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LED Will CASE ! CIRCUIT COURTWITNESSES TESTIFY OR GROVER HOLLER INTERESTS.of real estate, to his eight daugh-ll tors and all children ' to share | •equally in the personal property. I If the widow, \vho was named executor, was incapacitated or' unable to serve, the son, Grover,' was to belt; trustee. In case any I heir contested the will that heir1 j would receive the sum of $5.00. j Ilis interest in the David Holler | property was given to the child- j ren of David Holler providing I they did not contest the will. The ji/ioinMC AF THF WII I !’idow als0 was Pivcn the income I]VISIONS Ul IIIL WILL fllt;oul $i(7,oo in liberty bonds dur-• ^iilg her lifetime and these bonds j were to be given equally to the jr Holler Received Greater children at her death. The wit- ]of Estate Under Terms of The Alleged Will.,‘s were W. 0. Baer, Conwelll ling and H. V. Maxwell. Mr.,nessesFleming aim ji. . luninw. nLL. j Maxwell stated Mr. Holler’s mindj was sound when he made the will.; The will avhs sealed but witness! . | did not know Avhere it was plfcc- j j,|, more than a score of wit- pd, present to testify in the ,l„. Eli Holier will case Avas .,| this morning before , Waggoner in circuit court.Ilollcr, who seeks to es-s|. i hat his father left a will, •presented by Attorney Geo. ri,.|, of Bushnell, and Sco-t’aliff of Carthage. At-rvs Lawyer Hainline are is,.) for the other heirs.! his opening statement to the i Attorney Ilelfrich stated Mr. Holler Avas sick for ,t i( year with an illness of a I nature and became ||y helpless for many hs before his death and unto get about. This, the At-V staled, would sIioav the im-liility of his having destroy-,is will. Alleged declarations Mr. Holler to neighbors and nds also arc to be introduced; the attorney said Mr. Holler e of Ins will on several occa-i in which lie told of the avHI ! in a closet in his home, nrney Hclfrieh stated that ice would' show that-a feAV pievious to Mr. Holler’s ih lie called his son, Grover hr. and told him to get the ! after his death and take per legal action. It is further -••! that drover Holler went father's late home a feAV s later and told his sisters his ind They are alleged to have ised to permit him to open the i which the will was sup-d lo he.The Defense..ii*niiey .1. (’. LiiAvyer made opening statement for the | s who are opposing the pro-! • of the alleged will. Mr. Hoi-1On March 8, 1920, a codicil was: added to the will, Mr. Fleming! and Mr. MaxAvell being witnesses, j The codicil affirmed the will of [ May 6, 1919. and gave to son, | Grover, all farm implements, liar-1 ness, etc. Also a tenant house, I erected at Grover Holler’s oavii| expense should be left on the' property if the son Avould pay rent for the ground occupied and could remove it at any time.On cross examination Mr. Max-AA'cll said he has not seen the will or codicil since. The instruments Avere left near Mr. Holler’s bed.Conwell Fleming.Comvell Fleming, the next Avit-ness. stated he has lived in Bar-dolph.7 years, and he is a brother-in-hnv of the late .Eli Holler! He avus .a Avitness at the draAving of the will in May. 1919. The Avitness declared he believed Mr. Holler Avas of sound mind. His recollection of the provisions of the will paralleled those of Mr. MaxAvell/On cross examination Mr. Fleming said i«rh«id'no; persona* iuter*.^ est in the case and had never expressed a hope that Grover Holler avou1(J Avin the case.U. G. Smith.I'. G. Smith testified he had been in the hanking business in Bardolph for 18 years. He prepared a eodicil to Mr. Holler’s will and the Witness and C. D. |(Continued on Page 4.)i.|.I ll surviving him his AvidoAv• -rlu (laughters and one sou.• an was submitted shoAving i•iii df the Holler house! ••drown in which he A\Tas| Mr. Lawyer contradict-'• lenient nf Mr. Hclfrieh! I'. Holler Avas absolutely! Mr. Lawyer declared Mr. Holler got out of bed 'I times daily. It avus also 'hat Mr. Holler became dis-!: with the form of will drawn ami expressed ap-1 1 •• a statutory distribu- j• state. It Avas con- j I'd Him during Mr. Holler’s.: d'M,ss lie was physically able the will and also had j 'tent in Ins mind.Harry V. Maxwell.! V. Maxwell testified to '- siiown Mr. Holler for He said he hadjj '• dl in 1908 and auoth- j ] 1919. The Avitncsscsi] ’ !' ' 1 will were Dr. Hen ! Ir', i'iiuself. Mr. Max-j,'k, ,hc contents of theH'J will toil inn iynit*niis providing for dis- j | property as folloAA's:!, . debts; to wife $500j'is'hold goods Avithout ap-' also use of town ' ''ring her life and! t ■ dispose of certain parts! j I'loperty. w|iat Avas left at; ( • g'* equally to Ohil-.j ; to av'uIoav life interest!, f home place to be j I Grover Holler; at! I.1 V‘.is •s to Grover Hoi-!, hii,i.. then to his i..L 1,is payment of;t• I n Us ,0 8° t° the sis-' ifnlly; another ' llollcc ,i,80 given to'|
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Macomb Daily By Stander
Macomb, Illinois, US
Wed, Feb 02, 1921
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