The evening world., 1912-02-07
SEARCH FOR WILL
OF T. R. HAWLEY IS
WITHOUT RESULT
Now Believed That Financier
Left None, and Legal Heirs
Will Administer Estate.

No trace OF any will left by Edwin
r. Hawlcy. the railroad hnancier. has
been found as yet and It Is now believed
hs het mono. Although no contest Is ex-
pected among tho heirs to his estate,
there u some conjecture as to just what
effect the lack of a will may have Upon
the many interests with which he was
connected.
That no serious financial ~entanglc-
msnts will result from the absence OF
the will was the sentiment expressed
this afternoon by Newman Erb. one OF
the dead %inancier's most intimate busl-
ness associates. Mr.. Erb said that even
though a will is never found. all the
beirs arc in harmony. The large In
terests Mr.. Hawley controlled are so
t~horoughly safeguarded. said Mr.. Erb,
that II Is impossible for serious trouble
to arise.
IT no will 10 found said Mr.. Erb
this afternoon in his oflcc at No. AZ
Broadway. no part Of the estate can
be sold by the heirs until . year has
passed. That is the law.
ASSOCIATES WILL CARRY OUT
HIS PLANS.
although Mr.. Hawley was a leader,
IKE all big financial men he did not
stand alone. He worked always with
associates who were In accord with his
plans.
'of course there are some details that
have been temporarily halted owing to
Mr.. Hawley's death. There we're some
things that should have been done to-
dav Whish wara pdannISalv pnafponad
"All of Mr.. Hawiey's plans will be
carefully carried out to their conclu-
sion lust as he planned The rail-
roads In which Mr.. Hawiey was most
heavily interested were the Chesapeake
and Ohio, the Minneapolis and st. Louis
and the Missouri. Kansas and Texas.
lie held a controlling interest in them.
! don't think the Chicago and Alton
Was under his control. Gen. Hubbard,
! think. is the holder OF the majority
of stock"
Al the offices OF Hawley g. Davis at
No. p Broad street. nobody would dis
GUYS anything. Neither Mr.. Davis nor
any OF Mr.. IIawley's partners wou say
. word.
No new safe deposit boxes belonging
10 Mr.. Illwisy have been opened. said
representatives of the State Compt-oller.
Mr.. Tay Tor. of the law firm OF Byrne
and Cu;cAeoH. who were Mr.. IIa wley's
personal attorneys, said no Will has
been discovered b. tie firm.
Frank ~. Davis. the partner OF Mr..
Iia wiley. william +. Hawley. Walter s.
Ciandeil and Charles Seymour. nephews
of the inanc,c:, held a conference last
night at the Hawlcy homestead In Chat
ham y. '. Frank Tompkins. another
member OF the firm Of Hawley 4 DAVIS.
sIso at;e.Ced tha conference.
LAWYERS KNOW NOTHING OF
WILL; SEARCH FRUlTLESs.
Mr.. Taylor. of the law firm of By.ne
e. Cutcheon OF No. q Broad street. Mr..
Hawley's attorneys, when seen by an
Evening World reporter to-day. sad
his firm knew nothing of any Will tSat
Mr.. Hawley might have made.
I'VE acted in many matters for Mr..
Uawley.'' said Mr. Taylor. but we
drew no will for him. Re never con-
suited US about the matter. We ham
died a number OF cases for him. but
few OF them were personal affairs. /
am confident our firm does not know
of the existence OF any will"
Thomas r. Rush. representing the
state Comptroller, was present when
Mr.. Hawiey's safe deposit box In the
standard Safe Deposit Company was
opened. Mr.. Davis was present repre-
sent!ng the Hawley interests. No Will
was found.
From the reticence Of all concerned
u IL generally believed in Wall Street
now that there is no Will In existence.