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AMUSED TEE LAWYERS.Sf^wdpnpffr*!* Cutnment nit Thn llentUra Siurjr of A Ctnrney Troy’H tliilm*On Tuesday evening, The Heraldpublished mi exclusive dispatch fromSeattle, Washington, that Preston M. Troy, an nttorney-nt-lnw of Olympia, had an non need himself us the beneficiary under the will of Ansel White, jr.. and had decided to lay claim to the Crouse millions, of vvhUjh Ansel White, were ho living, would be the heir. Thefact that such a claim had been made,absurd as It waa, was a piece of newsof value, and a morning paper to-dayreproduces the story under startlingheadlines, the scissors man makingcomments which shows that he was evidently laboring under the delusion that there was a possibility of the Troy claim being a valid one. Attorneys, it is needless to say, are havinglots of fun at the morning paper's expense.William S. Andrews, one of the attorneys in the case, said this morning irmt Troy's claim was most ridiculous. Admitting that he is the heir of AnselWhite, jr., lie can possibly Imre no claim against the Crouse estate, for White died previous to the making ofT. lid gar Crouse’s will n.iul a man cun-not will itwa; what o does not possess. Even if the will hud been made prior to White’s death, Troy would have no claim that would stand. Surrogate Gins* say.1 tin lie would not entertain such a Ini n for a minute Those interested are inclined to think that l’res-toa M. Troy had cither got severaljoorl-sixv'i wheels in his cranium or that lie is simply ••stalling'* the news.tin nor fftllj'kW’M mi* W*tu*
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Syracuse Evening Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Thu, May 09, 1895
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