Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1915 — GIFFORD WILL CASE SET FOR THIRD WEEK [ARTICLE]

GIFFORD WILL CASE SET FOR THIRD WEEK

Effort of Regina Burris to Break Will of B. J. Gifford to Be Tried in Kentland. The case of Regina Burris against the estate of the late Benjamin J. Gifford has been set for trial at Kentland, where it will come up the third week of the term, which is the week beginning March 22nd. J. A. Dunlap, of this city, brought the action several months ago in the Jasper circuit court on behalf of Dr. A. R. Kresler, who was appointed the guardian of the girl. Since that time she has married, her husband being John L. Kupke, of near Monon. Mr. Dunlap will be assisted in the case by Attorney E. B. Sellers, of Monticello. Attorney Moses Leopold, of Rensselaer, and Attorney William Darroch, of Kentland, will be associated with George H. Gifford, the executor of the will of B. J. Gifford. The complaint which assails the will sets up the claim that the plaintiff, Regina Burris, is the illegitimate i daughter of B. J. Gifford and has been recognized as such by Mr. Gifford during his life. The complaint alleges that Gifford was of unsound mind when the will was written and also that George H. Gifford, who was named as executor, had an undue influence in the making of the will. It is said that the defendants, who are all of those named as beneficiaries under the will, have assumed the "1 should worry” attitude, saying that should the will be broken, it would put in effect an earlier will which did not name Miss Burris as one of the beneficiaries. The last will, the one being contested, gave her $5,000. The executor, George H. Gifford, however, .would not want the latter will supplanted by the former, for in the former he was not named either as executor or beneficiary. In the latter will it was provided that after all the behests had been fulfilled, the residue of the estate was to go to the executor, George H. Gifford. Thre is an undeniable likeness between the plaintiff and the deceased wealthy man and it is said will be no difficulty in proving that she was actually his child. The estate is doubtless worth at least $250,000 and the plaintiff is suing for it all. That the case will be hard fought there can be no doubt. Another case in which Jasper county people are interested that will come up for trial is the state case against Hank Granger and son. It was set for trial March 18th. The trial of Dunlap and Howard, the autofobile agents, will also come up at this term of the Newton circuit court. We have put on sale 400 dozen cans of tomatoes direct from the factory. No. 3 cans of solid, red, whole tomatoes, the kind that has been selling for 15c a can, this lot at, 3 cans for 25c. Try them. , JOHN EG3$-