| Show JOHN BROOMS WILL which may throw it out of probate serious irregularities have been discovered in the will of the late john broom and a contest may be the result it lias been found that mr broom did not sign the instrument in the presence of the witnesses and when the latter attached their the document was still blank whether or not probate judge bishop will admit the will to probate is now the serious question cheh confronts those interested in the settlement of the estate which is listed at about and which includes the broom hotel property and a large farm northwest of the city in addition to other real estate the will was filed with alio clerk of the probate court some time ago and yesterday was set the date for hearing on the petition of the executors john S corlow and J II 11 spargo for the probate of the instrument attached to the will as witnesses are the names of oscar E hill thomaa A whalen and K W cross it had cred that there were somo irregularities in the method carried out in the signing of the document and when the matter was called for hearing yesterday morning a number of interested parties including the executors and mrs sarah brown daughter of the deceased were present the executors were represented by pash while captain ransford smith appeared for mrs brown although at the outset ho announced that he was present merely as a spectator and not for the purpose of makins any contest at that timo at least it will be remembered that atie will makes no provision for the daughters but gives one half of the estate to the widow the remainder to bo equally divided among the grandchildren children of the daughters mrs sarah brown and mrs anna madson according to the will the real property of the estate is to be sold within a year and the proceeds divided as stated hill and whalen were placed a the stand for the purpose of brov anthe genuineness of the signatures and apon an examination conducted by the judge after the attorney for the executors biad completed his examination it was ascertained that in october of last year mr broom entered the coin national bankard stated to mr hill that he had his will in his hand and desired two witnesses without look ng over the document very closely oth being very busy mr hill and lr whalen attached their signatures x the document and mr broom put he paper in his TV 1 viiu leu ano from the place lie is opposed to have gone to the residence if captain K W cross alio drew alie and signed it there himself captain bross also signing as witness thus making three witnesses to the document but one of whom had been mr broom attach hia signature whether or not the will can be admitted to probate is in doubt and that point will be decided on monday next which time the hearing was ad burned in case the instrument ia brown out the widow will ge about alie same amount of the estate during lier lifetime but the daughters will each et a third instead of their children etting anything |
