The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-05
OLAF r.. oLsEN,s WILL
DispOses Of Nearly $2OO,OOO, but the
Estate May Not Exceed 100000.

Dfsposes OF Nearly $4,000 but the
Estate May Not Exceed $1,000
The will of Olaf Rye Olsen was probated
in the Circuit Court yesterday morning.
The document was executed April !, 1885,,
and was written with a lead pencil on the
blank pages torn from an office ledger. The
~testator began the will by the following in
ventory of his property. Life insurance,
$155. 900; Fletcher-avenue property, $4,000;
Capitol-avenue property, s1o,5Oo; storeroom,
Georgia and Missouri streets. 81, 500; fac
tory, Kentucky avenue and Georgia street,
5000; factory, plant and material, S65,000;
accounts receivable. $4,000; total $3.50, 800.
Following these items the will reads. This
might shrink down to $2o0.o00, but if it does
it simply goes the way of the world" An
Indebtedness of $50 900 is set out in the will,
most of which is accounts payable and
BY the provisions of the will the wife of
the decedent is to receive two life insur-
ance policies amounting to $4,000: The tes-
tator estimated that this would provide
5000 a year for her support, $1,000 of the
annuity to be invested at interest and used
only by her. Ifathe beneficiary lived until
the policies matured, her husband estimated
that she would have a comfortable fortune.
In the event of her death or remarriage his
children are to share equally in the bequest.
In addition to the life insurance policies
Mrs. Olsen receives for individual use s2o.0W
in cash. The testator bequeathed SIS, 300 to
his daughter Lillian and like amounts to
his daughters Edith and Flora and his sons
fTeQ anu OIdI. II He ICFiHGf SUI Is euJOlIlGu
to assist his mother in taking care of her
By the provisions of the will Miss Lillian
Olsen is to retain possession Of her legacy
in case "she should marry The other
daughters are to have only the interest on
ty-one, then they are to receive the full ben
eft of the estate. The boys do not come
into their full share OF the requests until
clause of the will provides that if the widow
should marry the children may leave the
Ns1- ~ fF ~ ~ ~ ~ AA{rn ME NH GO rnn ~ 49, En-
graph says: II hope my dear wife will have
sense enough nots to dn3srry;" To the de-
requests are made: Fred Olsen $3.50;
to, Mark, Edward. gViggo, Ulavia, Laura
and Josephine, brothers and sisters. $500
tribution of about $500. 900. the relatives of
Olsen do not believe that his estate will
fortune has dwindled considerably since the
making of the instrument, and it is not
thought that it will aggregate more than
$l00, $40.
In Favor of MademoiseIIe Rhea.
The Superior Court, in general term, yes
terday, sustained the finding of the lower
court in the suit Of Michael B. Leavett, a
Denver theatrical manager, against the act
ress. Hortense Rhea. The case involved a
suit for s.. 900 damages, which Leavett filed
in the Superior Court in January, 1894. The
plaintiff. in June, 1888. made a contract with
Frank Dietz. manager for Mile. Rhea, by
Wnicn the star was TO present ner Specldcu-
lar drama. Queen of Sheba," in Denver,
Col. for a period of one week. The COM
plant alleged that Rhea was to occupy a
week in November. 1893, and that she failed
to keep the contract and the date remained
untitled. In January, 1894, Rhea came to In
dianapols and, during her engagement here,
Leavett attempted to attach the receipts.
To the proceedings brought in the Superior
Court the defendant filed a demurrer, con-
tending that she had signed no contract for
her Denver appearance ana that her agent
had only, made use of his own signature.
This contention was sustained by the court
and the attachment dissolved. In ruling upon
the appeal of the plaintiff the Superior
Court. in general term, asserted that the
Judgment of the lower court was affirmed
because there could be no reversal of a
case where only nominal damages were to