The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
LEAVES ESTATE
TO ADVENTIST
nETIRED CANADIAN DENTIsT DIES
AT sANIrARIUM on GRACE
STREET.
LEAVES DAUGHTERS IS
THEIR ATTORNEYS SECURE An IN
JUNCTION RESTRAINING THE
EXECUTORS FROM PRO.
BATTING WILL.

Misses Ethel ana Geraldine Nc.
Kyes. daughters or DIR. Henry S. Nc
Kyes, a retired Canadian dentist. who
died at the Seventh Day Adventist
sanitarium. ol0 East Grace street. on
March 10th. leaving practically his
entire estate. valued at more than
$4,000. 10 the general conference
committee of this religious order. de-
clare they will US. every Legitimate
means within their power to upset
the will II the Adventists insist on
claiming the estate. The daughters
have already secured an injunction re-
strainlAg the executors from prebat-
ing the will. the injunction holding
until May 2sth.
Mr.. McKyes. who was iifty-six
years old. came South several months
ago In quest Of health and acquired
\ small farm at Clayyllle in Powhatan
county, thirty miles out from kich-
mond. One OF his daughters. Miss
Ethel. came with him. The other re-
manned In Spring Valley. n. y, where
her father tormci.. resided.
Makes His Will.
On March 6th DIR. Mckyes WAS ad-
rnitted as q patient at the Adventist
sanitarium. Three Gays later. when
told that he had pneumonia ana
could hardly recover. he summoned
q lawyer and made his Will. To Dr.
r. 8. Ingersoll. head OF the insti-
tuition, he bequeathed $50. to be spent
for charity. To married sister in
Canada, he left 315e. provided she
embraced the Adventist faith. To his
two daughters. his only children, he
left only IS each. He provided that
the remainder Of the estate should go
to the association OF Adventists. AZ
executors he named w. j. stone. OF
Barton Heights, aud r. y. Curtis.
who resides In Washington. II is said.
p. A. l.. Smith, Richmond lawyer,
helped him draw the document.
Two days after making the will,
Or McKyes died. without seeing
either of his daughters while at the
institution. Miss Ethel. 1t Is said'
was notified but arrived too late 10
see her father living. Miss Geraldine
reached Richmond from the North
day or two after his denth.
Attorneys Retained.
Learning Of the Will and the man
ner in which II was drawn. the TWO
sisters go, busy and employed w. NJ.
Justis. Jr. and j. Haskins Hobson.
local attorneys. TO hook after their
interests.
The first move made by the attor-
neys was to secure an Injunction from
Judge Hundley. of the Powhatan court.
deharring the executors from taxing
any steps toward probating the VIII.
Then tho attorneys set TO work 10
ascertain how much property the doc
tor owned. and where II was located,
They found x1.Io0 in cash IN the Ma
tiora Bank Of Virginia. The remainder,
of the farm In Powhatan and nearly
In New York, New Jersey. and Colo
RADIO. the value OF which they have
not yer definitely determiped, and 1t
may be tina, its value will exceed $lo.-
90 considerably.
II ia reported that TIE doctor did
not get along very we'll with at least
one Of his daughters.
May Not Claim Il.
II Is also reported that the Ad-
ventists WA not persist in claiming
the estate, In view Of the fact that
they are threatened with court action.
Those included In tho Injunction or
der are DIR. II. s. InEers0ll. II. II. In
xersoll. ". J. Stone, r. y. Curtis, Mrs.
Clara Mclean. the Doctors sister. the
conference committee OF the AdNen-
lists, and tho National Bank of Fir-
ginia.
Mr.. Stone Wall ne 1etAiieu as AHe
party who accidentally struck the Rev
DIR. Russell Cecil with an automobile
some night ago IN the West End while
DR.. Cecil was en- route home from
church.
Watkins 10 Curator.
BY order OF Judge fIundley. Ii. T.
watkins, Of Powhatan, was named
curator of the will pending settle
ment OF the matter. Mr.. Watkins.
though maintaining his Residence IN
Powhatan, conducts realty business
On North Ninth street near Franklin
street.
II n becomes necessary to carry on
the legal fight after the injunction
expires, it In understood that ATTORNEYS
FOR the contestants propose to charge
that Or. McKyes was unduiy Influenced
at the time he made his will