WEALTHY CLAIRVOYANT

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1928, Page 2

WEALTHY CLAIRVOYANT

LEAVES ESTATE OF £50,362.

The late Mary Scales, of Dowling Street, Paddington, widow, who was well-known in Sydney some years ago as a clairvoyant, and who died in April, has left an estate of the value of £50,362. Mrs Scales had figured prominently in an equity suit in connection with the estate of her late husband. George Scales, when she claimed certain moneys as belonging to her. It was during those proceedings that 12,000 sovereigns were said to have been buried by Mrs Scales in her garden. Being dissatisfied with the result of the proceedings she took the matter to the Privy Council, and was successful before that tribunal. Mrs Scales bequeathed £lOOO to Clarence Thomas Brown Glasscock, to be employed by him towards the education and advancement of Clarrie Parsons Glasscock, Jervis Huon Glasscock, and Betty Ellen Glasscock. or the survivors of them. Subject to certain other bequests, she left the residue of her personal estate to her trustees to convert into money, excepting the real estate properties in Flinders, Bourke, Victoria, and Dowling Street, Paddington, known as her reserve properties.

By the will Mrs Scales directed that, if she were successful in her litigation, £3 a week was to be paid to her son, and £5 a week to each of her two daughters during their lives.

She further directed that the trustees were to provide for the maintenance in life of the female issue of her children, and take all proper steps to ascertain who, of her next of kin—not being the next of kin of her husband —Were in poor and needy circumstances, and to distribute among I hem the proceeds of certain fund: and properties in equal shares.