The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-06
Mrs. Emma Matthiessen Be
queaths Fortune to L. e.
Rust of New York.
He MANAGED s15,ooo,ooo.
WAS for Years in Service of su-
" gar Manufacturer and Aided
Widow Two Years After
Employers Death.
REPuRILc

SPECIAL
New York, Sept. a-As a reward for long
years OF cheerful and unfailing service for
which there appeared TO be no immediate
compensation. Louis H Rust. formerly
private secretary to the u~aliouaire sugar
king. Francis Otto Matthiessen. who died
in Paris more than two years ago, learned
that he is 10 receive $4,000. TINS sum is
bequeathed to him as che Of the principal
b~enedciaries IN the viii OF Mrs. Emma
Aatthiessen. widow Of the Sugar Trust
director. which was flied for probate in
the Office of the Surrogate.
A life history Of faithful service is re-
vealed in the little paragraph in Mrs
Matthiessen's viii. where she leaves her
friend. Louis H. Rust, the sum Of $4,000
which Is to be paid cut of her real estate
should her personality be insufficient" for
after the death of his employer Rust was
equally devoted to the interests of the
widow, though he did not receive a cent
for the scrupulous care with which he
managed the vast estate.
Ar. Matthiessen lad been in this coun-
try ten years. and was about TO establish
the great sugar refining firm OF Matthies-
sen x Helchers when he first made the
acquaintance OF Rust. who was then I
young man like himself. Rust was nrst
employed by MatIhiessen as an entry clerk
in the factory. Advancing by successive
steps TO the position OF head ~bookkeeper,
lie was made confidential clerk 10 Mr..
Aatthiessen when the successful mer-
chant merged his concern In the american
sugar kenutng Company II hSI and be-
Game q director IN The gigantic corpora
ton
THEY PRosPERED TOGETHER.
After ar. statlhlessen 5 famous sagre
ment with h U. hayemeyer, which re-
suited IN the formers retiring from the
directorate Of the company. he still re-
laIned The services OK MS cierk, anu, hav-
1hS No longer any need OF a pookkseper,
he asked must 70 turn his apIuLIes InI0
lie Mes q DrIVate secretary. AssocIaI-
ing constantly Win Mr. AaItniessvn, Ine
SOuns man nsea with the IanIIy ana was
with the wealthy unAgnAte Waen ne dIed
II EarLs. On Aareh ), Eyui-
ceeIl1S GAaS me SLd Was near, Mr. Nat
fhIeSSSn hau Gained Rust 10 his ued=Ide
ana LnUrussed 10 aim the manzsernenI OF
huS estate OI A5,Vu0,yVa.
See InaI my VILE has the ase OF the
fortune uuritg her lifetime"
tue dying mLAonaIre- L am not going &c
leave yUd anyInlng now, out she VIII re-
nieanper You II ner Will l know you WILL
he tue To your trust"
RusJ provsa thai the confidence Of his
enlptcySr WAS noC misplaced CntlI the
AEeaen OF MRS. Mattn1eSsen, following an
4lS0CCCE6A0l 0pGI6lHOH LUZ dDpc1QACAIS Ia
ner nome IN MorrisIown. ". -. he showed
himself q nnancter OF no mean aDLIIy by
managing the properly IN 4 mastery way
IN accorua1cs with the will or Mr.. MAI
rn1essens ne solo the handsome tDwnhodse
to Perry belmont "a ago. The sum
1nar home IA Hgtngton was turned over
to thernephew. Conrad II. Matrnlessen, as
khe widow expressed a desire to live win
ahe< niece, Mrs. George Il. Dadmun, In
dorristown. livery muTltn the vast rev.
enues pouring In from the real n per-
SSOnat properly OF the estate were SEM by
Ltus< TO Mrs Mztthlesse1. who frequently
81 viSited hun to cnsul1 hIm upon matters
81 importance.
Beslues ma work as manager Rust Is a
real estate dealer. an6 the bequest comes
at g favorable time. to be USED by him In
increasing his capital
THOUSANDS FOR SERVANTS.
While the greater part of the estate left
by MIS- GatthiesSan goes to her sister,
Janet 3. Hilmers and her niece. Mrs.
George Il Dadmun OF Morristcwn. N. J..
friends. Many beautiful and costly Jew
els are bequeathed 10 persons with whom
/ she Ea5 well acquainted In this city,
while gifts or no SINAI amounts are made
BY her 70 her servants.
TO each servant VINO has at the time OF
my oeaIh been In my employ for over a
year and not exceeoIng TWO years l viii
%l.tJe, and to every servant VINO has been
with me Tor over two years l leave 8, eco
SO reads the viii, and IL is certain that its
provision will be fulfilled Herman Hill
mers, Mrs Matthiessen,s brother-in-law;
conrad h. MatrnteSSen, her nephew, ana
Janet b. HiImers, her sister, are the ex-
ecutors.
pennington Whitehead of the law drm
Of Duer Strong & Whitehead. who fled
the VIII. said yesterday that Mrs. Nat
tn1essens snare OF Ter husbands estate
wa $1,000 in personal property and secur-
tues valued at about 100000 more.