The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

I It could have occurred IN Mr.. Powers Iife-
time, but Mr.. Weightman was too easy
going
Il was surprised TO learn that AIr
Weightman left nothing but the trust
fund of Sloo,oo9 for each Of his grandchll-
dren, which he made ten years ago.
DisPIeased with "a Marriage.
The understanding among Mr. Weight
mans friends always was that he intend
I ed 10 give $1.ee9l9 10 each married
grandchild, and the same amount TO each
4 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 be did not
speak 10 her for some time after her
second marriage. I have heard Il said
that be was displeased with her. cspe-
/ cially because she did no. inform him Of
her proposed marriage TO Mr.. Wister
until few days before the event.
Nh. Weightman and Mrs. Mister had
many traits IN common which formerly
Ccmented their relations She is All cx-
CePtioi,lily brilliant and accomplished
woman. while Mr.. Weightman was "a
scholar. He could read Latin fucntly
and his conversation on almost any sub
iect took the form of a lecture. He was
well posted on everything.
Mrs. Walker. ] believe. Is different
from either Of them. She will be seen TO
be Of a very determined character when
the contest is made, I think.
Wealth Out of Quinine.
The value that is usually put on Mr..
Weightman's fortune I am sure is too
low. It was generally said that Mr.. Pow
ers was worth 240.Oe000O when he died
That was thirty years ago. and Mr..
Weishtman was worth equally as much
at that time. They made an immense
amount Of money out Of quinine. not
only during the civil war. but. right along.
1t would hardly be exaggerating 10
say that they needed a wheelbarrow to
take their money TO bank. For many
years they had, and they still have. one
man who does nothing but travel back
and forth 10 bank deDOsiting the FIRMS
checks"
One of the most interesting questions
relating to the strenuous contest over the
viii has been this:
Row many shares will there be in the
redistribution OF the fortune in case the
contest Is successful; who are they. and
how much viii each receiver
The briefest possible answer is:
There viii be eleven benehCiaries i'm al
Estimating the Weigatmsn estate at s60-
V9.Nu, the largest sum any OF them will
receive IS $20.0000o0, a full third. This
allotment viii be made 10 the one direct
heir. The smallest sum that any one will
receive viii be a trihe over Sl.i0aO00.
Three will be rated at this figure. The
other six heirs viii get. approximately,
SS,333,233 apiece.
-Four very young children will be made
mlIonaires II the testament is broken.
One OF them will be perhaps the richest
youngster In Philadelphia. and almost
the richest in the world This Is William
Weightman III. now a lad at school
He VIII get S10,000.0J0 in case Mrs. Wis
ter's suit is successful The other three
children, younger still. viii each get
slieaeH. They are the children Of Or
and Mrs. Randolph FAIRIES.
VIII he Rich Ina ANY Event.
Another question that has been asked
many times since the fight commenced is:
How much VIII Mrs Anne WefgEtman
Walker, now the sole possessor Of the
Seo0e0OoO left by her father. retain il tho
courts decide upon a new distribution?
The answer 20 that Is:
One-third Of the whole estate or go
ooo,0oO She will not be reduced to want
b. any means.
According 10 the belief of lawyers and
those familiar with the family Of Weight
man. the estate would be divided for r.
distribution first into three equal partS.
These shares would be one each for the
three children Of William Weightman.