The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19
The Document Filed
in Probate Court
Yesterday.
NO PUBLIC REQUESTS MADE.
The Bulk Of the Huge For
tune Goes to Widow
and Children.

The will of Horatio N Slater, the
millionaire manufacturer of Webster,
who died Monday, was filed In the pro-
bate court yesterday by Hopkins, Smith
& Hopkins The will dfsposes of an
estate variously estimated at between
$S,OOO,0OO and S5,OO0,0OO, and, as already
stated in The Spy, contains no public
or charitable requests of any kind.
The bulk of the huge fortune goes to
the widow, Mabel Hunt Slater, and her
flVe children, Horatio, Esther, Nelson,
Mabel and William Hunt Slater, while
Sl,Oo00OO is divided equally between
caroline Slater Washburn, wife of Hon.
CHARLES G. Washburn of this city, and
samuel Slater Of Boston.
The document itself is an impressive
looking paper, closely written on q full
pages of legal note paper and is unus-
aally verbose throughout it's multitu-
olnous provisions and restrictions.
guarding every clause for every posi-
Die contingency. 1t disposes of the
largest estate admitted to probate in
worcester county since the filing of the
in 1888.
Some of the principal requests of the
VIII are; Amos Bartlett, Webster.
S9ooV; THOMAS K. Bates, Webster,
SSVo0; Frank Hartly, Webster, $50OO;
Gari Geber, Jr, $1,000; James c. Peck,
eeIalnneld, n. j., $4,000. To his nephew,
samuel 5. Durfee, Providence, r. l., Mr..
2iater left $4,000 and to Nelson Slater
Bradford, Edward S. Bradford and Dor
cas- Bradford, children of Edward s.
bradford, Springfield, $4,000 each. The
sum or $4,000 is divided among the
oniidren of Mary Rhodes Nightingale.
wAfe of Horatio Nightingale.
Allce Rhodes, Maud Rhodes, Hannah
hhodes and Abby g. Rhodes, children
81 ~ henry A. Rhodes, are bequeathed
the sum of $4,000 each.
TO his wife, Mabel Hunt Slater. Mr..
slater leaves the homestead estate,
Win all personal effects, horses and ev-
cry article Of use or ornament. Fol
rowing these smaller bequests are a
number of clauses creating gigantic
rust FUNDS for the benefit of rae widow
ana her children, together with his two
c1iioren by former marriage.
20 tnree trustees under the will is
fle1t the sum Of 81, 900 900 in trust to in
vest, manage and to hold as tr1Is+
Iund, the income of which is to be paid
quarterly to the widow for her own use
and Tor the maintenance and education
OF ner children, to be expended at Mrs
Siaters discretion. If the entire income
is not used the unexpended portion is
10 pc added to the fund. The trust is
surrounded by ample provisions for
prior death Of either widow or chill
ureLi' ana one clause stipulates that a
| just and equal share of the fnnd is "a
go to each child, one-half on reach
ing the age Of Is years, and the balance
on attaining the age of IS years,
mabel Hunt Slater is annointaa
guardian Of the children, and in case Of
ner death, Mrs. Charles 6. Washburn i
70 De their guardian, both or either
peIng exempted from giving bonds,
10 bne trustees is left a trust fund Of
$2Vu,VoO Tor the benefit of Caroline Slater
Wasnpurn OF Worcester, the income of
Whlch is to go to her during her life and
70 revert to her children during the,I
! minority. The fund is guarded and
| pound about by verbose Drovisions
| winch provide for every possible CON
| tlngency. In case of prior death az Mrs
| Washburn, Senator Charles 6. WASH.
Durn becomes the beneficiary of a fund
! Of $250,Oo0. " q Auiiu
A similar fund of 100000 is left for
We penent OF Samuel Slater of Boston.
with many provisions and controIiir q
| clauses, one of which provides that ;S 3
the event of his death leaving 3. widow
sne snail receive the sum of Sl2.0O0 an
| hually from the income of the fund
| The rest and residue of the estete
IS lett to the trustees in trust To he
managed for 20 years and II months
| AFTER which it Is to be divided between
the surviving children together with the
WIDOW. This is estimated at by far the
largest bequest of the will and is guard
J 60 and carefully surrounded by restric-
tlons which provide for the event of any
| contingency
Amos Bartlett, Webster; Charles G
| Washburn and Frank Buikeley Smith
! are appointed trustees under the will
to manage the estate without surety or
bond. The salary of each according ID
the will is fixed at $4,000 a year
They are empowered to sell, lease or
retain the manufacturing interests of
the deceased or to sell the stock in the
| Slater Wooden company. They shall not
| elect themselves TO office in the wooden
company nor in the Webster & Spring.
field railroad, except 1t is provided that
| Mr. Bartlett may manage the factory
| interests
The trustees are also appointed execu-
tors of the estate and each will receive
| the sum of $4,000 annually for two
years after fling of the will. Thus for
two years it will cost 100000 a year to
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