The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-23
How Fortune of Flagler's
Widow Was Bequeathed
Revealed in Her Will.
w. A. BLOUNT, SIR.
is AN EXECUTOR
Holds for Minor Relatives
Large Blocks Standard
Oil Stoe.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS


Louisville, KY, Sept. G2.-Aside
from $5,00O,O0O bequeathed to her
second husband in a codicil executed
here about month before her death
July 27, the entire estate of Mrs.
Robert Worth Bingham, formerly
Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, was disposed
of In a will filed at West Palm Beach,
Fla, August 8, the bulk of it going
10 her niece, Mrs. Louise Wise Lewis.
There have been many rumors since
the fling here for probate of the
codicil naming her husband as bene-
ficiary, that it would be attacked by
the legatees named in her will.
Indication of such intention was
seen by many in the questions ad-
dressed to witnesses at the time the
codicil was filed. Among these ques-
tions were several designed to estab-
lish whether or not Mrs. Bingham
was under the influence of any drug
when the codicil was signed.
Recently Mrs. Bingham's grave at
Wilmington, N. c., has been placed
under guard at the direction of mem
bers of her family and rumors that
an aufnpsy was to be performed upon
her body have been current.
Yesterday It was announced here
by attorneys for Judge Bingham that
the offices of DR.. r. M. Ravitch who
attended Mrs. Bingham before her
death had been entered and records
OF the narcotic prescriptions given by
him stolen.
The will in detail provided that
Mrs. Lewis was to receive all t.S
real estate held by Mrs. Bingham ex-
cept that vested in trustees under
the will of Henry M. Flagler, and
requested that she dispose of it by
win so that her father and mother
should not receive any part of 1T.
In addition, Mrs. Bingham bequeathed
her pearls, among which was rope
of pearls said to be valued at $1,0OO,-
600, to Mrs. Lewis.
The remainder of Mrs. Bingham's
jewelry was bequeathed to her sister,
Jessie Kenan Wise and Sarah Graham
Kenan except one piece to Alice
Kenan.
OF the remainder of her property
it was provided there was to be left
TO w. r. Kenan, Jr., and w. A.
Blount, of Pensacola, Fla, In trust
for William r. Kenan, Jr., jessie
Kenan Wise and Sarah Graham
lowing companies:
fornia $3.50 shares, Standard Oil of
Indiana. 4,S00 shares, Standard Oil of
Kansas 800 shares, Standard Oil of
Kentucky $50 shares, Standard Oil
of Nebraska $50 shares, Standard Oil
of New Jersey 1000 shares, Stand
ard Oil of New York 10000 shares,
Standard Oil of Ohio 500 shares.
In addition to these larger bequests
there were a number of smaller lega-
cies ranging from $1,000 to S3OO,Ooo.
An attorney left for Florida re-
Gently, where the dispositions of the
witnesses to the will proper reside
at various points and their deposl-
tions with those of the executors,
VIM. Kenan, of Lockport, n. Y, and
Judge Blount, of Pensacola, Florida,
will be taken for proof as to the
genuineness of the will.
When these dispositions are filed
here a motion will then be made to
probate the codicil dated July 10, last,
and made by Mrs. Bingham during
her last illness. 1t is witnessed by
w. w. Davies, a personal friend and
former law partner of Judge Blng-
ham and DIR. NJ. L. Ravitch, who at
tended Mrs. Bingham in her last Ill
ness.
Helm Bruce is the local attorney
for Mrs. Louise Wise Lewis, but ne
will make no statement as to whether
any attempt will be made to prevent
the probate of the codicil giving
Judge Bingham S5,000,000 of the
great Flagler estate valued at SSO,-
100000. The prevailing opinion IS
the probating of the codicil will be
resisted.