The times., 1897-12-25
TEE VAST EVANS ESTATE
Most Of 1t Left to Il NoH-Existent
Corporation.
Brother of the DeCcdcnt on His
Way 10 Paris 20 Aid i'll Ad-
miUiStering.

Mr.. Rudolph Evans, Commissioner ol
deeds os tins ritv. has gone to Paris 6,
assist in the settlement of the estate 1i
tie late pI. Thomas v. Evans, his brother
! who recently died there.
Whe: Mr.. Evans arrives in Paris he viii
find many complications Ia the settlement
ofthe estate. Inc dead dentist was wyr b
millions, aEd il was but recently that tEe
provisions Of his will were made puJic
| by d. Cane, hiz lifelong friend.
dispatch from Paris regarding the ,riIl
announces that. after making requests
To more than thirty relatives, the tttal
| OF which amounts to les; than a quarter r
a million dollars, Hr. Evans leaves all the
rest Of his estate to the Thomas ".
Evans Museum and institute Of PM.a..cl-
phia.' The valge oftae estate, whicn IS in
real estate. stocks. and bonds is estim tied
by tie executors to lie about s., ,0O3.,OO.
It's hv IL mems cert iin however. thal
all OF DF Evans millions VII eylnt-
uany Serve the purpose h intended
DR. Fvens left TWO wills, tne dates and
pr3yi>i3Hs 81 which are identical, one
bring drawn UP under the American rJitI.
and the OF Ter in French form. Eoth doc.
UHents are entirely in his own haudwrft
ing, ana each enc covers eighteen pages
OF legal cap.
The individual bequests are 50 mum c-Uus
that tiir teStatur, who spec ifie~ a.t..r one
clear through the alphabet and be dns
over gait.
The total of these individual b.q I,>ts.
however, does not amount To Il quarter Of
million dollars, as has been stated, tie
largest beneficiary being the te>t1 oF's
nephew. Col. Muller, VITO is also ore OF
the executors OF tie French will, InC y ho
is left SE5, 900
The only one of DR.. Evans near rela-
ti'es vino does not come in for 4 share CT
tie estate is 4 nephew. DR.. John Evans.
alsc q dentist, created Marquj, DoyIey by
Tn" Pope. DR.. Thomas has dra IN his VIII
SD that DR.. John cannot possibly henefit
by II in any circumstances 50 long aS the
wishes OF the testatOr are carried llt. lie
ismentiUned over and over aga in Indifferent
clIuses or the viii as disbarrcd from .ny
participation in the distribution ofthl. % tate.
for reasons" the teStator says, -.r-hich
he and both understand"
Not only l. tie VIII IRA wu SO that cne
clause couuteractS another but Dr. Z ans
lea c. the bUIk OF Lis property as before
stated, 10 tie Thomas W Evans M.s:um
and institute OF Philadelphia
The home Of Mr.. Rudolph Evans is at
at No. 1918 F. street northwest. lie is
eighty-f0ur years Of age. His wife did
not accomp: nv him TO France. and last
night, when seen at her home she readily
told Times reporter about her husbands
trip. lie left a week ago on La Gas
coigne," She said, 'and expect he viii
soon be il. Faris. His Youngest son, Taeo-
dore Evans, is already there, he ha ring
been associated for some time with his
uncle. Ny husband is the only living
brother OF Mr.. Evans, and was seven years
his SenioI. There are two sisters who
live IL Philadelphia, and they have sew
eral children, who, l have no doubt are
mentioned in the viii. one Of them IS
Charles I. Muller. who, | understand, =
referred to as Col. Muller
Mrs. Evans explained that she was NJ.
RUDOLF ph Evans's second wife and tie step.
mother of four sons. They are DR.. W. W
Evans of this city; Nj F. L. Evans, OF tie
Agricultural department: Th 1udore Evans |
and the John Evans referred to as the
Marquis Doyley. The last named was
for number of years associated with |
DR.. Thomas Evans in Paris. but ther sool |
sprans up q family quarrel resulting frpm |
certain conduct on the part OF tue yollnz |
man which caused his uncle to cut hiIb |
Dr T.lt
CURED his uucle'S diSpIeasure when he |
gave up his correct name and resurrecting |
4 title OH his mothers side. became thu. |
Marquis Duyley.
Referring Ia the proposed institute IN
Mrs Evans explained that
she had often heard the late phvSici N
talk OF eSta bliShinS the institute. He
many rare gems, the gifts Of
kings, and believing these would .,e a
bone Of contention among his relatives
when he died, lie proposed to create, in |
conjunction with the dental institute. a
in which he proposed to place
these valuable stones and precious articles. |
He was prevented from carryin;. { " his |
project, and the Will provides that IN Cnse
the city of PliIa elphia. and ;ifterward |
the state OF Pennsylvania, refuse to ac-
cept the conditions under which ne de
sizes the institute to he founded, the prep |
erty shall &c to the six executors IA med in
the two wills, the t.stator stating that lie
has entire confidence that these executors |
viii carry out what they know to nc his |
wishes in the matter OF founding the insti. |
tUte-
A recent letter from Paris 20 Mrs. Evans |
tells of the slow process or the French |
administration of the estate, and it is |
probable that many weeks viii pass be- |
fore it is even known just what personal |
effects DR.. Evans left. When he died the |
French officials took Immediate possession,
sealing ur each article, and they rem in |
In that condition while an inventory is be- |
ing made. The official doing this work |
does not work except from noon until 4 |
)'ciock, and il viii be seen that it VIII !
AXE some tima To ( finish the estate at that |