Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-11-17
DEATHBED WILL MADE.
Barney In His Last Moments
Winds Up Affairs.
WIDOW WELL CARED FOR
Mortally Wounded, Former Head OF
the Kniekcrboeker Trust Company
Dictates to His Legal Representatives
Disposition OF His Estate.

New York. Nov, 16.-Mortally
wounded by his own hand. Charles
Tracy Barney summoned his family
and lawyers 10 his bedside and after
calmly reviewing bis business and pri'
vate affairs and giving minute express
slons of his wishes in certain matters
dictated and signed a will in which
his wife was made the principal bene'
flciary. The matter disposed OF. he
submitted. with resignation, TO the OPP
Grafton through which the physicians
had hoped TO sa 70 his life. A half hour
after the lawyers withdrew the former
head OF the Knickcrbocker Trust com
pany was dead.
This came out through statement
Albert Milhank OF the law firm OF
Masten a. Nichols MIR. Barney's per
sonal attorneys. and explains the pres
ence AZ the house when the coroner
arrived OF Arthur Masten and George
l.. Nichols. the firm members. II was
given out AZ the house after the death
OF Mr.. Barney that the dying man had
said nothing further than the remark
repeated later by Or. George A. Dix
on. Doctor. this Is an accident"
Attorney Millbank stated that after
Barney shot himself and was found
insensible on his he'd, he was restored
10 consciousness. This was about
lI.3O O'Clock In the morning. He re.
manned conscious, though an anesthet
ic was administered. and the phys
clans probed unsuccessiully for the
bullet During his conscious moments
the deposed Dalk president directed
that HIS attorneys be summoned They
were ushered into the bed chamber,
whore the family and physicians had
already gathered. Barney made VIII
two years ago. hut this he subsequent
~ destroyed. The original document,
Il is understood. provided the same
distribution OF his property as did the
final paper except for changes ncccs
STATED by the depreciation In values
When the original will was drawn
Barrey was estimated 10 be worth
between $1,000 200 and 100000 II
Is believed that the estate at the pros
ent time will OF exceed S2.500OOO
In his will the banker directed that
his estate should be incorporated and
by a board OF trustees
chosen from his former associates In
the directorate OF the now suspended
Knlckerbockcr Trust company. Bar
ney directed that his wife shoulr be
the chief beneficiary after his debts
were paid.
He further willed that the agree
men' made some time ago with his
creditors should he lived mp 10. The
only reservation made was In the mat
ter OF life insurance. which amounts
TO siS5000. Those policies are incon-
testable. and are to be paid to the
widow.
While the attorneys were engaged
In the clerical work involved, Barney,
Il Is said. chattel IRE sly with the 9th.
ers IN the room. and his conversation
ranged .rum matters OF moment TO
topics ~ trivial importance. HIS miad
clear and his iudgment as
Gellhsrota as IN TIE days VII n. Ter
him. o.. disposition o. millions was
a part o. TIE dsr'5 work
Ernest Thalwcgn. one Of the re'
coivers OF the E-ir ko~bocEer Trust
COMPANY. said: we have checked
all the securities cad find that they
are all there. We have not observed
any evidence " irrorularlty MS yet
nor anything Thar would tend 70 lead
us 10 believe thl there nave been any
violations OF he banking laws OF the
state"