Evening journal., 1901-07-16
ROGERS Will
NOT CONTEST
FaVOrite Nephew Decides TO
Sustain Will
HIS SISTER WILL FIGHT IT
lIali-SiSter Of the Late Jacob s.
Rogers Talks About His
PeculiaritieS

That is why he made a blunder when
writing the document.
Il can just imagine l hear him say: |
They are all wanting my money, so
I'll let them fight for it when | am
dead
1t was characteristic c. him 10 do
things that way.
And he knew me. He knew | would |
fight for my rights. For | am Rogers, |
and more like him than any other Of
his relatives"
In this way did Mrs. Virginia Hin |
isch OF Newark, sum up yesterday the
character Of her half-brother, Jacob s. |
Rogers, whose will she intends to con-
test.
1t is with a spirit as determined ss
Jacob Rogers own that she has filed
a caveat, through her attorney, James
NJ Morrow, Of Newark, thus obstruct- |
ing the probate of the will. Her ex-
ample was followed by Mrs. Helen Rogers
Bradford, OF Wilmington, Del, and by |
Mrs. Mary j.. Westeriield, of Paterson. |
a daughter of Jason Rogers, one of the |
brothers of the dead man. They were
only left $4,000. Flora Rogers, Who'll
has been travelling in Europe, filed al
caveat yesterday. One of the nephews
was ignored entirely. 1t is supposed !
he also will contest.
And adding further interest, a man,
who says he is a son of Jacob Rogers. !
and as his son lived with the million |
aire in Paris, is making a still hunt for
his mother, so that he may enter the
lists for the money.
The contest promises to be many
sided, with curious phases; but the
person most likely to win, the one
around whom interest chiefly centres
is Virginia Hinisch, only daughter of
Thomas Rogers and nearest living
relative Of his son Jacob.
only twice in my life did | talk
with my half-brother" continued Mrs. !
iIinisch. HE never visited his rela-
tives. The first time was before my
fathers death. Jake came to see him
and took me on his knee, asking if II
did not love my brother Jake.
Il was only years old then. With
the frankness characteristic Of thel
child, ! promptly said No.
Father then told him to take carel
of Virginia always.
"And Jake promised that he would;
that ! should have everything II
wanted.
THE next time I talked to him was
not many months before his death. He
was courteous and pleasant, to my sur
prise. for he was rude to most people
Il was very frank for ] am a Rogers
I told him he had changed the figures
in my fathers will and cheated me out
Of my rlghtful share Of his fortune
And Jake only laughed. He never
denied the charge
My father died worth at least So
100000. Jake received the bulk of the
fortune. although l was the favorite
child
Fathers will would have been con
tested had mother not refused to take
action. Testimony was volunteered
which. il was declared, would break
the will, but nothing was ever done.
Jake did not keep his promise in
life to take care of me, but l believe
he bequeathed $4,000 to Theodore's
son. well knowing that this blunder
was sufficient to enable me to break his
will
"I have no doubt he chuczled many
times. imagining the scene in the
courts and thinking of the trouble we
would have before We would enjoy his
wealth.
Jake was worth.-we think. about
S25, 100000 1t is unfair to father, how
ever. to credit him with having made
all this money.
ct is easy to make the second mil
lion after you have the first. His start
in life was fathers fortune
Former AttOrney-General Griggs
who represents the estate, says the
blunder in the will is merely clerical
error.
Il know better than that Brother
Jake studied law. He was too shrewo
in business matters to make mistake
and not see it. He intended that blum
der. He did not want to bequeath his
money to me. yet he wanted me TO have
my share. So that is his way of Civ
ing it to me
"As for a son Of Jake's contesting-
that is absurd He stated several time
in the will That he was bachelor
a child Of q common law marriag
could net inherit any Of his money.
think such people should be ashamed L
come forward
81 have heard it said that Jake pai
attention to many women, but do no
believe it,"
Not long before he died Jake bough
a farm, near some Of his valuabl
holdings in real estate. said Mrs. Hin
isch "On it was a family buryin
ground, in which were the remains {
the farmers wife and several or hi
children. Not long after the sale th
old farmer died, and his relatives, M
supposing Jake would have objection
to one more body on his ground, an
wanting the old man and his wife lai
side by side, buried him in the lit
graveyard
Jake was told and he went to Il
poople and eTploaively commanded.
Take him Up Take his body up,
I'll throw it in the road
''They tried to argue.
Take him up he shouted
"rhen they promised to obey. sayil
they would take both husband and wi
from the farm and bury them side
side
NO. you won't he declared il
peratively.
"I bought her! ] bought the fal