The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-04
Mr.. G2RARD'S WILL.

The will OF the late James W. Gerard was ad.
mitted to probate yesterday in the Surrogate's
Court. 1t is very long and elaborate document,
and is supplemented by four codicils.
He leaves to his son, James w. Gerard, Jr., his
stables in East Twentieth street. near Third ave.
nue. all his horses and carriages and his interest
in Glass Building, southwest corner OF Wall and
Water streets.
part of the rent is to be given IN aid Of the
maintenance Of Mrs. Anne Hosle, the testator's
sister. He also beqneaths to his son, James W..
all his furniture, plate, wines, paintings except
the 'sQueen Of Sheba'), books engravings and
works OF art in the late residence OF the testator
No. II Gramercy Park. He advises that his son
shall, If practicable, buy out the interests OF the
testator's daughter and sonin-law. I. G. 7. Buck
lev in the residence and live IN 1t himself He also
leaves to his son three lots in East Boston, Mass,
for the erection OF public library ia shares OF
family portraits in the testator's mansion in ia
maica Plains Mass.
TO his daughter-in-law, Jennie Angel Gerard, he
leaves large lot OF land and three houses in East
Boston, and other valuable property.
His daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth $. Wlggln, gets i've
and the painting called "The queen of Sheba"
which the will states the testator had always
TO his soninaw. T. c. T. Buckley, he leaves a
lot Of land in East F.. Boston, his painting called
.'The Seaport" and $500 to invest In ring or pin
To each Of the three children Of Mrs. wiggin he
caves tnrty-nVe SnareS or the vermont ana
Canada Railroad and $1,000 in ''good, notes and
10 each of the three children of Mr.. Buckley he
leaves 3d. 500 in good" notes or mortgages. To
his sister Mrs. Hosie he leaves the interest for
life on 1000 worth Of Vermont Central Railroad
bonds but in his fourth cOdcil he says, 'The Yer.
mont Central Railroad and the managers and
receivers thereof have burst up" and he therefore
revOkes all legacies Of the stock, directing its
equivalent in value to be given.
He also leaves small legacies, varying from few
hundred to few thousand dollars, to his sister,
Mrc Smt hia hrnt 10
Gerard; his nieces, Fannie Gerard, Mrs. Anne
Howard and Georgiana Sargent; his nephew, John
and his grand-niece, Eliza Parsons
To his partner, Mr. James N. Platt he leaves
Of the testator The Interest Of is LETT to the
charity fund Of the workingmen's Protective Union
The interest on ST. 500 Is to be invested annually
in the purchase OF plain SILVER medals, to be given
to the most amiabe Boys and girls IN the following
schools, no recipient to receive more than one
medal and the pupils to be the judges OF those de-
serving to receive the medals :-"Glrs' grammar
schools in Twentieth, Twelfth and wooster streets,
and male grammar, schools in Twenty third, Thlr-
teentn and wooster streets" He states that his
object In giving the medals is to cultivate what he
ton in the public schoos-'Amiability OF charac-
ter OF the pupis.'
McGrath, and John O'Neill, his coachman. All the
rest res o. the Of oysr IN s 10
vded into ten equal shares. three and half Of
which 60 to his son, James w.; three and q hall
are divided between Mrs. Wiggn and her children,
and the other threetenths 60 to Mary and Julian
Buckley, children of T. c. 7. Buckley.
He exempts his executors, in all their trans.
actions in relation to the disposition OF his
property, from giving any security whatever,
saying that it often proves great annoyance
to executors to give security and that in his
he thinks it needless to require 1t, he having every
confidence that they will execute faithfully the
trusts which ne repOses in them.
His executors are his son, James w. Gerard Jr.,
his son-in-law, T. c. I. Buckley, and his partner,
James n. Platt.
In closing his will he expects ali his egatees to
remember the poor, requests that he may be buried
in Greenwood with his wife, and states his posi-.
tive convictions that his body will be raised in the
resurrection The Will is attested by Jour w.t.
nesses
The codicils revoke the legacy to Jennie Angel
Gerard, and give her $4,000 instead; give Mrs.
Wiggin an additional $4,000 give his grandson.
j. W. Gerard, 81, 900; fifteen shares more OF stock
go to the children OF Mrs. Wggin $500 more to
each OF the children OF Mr.. Buckley, to whom he
leaves the painting Of the 'Dutchess de Ia VAL
liere" in the costume OF q Magdalen taxing the
veil.
The vault in Greenwood is bequeathed to his SOD
and daughter aud son-in-law, Mr. Buckley and
there Is general small Increase OF the egaciej
mentioned IN the original will.