The Washington herald., 1907-01-08
FEAREDBEING KILLED
Wreck Victims Will Pro
Yided for Sudden Death.
GIVES ALL TO DAUGHTER
sophia WentVvOrth's Last Thought
Was of PhiIanthrOPhy and ReIa-
tives-GeOrge Dell Leaves Request
for Son Who Was xind-Other
Wills Filed for Probate.

In case Of sudden death, send for Tom
Patterson, Esq. Frick Building, Pitts
burg, Pa" Such is the superscription on
an official envelope Of the Department Of
Justice containing the last viii and tes-
lament of Elizabeth Sturges Reed. who
lost her life at the Terra Gotta catas-
trophe.
The document bears the date Of Octo-
Der 49, 1903. and the precaution which
caused Mrs. Reed to request Mr.. Patter-
sons immediate presence in case OF her
sudden death seemed almost prophetic
The viii was filed for probate yesterday,
and the testator leaves everything she
possessed to her daughter, Janet Farqu-
har Reed Among other property, she
owns $50 shares of stock in the Pittsburg
Life and Trust Company, on deposit in
the National Safe Deposit and Savings
Trust Company OF the District The tes-
tator stipulates that not more than 800
of this money is to be used for the edu-
cation of her daughter, and in this con-
nection she says: Il wish her kept in a
good boarding school and then sent to
college.
Thomas Patterson, of Pittsburg, and
Julia McAllister. her best friend" are
named as guardians for the child, and
Thomas Patterson is designated as ex-
ecutor.
Makes PhiianthrOpic Requests.
a number of bequests for religious and
philanthropic purposes are made in the
viii Of Sophia D. Wentworth. dated AU-
gust l5 1906. and filed for probate yester-
day. Among other benefciaries the Prot
estant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation Of
this city is remembered with 5000; the
wardens and vestry of ST. Thomas Par
ish. p Z Church. 5000 to place a win
dow iH St. Thomas Church in memory
of testators sister and husband; the rec
tor. wardens. and yestrymen Of Christ
Church, Rochester, y. Y. 5000 for
window in memory Of Maria Wentworth
and Delos Wentworth After disposing
of N7,000 in other bequests, there are a
number Of other sums of cash left TO
friends i'm Rochester. y. Y.
The rest Of the estate is devised to her
niece. Emily W. Netter. wife Of Theodore
F Vetter. Of Rochester y. Y Bernard
p Mimmack. Of this city, is named as
executor; in case Of his death. the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company is to
serve in his place.
Son Paid for His Kindness.
For his respectful demeanor. kindness,
and courtesy TO me''-Edwin. the son OF
George Bell. whose viii, dated August
5, 1906. was hled for probate yesterday.
was remembered by his father in the
above manner with gift of 500 in his
Will This amount is not 10 be charged
to him in the division Of the estate. An
other son, Hugh Bell, is given $1,000 lin
consideration for his aid and assistance"
To the son. Hugh Bell, is left $3.50 in
trust for the use OF his sister. Louisiana
Bell. and the son. Charles Bell is be
queathed the sum of $4,000 Five thousand
dollars is left in trust for the testator's
daughter, Fannie Bell. until she is
forty-five years old. If unmarried at that
time" but il is provided that if she marry
by that time the sum is to be divided
among the other children. The remainder
of the estate is 20 DE equally divided
among the testator's children. George. jr..
Hugh, William D, Fannie. Edwin, Rich
ard Barry. and Charles Bell Il is fur
ther stated in the Will that under an
agreement made January g. 1892 the tes-
tatoT's wife. Isabella Bell. rclinquisheS all
right Of dover in his estate
Other Wills Filed.
George p. Taylor. by the terms Of his
viii. dated October y. 1906, and filed for
probate yesterday. leaves everything to
his wife. Fannie +. Taylor, and also
names her as execUtrix.
The viii of Margaret J. Riley, dated
November Is 1S9S, was placed on record
To the stepdaughters. Margd-
ret V. Riley and Mary F. Riley, is left
premises 2l31 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, $50 cash each, and the testat6r's
personal effects. To her sister. Mary E.
Smith. is left $500, and the rest is devised
to her nieces. Mrs. Maude X. Shaw.
Venetia J. Schooley, Annie E. Price.
Mary A Willasey, Edith L. Larcombe.
Maggie NJ Schooley, and Nellie B. Price.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany is named as executor
The personal property Of Amanda y.
Allen, by the terms of her viii, dated
June 8, 1904. and filed yesterday. is de-
vised TO her children. Louisa G. Gregory.
Henry c. Allen, Joseph Bascom Allen.
Edwin Right Allen, and Roy SkiIlman