The evening world., 1920-08-14
.SEARLES'S KIN MAY
FIGHT S5O,OOO,OOO
GIFT TO WALKER
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doubt whether Walker had any, that
lie was TO inherit the estate.
SEARkEs STARTED HIS CAREER
AS A PAPERHANGER.
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Searles was himself poor man. the
son Of a mill hand, who at forty had
advanced from paperhanging and kali
somlning to making estimates and
designs on such work in the homes
Of the wealthy when by his marriage
20 the widow of Mark Hopkins he
became heir to the Hopkins estate.
1t Is considered characteristic to the
habit OF Searles to consider himself
q trustee OF the Hopkins fortune
rather than as It's owner that he has
passed It on intact to another little
known man in whose business ability
and discrimination in selecting wor-
thy objects for its expenditure he mad
learned implicit confidence.
Among the names OF possible con-
testants is that Of Albert Victor
Searles who Is said TO have consulted
lawyers as to chances of breaking
the viii, in spite OF the fact that II
unsuccessful he will forfeit to the
University Of California the $25O.O
left TO him.
outside bequests of less than S.
co., 900 to cousins, employees and the
Searles home. Pine Lodge. at Meth
uen, Mr. Walker inherlts all thot
searles left. This means the fortune
piled up In building the Union Pacific
Railroad by Mark Hopkins.
On the door OF a suite of offices at
the rear OF the twelfth floor of 40. II
Broadway appears the simple legend:
EDWARD f. SEARLES,
'PITTSBURG g. SHAWMUT RR."
It is a suite of five rooms, and in the
corner once. inaccessible, except to
those he desires to see, sits Arthur
T. Walker.
BY tho terms OF the Searles will,
Mr., Walker and Lewis l.. Delaheld, q
lawyer at No. 20 Exchange Place, are
co-executors and trustees. Mr.. Della
field refused to throw any light on the
relationship between Mr.. Walker and
Mr.. Searles.
From other sources II was gathered
that Mr.. Walker for some time had
been business secretary for Mr..
Searles and in charge of his Affairs
in New York. The Pittsburgh and
! Shawmut Railroad, whose name ls
featured on the door OF the Searles
Offices at No. II Broadway, Is one OF
his interests.
Mr.. Walkers business life appears
to have been confined To his labors in
Mr.. searles's interest, and to have
been carried on anonymously.
This fact merely adds interest L
the testamentary benefaction OF th,
Methuen millionaire. as does IN,
other, that the will making Mr.
Walker residuRry legatee was drawn
on July "a. only two weeks before
Mr. Searles's death. In this win Mr.
Walker Is referred TO as a friend"
IT Is anticipated in Salem and Me.
thuen that. out Of the selection Of Mr.
Walker by Mr., searles as recipient
OF the HoplIlns's millions. will develol
lawsuit that will rival in Interest
that following Mrs. Hopkins Searles'
death.
LEFT TRUST FUND OF $1,ooO,oot
TO COUSIN.
Searles left TO a cousin, Mrs. Mar!
Allen Rowland, a trust fund Of 81,
600, ,O0O to her son, Benjamin, $500.
OOO and 10 her son, George, $780, OOt
To nephew, Albert Victor SesrleS
$3.50 900 was devised benjamin Row
land inherits, in addition TO the In
come Of the trust fund, the estate
Pine Lodge, AT Methuen, whor
s.,,d.. nnsacd hIs Iattar vpura wit