The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-28
s,fuyEL U,jOD's WILL.
The Founding of II Jus'cn, Coiicac-Nctice
TINT "a Contest IN to br begun.

Tho will Of the late Samuel Wood was
offered FOR probate 's'crday 1t Is dntcd July
II. 1872. After providing Tor The payment " the
tcsatOr's debts the VIII directs his EXECUTORS 10
MAKO bcqucsts to tw"uty-six cousins. The be-
quest " geo 900 to his cousins and friends Al
fred l.. Simonson and his wife. Snrnh Eliza
Simon6on. in consid ration %; their advanced
aa" md hccausc they were Kind Ia him. II tho
largest. The uthrrs range from sl5,UO0 to
{ nlr. in many cn-cs only the income bring b"-
qu"aihrd. III" rrin",pni in some rasrs 10 revert
To tho rosidunrv estate. and in oihrra to the
heirs Of In" lrcntrcs. He gives 81 0o0 30 st.
G"org"s Protestant Episcopal Church in
liempstoad. l.. l.. for much needed repairs"
and directs his EXECUTORS to erect in the burial
ground attached to that church agranitc munu-
MONT uv which shall lr inscribed. WnOI
Rrothcrs' His ,sti" ia estimated at about
81 O0OOnO.
Ia" executors are directed to crcnie. cndow
and for yer nHiuta'n in this ciiy from the T. u
~ h"ir-intur's "sinic an inst tui!un io hc ..nN"
I" turl, to th" State Legislature Tor avs nrOr-
,WltlnL that -'liuir. AMI "Wpuw ring II TO
hull and convey urnprrtF md To- rSrrris' nl tho
lnn toms 81 Z corporations. The VIII iutih'r
declares that il that rhurirr shall not l"oitnin"d
wi'hNu ~" lif" 90 ia" longest lived uf his r.-
rrtitufr inr estate snail h' applied H. tho 'ound-
INK ana Incorporating ~ That in-iiiuton hv fhr
Mayor. Aldermen. nnl Community II thir city,
roiun'is ,i TINS benevolent Institute ar. d.
"lur"d hyih" '"sininrto h' assist and maintain
such OF his relatives and k'ndrod lS',murl A.
'M"nd, Maria baldwin,, and Eliza bldwin, and
Oi Miles Wood. lr1rr 90 said Samuel \ Wood
Hlwnv- IS .nitf'i ns shall. in tlir onimiou AMI
iu'l'.l.ni of Joe. itu~ir,-. hrc,l s-istaicr and
. .'>i. l.i-li N"-ri'Ii ~ which iis relatives
shall -" entitled too frrc hc,l~ hrdd'ng attend
Hncr. suppnrt and nn,ntrnnnor during no
ana - d"cru; burial Hs"rdrA;h. Thcir-taiOr's
executors Hr" undo trustees Ci ~" insi.iut",
and ar" directed, after providing for his r"la-
tiv~. tu extend general charity and hospital
and dis 'hnr.'us patients hs They may -rc IT.
The, ave authorized a. locate and lrnsr or pur-
cln-" site 'ur tn" institute.
Tin" "NrH uior- arc empowered 10 max" dona
ii'rs from the ~urrlue in"om" 81 the ioe'ntor's
trust e-tnt" tn such Protestant Episcopal re-
lisiou~. rdu alonnl. and charitable une,ta md
pGrp i"'s a. ih"y may deem IL and proper.
In.' are n!>o directed To- rontinn" ~ The icstn-
TER nnm.i joe roiirs' oi ine VIII OF his brother,
VIII are Ldwnrl, r. S'hcnck Alfred L. Simon
i ,oaicil % ihr viii. lated Mnrrh 90. 1875.
rcv9k'- 10" clause appointing his EXECUTORS,
Tho codioil nlso says:
to iultict .c,.afc tlat II I. my wish and do ~
dr'ci iii me- c'i. ami lcluc.t lrgyrld ~ my >aii
W. WIN .'l,,r 'h' ig'nihim ~. Snn.ri Opt
.ad w,il be- ,han,o,l. and The pr,ti,iens ,hu. mnd,
tioraior ho ,pii. To- 20" rnniii- oi a inu.icil n.tn
ii0u 10, MI n adj r,,.eI III, nn,i W. M,.i,nI
/ ,.ys' cor rye s.w1'l Wgoi eg.i,s ." Sl'cr 81 tie
.h,pl lr ornli M iir oi,, Of, N,v YotA tii uiat als
liN tIi tiiii hil menus ''tt'N tn i"f'''t fur
lurufiH afiH fn -'frfhl H 90 ilr institute. - near
ur slnIlt tH fI, ilau or mcthtd ls,n IN co., 'Hi vl
.aii ~nd.i VIA B,ac,'lcmt ia.,,oi' AMI '.i,a.
Mr. Samuel \. Wood OF % johnson street
Brook iyn. gave motto" Ia the Surropat' that Ii"
/ intends To- contest ~" propal" of th" will. lie
/ AYERS that 40 tne time M" VIII and IT." codlcil
V e." executed. md for long tim" prior
thereto. the {" -iiiur was NOT competent 20 MAKE
/ wili ihnt b" WA uuduiy lilu, need. and TINT
/ h. only valid VIII WIS made August !. 1850
/ To TINS contest Mr. Abraham H"wl'tt. one 81
,hv EXECUTORS II the Will. Objects. on the ground
that the cont, ~taut il not am h"ir-at-aw OF SAM
url Wood. nor u lreutrc or d"visee under tn,
| vii and has No interest whatever in the tesla.
! tor estate.