Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29
w w. CORCORAN'S WILL.
A Few Public and Many Pri-
vate Requests Made.
The Greater Part of His Estate Left n
Trust for His Three Granachildreu.

vate Requests Made.
The Greater Part of His Estate Left In
Trust fer HIS Three Granachildren.
THE c0RcoRAN ART GALLERY, THE Louise HOME
AND THE ORPHAN AsYLUNs BEYEF1cIARIEs-MASY
REQUESTS TO RELArIvKs PERSONAL FRIENDS, AND
sERvANTs-PROvrsIoN MADE FOR PRESERVING THE
OLD HOUSE WHERE he WAS BORN.
The will Of the late VIM. W. Corcoran was filed
to-day and admitted to probate. As had been an
ticipated, but small portion OF his estate is
given in requests OF public character, MIR. Cor
coran having In his life given what he intended to
give for public purposes. The greater part Is be-
Queathed to his three grandchildren, but
requests are made to many other relatives and
personal friends OF the dead philanthropist Messrs.
Hyde and Matthews, the executors appeared at
court about noon with the will They were accom-.
panied by Assistant Attorney General Maury, NJ.
Leigh Robinson and Mr. Bernard H. Johnston, the
witnesses to the will, and one OF Mr.. Corcoran's
grandsons. The executors presented TO Judge COX
the following petition.
THE PETITION FILED IN TIE CASE
under the ordinary caption: I'm re. the estate Of
William W. Corcoran" Is as follows:
1.-The petition OF Anthony Hyde and Charles M.
fully represents that william W. Corcoran, late Of
said District departed this life ut his home-being
house numbered 1911 street northwest, in the
city OF washington, In said District, on the oath
OF February, 1888, the place OF his last domicie-
testator leaving last will and testament dated
on me 18TH DAY September D. 1887 in which
named and appointed to be original executors.
That the personal estate or said deceased, con-
Slsting OF STOCKS bonds, bills receivable, cash in
bank, and household and other effects, will
amount to about the sum OF one million dollars
81 600, and the debts due by deceased Will
not exceed the sum OF four thousand dollars
$4,000.
That the next Of kin of said decedent are his
grandch lldren, VIM. c. Eustis. GEO. p Eustis, and
Louise NJ Eustis all adult, and all residents In
the said city and District.
said petitioners herewith present the consent
In writing OF said next OF kin that the said last
VIII and testament may be admitted to probate
and record and represent to the court that said
last WIZ and testament said testator requests that
MS executors De not required to give bond for the
performance OF duts Of such executors. They
therefore pray letters testamentary may issue TO
them, and that the bond to he given by them be
nxed pursuS mt to the provisions OF an act Of
congress approved January II, 1887, entitled IAN
act to amend the law relating to The bonds OF ex-
ecutorS in the District or Columbia
"Nslghed) - ANTHONY HYDE,
"CHARLEs NJ. MATTHEW'S"
The juratJsr d. E. Rittenhouse, notary public, is
The execution OF the will was proved and q
paper signed by the three grandchildren was filed.
Tnls sets forth that they "do hereby consent that
ted TO probate and record and that letters teSta-
mentary may De issued TO Anthony Hyde
and Charles NJ. Matthews, the parties therein
named, as original executors, they being required
TO give bond according to law And we do each
hereby waive service OF notice other citation"
An order was then signed admitting the will TO
probate and record and directing that letters tes-
taInentary be issued 10 the executors named.
Messrs, hyde and Matthews at once gave bond in
$4,000 each FOR the faithful execution OF their
trusts. This bond Is given under the act OF jan
uary Il, 1887. Messrs. Thos Hyde and Vim. Eustis
are au'etieS on the bond OF the firstnaned ami ii.
MSweeny and M. Adler on that of the last-named
Messrs Geo. E. Johnson, Jerome J. Manus, Mat
thew ". Gait, and Marcus b. Latlmer were ap-
pointed as appraisers OF the personal estate.
The Will, which Is now among the records OF the
Office OF The register OF wills, Is written legal
cap paper, and Nils ten pages OF such paper,
bound together with brass clasps II was signed
on the Goth OF september last. A few eraSures
and alterations were made after the will was first
drawn and these are noted IN closing paragraph
before the signature.
THE TEXT OF THE WILL.
The text OF the Will is AS follows: 81, William W.
COrcoraD Of the city OF Washington and District
Of Columbia, do make and publish this my last
Will and testament In manner and form following.
that Is to say: l direct my executors hereinafter
named to pay, as soon after my death as possible
all debts, II any there be, due by me.
1tem-ro each OF my followtng-named nieces
and nephews, TO wit: Hannah Maria Nicholson,
VIM. T. Jones, Wm &. Hill, Sarah c. Thorn, Emily
Z. Matthews, give and bequeath the sum or ten
thousand dollars $4,000.
Win NJ Corcoran, Chas S. Hiil ana Mary X. Rev
nOdA give to the said Mary W. Reynolds the
sum OF five thousand dollars $1,000 and u my
ecutOrS the sum or five thou sand dollars 50 900,
to be held and invested for the benefiC during the
life each OF Annie D. COrcOran, the wife OF the
said William Vi. CorcOran, ard Fanny Hill, the
wife OF the said Charles S Hill, with remainder 70
their children and descendants In lee simple.
Having FULLY provided for my nephew, james ".
COlcoran, make no OequeSt IL this item 10 him.
Item-I do hereby give and beGueath 10 such Of
my grandnleces and grandnephews (neaning
siSters as shall be living at the time OF my DEATH
the SUM OF three thousand dollars $4,000 each,
TO be paid them when and as they stall attain or
have attained the age OF twenty-one c.ll years;
the legacy 10 any one OF my said grandnephews
and grandnieces dying before attaining said age
of twenty zone csll years 10 lapse.
Item-I do hereby give and bequeath TO Harriet
B. Coolidge Eiizabelh A. Fox, Maria l.. Duncan
and Julia II. Addison sisters Of my deceased VIE
and to my niece Martha +. Kirk, each the sun OF
f1ve thousand dollars 5000. give and bequeath
to Mrs. Caroline ID. Norris, the widow Vi Charles
Nor is. ISM, the sum OF three thousand dollars
X30OO>.
IIem-To my friend and faithful assistant, An.
thony Hyde, IN recognition OF his long and untir.
Ing devotion TO my interests give the sum OF
not survive Inc direct that SAID sum be paid to
his widow.
Iten-I give and beQueath to Arthur T. Brice
the sum OF two thousand dollars; to Miss Lucy VI.
Hunter the sum Of one thousand dollars ($l 900:
TO my esteemed and valued friend, Dr. James Z.
Welling the sum or rve thousand dollars Is, 900;
to the Rev. Philip Slaughter, OF Virginia, the SUN
OF two thousand dollars $1,000; TO the Misses
Mary and Julia Ba!ch, the daughters OF my old
thousand dollars ~, 0OO,, TO he equally divided be-
tween them.
IteIn-TO John Mcmahon give the sum Of 1--WE
hundred dollars $500; 10 Michael Nolan the sum
OF fve thousand dollars $4,000; to Law.
renee Mangan the sum OF three Thousand
dollars $4,000; TO Kate Crowley the sum
OF one Thousand dollars Isl, 0OO; to Mary Neale
(once owned by me and long since manumitted),
the sum OF two hundred dollars 5000; TO Mary
DiggS the sum or two hundred dollars 5000, and
TO each OF the other servants who may have been
In continuous employment at my residence for
twelve months prior 10 my death, the sum OF one
hundred dollars 0l0O.
Item-To my niece, Mary Blake Jones, give and
beQueath the sum or fifteen thousand dollars
$l5, COO, this sum given her being In recognition
Item-I give and bequeath to 1.-The Washington
City Protestant Orphan Asylum" the sum OF 1ve
thousand dollars $4,000; TO 'St Vincent'S CathO-
lie Orphan Asylum, the sum OF nve thousand dol
lars IS 600; 10 the est JOseph's Catholic orphan
Asylum" the sum OF ave Thousand dollars IS 900;
to the 'St AIMS Infant Asylum" the sum CT two
thousand dollars 81 OOO the "L1Ltle Sisters OF the
Poor" the sum Of three Thousand dollars $4,000;
to the "Church Orphanage"Q gate StJOhn's), theSum
OF two thousand dollars $4,000; all said institu-
tons being in the city OF Washington In said Dis
trtct. These sums are TO be held and Invested by
the Institutions TO which they are Severaly given.
and sufficient part OF the income therefrom used
to furnish the inmates with the usual Christmas
and strawberry festivals and feasts commenced by
my daughter about forty years ago, and continued
by me TO the present time.
Item-The cane Of the late Gen. Robert Z. Lee
presented TO me as souvenir by his widow, ] be-
Queath in accordance with her request to my
eldest grandson William COrcOran EuStiS, also