The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 23, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO -CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1898. FILLIAY CASEISIN A | LOWER COURT An Individual Opinion Judge Coffey Has Formed. The Whereabouts of the | Missing Heir of the | James Estate. George Williams Supposed to; Have Been Killed in the ; Civil War. IS HE DEAD OR ALIVE?| Briefs Are to Be Presented To-Day Sides of by Attorneys for Bo! the Controv | An exciting In which a los tral figure, will L afternoon In tb partment 9 by Ju to the argum final distribut late Dr. James W Dr. William: March 1, 1897, end of trouble George Willlan the principal by the deced ‘whereabout. death ever; ent suit (e think they I occurred some Theresiduary clau: “In addition to the las (that is, bequests made t side his own famil bequeath unto m Williams and Will nd share pter in local history, tributic the wil ing and cs quently the poi settled b is, can the estat whereabouts ¢ set be only th ent petit ntsthe pres- of William BLOWS WHICH RYAN WILL AIM AT GREEN. Y A DUCK-AND COUNTER WITH THE RIGHT . A Kidney Punch and a Jolt on the Chin That Malj Cause Trouble. last Saturday and loosened two teeth, which were ex- tracted on Sunday. I next caught the heel of a glove on my nose, which skin- ned the smeller, and to cap the climax I was boxing yesterday with big Jim Jeffries and by some means which I am unable to properly explain I bumped my head into his eye and in- stantaneously he did the same thing to me. The result is that we both wear ‘shanties’ now and in all my fights, which number almost one hundred, I have never left a ring as badly disfig- ured about the face as 1 am at pres- ent. Don’t you think a Jonah is here somewhere? “Well I may not be a pretty looking fellow when I enter the ring with Green on Friday night, but you can rest satisfied that I will be well up in the game at the finish nevertheless, or else I will be the most surprised man in America. Tommy Ryan, the champion welter- with his head weight pugilist of the East, is of the ion that he is pursued by a hoodoo spirit. n has been training for a 20- contest with George Green for > past four weeks at the Rellance Athletic Club in Oakland, and to-day he is physically in splendid condition although somewhat disfigured. cannot understand why my face hed up so badly,” Ryan re- vesterday with a sigh as he ted to a gash over his right eyve, a 1 which was minus two front which doubtless had done good in their time, and a nose which ht resemblance to Mt. Tam- of a red mark which center. u see, in the first place,” he con- tinued, “this big fellow Baker, whom I box with, ashed me in the mouth RIGHT HANO “JOLT IN. BREAK AWAY NEW STYLE OF KIDN 41 wish you would state that I have Green will enter the ring at 156 pounds always fought in the welter-weight from what I can learn. All I want class against all comers, and I am here is a square deal, and then the ready at any time to fight ‘Kid’ Mc- people can judge for themselves which Coy for the middle-weight champion- {s the better man.” ship of the world at 154 pounds, which Ryan’s right name is Tommy is the middle-weight limit.” Youngs. His father is a French-Cana- Ryan was informed that Fitzsim- dian and his mother is a German. He mons now holds the middle and heavy has fought fifty odd battles as a welter- weight championships, but he said weight, and his only defeat was at the that “it made no difference about hands or fists of “Kid” McCoy two ‘Fitz,” as he has retired from the ring years ago in Maspeth, N. Y. McCoy and that McCoy claims the title.” knocked him out in fifteen rounds. “Yes, I want another go at McCoy Ryan has whipped Danny Needham, and I will compel him to fight me at outclassed Jim Hall, the Australian 154 pounds. He defeated me the first middle-weight; whipped Henry Baker, time we fought, but the second time heavy - weight; ‘“Mysterious” Billy we met I was having all the best of Smith five times; ‘‘Shadow” Maber, the mill when the police stopped the Billy McCarthy of Australia, Tom game. Tracey, Jim Ryan of Australia and “My match with Green is at catch many others of less fame. welghts. 1 expect to enter the ring Ryan's reach is 28 inches; he meas- on this occasion weighing 154 pounds, ures 11% inches from tip to tip of fin- which is nine pounds over the weight gers; neck 16 inches; chest over thin I have fought in the East. I guess shirt 38 inches normal, inflated 41% EY BLOw. inches; right wrist 7 inches; left wrist 7% inches. Ryan’s pet blows are a duck and counter with right; a right hand punch at chin in the breakawa It was with this blow that Walcott ihe battle from George Green: a kidney blow, which he will use on Friday night. This he described by placing his left hand glove over his opponent's right on breast and then by ducking inside a left swing at neck he sends his right hard on the kidneys. The kidney blow which George Dawson used to such ex- | cellent advantage was somewhat dif- | ferent from that which Ryan uses. The | latter ducks inside the left swing and | then delivers the blow. Dawson side- stepped to the outside and then shot | in his right. The fighters last night selected Jim | McDonald, the well-known baseball expert and umpire, as referee. The choice lay between McDonald and Hiram Cook. Frederick Williams and her two sons) | widow and her children should be de- from receiving the estate is a doubt as | clared the legal heirs to the entire es- to whether this brother is dead or | tate. alive, although a thorough search has To combat this argument, that Wil- been made for him from one end of |liams is dead, the attorneys represent- the country to the other without avalil, | Ing the litigation are equally hopeful of ) > slightest trace of him having | Proving beyond a reasonable doubt 1. | that he is alive and can be found if of the missing heir can | 1 as he left no wife or| ving never been married, ural inference is that the en ulk of the propert hould pas the sion of Frederick’s wife n. umes that when a man further search. fact, and convincing the truth of his argument fhat Williams is alive, is Attorney A. Boyer, a central figure in the opposition, who at one time, so Oliver Evans, who rep- : ; resents Mrs. Frederick Williams, AIgHL R ee D jaonnc ims, was anxious to prosecute the for a certain space of time, | gujt for her against the people for whereabouts has not been | whom he is now fighting. f for the period of seven years, 1d. If this be true and George cannot be found his brother’s Many conflicting stories are told by both sides as to the probable fate of the missing man, and a sketch is given sufficient money is awarded to institute | The leading spirit in favor of estab- | | of his life from the time he left his|rests the whole litigation, and if it can home to enlist in the Union_army at | be proven the estate and property of | the beginning of the Civil War, until | James Willlams will be awarded to his | he was last heard of. brother’s wife and children. | “At the age of 16 years” said At-| But since the war, and In fact im- torney Evans in his complaint, “George A mediately after it, the missing man Williams, anxious to join the Union | Was reported to have been seen at left his home and applied for Memphis, and ten years later in New tment, representing that he was | York. 8 vears of age. He was admitted and | _This little romance to account for the stayed with his division until just be- | disappearance and the possible death | fore the attack on Vicksburg, when he | deserted.” = 1 g of the Union soldier who is the present cause of so much judicial wrangling | The attorney here describes the dan- | in the courts, is cited by Evans as a | gers and perils to which a soldier bear- | truth beyond denial. 5 | ing the Union uniform was exposed | The litigation contends that George | from the rifles of the Southern soldiers | Williams has been found, but Judge | and particularly that branch of them | Coffey, quoting from an authority | called guerrill It was at this time | other than legal, says that if such is | and while trying to get away that he | the case he must have been found | was supposed to have been shot and | south of hades. | killed. A point upon which the litigation ‘ This is the argument upon which | bases its argument is the fact that Willlam Frederick Williams sometimes signed his name as W. F. Dickinson Williams, which they will try to prove was not the same man mentioned in the testator’s will. This name is sup- posed by some to have been adopted by W. F. Williams out of respect to either | his uncle or a friend. 3 Reviewing the suit in all its phases | from a standpoint of conservatism and judging from the remarks of positive truth expressed by both sides of the case, indications point strongly to the fact that there is going to be a “hot | time” when the opposing sides come | together this afternoon for the final | battle. —_————— When the ostrich is to be divested of | its plumage a long hood is placed over | its head, and it is then confined in a railed inclosure about three feet square. The birds rarely show fight. | | (0 T S0 DEAD, T0UR HONOR” A Live Miner Objects to the Probating of His Estate. N Strange Case of Jeremiah Pen- dergast, Long Reckoned as Deceased. Not Asledp in Death, but a Real Owner of African Mines. One of the most peculiar cases ever administered on in the probate courts of this city is that of Jeremiah Pender- gast, long supposed to be dead. It came to pass that just at the mo- ment when the Public Administrator felt the most secure in conducting the affairs of the supposed dead capital- ist the latter gave a war-whoop in due legal form, away over in Africa, which has been heard here in such a way as to stop proceedings. i Pendergast, supposed to have died long years ago and to have left some- thing like $15,000 in the Hibernia Bank, is now known to be alive and well in the Congo Free State, where he has hired a lawyer to communicate with Attorney Oscar T. Shuck of this city and make protest against the distri- bution of his estate while he is on earth. The story is somewhat romantic, Nearly thirty years ago the man sup- posed to be dead opened his account at the Hibernia Bank and soon there- after disappeared. He was known to have been a pioneer miner and was supposed to have perished in a fire up in the mountains, though the bank could not dispose of his money with- out positive proof that he was dead. Year after year the bank advertised his name among the dead, and asked for his heirs to come and claim the es- tate. Oscar T. Shuck undertook to find the heirs, but found him instead. “The old fellow is rich in Africa now,” sald Mr. Shuck yesterday, “and he writes to me that he hopes nobody will assume that he is a dead one. He is making money in mines and has made a great fortune since he left California. Martin Pendergast, who shot Mrs. Rose Rice many years ago, is a brother of the rich African miner. The shooting was quite a sensation in 1878. 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