The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-13
RICE |LLFNfDFOR PROBATE
REQUESTS OF DEAD MILLIONAIRE
ARE SOMEWHAT PECULIAR.
william ". Rice Institute, at Hous-
ton, Tex, to Receive the Bulk Of
the Big Estate-wfshes That His
Son BE Made One of the Trustees.

NEW YORK, Oct. f2-counsel for AL
bert I. Patrick and Charles #. Jones, who
VIII De arraigned on Monday morning. be-
lore Magistrate Brannin. In the Center
street poiice court, on the charge Of forg-
ing the name OF the late William NJ
rice TO checks to the amount OF $500
spent most OF the day in the Tombs In
consultation with their clients. They re-
FUSED 10 talk about the character Of the
defense, and gave no information con-
corning The will executed by Mr.. Rice
When ne was living in Dunnelen, n. j.
Inc VIII of William Marsh Rice was
hied Tor probate today. II Is dated Sep
temoer rs. 1895. The witnesses are w. c.
Methersee. Of Brooklyn. and william +.
Harmon OF brooklyn. The executors are
william NJ. Rice. jr, John ID. Bartine and
James A. Baker. jr.
ny the terms OF the win the executors
set tV'uvo In cash for The beneft OF the
.sS'ators brother. Frederick A. Rice and
ms hrst wife, Charlotte. To the execu-
.ors Is also left 10000 for the benefit OF
,ne testator's sister. Minerva Odds. OF
a MASSACHUSETTS: Ten thousand dollars is
also left for the use of mis- sister Char
iotte >. Mckee. Of Massa chusetts.
me executors are TO be recompensed
ior their services by per cent. commits
SION on the value Of the estate
For Rice Institute.
Az me residue Of the estate IL be-
t,,a ~. 70 me William M. Rice insti-
snte iof the advancement OF literature
science and art. OF Houston Tex.
~, "e testator states that he desires that
IA, ~ son, william NJ Rice. jr., be elected
70 the board OF trustees and no homes ha
VIII take an active interest In advanctng
the anairs Of the institute
~ " also the desire OF the testator that
r.. raphael, Of Houston Tex. act in
the CAPACITY of secretary of the ins,i
lhte, he 20 receive CONDENSATION for hfs
services II Is mentioned, however that
rs acceptance shall be conditional on
bna "a Josra approving him, otherwise the
poara my elect someone else
=. ~ the provision by which the income NJ
s"~u Is TO be paid to the executors far
iE,sueriek A. Rice. and hts wife Char
iot'e. there is provision that In case
or tire death OF either benefIeisrv ,hs
other shall have the Income. ana IN
case the hereficiaries should NOT naad
az me income, they may dispose OF il
persons: J. =. Rice. r. A. Rice jr. David
Rice. George Rice. Minnie Lummis wife
81 ~ H. Lummis. of Texas. or I.ibbie
Thompson.
To his nephew, william Rice. the tes
tator leaves any moneys due the firm
or j. y. and william NJ Rice
Petition Filed.
A petition was fled later in the dav
py John d. Hard'ne. The value OF the
estate IL not given in the petition There
y an affidavit by Frederick A.
Rice attached TO the petition IN which he
states that he has read the petition filed
by Bardine. verified October r. 1900 lie
states he has given Information TO Bar
dine as TO the relatives and family of the
testator, and he says efforts have been
made to locate Frederick NJ Rice but
that no Information has been obtained Of
hts wherea bouts for the past thirty wears
He was last heard of az Hartford. Conn.
and all efforts 10 find him have proved
unavailing.
In the petition Mr. Bardine saws he
knows of no other will or co-wil. The
next OF kin. he states. are r. A. Rice.
brother. Charlotte Mckee. sister: Min
erva Il Odds. sister; Joseph Biynn.
nephew: William r. Rice, nephew:
Charles Rice. nephew: Nina Belle Rice.
grandniece. and Frederick NJ. Rice. In
one part the petition reads az follows:
"your petitioner IS informed and be-
lieves that Albert q. Patrick claims to
be person interested in defeating the
said viii"
The middle initial OF Patrck's name
f. IT" This IL the only reference TO
Patrick. There IL no reference to