New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
A CUBAN PLANTERS WEALTH.
THE WILL OF TOMAS TERRY FILED HERE
LETTERS TEsTAMENTARY ASKED P0R-oBJgCrIoNs
ox rur d. OF oY RARONEsS BLANC

LETTERS TEsTAMENTARY ASKED FOR-oBJEC1oSs
on TIE PART or BARONESS BLANC
A petition for anciary letters testamenary on tho
estate I'm the State OF NewYork OF Don Tomas Terry
Adam the wealthest OF all tho Cuban planters VINO
recently died in Paris, filed yesterday by bis son. Don
jose Emilio Terry with Probate Clerk Charles H. Beckecs
in the Office of the Surrogate Of this county An excmp
fed copy OF the joint will OF Don Tomas ana OF nis
wife, Donna Teresa Dorticos Comes de Legs, WHICH
has been admitted to probate In Cenfugos Cuba (Which
has been for many the permanent abode OF boh
was alse fled.
The wealth OF Don Tomas consisting Of plantations and
ranches and elsewhere besides stocks and real
estate in this city, has been computed as high as
s5OOOO.OOO The share OF his son, the late Don Juan
Pedro Terry whose will recently filed for probate,
was estimated at more than 100000 Surrogate
Rollins has signed n decree admitting the
exempifed copy Of the will Of Don Tomas and his wife,
in Spanish and English record and directing that an
ciary letters Don Jose Emilio Terry who lives
at No 424 Fthave Coudert Brothers, counsel Tor mo
Baroness Blanc, daughter Of Don Tomas and wife OK
the former Minister of Italy to this country, have He'd OBJ
jections to the proceedings on the ground
that they taken without notice to them.
They have applied to the surrogate
for an order to show why the decree made by him
should be opened Don Jose Emilio Terry took the
formal oath as executor before the probate clerk but let
tiers will be issued to him until the question raised by
Coudert Brothers is disposed Of The Baroness Blanc Ia
in Spain.
In the petition for letters ancay stated that there
are no debts against the estate in NewYork. Tho
Joint WILL which il curious document, sets forth that
when the and estatrix were married on OctoDer
81 1897 Don Tomas drought 10 the marriage @20,ooO
in gold Donna Teresa brought only Young negress,
dead that Don Tomas has given to his children R
10 December 81, 1884, the following Sums IN spanish
gold Don Andres, $572.451 20; Donna Carmen,
o5 Don Ea@a Goa se os bs man ss Pedr
SI779421 OF in American currency and Sl9, l52 ~ in
Spanish gold: Don Jose Emilio, $Gls COS - Donna Ma
idal Antonio
will directs that these he computed part OF INC
inheritance of EACH except In the case OF Don fhuaruo
Seran OF the amount given TO whom SdoJ3S 81 Is 10 DC
for: is directed that the house No 81 west Tweny
sevens, this city, although the deed Is III the name OF
the daughter Donna Natyidad be regarded as psns
OF the property Of the estate OF Don Tomas
and similar direction is given in regard to the house No.
454 Ffthave the deed of which Is in the name OF his
II is provided that whichever shall survive the other,
the husband wife, shall be- together with Don jose
Emilio and Don Francisco Jayier executor OF the estate,
of the property among the heirs, considering
that each has already received as portion q
ranches given specially part OF the Inheritance OF
several of the children II Is ordered tha any OF the helrS
who contest will shall lose their respective shares
separate beques is made by Don Tomas to his wife
and to his sons, Don Francisco Javier and Don jose
Emilio of 1900 900 in Spanish gold, to be employed Tor
nrnose secretly entrusted Them and the other heirs
are forbidden to demand explanations ABOUT ne I,esC
ment of this sum. To Don Pedro OBourke clerk OF Don
Tomas S25. 900 in Spanish gold is bequeathed The VIII
revokes previous wills and codcs and dated at Glen
fuegos April %. 1855.
Frederic R. Coudert said to TRIBUNE reporter thas
the action taken behalf OF the Baroiess Nata blsno
proha bly, did not pOrtend contest nave not seeu
tue WILL he sail. My only object Is 10 lr1ect tnc
interests OF client The decree was granted ~iISus
TO show cause why IL should not be opened, which, l.
suppose, he will give a matter OF course.