The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-07
TIE EX-rILE.iDENr,s WIZ.
Leaves an EStntotO lie Equally Divided BE
tween Ills Son md Daughter.


NEw YoRK, Dec The will Of the late
ex.Prelilgn. Chester a, Arthur vas Of
fpred for probate to-day in tho Court o.
Common Plgap, sptC!al tenn before Judgt
HookstAVer. This proceeding wa0 nGces
nary on ccCouut Of Surrogate Rollins beint
one Of the eXFCtltOTA named III the will
MeReYa. DDyelin mad Miller appeared iul
the proponents. Metss. RGStus $. Raj
som, James a. Briggs aud James o. Reed
the three HubscfibiDg Wiinstges to the
will, mgde the customary deposilions "a
to the tXtGition Of tho will. PheIe wOa
no opposition, but on account Of tho Gb,
senCo Of Mr.. Elihn Root, special guardian
for Mics Arthur, further proceedings were
adjourned until Monday.
Tho following 10 d copy OF the will,
which 10 model oil Its kind for btevlty
aud simplicity.
The will:
FiIst--I direct my executors, herein.
after named, to pay all my just debts and
funeral expeites.
seCond-I give and bequCath to my
faithful aud devoted servant, Bridget
Smith, The sum Of $500.
Third-l give, dgviso and beQueRth all
my eBtale, reRl and personal, 10 my gaid
executors or buGh OF them az shall qualify
and take upon Themselves tho execution
Of this my will, and the survivor Of them
to have, and To bod upon the following
uses and trusts, and for the purposes fol.
lowing, to.wit: In trust to divide the
same into two equal parts or shares and
TO collect the income, rents, issues and
profits Of each Of such shares,
aud after the payment Ot al legal
aud necessary expenses to apply tho
income Of ono Of ouch shares to the use OF
my son, Chester Alan Arthur, until no
shall attain the ago Of thirty yearp, ard
when he shall attain Huch ago Of thirty
years then 10 atsRp, transfer, convey, pay
over and deliver said Observation-Disclosures
to my Raid con. II my said son die be-
fore inc, or before attaining ouch, ago Of
thirty years, then, and in either OF ouch
events, give, devise and beQueaLh said
share 10 his iasue living at his death, and
IN default Of GuCh Issue, 10 my daughter,
Ellen HerndOn Arthur.
And upon the luIthor trust 10 apply the
net income Of the other Of said shsreg to
Tho use Of my daughter, Ellen Herndon
Arthur, until she 6hRll attain the ago Of
twenty.three years; and when she shall
attain such ugo Of tWGDty-ihreO years,
then to assign, trangier, convey, pSy over
and deliver said last mentioned share TO
my EAid daughter. II my said daughter
die before iue or before attaining such
age Of twCnty.threo ySarg, then, and In
either Of BuGh events, give, devise and
bequeaih raid shMe TO her irsnG living at
her death, and IN default Of such IGsue 10
my Bon, Chester AlNn Arthur.
Tho fourth and iith clauhcg relate to
The manner in which tho moneys OF tho
eBtsle nhall bB invested.
Sixth--l nominate, constitute, and Rp.
point my sister, Mary II. MCElroy, guard.
ian Of tho person and estate Of my daugh.
ter during her minority, and my friends,
Charles H. Miller, Daniel Il. Rollins and
Seth 4. French, all Of tho city Of New
York, executors Of this my last will and
testament, hereby revokiDg all former and
other Wills by me at any time made.
In witness whereof, have horeulLo cot
my hand and Eoel tho eighth day OF
March, 1856 CHESTER A. Arthur
The Cbtate ~ CeLimalod 10 bs worth
about $4,000, and tie greater portion 10
thought 10 DO IN stocks, bonds aud other
personal property, Tho son, Chester Al.
0u Arthur, has attained his m0jotity, but
tho daughter, Nellie Horudou Arthur, iB
not yot fifteen years old, II Ia said that
Mr., French wjlfnpt qualify rs executor,