The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-08
One Has Been Filed for Pro-
bate, but There Is a Later One
so SAYS FRIEND OF DECEASED
Instrument Presented 10 tho Surrogate
Makes W. E. D. Siokss Executor and
The Brother AID Sister lsgaisss.

New York. Nov. s-one will Of the late
Edward s. Stokes was iled for probate
yesterday. and according to f. " Foote'
an intimate friend Of the deceased mil-
iionalre. another and later will will be
produced in due season.
Mr. Foote is real estate man, and Is
sclly informed as TO Mr.. Stokes affairs
uIe lives at 25S West Forty-second street
and visits the Hoffman daily. When
asked about the will fled yesterday Mr.
Toote said:
II notice the viii which has been died
with the surrogate is ten years old. i am
an a position TO say that later one is ln
existence I will not say who has IL, or
svhat its provisions are. but II IS quite
different from the one that W. u. y.
Stokes has had fled
When was the later will executed?'
"oulte recently replied Mr.. Foote
Have you seen u yourself2
'Yes"
Were you one of the Witnesses
sThat decline TO answer" said Mr..
Foote. "AH that ] care TO say ~ that
shere Is a later will, and that IL VIII oe
nled."
Mr.. Foote refused to answer any FUR
,her questions.
nv tho will which was filed Yesterday,
should Horace Stokes and Mrs, Mary Jane
NfacNutt brother aud sister OF the late
Edward s. stokes leave no children on
uheir death--they have none now-the en-
fire fortune OF their brother will be IN
herited by his cousin William r. u.
Stokes.
Is is a strange condition, In view oi the
yact that Edward $ Stokes and his cous-
which time they were involved i'm compli-
Gated litfgatiOns which had not terfnina-
.ed when Mr. stokes died last SATURDAY
frhere was a reconciliation between the
r.olsins at the desthbed of Mr.. Stokes
This will is dated February IL, tssl,
.ear or two prior 20 the time that MT
Stokes became estranged from his cousin.
No estimate has been made as 10 the
Nalue Of the estate. but N Is said 10 De
worth probably. $3.50 900. Including several
valuable claims held by Mr.. stokes ana
which were i'm litigation when he died
II is said that he owned no real estate
except possibly some in Virginia, The ex
Get nature Of which H. not known, anC
chat all ne left IL personal property. Hl'
sncone from ono Of his downtown rostau
rants ~ said to have been X2.UoO annually
AS the will was executed more than tel
Rcars ago, the name of Rosamond Lang
don Barclay who has said that she was
vr1arrirrf tlF7-4-l4Assa
snonfhs ago. Is not mentioned in the docu
pnent
W. E ~ Stokes X named a. cxecuto
sn the will filed yesterday. The testato
gives the entire estate. real and persona
70 the executor with power To collect an'
receive the entire income, IA trust, 10 pa
40 the testators mother. Nancy Stokes
r2n06; 20 his brother. Horace stokes, sAst
and 10 his sister. Mary Jane MacNntt a
whose residence ne died sS"o He also di
rects, ia adition 10 the heduest 20 Inf
,rother that she be paid $500 on the frs
day OF every month during her life, an
thorizing the executor 60 set apart
yund Sufficient 80 provide for this incom,
As his mother died some time ago the be
quest TO her falls
The VIII divides the entire resduary es
tate into two parts. the income from pr
of which Is TO be paid 10 Horace Stok,
Tor life. and the income from the othc
share 10 his sister. Mrs. MscNutt Il
life. Az the death OF the brother or sist'
she principal of their share is 90 go
sheir children or Hneal descendants. b'
sn case they die without leaving childrC
or lineal descendants then the entire e.
tate is TO be paid over 20 William y.
Stokes.
II am not married and have no childre
have made these dispositions Of. n
property TO my mother and TO my ON
brother and TO my only sister 0ccordii
10 my own judgment and IN such ma
ncr as ] determine C. be best for the
Snterests and welfare ig the concludii
CLAUSE in the will hed
Citations will at aRce be issued FOR &
prohate OF The VIII
In the meantime there is likely to
some inquiry about the other win viii
sfr. Foote says he knows about