| Show VIRGINIA WILL COAX MORGAN Diplomacy to Be Used In Effort to Get Famous Will Willi Willia a FINANCIER HOLDS DOCUMENT Lost Testament of Martha Martha Washington May Yet Cause CaulO Lega Legal Battle Howe However How How- e ever Governor ever Governor Stuart Writes to Morgan Requesting Return of Paper Ample Funds to Carry on Fight Richmond Va Members Members of the Daughters itt t the American Revolution who have been demanding from T l Jj P. P Morgan the thc return of ot the l Washington Wash Wash- Washington ington will stolen from the Fairfax County courthouse during the civil war and r found und in the private collection of the late J J. J P. P Morgan have decided to resort to diplomacy to regain the tie treas is tire the instead of appe appealing ling to the law through through State Senator Thorntons Thornton's bill bill now a n law but held up temporal temporarily Governor Stuart will now shoulder shoulder- Ithe the burden of reclaiming the will endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring en en- I to do so by gentle persuasion upon Mr tr Morgan and the plea that l his i holding stolen property cannot reflect credit on him or r. r his family c en even though the property w-as w was taken dm during durin Ing times of war and was therefore rc fort privileged privileged privileged loot 1001 Governor Stuart has agreed to write Mr Morgan a letter couched ou hed in the most diplomatic language possible asking asking ask ask- ing for the return return- of the willIt will It is believed here that Mr Ir l Iol Morgan an will accede to the tha g governors governor's vern request leanest and return the will wUl thereby avoiding unpleasantness and the bother of a along along along long and hard fought rought law suit Sh Should uld such a suit be be brought efforts will be made by the Fairfax Daughters to learn Just how hoW Mr Morgans Morgan's father got the valuable document In his bis possession possession pos pos- session and the Identity of or the actual taker may be learned The fight for the recovery ry of the will not only has the support support of the national national na na- na- na organization o of the thc Daughters of ot the th American Revolution but of or Virginia p patriotic societies There will wUl be no lack of or money mone to push the case ag against Mr l Morgan lan should the matter finally fin be sent to the courts The Martha Washington will wUl controversy controversy contro contro- versy h has s been attracting wide Ide attention attention attention atten- atten atten atten- tion since December when it w was as published pub pub- lashed that the will had been found In fn Inthe Inthe the Morgan collection Demands were made on Mr 11 Morgan for or return of the will wUl but without avail To on one request request request re re- re- re quest Mr l organs Morgan's ans an's secretary replied with the offer ot of a photographic reproduction reproduction re re- production but ignored the demand for the original |
