The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-14
STEBBINS ESTATE
WILL BUILD ORPHANS HOME
AGREEMENT REACHED BY rEiRs
IN DENVER.
Probate Of Will Leaves $500. 900 fer
Proposed Charity - Beneficiaries
Must Be at Least Eight Years Of
Age and Born in Colorado.

DenveT.-As a result of the compro
mise entered into yesterday by the con
testants of the will of the late Charles
H. Stebbins and the executors of the
estate, il is likely that the orphan asy-
lum TO be established in Denver for
which Mr. Stebbins left the bulk of his
fortune will be reality.
The hearing was in the County Court
before Judge Lindsey. The agreement
. reached between the parties in inter
est. awarded si6. 100 to Charles II.
Stebbins, the son, and S5T $50 to Grace
Stebbins. one of the daughters. The
other daughter, Dora Stebbins Thomp-
son, is not concerned in the settlement
. made yesterday. Claims We're pre-
sented by the son for 100000. his in
terest i'll the estate of his mother, and
by the daughter, Grace. $4,000, her in
terest in the same estate. The parties
after much deliberation decided to cut
down the demands as indicated. and
Judge Lindsey allowed the claims.
According to the claims presented
and allowed. Charles NJ. Stebblns,
after the death OF his wife, and the
mother of the contestants, desired to
secure control of certain lands of the
estate OF the motheE, i'll GreenburS
county of Westchester. New York.
These lands consisted of a valuable
farm of l&G acres known as the Mead
Farm" The mother had left the es-
tate 10 her three children. Mr.. Steb-
+ Al of the
from his children. with the agreement
!, that the children were to receive sl5,-
600 each. the amounts to be paid to
them in installmentS.
These amounts We're not paid, and
Mr. Stebbins was not able TO secure a
partition of The estate as he had de
sired The title to the land was still
in he children and Mr.. Stehbins made
a contract with his children that II
suit was not brought for the property
or the share belonging TO any child,
hat child would get his portion OF the
property back. one OF the children.
Dora Stchbins Thompson. did bring
such suit and was given Judgment
for S24 00G6G in New York. The other
TWO children did not bring suit, and II
was on their rights arising out OF the
property of their mother that their
claims were based. which were al
lowed by the County Court yesterday.
The will of the late Charles Steb-
bins was admitted TO probate by Judge
Lindsey, and there will be left. after
lhe payment of all debts of the es-
tate. something over $1,000 for the
purpose of founding the orphans home
as provided for i'll the will of the de-
ceased.
Mr.. Stebbins left an estate valued
at nearly s50J.0 He died in Berlin
in June, 1904. In his will he left
nearly all of his property for the found
ing of the home. The children who are
10 receive the benefits of the vast for
Iune are to be at least eight years of
age and are TO have been born in Col
orado. The beneficiaries of the will
are to be well treated under the terms
Of the will.
But little was left the Stebbins chill
dren under the terms of the will. which
was contested on the grounds of un-
1 sound mind and undue influence.
Mr.. Stebbns was always considered
somewhat eccentric and among his es-
centricities was the writing of book,
entitled THE New Religion This
book was to be printed from fund of
$4,000 set aside for that purpose and
sent to every postmaster in the United
I States with the instruction that il was
to be put into the hands of a bright
young man known by the postmaster.
. The book had many curious ideas on
the way for one to live in this life in
order to attain the best of the here
after
For many years Mr.. Stebbins lived
abroad and would have nothing to do
with his children for whom he did not
appear to have any affection.
The trial of the contest of the will
i last March in the Probate Court
I brought forth many peculiar traits OF
4 the deceased. and the testimony was
Vof an unusual character. The jury in
k1nc case DISAGREED