The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-05
BROOKLYN COURTS.
SUPREME couar-spsclAl TERN.

An Important Will Case-Thomns G. MoOre's
Charitable Bequcsts-Suit TO Obtain the
Construction Of His will.
Before Judge Pratt
John Moore, James Hall and John II. Besclier as
Executors OF the Last Will ana Testament OF Thomas
y. Moore, Deceased VS.. Marina J. Moore, Alicia
Gother, John Moore, the American Bible Society
and Otners.-ThIs IL an action to obtain the con-
struction OF the will Of Thomas c. Moore formerly
o resident OF Brooklyn, where he owned large
amount Of property, who died In New Jersey IN No
vembcr, 1863 The deceased was single man, and
his will was executed on the 10Th OF March, 1868.
Martha J. Moore and Alicia Gother, sisters; Martha
Reese and EIecta r. Moore, nicces and, besides
these. several cousins. on the eth OF Novem-
ber 1865 the deceased made codlcii to the viii by
both OF which he left large portion OF his prop
erty to his nleces, &c. and donated moneys TO va
r GUS religious and benevolent societies. Personal
property to the amount of $4,000 came into the
hands OF the executors, and the value OF the real
estate owned by me ,estator at the time Of his
The VIII was admitted to probate In The surro-
Tine will is so complicated in many of its sections
and some OF It's PROVISIONS are SO Ambiguous that
SUIT Is now Droagn IN, 10 order to obtain the consruc
THE SOCIETIES TO WHOM REQUESTS HAVE BEEN
are as follows:-w Williamsburg City Missionary So
ciety, American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, $500 each. ana witDthe American
Home Missionary Sociey, each an equal share OF
s2vOO after the death Of niece, VINO Is 10 receive tho
Income OF 1t during her lie; the American and
Fena o
5000: Williamsburg FIRE Department Fund, 500;
American Bible Society, $1,000; American Tract
Society, $500; Presbyterian church, III Elkton. Nd
$500; Reformed Dutch church, corner ofxfourth and
South second streets, $1,000; The SabDah school OF
the church, $500 the Mission Sabbath School OF the
same church, 5000; South Bnshwlck Reformed
Dutch church. $500. Other provisions of the Will
Otherwise beqnealned, should 20 to some OF 'hess
societies II tue legatees should die before the
In the codicil among other provisions there was
bequest TO certain trustees OF mortgages amount
Ing III all 10 S2l,600. These trustees were directed
Ito collect the interest and principal when due and
turn the same into money, and to apply the same to
the renef and benefit OF suffering and destitute
widows and children OF Southern soldiers VINO died
oil South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia..
Additional leqnesls were MADE to the American
BlDlc society, the American Tract Society, Amefi-
can Home Missionary Society, American Board OF
commissioners Tor Foreign Missions, New York
and Board OF Publication, Board OF Domestic MIS-
sons OF the General Assembly OF the PRESBYTERIAN
Board or domestic Missions OF the Reformed Pro.
tesiant Dutch Church tho Reformed Dutch
Church, corner OF Bedford avenue and Cymer
Presbyterian church sunday School. corner OF Fifth
and south Third streets; Christian AID Society or
brooslyn, =. u. Industrial School Association OF
Brooklyn, Il. d.; Grace church. IN Conseyca street;
Brooklyn Society for the Relief OF Respectable Aged
INDECENT Females Widows and Orphans' Fund of
the Fire Department, Brooklyn, +. d.; American
Female Guardian Society,", Brooklyn; orphan
Asylum Mariners Family Industrial Society, Smell.
Home for the Aged, Howard Mission ana Home for
Little Wanderers. vhlldrens Aid Society OF the
Points House OF Industry, New Y ork LADIES' Home
Missionary society, Home for RespcclAbe Aged In
YORK; Wesley Chapel, az Elk Neck, Md, ana the
Ame&Jcdn sunday school Union.
Humber Of legal points naye been raised under
quest for the benefit OF The widows ana orphans or