The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-17
CHARITY WILL
OBTAIN ESTATE
OF MRS. PRINCE
Rites for Society Leader
Probably viii Be
Held Tuesday.


English Prince, wife of Frank J.
Prince, former well-known Indian
spolis newspaper man, who died
Thursday in Los Angeles, Cal. will
be held here probably Tuesday, ac-
cording TO word received today by
friends.
Mrs. Prince, widow of Captain
William z. English, prominent in
Republican politics, former repre-
sentative in congress and state
senator, was stricken in a Los An
geles hotel and died six hours later
at a hospital, where she was re-
moved.
Mr.. Prince will leave the Califor-
MIA city tonight for Indianapolis
with the body.
With death of Mrs Prince, entire
estate Of Captain English, valued
at from 100000 TO s3,50O,0O0 be-
came property in fee simple of
trustees of the indianapolis Foun-
dation, according to attorneys. The
money will be used for charitable
purposes.
Autopsy Is Planned
The real estate, from which Mrs.
English received a life income, con-
sists Of the English hotel building
on the Monument circle, and
building fronting on Illinois street
opposite the Traction Terminal
building, and large summer estate
near Lexington, Scott county.
Death of Mrs. English came I'M
expectedly as she apparently was
recovering from an illness Of a week
ago. Attending physicians said she
was unconscious when stricken. She
was accustomed to use OF sedatives
to overcome sleeplessness, and it
was said she may have taken an
overdose Of the drug.
An autopsy was to be performed
today by the Los Angeles county
coroner, according to dispatches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince had made
their home in Chicago, but also
spent some time in their English
hotel apartment and their Scott
county estate.
They completed tour of Panama
and other Central American coun-
tries and returned to Indianapolis
for a few days late in May. They
left here May % by airplane and
had planned to make an extended
visit TO Hawaii.
Born in Ohio
One of the outstanding figures in
early social life of city, Mrs. Prince,
was born in Lima, o., in 1873, the
daughter of John A. and Emma Orr
Hufnall. The family later moved to
Indianapolis, where Mrs. English
was educated in public schools and
was graduated from Shortridge
high school.
She was a member of Christ
church, Caroline Scott Harrison
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and the
Propylaeum.
Her daughter Rosalind Orr Eng
lish, died Dec, %, 1924 as result
of injuries suffered in an auto acct
dent when returning from Terre
Haute to Indianapolis. The accident
occurred near the state farm at
Putnamville Captain English died
early in 1926.
In 1923 Mrs. English founded the
English prize" an award totaling
81 500 annually to the Indiana news
paper man or woman rendering dis
tinguished service.
Prize Led to Marriage
Mr.. Prince, then reporter for
The Times, received first prize for
his work in connection with investi-
cation of political corruption in In
diana and the resulting friendship
with Mrs. English led ultimately to
their marriage in Baltimore in 1928.
Only surviving relatives in addi- |
ton to Mr.. Prince are an aunt, Mrs. |
Anna Orr Griffith, and a cousin,
Mrs. Chiron G. Pierson, both of In
dianapolis.
REWRITING of the estate to the In
dianapolis Foundation was executed
under terms of Captain English's
will, designating that the money
be used to erect on the site of the
English hotel or elsewhere an Office
building to be known as the Will
liam E. English Charity Home" to
house central offices of all organ
lied charity offices in Indianapolis
and to maintain at Englishton park,
in Scott county. a home for poor
and INDECENT girls of Marion and
Scott counties in memory Of the
daughter who was killed.
Under court ruling, however,
the English hotel block was leased,
prohibiting erection of the charity
Office building, but the money may
be used for any charitable purpose,
according to attorneys.