The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-25

in Paris said to-day, If DR.. Evans had
drawn a will for the express purpose or
benefiting the legal profession he could not
have accomplished that object better than
by the present document, or, rather docu-
ments.
Dr. Evans left two Wills the dates and
provisions OF which are identical. one being
drawn up under the American form and the
other In French form. Both documents are
entirely In his own handwriting, and each
one covers eighteen pages of legal cap. The
individual requests are so numerous that
the testator. who specifies each one with
letter, beginning with "A, goes clear
through the alphabet and commences over
again. The largest beneficiary is the testa-
tors nephew, Colonel Muller, VINO Is also
who is left $4,000
The only one of Dr. Evans's near relatives
who does not come in for share OF the
estate is a nephew, DIR. John Evans. also a
dentist, created Marquis Doyley by the
Pope. Dr. Thomas drew his will so that
DR.. John cannot possibly benefit by 1t SO
long as the wishes of the teStator are car
ried out He is mentioned over and over
again In different clauses of the will as de-
barred from any participation in the distri-
button of the estate, for reasons the~tes-
tator. says, which he and / both under
stand"
MOI only is the will drawn so that one
clause counteracts another, but DR.. Evans
stated, to the Thomas w. Evans Museum
and Institute of Philadelphia" Now there
is no Thomas w. Evans Museum and In
stitue of Philadelphia. 1t had been DR.. Ev-
ans's intention, on his recent visit to Amer
lea, to found dental institution in Philadel-
phia which was TO bear his name and mu-
scum In connection Herewith wherein were
to be deposited numerous presents he had re-
ceived from crowned heads. He was prevent
ed from carrying out his project, and the
Will provides that in case the city of PhIla-
delphla, and afterward the State of Pennsyl-
Vanla, refuse TO accept the conditions under
which he desires the institute to be founded
the property shall go to the six executors
named In the two wills, the teStator stating
that he has entire confidence that these ex-
ecutors will carry out what they know to be
his wishes in the matter of founding the in
Stitute.
Another legal complication arises from the
fact that DR.. Evans has named three execu-
tors of the will in France and three in Amer
lea, and the three American executors-Ely
Wilson and the Rev. Mr.. Habberton, a
nephew of the testatOr-have sent powers OF
attorney to the three French executors
Arthur e. Valois, DR.. Evans's legal advisor;
DR.. Crane and Colonel Muller - but the
French courts have not yet decided whether
the powers of attorney are valid In this case
The individual beneficiaries of the will
nave cause for INSTRUMENTATION that the
clause of the will devising half a million
dollars to the wife Of the testator requested
her to duplicate each of these requests on
her DEATH If she died interstate. The exec
utors OF the will probably will consider DR.
Evans's wishes in the matter.
DR.. Evans's body still lies in the mortuary
chapel here, his will expressly stating that
no religious services be held over his re-
mains in any church in Paris. The execu-
tors nave not yet decided whether or not tC
hold services over the remains in the family
residence, but as the French authorities are
at present making an inventory of the eff
fectS at the house it probably will be g
month before the body will be removed.