The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

Il could have occurred in Mr.. Powers life-
time, bpt Mr. Weightman was too easy
going
Il was surprised TO learn that 4ir-
Weightman left nothing but the trust
fund of $tc0.00o for each of his grandchil-
dren. which he made ten years ago.
DispIeased with n Marriage.
The understanding among Mr. Weight
mans friends Always was that he intend
ed To- give 100000 10 each married
( grandchild and the same amount 10 each
OF The others upon their marriage.
1T was no secret that after the widow
of his son married Jones Wister he felt
put out. and although she had formerly
/ been his favOrite. IL is said ne did not
speak 10 her for some time after her
second marriage ! have heard il said
that he was displeased with her, espe-
cially because she did no. Inform him Of
her proposed marriage to MIR. Wistcr
until "a few days before the event.
Mr. Weightmau and Mrs. Wister had
many traits in common which formerly
Cemented their relations She Is an eN-
ceptionaiiy brilliant and accomplished
woman. while Mr.. Veightman was "a
scholar. He could read Latin fuentIy
and his conversation on almost any sub
iect took the form OF q lecture. lie was
wei posted on everything.
Mrs. Walker. l believe. is different
from either Of them. She will be seen to
be of n very determined character when
the contest is made, I think.
Wealth Ont of Quinine.
The value that is usually put on Nj.
Weightman's fortune I am sure is too
low. It was generally said that Mr.. Pow
eTs was worth 100000 when he died.
That was thirty years ago, and Mr..
Weightman was worth equally as much
at that time They made IN immense
amount Of money out OF quininc, not
only during the civil war. but right along.
1T would hardly be exaggerating to
say that they needed a wheelbarrOw 10
take their money to bank. Fer many
| years they had. and they still have. one
man who does nothing Ut travel back
and forth 10 bank der sitting the firms
checks"
One OF the most interesting questions
relating 20 the strenuous contest over the
will has been this:
How many shares win there be in the
redistribution Of the fortune In case the
contest IS successful; who are they. and
1 how much viii each receive?
The briefest possible answer is:
There will be eleven beneficiaries in all.
Estimating the Wcightman estate az $50
60o.G0e. the largest sum any of them will
receive is $10,000.009, q fun third This
allotment viii be made TO the one direct
heir. The smallest sum that any one Will
receive win be 4 trifie over $l.l00.000.
Three viii be rated at this figure The
other six heirs will get, Approximately
8, 1898 apiece.
-Four very young children VIII be made
milllonaires If the testament Is broken
One OF them will be perhaps the richest
youngster in Philadelphia, and almost
the richest in the world. This ls William
Weightman III, now lad at school
He VIII get Sl0.009 600 in case Mrs. Wis
ter's suit is successful The other three
children, younger stiH, will each get
Lice 900 They are the children of Or
and Mrs. Randolph FAIRIES
VIII Be Rich in Any Event.
Another question that has been asked
many times since the fsht commenced is:
How much viii Mrs. Anne weightman
Walker. now the sole possessor Of the
S60.0o0OJo left BY her father. retain If the
courts decide upon new distribution?
The answer 10 that is:
One-third of the whole estate or So
ooo.0Oo She will not be reduced to want
by any means.
According TO the belief of lawyers and
those familiar with the family Of Weight
man. the estate would DE divided for re-
distribution first into three equal parts.
These shares would be one each for the
three children OF William Weightman.