New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-27
THE COURTS.
AN OLD WILL REVIVED.


,,vr MILLION ACRES OF LAND ASKED TOR-How-
Ard UNIVERSITY SEEKING TO BECOME iHE BEN
rrICIARY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A LONG
FORGOTTEN WILL
The officers of Howard University at Wash
,nrton d. c. have preferred claim 10 the properly LETT
nv Johp Woodward who died III this city many years
aro He was lawyer, but had not practiced lis pro-
fess,on for several years before his ceath, and was
rather eccentric He lived in sprngst between Greene
and Wooster-sts The will Of Woodward follows
John woodward. do make my last willard testament
IN The words following: After the payment of debts
n S bot real and personal 10 the Msvor Of the CIV
Of New York the time being in default Of such an
officer at the time my DEATH then to the highest Judi
cal officer Of and for the City County Of New York,
IN trust. 10 be vested by him IN such manner as may
being Free In such manner smay make them usefdl
upon subject connected with the freedom OF the hu
man race aud in default Of either Of those persons do
authorize the Chancellor of the state OF New-NOfk To
ente the same appoint Henry NJ Western Of the city
of NcwYork. councillor at law and William sloeum,
OF the same city, the Executors of this, my WILL
To this was appended a codcil as follows:
T. John Woodward OF the City OF NeNYork. do hereby
make cOdic the foregoing Will OF the OH Of
the trust remain as IN SAID will stated. but that the
tate be Sold vested applied by such trustee in such
to the said trustee and my executors, or majority oil
the three or of those who may act or survive may seem
either at Liberia some other spot or spots would De
the pest place for the final II not the incpient apca
ton OF the avails said estate II is furthermore my
will that not only all my estate, both real and per DUAL,
when had at the time OF my sad VIII, nut that al
thereafter ana hereafter acquired or possessed by me
shall be vested and applied. as III SAID VIII ana thS cou
ell specified aud declared and that no part OF my estate
in anywse at time whatsoever acquired, pos
created shall be vested, applied, or CpOscu
OF in other manner.
The witnesses to the will James Burling, mcr
chant Of No SO Vandam-si.. Elisha Jones' slversnth
of No. "a Greenest and John H. Regina. grocer of No
1l3 spring.st The codicil witnessed by Richard
Riker, Recorder. and W. p. Haett. clerk of the SUI
preme Court The will was contested by John aud
Maria Pease. relatives of Mr.. Woodward but was sus
taiGed by the Surrogate, Charles McVean. william
stebbins and Walter Mead were appointed appraisers
aud the inventory made by them gives the following as
the property belonging 70 the estate;
%anosan s 'ao oIs Of hand and evidences Of indebted
Empresaro claims to about i've mill (5.00OO0O
cie- fnaf we cannot satisfactory
pIobable) estimate of value. They may be worth NIL 90
lions dollars, but we put them down at.-..- I,O'O
This inventory was filed June 23, 1S46 There is
other property. locality of the lands stated
further than that they Texas. 81 far known,
all the persons mentioned in the will and subsequent
proceedings are dead. VIM. W. Patton. president and
James b. Johnston, secretary. Of Howard University,
the memoraiss ask the Mayor 70 nominate thai INST
tuition a. the beneficiary under the will Of John Wood
ward. thew claiming that under It's charter 1t is now
which &c established they add, that VINE IN
pursuit the funds to Tire prosecution of
such work. the officers OF the nsiltaii0n learned OF ne
unulfilled trust under john WoOdward's will. veSt
history the estate and only need tire nol-
ton rsity the beneficiary TO take such
would secure 10 II an endowment OF when II Is
greatly aeed.
The Mayor has not given decision, he has had no
Nme TO examine the papers.