Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-15
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MORRIS WILL is BROKEN.
Widow and Four Children Agree
Division Of 10000, 900 Out of Court.

DIVISION OF 33U,UUu,uUU Out OF Sourt.
Chicago, Oct 15.--A $;0,000,000 will
contest that was argued and settled
out of court was disclosed yesterday
when the last testament, of Nelson
Morris, the packer, was filed for pro-
bate.
AS result OF this remarkable sit
uation the principal provision of the
will has been nullitied. Instead of
carrying out an arrangement which
would have held the bulk Of the estate
in trust for at least fifteen years, the
widow and her four children Will d1-
vide the property equally among them
selves at once. Instead Of 100000 and
an annuity OF $4,000 during the next
twenty years, each of the five prn-
cipal heirs will receive at once $4,000
600 in cash and securities.
Furthermore, 1t became known that
before the will was filed each of the
heirs secured title to a fifth part of
the estate. The property was allotted
In equal shares to the widow and the
children in binding agreements signed
by the executors OF the estate. When
the trust arrangement had thus been
wiped out, the will was filed.
Ever since Nelson Morris died nearly
two months ago. a strenuous. tho
friendly, debate over his will had been
going on in the family. on one side,
seeking to abrogate the trust plan un-
der which they would not have come
into their Inheritance for from fifteen
to twenty years, were ranged the Wild,
ow and three Of the children-Mrs.
Maurice l.. Rothschild. Mrs. Henry G.
Schwab. and Ira Nelson Morris. On
the other side, seeking to carry out
the provisions Of the will under which
he would have been in control Of the
estate, stood Edward Norris the eld-
est son and the present head OF the
Morris packing corporations. It was
simply a case Of divergence of opin-
ion.
The argument over the disposition of
the packers millions reached a point
where lawyers were retained by the
opposing factions In the family and a
long drawn out legal contest was
threatened. Finally Edward Morris met
the views of the rest of the family and
an amicable agreement setting aside
the trust plan and providing for an
immediate division of the property was
signed by all the heirs The business,
however. will be continued as at pres
ent. with Edward In control.
Division Of tho Estate.
IN a statement to the court the exc
cutors gave the value of the estate at
about $20,000.000. Of which s1S.O0O,000
is personal property. 1t is stated,
however. on the best authority. that
the estate in reality is worth more than
$30,000,000 Under the family agree
ment that supersedes the, will the es-
tate will be divided as follows.
Mrs. Sarah Morris. widow sc, 900 900
Mrs. Maurice L. Rothschlid,
uaughIer .............. 100000
Ira n. Morris, son ....... 5000, 900
Mrs. Henry c. Schwab ..... 10000
The will gives the four following
relatives the income of these trust
funds:
Henry Morris, nephew ......3 10000
Mrs. Marx Norris. sister-in-
law .................. 10000
Rosa Norris, niece ........ 10000
Martha Morris, niece $500. 10000
For various charitable purposes, Mr.
Morris bequeathed $4,000 as fol-
lows:
Free hospital beds ..........s $4,000
Michael Reese hospital .... 10000
Hebrew orphan asylum, Cleve-
land Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Home for Aged Jews. Chi
cago ~. 5000
Jewish orphan sylum, Chica-
go ............. 10000
Visiting Nurse association :. 5000
Chicago Home for 1ncurables 5000
Home for Destitute Crippled
Children -. ............ 5000
Little Sisters Of the Poor, 514s
Prairie avenue ...,.... 5000
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