In Re Estate of Dolmage

Florence Harwood and Adam Dolmage were married on the 20th of September, 1923. At that time, Florence was 47 years of age, and Adam was 68. They had' been acquainted since the previous January. On the 27th or 28th o£ December, 1923, Adam killed his wife, and killed himself shortly thereafter. Appellant’s claim is predicated upon the contention that, on March 12, 1922, Adam, who then lived at Victor, Iowa, wrote to Florence, who then resided in Chicago, a letter, in which he said to her:

“Your presence seems to make me happy and makes life worth living and would like to arrange to have you in…