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    3. Daily Monitor Leader, Mar 10 1932. .... Mistrial because of a "familiarizing" conversation between a witness William Schonschack, and a juror Frank Mulso ....... The Schonschack case, an attempt on the part of the widow and six children of the late Fred Schonschack to break the will of Wilhelmine Schonschack has attracted a full courtroom. Court interference with the will is contested by a large group of relatives, who are named as beneficiaries. Howard, Ruth and Wallace Schonschack, minors, and Evelyn, Eleanor and Lila are plaintiffs in the appeal from probate court to circuit court, against probation of the will. They claim that undue influence was used to make Wilhelmine Schonschack alter the will on the day after the funeral of her son, Fred, in August 1930. The day after his funeral the will was changed. Wilhelmine Schonschack cutting Mrs. Fred Schonschack off and giving $5 each to each of the six children, for the express reason of preventing a will contest. To the following she left one-seventh shares in the estate: Mrs. Mollie Heft, Mrs. Theresa Boylan, Mrs. Clara Vance, a son Walter, a son Benjamin, a son William and Charles Jr. Mr. Schonschack, the mother and grandmother, died on September 21, 1930. Heirs to the estate are: sons, George, Walter, Benjamin, William and Charles; Charles, a grandson; Theresa Boylan and Clara Vance daughters, and Howard, Ruth, Wallace, Evelyn, Eleanor, Lila, the children of Fred Schonschack, deceased.

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