Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-04-20 | Page 1 | "Silent" Smith's Will May be Contested

I SI SILENT LENT SM SMITHS SMITH'S ITH'S fill WILL WILLMAY WILLMAY LL MAY BE CONTESTED I I ItI New tI York Yori pl itil 1 I n.- n. Il l II t Is II u IJ little eti early all for fOI or the mother sister and brothers broth 1 ers ens of or James JI Henry Silent Smith ss-h ss who ii died In J Japan a to mu Bather for foi the Oil I purpose of iii disputing with his wl widow widow- ow j over 01 tho the or tic Il I which h he left lieu behind I If Jt there rr should be lie posthumous heir hil or 01 heiress what then 7 H It I is asserted teul by ly persons s In Iii city I Iwho who art arc in Mrs iii IJ Smiths Smith's confidence that such Much a complication IH is Ii lo to he be I ex ox- ox X- X I CC LCd If I Smith tiled died tHed childless and without expectation o of Issue ue from hl his hisam am marriage at with vl I I i Mrs tI 1 is lUm lii Stewart whom It he married after her there would bo be ben a a likelihood that his c relatives s could contest with some chance of oC success ucc s a 1 will wi leaving all ut his property to tl lila his widow bride Time The hc birth of or a mi chum arter the hip fathers father's fath fath- ers er's 1 death drath would make mako no io 1 difference us as to hl lila his or her rights l g al I Denial I. I Chicago April 1 19 relatives rela rela- lyon tives o of Ju James ines Henry Smith who had i In keeping modestly modest modest- I 15 ly in time the tw background until time the story story- was vas made public that thc they cc intended to contest the tIme will vilI wi or inc me late atc multimillionaire multi multi- mull mull- millionaire today entered nt lct a vigorous denial denial They declare thai that they will wil not be a u party palt tu to any such ucb proceedings proceed proceed- In ings The Th body of the 11 dead deaul clubman Is b expected to arrive In this city elty from Japan tomorrow Until the thc funeral lien has IH been I held tho the I will ii disposing of or a u princely fortune Olt 1 estimated at ut 75 will not be br opened