Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-22
Effort to Cut Her Off En-
tireIy May Make viii
Invalid.
COURT FIGHT is SEEN
PROBABLE FOR MILLIONS
Wealth of Senator's Son Left to
Daughter After Death of
Woman.

All of the now famous Henderson
Millions it developed today may fall
into the hands of Mrs. Beatrice H.
Wholean because Mrs. Mary F. Hender-
son, former mistress of Boundary
Castle, went too far in her efforts to
bar her reputed grandchild from any
share in the estate.
From the maze of claims and counter
claims today there emerged the ironicaI
picture of Mrs. Henderson defeating
her own purpose by ignoring the wills
of her husband and son in her anxiety
TO effect it.
Descent Law May Rule.
If the will fled for probate yesterday
by Mrs. Henderson is invalid, it was
pointed out, the estate will be disposed
of under the laws OF descent. In 1924
Mrs. Henderson, in secret proceeding
IN District Supreme Court, adopted Mrs.
Wholean and made her her heir at law.
II the will is invalid under the law
everything that the wealthy dowager
owned at the time of her death will go
to Mrs. Wholean
Although Mrs Wholean's intentions
could not be learned, there was strong
reason to believe that she would attack
i.
Her attorney, H. Prescott Galley, said
he had received no instructions from
her as yet.
The will of Mrs. Henderson's hlIs-
band, the late Senator John B. Hender-
son, directed that all of his real prop
erty, with the exception of Boundary
Castle, be sold and proceeds be divided
equally between Mrs. Henderson and
MS son. John B. Henderson, jr. The
tn Erc
the stipulation that the son receive
half Its value from the mothers share
OF the estate. This division, however.
never took place.
Receives Sons Property.
In January, 1923. the son died. His
VIII lett all OF his property 10 Mrs.
henderson Tor lie, TO revert to Mrs.
Wholean for life at Mrs. Henderson's
death.
Under this will. it was pointed out
Mrs. Wholean was entitled 10 all of the
property owned by the son in his own
rlgnt and TO the one-half OF his fathers
estate.
Since the son died. it was said Mrs
henderson has sold or given aWay prop
erty Valuec at several hundred thou
sands OF dollars which rightfuIly be-
long to Mrs. Wholean
~AS-AN~ASO4l, IL Was explained.
might have barred Mrs. Wholean nom
sharing in the portion of the estate
that would have come to her under the
DIVISION directed in her husbands will.
her VIII, however, attempts to exclude
MRS, Wholean entirely. and. it Is con-
tended, is therefor not valid. If the
court comedies in this view the entire
estate, including the requests maze to
employees and lriends, will go to Mrs.
Wholean.
Secretary Bought Legation.
Sale of the valuable hcme of the
Nlcaraguan legation at 24Oi Fifteenth
street, TO Jesse S. Shina, her JAPAN,
csc secretary. by Mrs. Henderson for
consideration of $500 was revealed
today by an examination of records in
the Recorder of Deeds Office. The
tran 5fer was made December 4. 1880.
The last District assessment placed the
value OF the property at S94,955.
In addition, the will of Mrs. Hender-
son. Tiled for probate yesterday in Dis
trict Supreme Court, revealed she had
bequeathed to Shima 100000 in cash
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