The sun., 1901-11-08
WHERE'S STOKES'S WILL NO.2?
SISTER ASKS FOR A SEARCH or
THE DEAD MANS PAPERS.

Alleged widow Takes No steps, and II Is
Possible That tho Estate May Be Set
tied Without Litigation defective Q
Petition for VIII I'm Favor OF W. T.. d.
A petition for the probate OF the ten
year-old will Of Edward s. Stokes, purport-
ing TO have been verified by his cousin
William z. d. Stokes, was presented 10
Probate Clerk Washburn yesterday, Inc
will had been filed the day before without
a petition for probate. When the petit
tion was presented yesterday 1t did not
state whether or not the testator had left a
widow or children. Mr.. Washburn said
the petition was defective and declined TO
receive IL.
Until citations are issued for the pro-
bate Of this will It is not necessary for Rose
L. Barclay, who says she Ia the widow.
to take action. The will gives half OF the
income for life to the testators sister. Mrs.
Mary Jane MacNutt, in whose house he
died, and the other half Of the income to
the testator's brother. Horace Stokes;
w. E. ID. Stokes. who Is made sole executor
and trustee, to have the residue II the brother
and sister remain without issue. Stokes
said In the will that he was not married
that s. ten years ago.
E. V. Foot., an intimate friend OF Stokes.
said yesterday:
Il am In a position to cay that later
will Is in existence. ! shall not say who
has 1t or what it's provisions are. but it Is
quite different from the one that W. f. ID.
Stokes has had fled
Mr., Foote, who IL a real estate broker.
said that the other will was executed quite
recently Mortimer X. Fiagg. the lawyer,
who filed the present will, when asked
about another will, said: -,
Il have heard the talk Of another Will
and for all | know there may be one In
fact, j have been requested through Mrs.
MacNutt to make a search through Stokes
papers for another will. and shall do so;
OF course, many friends OF the late Edward
s Stokes will think this will peculiar. There
was constant litigation between the deau
| man and his cousin but W. T.. ID. Stokes
| tells me that twenty-four hours before
! the death Of his cousin there was a complete
reconciliation, When Edward 3, Stokes
was dying he sent for his cousin When
want you to forgive me. Whatever ieua
there had been in the past was wiped out
| then and there"
Lawyer Charles E. Hughes. who had
latterly acted as counsel for Edward >
Stokes, said yesterday. when asked about
Il do not care to say anything about the
matter Just now. You will know about II
In due time"
John Deahunty, counsel for Rose l.
| Barclay. said yesterday:
| Miss Barclay has not instructed me
| 20 begin a contest, and do not know that
one will be necessary. do not know that
another will is in existence, and II Miss
Barclay does she has not told me OF II
| | do not think she knows there is another
will II Mr.. Foote says there Is i believe
| It Is true. Even II II is true 1t does
not follow that the second will will b6
! filed These things are sometimes settlec
I out OF court and the first will may be al
| lowed TO stand"
| A person very close TO Mise Barclay
| had said the day before that she did moi
! expect TO contest the will that Is filed, anC
! II is understood that negotiations are II
progress 20 prevent any legal difficulty
over the estate.