The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-21
WILLIAM M. RICE ESTATE.
Colonel 0. 7. Holt Asks TO Be Made
Permanent Administrator.
DOES NOT ADMIT EXISTENCE OF WILL
Claims Estate to Be Indebted to Him
as Executor in the Sum Of
$4,000

petition was filed in the probate court
Of Harris county at Houston yesterday by
Colonel O. I. Holt Of this city, asking to
he appointed administrator Of the estate
Of The late William Marsh Rice, the IIous.
ion.yewYork millionaire, who died In the
latter city last September.
Among the principle contentious OF the
petition Is n clause claiming that Rice died
intcstatc md that, as the estate is indcbt
cd to various and sundry persons, there
is need for administration upon II. Colonel
Holt further represents that he is now aud
was at the time of the death of Rice,
ecutor OF the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Rice.
and alleges -ihat ms such executor the
tate 90 William NJ l;lee Is indebted q
HIM IN the sum Of S2IO0.0C0. The pcti.
toner estimates the value Of the entire
estates OF William VI. Rice at SjnO.000 aud
thai portion of 1t In Harris county, Texas
at f1.OUOUn.
The petition In full is as follows:
State of TcXns. County Of Harris.
To the llon. Il. H. Nasiner Judge of tn
Probate Court in ana for Harris County,
Your petitioner, q. 7. Holt. resident
citizen OF Harris county IN the state ~
Texas. respectfully petitions this huuof
nble court Tor letters of ADMINISTRATION
upon the estate OF William NJ. Rice dc
eeaS e! aud he respectfully shows the
That William NJ Rice, resilient citizen
of Harris county, In the Stutc of Texas
died ON or about The 18th day OF Scpten
bcr,fA. 70. 1900, IN the city and state OF
Sew York. That the said william NJ
Rice al his death, so far ns Is known &c
your petitioner, left no win ana died in
tcstatc and that there exists necessity
for administration upon the estate OF tho
said William NJ. Rice, deccased
Petitioner further shows that the sail
William NJ. Rice at the time Of his death
had real aud personal property In the
county of Harris and the State of Texus
and elsewhere Of the probable value Of
100000; that the personal aud rcal rs
rls county amounts in value 10 the sum
Of S1.0WWo. That IT the time Of the
death pf The said William NJ. Rice, as
aforesaid, he was a resident citizen of the
state nj Texas and county of Harris and
was temporarily In the city aud state ot
New York, ~ which place he died ns here
said William NJ. Rice consists of personal
property and real estate situated in llar
rls county ana In many other counties IN
the state Of Texas mud In the state Of
Now York and other States in the Union
the exact location Of which this petitioner
can not at this time give. That the por
tlon Of the property, ren aud personal
belonging 10 said estate in Harris county
Is estimated 10y your petitioner 10 he
100000. and that the entire estate Isl
worth, IN the estimation of your petition
er SJ.0000oO.
Tint there exists necessity for al
mnistratiou mon the eNtate Of the said
William NJ. Rice because the said William
NJ. Rice was Indebted TO divers and sundry
pcrSons and especially Ia your petitioner
Four petitioner hcpg now and was nt tho
time Of tho death Of the said William "
Rice executor Of tho estate Of Elizabeth
Rice deceased, and to him rs such cxectS
tor, the said estate OF William VI Rice
WINS and Is indebted In tho sum Of So loo
600, That The said estate or Wtllam VI
hice is indebted 10 divers and sundry
other persons, the cNHct amount due IT,
each and the residence and location OF
SAID persons, petitioner can not Mt this
time give.
That your petitioner. O. 4. Holt Is n
resident citizen Of Harris county. state Of
1eSfs. aud over the age of o years aud
is not disqualified by Inv TO act as the ad
minlSirntor Of the estate of the al VIII
iiam VI. Rice, deceased and nc therefore
files this petition aud praYs that uL.
court VIII order citation to Issue rs ~
law required and that due and proper no
tlce of this petition he given under tho
terms Of law and NJ The earliest term Of
ms court, at which this petition can he
he9rd. this court viii hear proof and upon
~ administration upon the estate NJ the
said William ~ Rice, deceased. As In duty
bound your petitioner Will ever pray
Campbell Hutchinson & Campbell Attor
neys for Petitioner,
The estate of William Marsh Rice has
already been introduced into the probate
coirr of this county
Captain James A. Baker, Jr., filed mn
application for the temporary adminls
tra1ion % the estate on September ~, 1900. |
and on the following day lac was appoint
20 by tbc court. His bond was liked Ut
$1,000. and on October . 1900. It was
approved, MessrS, w. W. Sewan r. 4
hcichardt and II NJ. Curtin being given
MS securities The oath of the temporary
administrator was tlcd ON the same dny.
On November the temporary admits
trator nled a report which was approved.
md the court; considering that necessity
snip WIS ordered continued until Wcdncs
,lny after he first Monday Ia january.
On January q 1901, It was ordered nv the
court thai the temporary administration
~ Gnntltticd pending the contest over the
Wis " New York, unless the order should
he earlier revoked