The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-13
MILLIONAIRE RICE'S
WILL MADE PUBLIC.
Heirs Next of Kin File the DOcu
mcnt for PrObate-NO Refer
ence to Patrick.

| New York. Oct. l2-Counsel for Albert t.
Patrick and Charles +. Jones. who Will be
| arranged on Monday morning before Mag
istrate Brann. In the Center Street Court,
on the charge Of forging the name of the
| late William Marsh Rice. to checks TO the
| amount of $4,000 spent most of the day ir
;he Tombs in consultation with their clients
They refused to talk about the character
of the defence and gave no informa ton con-
cerning the will executed by Mr.. Rice. when
he was living in Dunelen. n. J.
The will of William NJ. Rice was filed for
probate to-day. II is dated September 26.
1886 The witnesses are w. C. Wetherbee
and William r. Harmon. both of Brooklyn.
The executors are William Rice. Jr., John
u. Bartine and James a. Baker. Jr.
BY ,he terms Of the WILL the executors
get 5000 in cash for the benefit of the tes-
tator's brother. Frederick A. Rice. and his
also lefl 5000 for the benefit of the tes-
. tatOr's sister. Minerva Oids of Massachu-
setts. Ten thousand dollars are also left
FOR the use of his sister. Charlotte ;. Nc
kee vi Massachusetts.
The executors are to be recompensed for
their services by . per cent commission on
the value of the estate.
All the residue of the estate is bequeated
10 the William NJ. Rice Institute of Houston.
Tex. for the advancement of literature.
science and art
The tsstator states that he desires that his
son. " iiliam NJ. Rice, Ir.. be elected to the
board of trustees and he hopes he Will take
active interest In advancing the affairs
OF The institute. IL Is also the desire OF
The tsstator that T. Rapaael of Houston.
Tex. act III the capacity OF secretary of the
II stItute. he to receive compensation for
his services. 1t Is mentioned. however. that
mis- acceptance snail De conditional on the
boards approving him. otherwise the board
MAY elect somebody else.
To his nephew. William VI. Rice. the tes-
tatCr caves any moneys due the firm of
}. =. n William NJ. Rice.
The viii was tiled for probate by Horn
blower. Byrnes. Miller ami Parker.
John D. Bardiue.
The value OF the estate is not given in the
petition.
In the petition Mr. Bardine says he knows
OF no other will OF codiciL The heirs. next
OF kin. he states. are: +. A. Rice, brother;
charlotte Mckee. sister: Minerva 4. Olds.
sister; Joseph Blynn. nephew: William NJ.
Rice. nephew: Charles Rice. nephew. Nina
Belle Rice, grandniece. and Frederick NJ.
Rice.
In one part the petition reads as follows:
Your petitioner il informed and believes
that Albert S. Patrick claims to he a per-
son interested in defeating the said wiii.''
The middle initial of Patrick's name Is
This Is the only reference to Patrick.
There IL no reference to Jones'
MI states tE3l all persons next
of kin of the testator ale of sound mind
and legal age. except Nina Belle Rice, who
Is minor.
Terms of Rice's Second Will.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Oct. 12-FolIowing the fling
to-day of the first will of the late million
aire William NJ. Rice, In which the pro-
ject5 d Rice Institute AT Houston is made the
residuary legatee of the estate. now con-
servatively estimated at ss.e0o.0OO, Captain
McCIusky of the detective bureau has made
public the second will. the original of which
is In the possession Of Albert T. Patrick un-
der which the lawyer becomes the chief
beneficiary.
The second will names William Rice Jr,
of Hyatt, Tex, and James A. Baker of
Houston, Tex. as executors. Strangely
enough. Mr.. Baker Is fighting this will
The executors are to receive per cent COM
mission on all money hardled. except S2JO.-
oO0. which Is bequeathed 10 the William NJ
Rice Institute for the Advancement Of
Literature. Science and Art in Houston.
In the second Will more liberal provision
Is made for the relatives of the testator
than In the first will II is stipulated at
the same time hat IL these relatives con-
test the will. they shall lose all interest
In the estate.
The vital clause IS contained in the eley-
enth paragraph. which names Lawyer Pat
rick as the residuary Iegatee. The will is
dated June 80, 1890. and is duly witnessed
W hat the next step will be in the strug-
gle for the old mans millions cannot he
determined until Patrick is released from
prison. He expects to find a bondsman In
DAY or two. and his counsel is authority
for the statement that he will insist upon
his rights in the premises.