continues Mr Simpson, fcinil I'll, nnd the wttnnxt li'-no II nt, lo the eagor hands of Mr Itohlnv - 'Tr lawois ocs tnll Uxm the unti.,, H while his associates look at hi in. Hud- denly Mr. Itoblnsou sltit down. Hliv eyes e'ii wide Hntf tho color (!" from his face. As In a trim re ho rends and rereads the fateful wnrdn. Mr. llobluson lecelved It without it- H word. Ho hands It over to Mr. Blmp- H son without a word and be turnn imlo, H too Mr. Dickson rrndn II. hut that H grim old warrior of III" bar mukes no- sign Only ho does not smile any H That was all Theie were u row H half-heat ted questions further, itml' Iheu the nttnrne)s for tho rotiti slant arise and ask a continuance They do not say nil Indefinite continuum o Hut they do not nsk for a further ditto. J The) would not sny It the) will evei H the esse .igsln Neither Side Will Talk. What did that yellow slip rnutnlnr H Per all questions there hns bicu but H one ofllclnl answer "Nothing tu H sny" Mrs Walkcr'H lnw)cr havn H ouly snld grimly: "Let them tell." H "We will sny nothing," declar.- Mrn. H Wlster's attorneys H ".My lawyers tell mi, to say iioth- H Inn," Is the sole reply of tho woman. Ml lu tho case. H Jones Winter, gentleman of tho old H school, proud or his fninll), u million- H aire himself hesitates, ror he Is cutely H tried, but ho answers:"! am to- H quested not to sny n word." iiH This Is tbu supiKised contents or tho H'llow slip It refers to the personal H lelatlons uxlstiug at ono tlmo between H Mrs. Wlstcr and Mr Welghtmau. Hhu M has said boforn that ho wnntid her H In mnrry him nt thn tlmo she was en- H gnged to bo married to Jones Wlstor. M There Is tho testimony of Kdward T. M Davis that Mr. Welghtmnn once snld M that she wanted hlin to marry hor, B Thoso who recnll the history of tho B Wulghtmnn mllllonn Btnlled when they BB hoard of tho contest. Although thn HBl amount Involved was largu they u-v M sorted that It was not altogether fl money that Inspired tbo action. Two M women dlnmotrlcnlly opponlle In dl M position, character and ambitions worn M ouly continuing n fight thnt mount. fl more to them than mere money U William Wolgbtiiinu, whoso stranito M humor or hope for icvenge Insplreip M the contest at the same lime he kltle.t' M Iho Iioki of success, uu I'ligllshtiinu by M birth, was n chemist. Ho wiut one o( M the founders of the great firm of Pow H ers & Wvlghtman. That firm bad m H monopoly on the preparation nt. qui- M nlnu for tho market und during tho M civil war made a great rortune. H Welghtman Family History. H William Weighlman had two sontr- H and a daughtor. John lnrr Weight- H man, tbu oldest son, wns educatiil as- H a physician nt homo nnd abroad, but H bis fiiher's business cnlled him' and H hb went Into It, remaining until -his- "T2HH death, In 18K0. i H William WelKhtmnu, Jr., married1 M Habbutluu d'lnvllllers, n daughter nt M a French family that left Franco In M tlmo to oscapu thn Kulllotlne of Ilia M Itelgn ot Terror. The family settlrd M In Philadelphia and speedily KmiV u H (-ommaiiillng isisltlon In society. M Then cumu Ann, the daughter. Morn H like the shrewd father than the soun, . H she wus n business woman from th' H day she know anything uhoul Iho - H world. Hlio becamu tho wife of It. J. H C Walker, or WllllamsiHirl, and lived t M In that llttlo Pennsylvania ell) for H )curs, hut she always took an Inter- H est In the, business ot her futher, and. H she w,s regarded us having u immV H shiewduess. H I Mrs. William Welghtmau, Jr.. rand H iiolhlng for business, or the ncqiilsl- . H ! Hon or money Her tastes tan lo en- H tertalnmeiils uud society lu Iho al- H 1 senco of the daughter vim soon bo- H I came tho favorllo lu the big iniiililo H mansion fronting In Itltlenhouse H 1 Square und Haven Hill, a iiiiikiiIIIi ent H 1 country state As her six daughterK H were born the) became the pels nt H the aged man and when Wllllaiu M 1 Welghtiuan died In lhM). Mrs Weight- H man. his widow, and her daugblem H w.-iii to live In the old mutisloii en s H Mrs Walker did not like thli nr- M ruiigement and the real tioulilu H started then AftT her hiishand had H xerveil a term ut Washington, Ihey H moved lo Philadelphia and ho wenU H Into iho olhi.e or PoweiH K W li'bt- H man Mrs Walker was iiiadn f, i urt- M ner and they attended lo the IiiihIiiish M end Mis Welghtmnn leinalmd nt M the homo or her fallier-lulaw mil IB H about IbP',. uud one da) Plilladelpblii H was surprised to hear that she luul become the wife of Joins Wlitei. M The marrlngD of Mrn William H Welghtmau was the s.jvering et tbo H I telniloiis hetwreu the daughter tu law JB and her children and the agid man. 9M Mrs Walker und her husband nt nmu B came Into the ascundnut HR William Welghtmuu, Hr. died In M ugusi. l'.ml. uud tho following week H hlx will, written by himself, tdiowcil M he had left every penny of his fortiiuu. M to bis daughter without condition Ho H had made hor executrix without bonds' H and spared her the necesstiy ol Ming H mi appinlsal or the estatP. Not n M grniidcbild was muntloned lu the wilt H and not n penny left to charity 1 Tho suit was hroiiKht when Mrs H Wlster and her attorneys Uiouehl. M thoy had culleclod sulllcleut evident a M to prove a codicil or testamentary In- M lentlon to aid other membeit ol tho 1 rutiilly Tho ulmost fnruolteu Pourtli H of Jul) lettor was one of the foimiln- M tlous of the tuxe, and men who knew M Wll.inm Welghtman now say only an. M uutiuspeuted streak of grim hiimoi and H dramatic feeling could have mail. him. M wrltu that which arranged for Iho 1 scene lu court, with its strauge cut- 1 come H |