Evening star., 1932-10-07
REYNOLDS WIDOW
EXCLUDED IN WILL
TO BE PROBATED
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right would be effective upon the trust
funds which had not come to her hus-
band at the time of his death, or merely
upon the comparatively small personal
estate, seemed a question on which
all hesitated to give definite answer
offhand.
1t was learned that the will wa.
made in August of 1881. the apparent
motive for making it at that time being
that Young Reynolds was within a few
days to leave by steamer for long and
hazardous solo flight from England tc
China.
He did sail few days after the
will was drawn. but fell i'll in England
and had to return home. Before he
started again, in December, he was
divorced from his first wife. So far
as is known, however. he made nc
change in the disposition Of his estate
either because of this divorce or after
his marriage to Miss Holman, which
occurred at the termination Of his Far
Eastern flight.
Consisted Of Trust Funds.
Young Reynolds estate consisted
largely Of trust funds. established for
him by his father and mother before
they died. and the principal of which
had not yet come to him at the time
of his death. Similar trusts had beer
established for his brother Richard, and
his sisters, Mary Reynolds Babcock and
Nancy Reynolds Bagley. the three chief
beneficiaries of Smith Reynolds will.
The share of each of the Reynolds
children from trust funds left them
by their parents has been variously
estimated at from s15,o00,000 to $20,-
000.0 .0000.
Although the existence Of Smith Rev
nolds' will had not been generally
known until today. 1t was reported that
there had been no reason for delaying
its probate other than the necessary
legal steps. such as tracing various per-
sons whom 1t was desired to cite in con-
nection with the filing Of the will with
the surrogate.
Coincident with disclosure that there
is such a will. it was also learned that
Young REYNOLDS kept a detailed log OF
his Far Eastern flight. While this doc.
ument. intrusted by Reynolds to a fly
ing association on his return to New
York, contains all the usual formal no
tations of an air log such as distances,
times. atmospheric conditions and the
like, 1t is really more like personal
diary of the months between the time
when he left Long Island until he
reached China.
Deals With Hardships.
The log deals with many minor ac-
cidents and hardships of the long haz-
ardous flight over wild country. And
it tells Of Reynolds contacts with many
persons in far away corners OF the
world. Americans. Europeans. Africans
Asians and Eurasians.
It also shows that his mind was al
most completely absorbed with the ad-
venture of the moment. for in all Its
length of approximately 10000 words
there is no mention of any member Of
REYNOLDS family, his former wife and
his daughter, or Libby Holman. the
woman he was to marry on his return
His long flight, seemingly stu.
pendous undertaking, in the opinion o
many experienced airmer1, for YOUTH
not yet Of age, began shortly aftei
he was accepted into membership II
the Quiet Birdmen. an organization o
many of the worlds famous flyers
Throughout the log he shows himself
to be interested In the feats OF ethel
aviators and determined to make
name for himse'f as man Of recog
nized ability and daring.
The man to whom Reynolds entrusted
the log after his return to America SAID
today that, in his opinion, its chic.
value seemed to be "as human docN'