The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-20
HEIR TO A MILLION
Mrs. Doc Black VIII Receive
Large Portion
OF LEAVENW0RTH ESTATE
viii Leave for California on
July First

Mrs. Doc Black, one Of the Oldest set
tiers Of this county. and resident Of this
city, is co-heiress to an estate Of $500. 900
in Stockton. California. By the opening
last week of sealed viii left BY Judge
Harvey Leavenworth. OF Stockton, Cali
fornia. Mrs Black viii receive Gl.oO0. 90
which is left in the bequest Of the Cali
fornia millionaire TO DR.. Harvey Black
Of this city. or his heirs.
Harvey Black, or Doc Black. as he was
known TO every old timer in this county,
came here with his wife IN 1870 and
opened a billiard hall and saloon in a
building about where the ARnowalt lum-
beryard now stands. He was q man Of
considerable wealth at the time he came
here and he bought some land along the
banks of the Arkansas river. running
north from a point below the old Arti-
fetal Stone Works. run By Martin Hell
lar. to First street. At that time. nearly
thirty years ago. the east bank Of the
Arkansas was about where Waco street
is now or maybe q little east OF it. All
the ground on Douglas avenue up 10
First street, between that point and
where the river bank now is, is made
ground and was acquired by Doc Black,
who at an early date, turned the cur
rent Of the river by dumping a rod Of
filing IN from the east side. At an early
day Doc Black owned a ferryboat that
Piled the big Arkansas from bank 10
bank at almost where the Douglas ave
nue. bridge now stands.
He had many other business interests
around and in the town and was con-
sidered one OF its most progressive and
prominent citizens. He was free and
open handed with his wealth and nobody
ever asked Doc Black for money that
did not get it Il he had a dollar left
During the boom the DR.. got tangled up
and lost most Of his property and some
that was not taken from him he sold for
small sums during the panic. He died
in this city a year ago last April, and
almost all he left his widow was the
piece Of ground that abutts the east
bank Of the Arkansas at the foot Of
Douglas avenue.
This Judge Leavenworth, whose sealed
viii has just been opened. died some nine
years ago and eight years preceding the
death OF his favorfte nephew and name
sake. DR.. Harvey Black.
Judge LeavenWorth was one Of the
wealthiest men in his part Of California
and also one Of the most peculiar. He
was for eighteen years judge of the. ap-
pelate court at San Francisco. Cal, and
was the first judge to sit on the bench
for that court. At his death he left an
estate which has been estimated at some
49, - no Noo s-1
900 were in cash and government bonds
and the remainder in real estate. He had
no immediate relatives in his family ex-
cept his wife and he left his entire prop
erty to her IN trust for her use during
her lifetime and also left q sealed will
with his lawyer making further disposi-
ton of his property in the event Of the
death OF his widow or of her becoming
incapacitated from transacting business
by old age. III health, or accident. This
old lady. Mrs. Leavenworth, is now s.
years old and is very feeble and recently
was stricken with a paTslytic stroke that
left her almost blind and unable to Go
much other than TO receive the visits of
the family doctor. Shortly after receiv-
ing the stroke Of paralysis she sent for
her niece. Mrs. Kungle, Of this city. who
is a sister of DR.. Black. TO come to her.
Mrs. Kungle sold her property on James
street in this city and about month ago
went TO Stockton and is there now. While
there old Mrs. Leavenworth had her
lawyer bring the sealed win to the home
and it was opened and read in the pres
ence of several interested parties It
bequeathed the estate TO the brothers
and sisters of the deceased after life
tenure by the wife and to DR.. Harvey
Black it left a cold million OF dollars
without any restrictions. and as Doc
Black left no heirs, except his widow,
she viii get this money. The sealed viii
made provisions for the appointment OF