Syracuse NY Daily Journal 1915 Friday, June 18, 1915 Minister gets most of estate The threatened contest of thu will of Mrs. Mary I* Colegrove collapsed this morning In Surrogates Court when letters testamentary were Issued to tho Rev. William E. Sltzer, pastor of the First Free Methodist Chuch. If William E. Colegrove does not turn up within five years Dr. Sitzer will receive practically $1,760 of the $2,260 estate. Mrs. Colegrove*s son disappeared recently and the will provides if be returns within the five-year limit bis share of the estate will be $500, the money reverting to the pastor at the expiration of the period if the teir does not return. Attorney, Arthur Beebe, special guardian of the missing Colegrove heir, filed objections when tne will was offered to probate. These objections were withdrawn this morning. The claim had been advanced that Mrs. Colegrove was not mentally sound when her will was drawn and she had yielded to Influence which had been exerted over her during the final months of her life. For two years previous to her death . Mrs. Colegrove resided at Dr. Sitzer's home. Mrs. Carrie Button of Salem, a sister of Mrs. Colegrove, will now receive $200. The sum of $400 goes to another sister. Mrs. Sarah Herrlck. who resides at Putnam Station, and $60 is given to Miss Mary Herrlck, a niece. Mrs. Minnie Tholen of Glens Falls, a friend of Mrs. Colegrove. was left $60 and $100 goes to the Free Methodist Church of Glens Falls to be a applied to the parsonage debt. Dr. Sltzer. who was pastor of the Glenr Falls church before coming to Syracuse receives the residue of the estate.