The Washington herald., 1918-09-13
STAPLES WILL
TOCAUSESUIT?
Estate Of Millionaire Hotel
Man May Effect Litii-
CATION.

Lawyers around the courthouse
scent litigation in connection with the
settlemen Of the estate Of orren G.
Staples. the millionaire hotel man. who
died leaving property valued at 81
ZOO.
Two wills, bearing different dates.
were filled yesterday with Register of
Wills Tanner. The first 70 dated April
10, 1903. and provided literally for rela-
tfves ignored in his last will.
This document Is dated June s. this
year. and revokes all preceding wills.
1t was not fled until late in the after
noon. the pther having been placed on
record in the morning.
Resldence to widow,
Under the provisions of his last will.
the widow, Mrs. Cecilia X. Staples,
II given the home at 1875 Columbia
road northwest and the residue of
the estate is left in trust TO her and
John w. Childress. of this city, with
authority to convert the estate into
cash and pay the following iegscles:
Mrs Mary Near. a sister, $1,000:
DR.. Aubrey H. Staples. nephew. s10,-
600; Orren 8. Dewitt, $1,000; Miss Kate
Cummings. a former housekeeper. s2,-
500; Miss Mary Branson, Of Wash
ington, $500.
He urges in his last will that none
OF his property outside the District Of
Columbia shall be sold until 1t can
be disposed Of with advantage to his
estate. He specified also that any
beneficiary seeking to contest. break
or change his will shall forfeit any
laHaCv claim rsOrfinn nf his
estate.
The last will OF Mr.. Staples was
witnessed by Margaret F. Riley. 4O5
Ninth street. southwest; c. r. Phil
lips. 1861 Harvard street northwest
and John o. Allen. 1905 ! street north
west.
Many Under First VIII.
The will of Mr.. Staples. dated April
10, 1906; names the following benefi-
ciaries:
Charles F. Staples. a brother. SO. 600;
residue in trust to Edward NJ Gates,
OF Watertown, N. Y, and Gasherie
Dewitt and Albert Fox, both of this
city. who are directed TO make the
following bequests from his estate:
Gasherie Dewitt, $4,000; Gertrude
Staples Gardner, a sister, $4,000; Ruth
Staples Reid. a sister, $4,000; Mary
Staples Nier. a sister. $1,000: DR.. Ray
Staples. a nephew, 10000: Charles
Nichols. a brother of his late wife,
IS. 600; A J. Nichols, nephew of his
dead wife. 5000; Edith Nicols and
Helen H. Nichols. nIeces of his dead
wife, 5000 each; George Nichols.
S. 900; Theodore Nichols. 5000; John
Nichols. 5000; Hattie Newell, 5000;
Mrs. Cecilia Tiffany, $500; Nettie NJ.
poNtIfna
5000. and Miss Mary E. Branson,
200.
An inventory accompanying the first
will shows that in 1909 Mr.. Staples
possessed property valued at about
81, 10000, and described as follows:
Tive Hotels Ineluded.
Two hotels, 10000: one thousand
Island house, $4,000; property on
Pennsylvania avenue. including opera
house, $4,000; property on Seventh
street s75.ooo; stocks and bonds, $780,
900; house on Seventeenth street $40
900; house on S street $4,000: farm
at Rome, N. Y. 5000; horses, car
riages, etc, 5000; one-tenth interest
in Panorama building. $4,000; life in
surance policies. between $4,000 and
$4,000; property inherited from his
first wife at her death, SIS. COO: miscel-
lansous stocks and bonds, s14.5o0.
This inventory exhibits a total valu-
alton Of the property fifteen years
ago of s1.4es,5oo. Included in his pos
sessions then was the Hotel Regent,
New York City.
Since the execution OF the will made
In 1903 Mr.. Staples married his present
wife, Cecilia K. Staples. They have
one child.