The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-23
Supreme COurt-Special Term.
Before Hon. Judge Mitchell.
IMPORTANT WILL CAST

IhfOhIANT WILL CASbs
MARCH 2l-John p. Been'an, administrator, 'osA the
will ANNEXED Of William Bdrtrop, deceased, The Peo-
pie Of the State Of New Fork, Nary Bonsor Alexander
Bonsor, Samuel Bonsor, Henry Bonsor, Wi1iom Potte
and Eleanor his we, VIM. Gibson and AlHiro his iuie,
and Thomas Beekan administrator, 6c, Of Anna Bar
throp dcceasedWm Barthrop, Of Kindsrhook died Oct.
49, 1885, leaving real and personal estate Of the value Of
about 5000 00o nearly all Of which personal pro-
perty.
Previous to his death he made . win with several
codicis thereto among the provisions Of which are the
lat The executors named in the win were directed to
purchase trust for the benefit Of the tesators
sister Mary Bonsor, Of Nottingham, England, for sum
not exceeding COO to be occupied by his nsphsws and
for
nieces and after the fifteen years have expired they
may sell the farm and apporon the proceeds among the
nephews and neces their heirs and survivors, they
2 After the expiration Of ten years, or sooner my
wish public dspensary a. in New York, ON
similar plan, for INDECENT persons, TO BE- sttsnd-
at their homes and daily at the dispensary-ny
tors to consult udicious men in Albany concerning tho
sas 70 On the and
executors within fifteen years may give 1t TO any other
charitable society societies for relieving the comfort
sss and INDECENT, they shall elect.
3. The executors survivors empowered to scll
he real estate not specifically divided. Nineteen thou
and dollars residue Of the estate given the sxscu
managed as follows TO the Society for the Benefit Of
Taloresses and In the City Of Philadelphia,
and the Society for the Benefit OF Taoresses and Seam
stresses in the City Of New York. each the Of 900
asnuay for Eve successive years the nrst payment to
be made within year after the testators DEATH TO
the Female Assistant Society and the Society for tho
Relief Of Respectable Aged and INDECENT Females and
Female Benevolent Society all of the city of New York,
each the Of $500 annusy for six years. the hrst
death. -''' 0'' ''-' $40 - '''"''' :
TIE final rs.iduary claim as follows After satisfy
ing the provisions In my WILL in regard 70 the dspen-
and bequeath all my estate then remaining, any there
shall be- 10 my executors in trust that they sha and
pay and apply tine same In such sums and At such
times In their discretion they shall think at and pro-
per, to the treasurer other officers having the ma
nseement Of the pecunary affairs OF any one or moro
societies for the support Of INDECENT respectable psrsons
especially females and orp and for the OF said
society societies. hereby intending to give ny execu
tors full discretionary to the disposition Of the
same but that the shall ~ applied 10 objects
The plaintiff claims that these provisions Of the wiz
invalid and that they should be declared By the
Court, on the ground OF vagueness and uncertainty.
It Ia alleged in the complaint Of the plaintiff that the
administrator hss paid the iegacies mentioned In tho
will and that he has accounted before the surrogate at
various times, and has been allowed about 80 o0O
The complaint alleges also, to the best OF the know
ledge of the plaintiff that there not 1T the death
Of the testator, any corporate Institutions societies.
such named In the will
II the trustees fail, the real estate esohsats 70 the
STATE and the estate viii be divided under the
statute Of dstbu tonsone half to Mary Bousor and the
other half to the next Of lin Of Anna Barthrcp to wit
the plaintiff John r. Beekman and the dsfsndant Tho
Bsehman.
The case has been already two days. and In likely TO
occupy the Court .0Is time ionSsr There great AZ,
for the Administrator, Thomas Bcskman, Mr.. William
Kent for the defendants (Bonsors Mr.. A. Undsrhil;
Iatbrop Assistant Attorney General and Mr. John II.
Reynolds and Mr. Joseph Blunt who also represent tho
charitable institutions Interested.