People v. Sholem

Jacob Sholem died at his home in Paris, Edgar county, on March 1, 1907, leaving a last will and testament, and leaving Jeannette Sholem, his widow, and Samuel Sholem, Maurice Sholem, Emma Straus and Elizabeth Bibo, his children and heirs-at-law. The will was admitted to probate, and Jeannette Sholem and Samuel Sholem were appointed executors and qualified as such but did not file an inventory. On August 12, 1907, the Attorney General filed his petition in the name of the People, in the county court, asking for an appraiser to fix the value of the estate for the purpose of the inheritance tax,…