The Washington times., 1912-03-29
PHILIP HICHBORN IS
LAID TO REST BESIDE
.lH|S FAMOUS FATHER
Last Rites Held Over Body
of Washington Lawyer
and Writer.

Attended only by two relatives and
one or two Boston friends the Casket
containing the body of Philip S. HiCh-
born was lowered into a grave in Mt.
Alhan Cemetery, Boston, this morning
at $3.50 o'clock, and the committal SER
Vice of the Episcopal Church was read
by a clergyman.
Beside the grave, dispatches from Bos-
ton state, stood his mother, wife of the
late Rear Admiral Hichborn, and his
hrother-in-law, Paul S. Pearsall. Mrs.
Pearsall was unable to attend the fu
neral, not having left the city with her
husband and mother yesterday after
noon.
For all that relatives and close friends
OF Mr.. Hichborn know, his wife, Elem
ore Hoyt Htchborn, and Horace Wylie,
with whom she twice eloped, are still
ignorant of the fact that Mr.. Hichborn
shot himself Wednesday afternoon and
that he has buried this morning. Eff
forts to locate Mrs. Hichborn and Wylie
have so far proved quite fruitless.
Mrs. Pearsall, whose condition yester-
day alarmed friends, was reported this
morning to have passed a good night
and to be In much better physical state
than yesterday. Mrs. Pearsalrs grT T
! has not diminished, but to some exteI.I
the effects of the terrible shock of find-
ing the lfeless body of her brother
have worn off.
Mrs. Hichborn Ill
Mrs. Hichborn, sr., made the trip to
Boston against the advice of physicians
and friends But ker health has not
alarmed friends so much as did Mrs
Pearsalrs condition.
of Captain Pearsall died almost at the
same time as Mr.. Hichborn. 1t was
stated at the Pearsall residence this
morning that Captain Pearsall would go
from Boston to New York. following
similar rites for his sister. Word OF the
death of Mrs. Walker increased, II any
thing could, the sympathy felt In WASH
inKton for the afflicted Hichborn family.
Others than Mr.. Hichborn's mother
and sister are suffering hecaIsG IRE
became mnbenrable 20 him through his
wifc's elopencnt with Horace WElle.
Slrs. Wylie is still reported III II ne ner
Home in Thomas circle, and Mrs. Henry
NJ. Hoyt, mother Of the elopinS woman,
worms death. She is now somewhat
letter. It was stated this morning at
avenue. The story that Mrs. Hoyt had
quietly left the city two weeks ago Tor
Nice in order TO see her daughter is
without truth. Mrs. Hoyt Is in Wash
ingtnn and has not at prese mt any IN
tcntiun Of leaving the city.
Belief now obtains that MIS-. tNch-
born. ir.. and Wylie Wnl read of the
death OF the man they MrCnSed II
some foreign newspaper and that u thG> ne,
Will learn thus % the tragedy Of We'd
pesday rather than by .Cabiesrttm,
grim news to them at onCe if their ad
dress could but be learned
Pending the return of Mrs. HiChborn
sr, and her son-in-law, and the re
covery of Mrs. Pearsall, no steps VII
be taken by the family toward the set
tlenent of Mr.. Hichborn's estate. ]
10 exceedingly doubtful If any attemp
x1r be made to probate Mr.. Hich
born's pathetic attempt at will, on
clause in his farewell note.
!, No Will Found
lI.awyers in the District are unani
inously of the opinion that this vii
cannot be probated, because it was no
witnessed. as required by law.
tFailure of Mr.. Hichborn to leave
legal will means that in law his wifi
has claim on the estate, and could, il
any event, assert her dover right t.
dpe-third his property. Proba bly, effort
will be made by S. +. Swayze, HChbOrn
Iiw partner, to secure a waiver from
Mrs. HiChborn of all her legal rights
To do this, of course, IT will be neCes
may require some time, owing to th