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Show -oo After the Estate of Matildia Walden Los Angeles, March 29. -Nearly 100 persons, scattered all over the world, havo filed claims In tho superior court to shares of tho $100,000 estate of Matilda Walden, who died In Los Angeles, Ang-eles, August 21, 190S, leaving no will and no known holrs. Claimants continue con-tinue to nppear even at this late date, and tho hearing, which wag to have boon held today, was postponed to May 9th, to allow some of the lato heirs-at-law to perfect I' their proof of allegod relations. Among tho claimants, is a group of cjght cousins, some In Ireland and ,jsyome In Missouri, whojtraoe their relationship re-lationship through their father. Joseph Mitchell of Bally Caskeagh, Laugh- j brlckland, Ireland, an' alleged first ; cousin of Mrs, WaldciL One of tho latost to appear Is Rachel P. Mayer, who says sho is a sister. Anothor alleged nleco lives in Belfast, Ireland, and a group of Edinburgh. Scotland, j grand-nieces and grand-nephews claim 1 shares of tho estate, as 'do throe claiming claim-ing cousins who live lri Now Zealand. Tho latter's attorney represents the claims of another group of twenty-one alleged cousins, most of whom aro in Ireland. orj |