The New York herald., 1876-11-28

irTsov'ss ths consrson Of me Poor. the Deaf and
paas Asylum. tke insiifuiloa ior tho Band the
Aneresn Home nnson,ry socesy. as also the Board
q taaesfion Mrs. Hoiersok died In December. 1874
soeeesd wsieA acton taken for the coa-
sruuiiea q ne ~aL The esse 10 trial at the
AS Aprn sepFeme court. special Term, before Judge
San Nefpt There wsrs named 10 the pleadlnss some
80 erfsu4apts. aaa sscnt tweniy.ave lawyers alto
seiher appeared The sxecators u Mr. Holbrcok,
~hess nanes sfe Ivea teio~ ~sre represented BY Mr.
ny.ys netss and j. Jucgs Porter; The executors OF
ne ae gaars Belts sx George y. Bsas samuel K.
nsus: she beat ana Dcmb Asyium bs ez-Jedse Fan
4oiAT hhtteh&fy So<sctl ~ Ausun Abbott the helrs
atla~ ~ Mtssf. Ans.p Nsiiby, A. = saliiysn and
500 esherA de<son ~4s ssveh IN TIE case yesier-
80 - laagc fsn sonl shleh emDoaIed In an
eshlan eoffriBs over ly psgts ~ fooscap II 10 enc
ehf ite has eefn srtmaisa - oar courts and, allie
ifOm tAe lafxs inttfests invysssd, embraces many
Sesei sna 'nts ..sslas gssst.oos y a.
sutFx Nau Worst aiser fvrltlrE ~ some lengih the
iaci ~ tns ssys thst Prupcr d-pesitOn 81 Tie
rlntcr ceala be besI at,asnea ~ hrst determining
sfts xeR~fa qaestaens an%stnS N whole estate aud
- thv AEtt y .hish makt y me pfoss.ons 81 The
si, aeoai sairh aoutts had Afif~a. rust be consla
crw4 IA fesafa ts abe dispostlon made ey me ~Ai,
aI~nllon 10 the s.essslh cause tae iesa-
~ " thn E0lnt teng ranteGed 70 be .siid, and
iesaeies withoat souieuiaon In ihAs eleventh
me ieslaser afcclra ilAt hr Income o tue
ate ~as y b. pad - ~ sAe aaros her lifetime. by
shoa.d =. rreeives - sNsnA tnder tats clause he
neos uai ths sx*cuicfs Nsre eorsttoicd trustees -
1ierpst Z tbs asiea. hosever long Tho
p-rpascs 81 ne tr~s fegair'a ana terminated ~ith
lie death u MA hc.ntevA, suA that tbs executors
~cre savs.ssd ~ ihc Wia power 81 al
real estate and ttai FHth pusvr eouia be executed
discusses - cnRih ne power ~ safe ~ which The
cxecaiafs clothed. - extent and effect apon tLs
estate. and thea iracseds - else his raisng
csGse - lns Sli arasf ~htrh the executors
were Aatusr ~itbln ihrce ycsrs amer The desA Of
Mrs hobrooN sel al the rrai ana psrsonal estate
ingn nsod. and from ihe prOceods pay the
csscivs her lsaief srcsAed hv holas that tAs ahso
Gc direction o. fris satals The qaaliy % PefAonaiiy
npoa ihsa species of psepsrts Ne then
lays down tAe general Ifabcpiv tbat
auon annexed - -, expressed anicrtoD % Inc tcs
tator 10 he contrary whether thsy are oi personal
rsopery o. - real estate directed 70 DC sold 10 als
nilng ~ u0aGcsd these general concesons aud these
general rrncpcs oi as he laocesds 90 take up those
partobs .! thc VIII requiring construction aud juscia
determination. A. to the ss0ut Aiew,d 10 10 dls-
posed ~ by Will ~ his vile ~ holds that tAis
an sbso.nlc ,til the widow that a the
ton OF the testator In regard 20 shs sam thai the
widow should haNc power ol appointment 81 sx.
ccutors only. that tuch power Ma - be exercised
strictly With the viii, and thAt the
ccuiors OF Mr. ohrook shoaia pay 10 The
OF Afs holbrook 20 carry sus Lc provisions ~
her beqnest2 lie next ap tbe sfs % the various
benesol.nt charitable institutions. Alta rcgsraio
the bcquest lnc New lpfk ASSOCIATION imgrov-
lng tho Condition al thr four. payment of ~hsch
legacy objected thc ground that The
incorporated al the ta. ~ tAe death - tue
tcstator, siml lNr objections being raised IA the
requests 10 ire Dcmsli Dspensary the American
kcnaie Guardian s.csiy ana the New York sabbath
sract society. lie holds that n these & ia aud be-
quests according 10 Sectloa q OF the act 0f lo@A,
amount than quarter Of the estate after
the payment OF The iesiasor's debts, they must 10
s,v,raly by proper deductions 10 bring
tkcm within such Ono-qgarer, each contributing
its proper ratable proportion 10 such deduction.
Inc OF the evidence saiisnes how
cylr that alter drduciing the debs oi The testsior
the egacics to he iour societies named amounting 10
$4,000 together with theche-sxh rcsta9sry estate 10
VIII! !,i the Association Tor the kei-i of the Poor
Is catltud under The sixteenth clause OF the viii do
no, amount uncourth OF the testators estate.
aud t.a therefore, tho gifts TO these societies
valid. In respect io the iegacies 10 the New York
Protestant orphan AS, luni, the New YORK Blind ln-
siisutsa ana the Deaf ana Dumb Institution, amount
ing to ,6 600 Ia which u also gwen iourth of the
rcsIduary estate he holds that the beaucsis these
societies were valid In ins connection he discusses
ul length the power OF such corporation take and
hoJ property under beqlcsts go ~ 10 Keep whn the
PROVISIONS OF their charters IN regard To ;he vi
real Estate they entitled 10 possess Cons derabc
space is gwen to discussing the vailduy of
the beQucst the American Home Axsips-
AIRY socicty which, ia addition 70 beng
gwen $4,000 is made one-siAth rcsidgafy
egatec. large numUrr OF authorities citrd aud
tho supjct discussed al great length IN all rs bearings
lie reaches nna CONCLUSION taat The society not
entitled 10 be regarded the rcsluuaty lesaec--a
iuy 500, 900 In regard 10 thc bcqgest OF $4,000
the Board OF EDUCATION, TO be esca Tor the purchase
OF books for the Free Academy, the then title OF the
present college OF the o, New York, he holds
this 10 vaid such Board being authorized under It's
Incorporation, to take ana 10 hold properly lie de-
clares. however To DO Invalid the bsqncst OF $3.50
the Board Trustees ol Pnolic Schools OF the city.
holding thnt they not corporations aud cannot
take and hold perty All the other features tho
WILL except those already Indicated, are declared
valid.