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lea- j never nav* oeea prouatej. mi^j-r ! ibe papers It is said that Mr. Crouse •^•■sr ? was not competent it the vine that the la j instrcinem was executed to make a will. either mentally or physically.Dorothea's ClaSm Not Recognized. far lt;In ike matter of bringing Mrs. Kos* *-- I terlitz and Baby Dorothea -Edgarlta the Smo liie case the papers declare that ucc Mr. Crouse was never married and left *he no children; that Mrs. Ivosterliiz was ???:? ! not his lawful wife and tuar Dorothea.livJ. tit's | is not Mr. Crouses child. It isas£ed i*^r that all proceedings m the Surrogate's court be set aside and that all claims in the C3se be finally settled in the Supreme court, as pro Titled by law.In the papers it is said that it is desired that a receiver be appointed if it is found necessarv* In one of meim-lllET•Ilf*■u2dnipTrt/*T1R-Uaeweot I counts in the complaint it is said: wc I Daniel Edgar Crouse was not m the time the will purports to hare beenaid made or at any time when be in form executed tue same, of sound or disposing' mind or memory, nor compos mentis. nor competent to make a will, and that the same was never properly or lawfully subscribed, published, attested, or executed as the will of the said decedent,”The claim is made that the will was obtained ami the execution thereof was procured by undue and unlawful ia j influence, coercion and restraint exer-?300 cised on Mr. Crouse by the persons let- named in the will as theexecutors, the legatees and beneficiaries, excepting tae corporations and associations named in the will. A great deal of space Id the complaint Is given up to the allegations that Mr. Crouse was not of sound mind when the will was executed and was in very poor health* I The principal point on which jedg-1 meat is asked in the action is as follows:sr.(D.’ereNoisedpay is a : is she ■th-M_ ^ea ces i aid rho40Wants Every Proceeding Set Aside.lt!?j j 4;That the said decree admitting said instrument to probate and record as i a ! the will of Daniel Edgar Crouse and tie, j the probate thereof, and the letters □ot | testamentary granted and issued riiere-r5j I a3* orders and decrees respect-Jing the same, beset aside, revoked and ^ j annulled and adjudged to be wholly xc. j icvalio and void; and tliat the said instrument be adjudged and declared to be Invalid and wholly null and void and of no effect for any purpose, and not the lawful or valid last will and testament of said decedent, or entitled to probate or record.”In the last proceeding In Surrogates court April 55th was named as the day , on which the executors of the wjfj ^ were to have a dual settlement, when aL the named bequests could be paid. It »ld- is now believed that the present ac-adltioaWiIt prevent the executors from of * doing this on the day named, the serr* jing of the summons and complaint : serving to stop snch action, j Some of these people who are to be ew j benefited by the wnl to the extent of bs j several thousand dollars are very anx-Lke ] ions to know more about the action ive that was brought to-day and 'on which :cb the papers were served on them.050lavralon.be
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Syracuse Evening Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Thu, Apr 19, 1894
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