St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-12
The Late Judge Hale's Munifi-
cent requests to Public
Institutions,
Many Of Which Will Receive
Benefits for a Series Of
Years.
Free Library and Free Dis
pensary Deferred for a
Quarter Century.
Requirements Under Which
the City Will Retain These
Prineely Gifts.

Through the beneficence Of the late
Judge Henry Hale, st. Paul becomes
the recipient of substantial aid for sew
eral benevolent institutions for long
series of years. beginning with the pres
ent, and at the end of twenty-five years
will receive a princely sum to establish
two much-WiShed-for institutions, VIZ:
q public library and free dispen-
sary. The will of the late Judge,
which was offered for probate yester-
day, disposeS of nearly 100000 worth
of property in way that confirms the
opinion heretofore had, that that gentle
man was benefactor as we'll as pub
lic-Spirited citizen. His wife, who was
invested with a handsome dowry be-
fore his death, is handsomely provided
for in the will; besides, there are hand
some requests to over thirty relatives.
To his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hale, he
devised and bequeathed, free of any I'M
cumbrance or CLAIMS whatever, all the
household furniture, books. ornaments
and pictures, his horses, carriages aud
sleighs; also his residence and GROUNDS
on Lafayette avenue; and, besides that,
$50 feet fronting on jackson. between
Sixth and Seventh streets: so feet on
Seventh street. between Pine and Olive
streets, and SO feet at the corner of Sev-
enth and Pine streets. Allof this prop
erty is we'll improved, with fine build
ingS.
The other requests are as follows:
To his brother. Thomas Hale, of Plainfeld.
\. j., 81, 200: 10 his sister, Laura G. Her
rick wife of Rev. William T. Herrick of
Castleton, VT, $4,000. TO his brother Rev.
John Gardner Hale, of Lugonia, Cal, So
0ot. and note of his for $1,000.
To his brother, DR.. Stafford E. Hale, of
Elizabethtown, n. Y, $4,000.
To his sisterIn-law, Lavina Hale, widow of
his brother, Robert 5. Hale, of Elizabeth
town, n. Y. $4,000.
To his nephews. Henry Fl. Bliss, of New
York city: Charles Bliss, of Bangor, Me- !;
Bliss, of marlborough, Me-: Waller S. Vim
cent, of Burlington. VT: William II. Herrick,
OF New Haven, Conn.,. Frederick c. Hale, of
Chicago. ILL.,: Joseph G.. Hale of Leadville,
Col and Thomas Hale Jr.. of Plainfeld, n.
j., the sum Of S., 600 each.
To Russell Lane Scott and Frederick Scott,
children OF his deceased nephew, Joseph g.
Scott. So, 01e, to be divided between them
share and share alike.
TO Mary Louise Scott and Harry Elihu
Scott, children of Harry Hale Scott, deceased,
s., 900, to be equally divided between them.
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$500 per annum during the life of William
Is. Hale, a brother of testator.
To Harry Hale FLETCHER. George NJ. Fetch
er, Paris Fletcher and John A. Fletcher. sons
of Albert A. Fletcher, OF Middlebury, VT,
S2Uu0 each.
To William Washington Cutler Amelia
Dunbar Cutler, Lucia WashDurn Cutler.
Harry Hale Cutler. Eleanor Hobart Cutler and
Ruth Cutler s., 100 each.
To the trustees of ST. Luke,s hospital in ST.
Paul SIC, QUO, to be paid in twenty equal an
nual installments of Si.0o0 each, provided
the hospital shall have a department free to
all classes Of the poor of the city without
reference to religious denominations.
TO the Society for Relief of The Poor of st.
Paul, $4,000, 10 be paid in yearly install
ments of 81 900 each.
To the Protestant Orphan Asylum of st.
Paul Sl0.f0G. to be paid in yearly install
ments of 81, 600 each.
To the Home of the Friendless $4,000, to
be paid in ten yearly insialments of $1,000
each.
To George Scott Ewins Louise Ewins,
Blanche " heller, Laura H. Wheeler, each the
sum OF $1,000.
All the above requests to other than
his wife are payable in annual INSTALL
mentS covering period of years, thus
leaving large amount of personal
effects to be permanently invested. The
remainder of the estate, after providing
for the requests named, both real and
widow, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hale, as
eXecutriX; William b. Hale, a brother,
who resides at GraSsdale, Va; Matthew
Hale Jr.. a nephew, Of Albany, n. y;
Harry Hale Fletcher, nephew, of Mid
dlebury. VT, and Charles Z. Clark. of
the law firm of Clark IL Fletcher
of this city, who are named
as executors and trustees under the
will. These persons have power to dis
pose of the personal property aud pay
the debts. besides carrying out the pro-
visions of the trust created by the will.
They also have power to appoint sue
ceSSorS to themselves by last will and
testament to carry out the provisions of
this will in case they die within period
of twenty-five years from the time of
the death Of Judge Hale.
The will proceeds to make the most
important provisions contained therein:
That the executrix and executors
shall take charge of all the real and
personal property and, after paying the
legacies above and discharging debts, shall
pay fourth of the annual income to Mary
Elizabeth Hale during her life and TO her
personal representatives after her death. but
the whole period not to exceed twenty-five
years after the death of the teStator
William 3. Hale is also to receive fourth
Of such income for a like period of twenty
five years.
N.attIiew Hale Jr., is to receive a like one
fourth OF the income for like period
The other one fourth of the property is to
so fol a like period of twenty-five years to
each of his nieces Mary Ann Rich, Julia
Smith, Ann Eliza Goss, Louisa Newell,
Mary Goodrich. Grace Dunntng. Clara L..
Hale May E. Hale Elizabeth V. Hale, Maria
E. Hale, Harriet A. Hale, Jane n. Hale and
Mary G. Hale an equal one-thirteenth part
of that remaining one-fourth.
PriRcely NIunificence.
This trust of the executllx and exec
utors is to last twenty-five years, when
it is to cease, and the payment of the
annual income as specified is to cease.
The property is then TO be disposed of
absolutely by the parties in whom it is
vested forever, that Is as follows:
one-fourih goes absolutely to his widow or
such person as she may designate by will.
One-fourth of it to the nephews and nieees
of Judge Hale. Or their heirs.
The other half goes TO the city of ST. Paul
forever 10 establish and maintain free dis
Lensary and public library. This half is to
be divided equally between those two insti-
tutions.
The dispensary is to be founded and
maintained for the benefit of the door of
the city. without reference to religion,
race, color or condition of life. Free
medicines of the allopathic and homeo-
pathic kinds are to be dispensed upon
the mere word of the applicant, with
out requiring any one to certify as to
his or her inability to pay for the medi-
cines, and to be in such quantities as
are needed for the family of the appli-
cant. The other portion of this halt is
to establish and maintain a free library,
which is to be under the control
of board of five trustees, to
consist of the mayor of ST. Paul,
the city comptroller, the probate judge
OF the county. the city attorney of st.
Paul and the oldest member in contin-
uous service of the board of county
commissioners. In ease the funds set
apart for either of these objects should
be diverted from the intended uses,
they shall revert to Judge Hale's heirs,
otherwise TO be vested in the city, for
ever.
In concluding the will the following
terSe and patriotic sentiment is used by
the testatur:
ut is very earnestly hoped that the people
of the city of ST. Paul viii not fail TO elect to