Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-04
Found at Last in the Shoreham
Safe.
SHE WANTS her BODY CREMAFED
Her Estate Goes to Mrs. Bnce's
Secretary Mr.. Beatty.
P BILE CON S T

death in Honolulu, far from home and life
| long friends, there has been sincere de-
sire on the part of her nearest friend. Miss
| Lillian Whiting of Boston, and her cousin,
| Mr.. George Riddle Of Cambridge, Mass,
well known as the Oedipus Of the Greek
rlay given by Harvard students some years
| ago. to discover any expressed wish on her
| part as to the disposal of her effects.
Mr.. Riddle first heard of will from Mr..
Jefferson Chandler, formerly of this city,
who w1ote to him from Seattle that such
| a paper was at one time in existence, for
| he, himself. and Mrs. Chandler had been
| witr esses to will at Miss Fields request.
Miss Fields safe in the Corcoran building
was left in charge of Miss Ada Cowsin, in
| the office of the New York Evening Post,
| and this was searched carefully, but with
out result. Mr.. Devine of the Shoreham
where Miss Field had lived while here in
Washington, was applied to and he very
| kindly gave access to Miss Fields boxes,
| trunks and papers stored at the hotel, but
| this search was fruitless.
Application was made direct to the con-
| sui general at Honolulu by MIR. Riddle but
| as the consul could not act without author
| lily from the department or the court, he
| was powerless to make any search for a
| stsmentary paper.
The department very kindly lent its serv-
ices and had at the request of Mr.. John
sidney Webb Of this city, counsel for M.
/
| on the effects of Miss Field to the depart
| ment here.
The Tin Box.
In the meantime Miss Ella S. Leonard,
| formerly business manager of Kate Fields
| washington and now with Mr.. II. H. Kohl
| saat Of the Chicago Times-Herald, inform
| ed Mr.. Riddle that Miss Field had a tin
box in which she kept her papers of value,
and that she felt certain that in the box
would be found the missing will Mr. Rid
die came to Washington yesterday to take
out letters as collector Of the estate, hav-
ing obtained an order Of court to that eff
| feet, and also to search for this tin box
described by Miss Leonard.
One CT the clerks at the Shoreham over
| hearing conversation between Mr.. Riddle
and his counsel, Mr.. Webb, in front of the
| desk at the hotel yesterday, just as the
storm was sweeping over the city, ex-
claimed. why, that box is here in the
safe" And he turned to the big hotel safe
and produced the missing receptacle, which
| all this time had been in the safe, althoug h
| Its presence there was not known to the
| other clerks in charge of the desk or to
Mr.. Devine the proprietor.
Mr.. ]. Nota McGill, the register of Wills
kindly consented to be present and take
! charge of the search, since Mr.. Riddle $
| letters of collection could not be executed
at once, owing to the temporary absence
from the city of one of his bondsmen.
Found Mt Last.
And so, in the midst Of the storm, in the
presence of Mr.. Riddle, Mr.. DeviEe and
| Mr.. Webb, Mr.. McGill had the box opened
| by a locksmith and the papers exposed.
On the top lay sealed envelope. Mr.
| McGill picked 1t up, but hesitated to break
the seal, and thought it best to search the
| unsealed package first in hope that the will
| could be found without breaking a SEAL
The entire contents We're gone through, one
| by enc, but no will was found.
Then Mr.. McGill started to go through
| them again, working backward, but a
| suggestion was made to open the sealed
! envelope. and there was the paper. On
| the Chicago train at o'clock Miss Leon-
ard came to assist in the search.
Contents of the VIII.
The will was filed today. 1t was dated
July II, 1895, and witnessed by Katie fine
and Jefferson Chandler and Francis E.
Leupp. Mr.. H. H. Kohlsaat of Chicago
| and Mr.. T. Sanford Beatty of New York
are named as executors, and the follow
| ing requests are made: To the executors
| the sum of $500, to be invested and de-
voted to the care of the testatrixs lot in
Mount Auburn cemetery, Cambridge
Mass; to the state of New York. to form
| the nucleus of the proposed Adirondack
Park, two shares in John Browns farm
at North Ia, Miss Field expressing the
hope that other stockholders will fellow
her example; to T. Sanford Beatty, all
| property not otherwise disposed of. includ-
ing lot 6. square 194, this city; 127 shares
OF Instantaneous Fire Alarm stock, ard a
| loan of $500 to VIM H. Reynolds, for the
payment Of which are held 100 shares in
the Idaho Mining and Irrigation Company;
to S. V. White Of Brooklyn, the Walter
Savage Lander album, as payment Of a
loan of $500; to the Art Museum CT St
Louis. portraits of Miss Field (by Frank d.
MilleO, and of her mother and father: to
ihTor of
Of the st. Louis Reveille; to John E.
Searles Of New York, a drawing of Gains
borough, In paymen: of $1,000 invested in
Kate Fields Washington just before she
publication; to H. H. Kohlsaat. a valued
friend, certain pictures left with him; to
Mary sediey Smith; all clothing: to George
, Jane Smith, Ge Mount Vernon street. Boss Boss
ton; to Lillian Whitney, a crayon head, left
with Mrs VIM. P. Kellogg, and to T. San
ford Beatty all furniture, trunks, pictures
and boxes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. New
York, at the Shoreham and Corcoran build
Ing, this city, and at Newport, r. l.
Her Literary Executor.
Miss Field appoints Mr.. Beatty as her
literary executor, and to him all the resi-
due of the estate is left, he being requested
to substantially remember her cousin, Kate
Wilcox. Of New Orleans. He is also re-
quested to divide the jewelry between
Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. Sedley Smith. Lillian
Whitney. Mr.. Riddle, Mrs. Chandler and
| himself. and tc give Miss Jane Smith some
useful souvenir.
Her Body to BE Cremated.
AS to the disposition Of her body, Miss
Field directs that it be cremated, and that
her ashes, together with the plain gold
ring worn by her, be placed in an urn, and
the urn be deposited above the coffins of
her father and mother. half way between
1t is expected that the will will be con-
tested.
1t is not known why Miss Field decided
to make Mr.. Beatty the beneficiary of her
will. They were warm friends, and Mr..
Beatty YVES actively instrumental in or
ganizing several lecturing events out Of
which Mi 's Field reaped pecuniary advan-
tage. Mr.. Beatty is supposed to be in Eu-
| rope, and does not yet know that he is the
object of Miss Fields good will.
1. is suspected from the requests made
ON account of money loaned and invest
ments made in the paper known as Kate
Fields Washington that opposition to the
will, If there is any. will come from those
who have similar claims