| Show JURY DECIDES BOY 4 IS IS DAVID ECCLES' ECCLES SON HEIR TO PART OF VAST FORTUNE II i Seven of Eight Jurors Sitting in Case I p Verdict Verdi J in Favor of Lad Wh Whose se Mother She Was the Plural Wife of Ogden Millionaire Decision R Reached ched After Long Deliberation Plaintiffs Plaintiff's Sh Share lre I of oJ Estate Estat Estimated at fIr Mrs Margaret Geddes has won her fight on on behalf of her son Albert for a share in the estate of the of the late lat David avi Eccles a After Affer having been out since 6 22 o'clock last night seven of the eight t jurymen who have listened since June 21 to thet the testimony stin ony returned a verdict today at 12 1202 02 o 0 o o'clock clock in favor or of Mrs Geddes and her son I They found that tha David Eccles Eceles deceased in his lifetime acknowledged acknowledged ac ac- himself to bo be the father of the tile petitioner Albert Geddes Eccles and that the said petitioner is an heir of the deceased de- de ceased This having been a ft civil action only two thirds of the Jury was necessary necessary nee nee- essary for a verdict The only dis die dissenter dissenter senter was W. W N. N Baker of Roy Ray He did not sign the verdict Baker Isa is isa isa a member of ot the Mormon n church By the verdict Albert Geddes the year old son of ot Mrs Gedd Geddes s. s is officially declared to be Albert Eccles and thus gains the right to tobe tobe tobe be named as one of the heirs of ot the estate This entitles entitIes him Wm to be named as one of ot the heirs in the petition for final administration The estate is valued at gross or net OI third One e will go to the legal wife of ot Eccles Mrs Geddes has asked for tor thirty third of the estate for tor Albert Eccles Mrs Sirs Geddes was in the courtroom when the verdict was returned She embraced her boy and then shook hands with all members of the Jury LeRoy Eccles and Royal Eccles sons sons' of ot the deceased multimillionaire also were present when the Jury returned the verdict Although the Jury was locked up last night at 11 o'clock the Jurymen were wore heard debating until after 1 1 It is und understood that this this' time was consumed in reading the various letters there having been but one or orl two ballots It is said This morning at 6 6 o'clock they were awakened and were given an nn early breakfast and allowed to take a walk for tor about half an hour They were returned to the Jury room at 8 They announced at noon that a verdict had been reached and this was read at 1202 V r The verdict in full follows We wc the ItIle Jury impaneled In the above entitled action find the issues issues is is- sues Joined in favor of ot the plaintiff plain tiff th that t the said D David C. C Eccles In his lifetime acknowledged hImself himself him self to be the father rather of ot the petitioner and that the said petitioner is an anheir anheir anheir heir of ot the deceased This was was' signed by Nile Nils Lofgren foreman and the following others H. H H. H McCool John Parry G. G W Joseph W. W Higley Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert O. O Bybee and John H. H Warren T The e missing name was that of ot Baker The next action will undoubtedly be bo a 0 motion for tor a new trial or a a. notice notice no no- tice of ot appeal to tho the state s supreme supreme promo cour court according to those thos in close touch with the tho situation Members of ot the Eccles family or their attorneys attorneys attorneys have not stated what they plan to do but such Buch Is said Bald to be their In in- in It Is s 's said ld that the Uie Eccles family was surprised having hoped for tor a division at least of ot tho the jury Judge J. J A A. A Howell the presiding jurist at nt the tho trial i 13 la now flOW in iii California Califor nia for tor a l two weeks weeks' vacation Unless Unless Unless Un- Un Un Un- less a new hearing or an appeal with witha a stay of ot execution is granted David C. C administrator will be bo authorized au- au to include tho the name of AI- AI Albert bert bort ort Geddes Eccles in the tho list o of the tho Eccles heirs The Tho case cose was heard in the tha probate division of ot tho the district court and came before belore that court on a 0 protest made by attorneys for tor Mrs Geddes to toa toa toa a final distribution of ot the esta estate A IA petition for tor such distribution has bas been Continued on page paa 2 r JURY DECIDES Continued from page 1 mad flied by by- Administrator David C. C Ec- Ec des cies The name name of of Albert Gedd Eodes Eo- Eo cles des was WS not included ed and the pro- pro teat nta bas based d ct protest on tho the grounds that that all all' ll heirs heirs' were Yere not noti nam named Attorneys for tori Albert Geddes Goddes I laa last I were disappointed that I a verdict w Was was a not im im- m medIately lat ly reached d. d while the members o ot the Eccles family and attorneys Frank J. J Gustin J. J Hi m D DiVine C. C A. A Boyd said aId they felt a mark marked d degree decree of ot satis- satis an Immediate return wa w. was not ot made by br the Jury Dt During Dating the of hi his hili argument yesterday Colonel Boyd had asked the fury to read each of or the theo letters o submitted sl to them and to use Ui I letters lettes as al a part of the material upon which they were to form ir verdict Tho The defense has has' depended much upon these thele letters Jetters and tho thi fact tact that the tito Jury did pot not return he a verdict last night encouraged aged t the e defense In la the hope that the tho Jury was was' giving careful these documents The case Vas submitted at o'clock at The Jury ol organ an- an lied bed at at once and then notified tho the court that they were read ready to go EO to dinner After dining the tho members returned at onee to the Jury room and began beran their deliberations a at 70 The Tho courtroom was Jammed with spectators until 11 U o'clock last nl night ht Mon Men and women sat U up 9 t o. o and young en men were perched Jn tho the transoms over the door Mrs Geddes Gedes and h he her r In the courtroom Until 11 1 It cock Albert Goddes d e. r re retired retired 4 tired at 10 A dozen of the Eccle l heirs hairs remained cm until the o w ws s Closed At 11 Ii o'clock |
