Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-24
RICH "DIAM0ND 10"
HIS ESTATE WILL REACH FROM EIGHT TO
TIN MILLION DOLLARS.
Unable 10 Sign Will, His Widow Will Garry Out
His InteniiOns-A Training School for Boys
TO bs Bstablishsd-Hs Died ina
Mining Tent.

CHICAGO, March 23.-An inventory OF
the estate of Diamond Jo' Reynod is
being prepared in this city and is about
completed. It's results will surprise
those who have noticed that in different
Probate Courts over the West bonds to
the amount OF not over $500, 900 have
been filed for the administrators. The
inventory shows the estate TO exceed
ss, 900, 900 and to reach almost to SlO,-
600, 900. The administrators, Eleanor
REYNOLDS, the widow, and +. Nj. Dickey,
a confidential employe OF the deceased,
Qualified in this county Wednesday,
Offering Philip d. Armour and
John C. Black, OF the Continental Ma
tional Bank, as their bondsmen. The
enormous estate Is to be administered In
all probability, unless legal obstacles
appear, in this State ana county, al
though the assets are scattered through
dozen different States and Territories.
II is the desire OF the widow that IT be
administered here for IA variety of rea-
sons, but especially because some splen-
did charities indicated by diamond
10" I'm his lifetime and not committed To
ma nor because of the suddenness OF his
death. are contemplated. One OF these
is a magnificent training school iof
boys.
HDlamond Joe" Reynolds died IN
tent on one OF his mining claims in Ari-
zona. He was II years OF age, yet as
sturdy, apparently, as ever. Before go
Ing West he had indicated some points
around which will was to be drawn.
He was soIicitous particularly that the
men whom he had especially trusted
the half dozen men whom he had re-
garded rs his confidential lieutenantS,
Richardson, Tor Instance, OF the Green
Line: Pierce, in charge OF his mining
properties; Dickey, manageroi nnances'
and a few others-should be remem-
bered handsomely. Then he contem-
plated magnificent training school;
When he was overtaken with his latai
sickness In his tent at the mines, appre-
hensiye Of the rapid fate which over
took him, the messenger who was hur-
rled off for physician was also In
steucted to bring lawyer. Neither
LAWYER nor doctor reached the old man
in time. He had been dead 80 hours
when they arrived.
As the hours passed during that long
wait. and as his strength waned, he be-
came more impatient. Finally, feeling
that he had but little strength or time
left, he determined to wait no longer.
He then made an effort to draft a Will.
1t was too late. The strength was want
ing. He directed one OF his men to
write: one of the men to whom he was
most attached and whom he wished es-
pecially remembered. The man refused
to take so equvocal part. diamond
.Ion insisted. A will was then drawn as
the dying man desired. He seized the
nen TO sign il, but was too weak. The
name was nothing more than scrawl.
Then he called out TO those around MN
that the document was his last tesla
ment.
The widow proposes 10 carry out
"Diamond JOS dying rs well as living
suggestions. Mrs Reynolds, the widow,
is a delicate old lady, who lives In Au-
rora. She is is years Of age and as un-
learned in worldly ways as child. In
stating her plans to her advisers she
has told how her sole desire now is TO
carry out the plans which her husband
used TO discuss, but which, overestima-
ting his vigor, he left uniformed. 10
each of the men named by her husband
she will give $4,000,
The "Diamond 10" estate comprises
real estate, steam packets, grain eleya-
tors. the railroad from Malvern to Hot
Springs, Ark, and some of the best
mining property in the country, dis
tributed over Colorado, Arizona, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas and Illinois.
Although Diamond 10" died miles
away from the center of his activity
with no means OF preparation on his
part for his end, the estate was found
to owe not single dollar.