The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
R BUTLER'S WILL.
- Deceased Pioneers Substan-
tisI Legacies to Friends.
rro MYERS PLEADS GUILTY.
= uNvy Mortgage Claim Asninsx the
VIC. Hill Estate Allowed After
. strong Technical Fight.
GRO MYERS PLEADS GUILTY.

q. Vii OF Hulory Butler. the deceased
1907 was flied In the probate depart
-. 81 ire superior court yesterday by
eS-sn~ 4 DeFrtss. attorneys for the gen
s1s<uea named as executors. From the
III Il viii be seer that many OF the young
:. frisrds OF Mr. Butler have been SUBJ
ssxrftzliy remembered
rhtre l. one singular mistake In the viii
% the LEGACY TO Mtsx Emma Atkins she 10
sneEen OF as the daughter OF testators de-
$500 frtend ''Riehard'' Atkins. The late
u~ Atkins. zbo died many years ago. was
. wzru friend Of Dir. Butler. and was one
~ tie most popular and genial Of pioneers.
IL vas the one man elected 70 the Office
~ sheriff on the Democratic ticket In this
<uxnty within the last twenty-five years
rat hls name was not Richard" II was
sHenry A. He was Familiarity and afycc-
tsonsscsy called Dick Atkins by his
fr<nds for no particular reason that vas
ser nsa1s apparent, and IL was a. Rich
ar6v he was Inadvertently recalled by Mr.
Easger. which occasioned the mistake. The
fun text Of the will is as follows:
This In the last VIII and testament OF
uaiory Butler. Of the city of Seattle. King
eounty. and state OF Washington
sFIrst-I give and bequeath to Mrs. Ada
fhorne wife OF Robert l.. Thorne. of Rem
s " "' - '' .
.second--I give and bequeath to Mrs.
Alice Engle. wife Of A. W. Engie. Of Sc
attic, King county, Wash. the sum Of s2.oo.
ssThira--T give and beaaea,h to Mrs. Mary
Eliza Short Of Kent, King county, Wash.
the sum OF 5000.
.Foursh--I give and bequeath 10 Mrs.
Nancy Mildred Burke. wife of George w.
Burke. Of Kent. King county, wash. 8. oo1
FIFTH give and bequeath 10 Mrs.
Ellen Burns. widow. sister of my wife.
Catherine Butler, deceased, the sum OF
Gs6.
SIXTH give and beqneath to Miss En-
ma Atkins. daughter of my deceased friend.
Richard Atkins. OF Seattle. King county.
Wssh. the sum OF 1900.
aseyensh--It is my will that my sxecu-
tors set apart a sum Of money, not exceed
sax 300. and expend the same IN erecting
. suitable monument TO mark my grave
ard the grave OF my deceased wife. in the
Masonic cemetery at Seattle. King county,
Wash. and the further sum OF 500 TO be
heid In tFIs, by them to be used In keep
Ing the cemetery lot In which said monu-
ment shall be erected In proper order and
repair. and should the cemetery be removed
90 some other locality, TO defray the neces-
oary expenses OF removing said monument
and the remains Of myself and wife.
''Eighth--f give and bequeath TO my
brother Edward Butler. the sum Of 1850.
NINTH give and hequeath TO my els
ter. Lucinda Butler. the sum OF 81 800.
TENTH give and bequeath To my broth
or Franklin Butler, the sum OF si.510.
Eleventh give and beuueath TO my
ulster. Katherine Butler. the sum Of Il 300.
Twelfth give and bequeath 10 my
brother. William Butler. the sum OF 1880.
Thirteenth give. devise and be-
queath all The residue and re-
mainder OF my estate. OF what
g~1 a~A ~ta. h.
essl persons hsreinbefore named as bere-
fehr.es In this win. share and share alike.
and Ia the event that any of said legatees
or beneficsaries shall be dead
st thu time OF my death. then
fae share Of such legatee or benefci-
airy shall pass 20 his or her legal Issue. and
II such isgatee or beneficiary so dead as
aforesaid at my death shall leave no legal
issue then surviving. then the share Of my
estate which such legates or beneficiary
would have taken shall pass 70 the remain
ing iegatees and benenciaries. equally.
then surviving. and 10 the legal Issue Of
such as may then be dead. IL being my de-
sirs and viii that all Of said iegatees. or
IN the event OF the death or any one or
more OF them. their legal issue, shall re-
eeave said residue and remainder OF my es-
tate. the said issue taking the share OF de-
ceased iegatee. and II such deceased legal
tee shall leave no legal isste surviving him
or her at the date OF my death. then such
share 20 psss equally TO the surviving iega-
tees or henehciaries named in this VIII. or
20 their legal issue.
'.Fourtsenth--I hereby nominate and APP
point my friends. ROLAND III. Denny ard
Arthur A. Denny. Of Seattle. King county.
Wash. the executors OF this. my last VIII
and testament. without bonds. IL being my
win thst no bonds shall be required or them
or either OF them: and IL is further my VIII
ard desire that Immediately after the pro-
bate OF this will. and after the same shall
have been duly entered OF record. my said
executors shall az once become possessed
OF my said estate. with fun power 10 exc
cute this viii and 90 administer upon my es-
tate without the Intervention OF any court
ard without being required to account 90
any court for their acts and doings as Eueh
executors. and IN the event OF THE death
Of either Of said executors. 10 IL my viii that
the survivor shall have all tho powers as
tieh executor as both would have IL living
and acting. I hereby empower my said
executors. or the survivor OF them. 20 sell
and convey any and all real and personal
property belonging 10 my estate at public
or private sale. and without being required
% Apply 10 any court for authcrttysc 90 do.
"Flfteenth-I hereby revoke all wills ard
ie<tameGts heretofore made by the. and
declare this TO be my last viii.
Witness my hand this 18th day OF Au-
eass. 1894 flILiORY BUTLER"
The witnesses to the will were Dexter
Horton and r. Il. Blaine.