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Show ;Walker II Case Is Compromised j End of Famous Litigation That Has i Extended Over a Period of Nearly Twelve Months. Redwood, Cal Aug. 21. Representatives Represen-tatives of Mrs. Althea Walker, widow and sole legatee of David Walker, capitalist and iiresldent of tho defunct California Safe and Deposit and Trust oinpany, meUoday with attorneys for the Salt Lake heirs of the dead banks or. As a result the famous will case, Involving $1,000,000 In leal and personal per-sonal propei ty, was settled and wns dismissed In the superior com t. ity the terms of the compiomlse Mis. Walker will retain her peisonal propel ty. valued many times moro than the state, and tho estato will be divided among the heirs. Mrs. Walker will lecelve one-third and tho rest will be divided equally between Clarence Walker, 11. W. Walker and Mis Rulon II. S. Mott, children by I Mis. Althea Walker. D T Walker, .Jr., 11. W. Walker, Small A. Paul, Maud L. Wnlker and Stella W i:ills, all children by tho flist wife, Mrs. Nina Rogeas Daynes, Miss Dorothy Rogers and Miss Graco- Rogers nio named ns tho beneflclnres of the estate of Mrs. H. L. R. Rogers. I Administrator Named. i Wnlter H. Llnforth, a San Francis-so Francis-so attorney, has been agieed upon as the administrator, and letters of ad-mlnlstiatlon ad-mlnlstiatlon with the will attached will be heard September 2. Following the dismissal of the will contest, tho will was admitted to probate. pro-bate. At tho conference Mrs. Althea Walker was represented by U. G.Ray-bould, G.Ray-bould, her financial advisor, Attoi-nes Attoi-nes .lohn B. Hennett and Walter A. Llnforth, Geoige C Rolph and A. C. Kills, Jr., of Salt Lake City were present pre-sent for contesting heirs. The Walker' will ease Is one of the most spectacu-I spectacu-I iur and sensational in the California couits. Immediately after the Initial or Ms. Walker, who died In Salt Lake City September 11, 1910, a contest was filed ngulnst the admitting to probate of his will, which bequeathed all his wealth to his widow-, Mrs. Althea H. Walker. It was charged that she had used undue Influence over him und had repiesented that she had received messages from the spirit world, inducing in-ducing him to mako her his sole legatee. leg-atee. Tho complaint fuither stnted that tho document was not the last will and testament of the deceased financier fi-nancier and that he wns mentnlly In competent at tho time ho signed it. C W. Klsvlng, who had been appointed appoint-ed special administrator of the estate, es-tate, then stnited suit to have Mrs. Walkw's peisonal fortune, consisting of about $,i00,000 worth of bonds mid negotiable securities, converted to tho estate. O ' |