The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-19

An envelope addressed 10 MARY ".
r. Davis. Of Clifford. Mass. was found
among mass OF papers So was q
clipping from The Richmond Virgin
ian bearing the advertisement of the
National Bank OF Virginia, In which
the names of vics-President William
#. Reed, Cashier William Addison and
assistant Cashier o. 6. Martin had
been scratched out with pen. A
blank. stock certificate of the Wash
ington. Westminster and Gettysburg
railroad was In an envelope, and there
was q prospectus which would tend TO
show that the man had get-rich
scheme in mind.
Cut Them All on.
But IL was tine will that made Chief
Werner sit up. 1t follows:
with my own nand. free VIII
and special choice ] do hereby
most emphatically disinherit and
cut off my wife, Sophie F. -.
and my two children. namely my
son, Benjamin B. ----, and my
daughter, Maud 8. --------, With
absolutely one dollar each. and
with one dollar eacn only.
My reason or reasons for most
emphatically disinheriting and
cutting off my wife, Sophie II.
--. absolutely with one dol
lar and with one dollar (sD only
Is that she was not only most
/ numerically cruel wife with her
continual abuse but a most in
famous liar and raise hearted.
inhuman wife and mother to her
first born hearty and healthy
+ baby Martha, who died at the
age OF nine months and few
days. surely and solely for the
want Of a mothers proper care.
And for more than fifteen
years | have not owned her or
associated with her in any way
whatsoever, and will not now own
her as my wife or an heiress.
| And any reason or reasons for
/ most emphaticaIly disinheriting
and cutting of my son, BENJAMIN
/ h. ---, and my daughter
! Maud $. -, absolutely with
| one dollar each and with one dol
lar each only fs for being most
exceedingly ungraterul, disre-
spectful and otherwise And for
| their extreme unkindness. in
gratitude and lack of respect for
I me. therefore | do not and will
! not recognize them as heirs.
We have not associated and
recognized each other for more
/ than fifteen years. And do here
/ by still further most emphati-
caily disinherit and completely
cut off absolutely any and all
relatives of any kind whatever In
every way shape and form. what
soever, and | especially disown
any and all relatives as heirs We
do not associate and do not recog-
nize each other In any way what
ever. excepting my own true sis
TER, Elizabeth, II yet alive at my
DEATH
Lots OF Pictures.
On the bottom of the paper Wa
this memorandum:
He never told you l had to pa
| Hume $s6 for Captain Simanett
while l was in England. SO for shoe.
Her friend was short
Then on another paper was written
Don't forget Miss Florence Eich
Ter. Josephine Eichler.''
+ The pictures numbered ffty-five be
sides a lot of films. They were mos,
ly of little children. though Their
were three Of elderly women. Som
of the photographs and films were G
nude babies and the prospectus foun
In the valfse showed that he was con
templating starting New Standar
Universal Benefit Home Associate
and Method for Education Cuitur,
| Raising of Children from Tnfamou,
Demoralizing Little Girls and Boys
This prospectus was typewriter an
tended to show that WHITEHALL wa
hearking back to the reason why h
left home. 1t showed additional sigr
Of his that his mind was unbaiance,
Some of the picture postal cards wer
OF an amorous nature.
Some Odd Clippings.
Some or his philosophy was show
by this clipping:
They all have to come to me, eve
President Roosevelt
More men are driven to dishonest
by the white hand of a woman stuc
all over with Jewels than by the
love OF horses, rich food and ga
times
Which was from an old intervie
with Hetty Green.
In the opinion OF Chief Verne
the man was what is known as
bug somewhat insane. That h
must have wealth was shown by III
money in his pocket, his clothing an
general appearance: also by his ira,
els, for he was too old to tramp.
But nothing yet has been hear
from Norwich. Conn, to establish IN
fact that Emo WHITEHALL was know
in that city.
And he may have escaped from
sanitarium at that.
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