Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
WHOLEANS MAY GET
HENDERSON ESTATE
Effort to Cut Off Grand
daughter May InvaIidate
Woman'S Will.
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and 100000 to be held in trust for his
use.
Shima had been employed by Mrs.
Henderson for the past six years. He
was known as a confidant and adviser
Of the cewager. He is 26 years old and
unmarried.
An examination of court records to-
day revealed another interesting Sit
uation.
Mrs. Henderson's will left the great
bulk of her estate to her niece and
nephew, Frances A. and Henry N.
Arnold of New York City.
On February 2 last Attorney Galley
filed for Mrs. Wnolean a bill for APP
pointment of a trustee to effect a
division Of the estate. It was alleged
that Mrs. Henderson. because of age
and illness, was mentally and physically
incapable of managing the estate and
carrying out the terms of the sons will.
Miss Arnold was named as one Of the
defendants.
Court Signs Order.
Although served with a subpoena, she
failed to appear in court to answer the
suit. Justice Jesse c. Adkins. there
fore, on March IT signed an order that
the bill filed by Attorney Galley be
taken as confessed by Miss Arnold.
This, 1t was pointed out, amounts to
an admission by Miss Arnold on March
II that Mrs. Henderson was mentally
and physically incompetent. This gave
rise TO speculation as to how she will
attempt to uphold the will executed %
days later by Mrs. Henderson. in which
she was left much of the estate.
A will executed by Mrs. Henderson on
November II. 1880. was fed in District
Suprere Court today by Attorney Nor
man B. Landreau.
This will specifically revokes former
will in which substantially all of the
estate was left to the Battle Greek SAM
tarium and Hospital.
Mrs. Wholean is cut off with 500 and
the balance of the estate is ordered
divided equally among the Arnolds.
Jesse s. Shima. Henry A. Seay, c. K.
HaSegawa and William Carter
Mrs Wholean was to have received
the bulk of the estate of her mother
by-adoption. Mrs. John B. Henderson.
under the first of four wills. executed
by the society leader prior to the one
filed early Yesterday. by which Mrs.
Wholean was disinherited, and Shima
was bequeathed 100000
This was brought out late yesterday
when the four prior wills were filed
by R. P. Hollingsworth, trust officer
of the National Metropolitan Bank,
where the wills had been left for safe
keeping. They are dated February %,
1924; April Is. 1926: February IL, 1927,
and July 13. 1927.
In the earliest will Mrs. Wholean Is
bequeathed, in addition to the bulk of
the estate. the right to live in the
property known as Boundary Castle"
at 2200 Sixteenth street so long as she
desired.
S365,O0O Trust Set Up.
BY the will of February II, 1927, she
is given only the household and per-
sonal effects. with the right to use the
Sixteenth street mansion or other resi-
dences belonging to the estate. The
statement is made that no further pro-
vision is made for her because of the
establishment of trust of $685., 900 for
her benefit.
The latest of the four prior wills,
that of July ID, 1927. requests that Mrs.
Henderson's body be cremated, after
being cut through the neck to make
sure of death. In this will the house,
hold effects are given Mrs. Wholean,
but no further provision is made. A
trust fund of 100000 is provided for
Mrs. Henderson's niece, Frances Arnold
of New York: $4,000 is given to the
American Humane Association and a
like sum to Adolph A. Hoehling, for
mer justice of the District Supreme
Court, described as a personal friend
of her son.
After number of smaller requests
Mrs. Henderson left the rest of her es-
tate to the Battle Greek College Of
Battle Greek. Mich. as an endowment
for the spreading of biological ideas.
She names the National Metropolitan
Bank and Mr.. Hoehling as the execu.
tors Of the estate and enjoins on them
that if any Sixteenth street property
is sold it shall be with restriction that
no building more than 20 feet high be
erected on it.