The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-27
Mia Re,ldick Will Case.


ri. ,..,;rc in the Circuit Conrt OF the
.on,es, nv the heirs Of the VIII maue "
Hon wm Reddick disposing Of his estate
alter his decease will probably come on on
Monday next, q full and complete report u
which trial will appear in the FREE TRADER,
In order that the public may understand
what Hon. Wm Reddick's will was anu
what the grounds for contest are the FREE
TRADER gives the following
ABATEMENT OF THE PAcTs:
William Reddick died at his home In THIS
CITY in March, A. D. 1885. The inventor o'
his property filed in the office Of the probate
corrt shows an estate valued at about $Zoo''
600. This consists of large amount Of
raa, estate in this county, lands in Kansas
and Texas, railroad stocks, real estate mort
e,ges, cattle, horses and other personal prop
erty. .,
His will provides for number OF small
beouests to his relatives and the relatives OF
b;s deceased wife; he gives 81 900 to William
Reddick Gilen, (son Of II. J. Gillen, ESQ.,
when he shall arrive at the age OF twenty one
years. 81 900 to the Sisters Of Mercy OF the
city OF Ottawa, to be distributed rs they
shall see fit among the poor of Ottawa; SOW
per wear to his brother David Reddick OF La
Sale, during his life; $3.50 per year to Mary
o'Donnell, IAN old servant Turing her life
The principle devses and requests of the
will are, TO Elizabeth Burrer Funk Reidick,
all his cattle, horses, household property,
siyerware, carriages, $4,000 stock IN the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and
the north dwelling house and two brick
hqrns on the block where is situated the
ReIlck homestead. To the county of La
Sale 100 acres of land adjoining the county
asylum farm and all the rest, remainder
and residue of his property both real and
personal to a Board Of Trustees to be ap
pointed by the Mayor Of the city Of tawa,
t. be expended and used under and ty the
direction of such Board ia establishing and
maintaining a public library in the city of
Ottawa; and for such library purposes he
gives The Reddick Building, (his homestead)
10 be used as library building, such library
to be known as the Reddick library.
The device and bequest TO Elizabeth b. +,
Rediick is valued at about 1000, and that
to the county Of La Sale at about 10000.
Tie property provided for the establishment
and maintenance of library will not fall
far below Sl50.000.
The suit is brought by the heirs Of William
rcilick-that is, by those who would take
his property under the law of descent, pro-
yilcl the will is set aside The bill alleges two
reasons why the will should be set aside,
The hrst is that undue iniuence was used
by Elizabeth B. F. Reddick and others over
william Reddck in and about the making of
the will; and the other is that William Red
dick at the time the will was made was
very sick, and had been for long time sick,
AMI was kept under the influence Of narcot'
les, stimulants and other strong medicines,
and that his mind was seriously affected
thereby, and that his mind had been break
ing down from the commencement Of his
sickness. and consequently he was not of
sound and disposing mind when the will was
made.
Both these allegations Of the bill are de-
MED by the Defendants The trial will I'M
doubleday be An interesting one, and will
probably occupy at least two weeks time.