Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-16
DIVISION OF MORRIS ESTATE
Heirs Of Chicago Packer Avoid Big
Will Contest.
TEsTATOR's WILL IS NULL1F1ET
Agreement for Immediate DistribU-
tiOn of Property, whereas IL
Was Otherwise Pro-
vided.

CHICAGO. oct. 15.-The Tribune today
says S3O.OOOOOO will contest that was
argued and settled out OF court was dis
closed yesterday when tho last testament
OF Nelson Morris, the packer was filed
for probate As a result of this remark
able situation, the principal provision OF
the will has been nullihed 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 divide the property
equally among themselves at once. In
stead Of $4,000 and an annuity Of $4,000
during the next twenty years. each of the
five principal heirs will receive at once
5000 600 In cash and securities.
Furthermore, 1t became known that be-
fore the viii was filed each OF the heirs
secured title TO a nth part OF the estate.
The property was allotted in equal shares
to the widow and children in binding agree
ments, signed by the executors Of the es-
tate When the trust arrangement had
thus been wiped out the will was iled
Family Was Divided.
Ever since Nelson Morris died. nearly two
months ago serious. though friendly de-
bate over his will had been going on in
the family On one side. seeking to abro-
gate the trust under which they would not
have come into their inheritance for from
fifteen to twenty years, were ranged the
widow and three OF the children-Mrs.
Maurice L. Rothschnd. Mrs. Henry G.
Schwab and Ira Nelson Morris On the
other side, seeking to carry out the provi-
sions of the will under which he would
have been in control OF the estate, stood
Edward Morris, the eldest son and the
present head of the Morris packing cor
porations. 1t was simply a case OF di-
vergence of opinion.
The argument over the disposition of the
packers millions reached n 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 present
with Edward in control.
Provisions of Document.
CHICAGO. Oct 14.-The will of the lat,
Nelson Morris was filed for probate to
night, The petition accompanying the will
estimates the estate at not TO exceed 500
100000 OF this amount more than $4,000. 90
is in personal property and the balance II
real estate
The bulk OF the estate is left in trus
to the executors for the various member
Of his family. The sum Of $4,000 is t,
be paid immediately 60 Mrs. Morris, an,
she will participate also in the Income from
the estate at large.
The following bequests are made to char
liable institutions; Hebrew Orphan asylum
Cleveland, o.. $1,000: Jewish orphan
asylum, Chicago, $4,000 and 5000 each t.
the following Chicago institutions: Hom
for Aged Jews, Visiting Nurses associa
tion. Home for Incurables, Home for Destl
tute Crippled Children and Little Sister
of the Poor.
Fifteen thousand dollars is set aside 70
the endowment OF beds in various hospital
for the benefit OF the employees of Morri
& Co
! Although the will provides that the es
tate be left I'm trust. It was said by tn
attorneys and sons of Mr.. Morris that be
cause Of a written statement left by MI
Morris It was probable that it would b
divided into five equal parts among tn
widow and the four children