Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-12
A Trust for the Erection of a Home fo
Aged Men and Women.

A Trust for the Erection of a Home for
Aged Men and Women.
| SAN FRANCISCO, March 1tth.-Yesterday after
noon the Will of the late Colone. j. NJ Donahue
was read to the relatives of the deceased in the
office of Char.es r. Hanlon. 1t is as follows:
in the name of God, amen.
I, James Mervyn Donahue, of Marin county
| State of California, being of sound and dispos-
ing mlnd. 90 hereby make, publish and declare
| this my last will and testament in words follow
| ing to wit:
II desire that all my just debts be paid
HI declare that all the estate of which am
seized and which is herein disposed of and Of
which / die possessed, is my separate estate.
llI-Having heretofore made provision for
my wife out of my estate, desire that she shall
take nothing further out of my possessions
W. bequeath to my godchild, Olive Ma
guire, the sum of S25, ,0G0
VI give and bequeath to st. vincents. Or
phan Asylum, in Marin county, CAL, the io6
VII give and bequeath to the Roman catho-
lie Orphan Asylum Of San Francisco, Cal, the
sum of 800 600.
VITO the Archbishop of San Francisco I.
give in trust-to be by him divided, according
to his best judgment among the Roman Catho-
lie charitable institutions OF san Francisco-the
sum Of 100000
VIII direct my executors, hereinafter
named, to cause to be erected at the intersec-
| ton of Market, Bush and Battery streets. in
San Francisco opposite First street. for the CITY
public fountain dedicated to mechanics, in
memory of my father, at cost Of the sum of
| s25,000.
| Will give and bequeath to each of the
children of t. 6. Mcguire not heretofore men-
toned the sum of 5000.
IX--To my aunts, Miss Ellen Mcguire and
| Mrs. Susan Low, $1,000 each.
X-To my uncle Thomas Donahue, l give
and bequeath $4,000.
Kidd my executors, hereinafter named,
to pay to each of the Orphan Asylums of San
Francisco not heretofore named the sum OF
| 5000.
Kill give and bequeath to the two children
of my sister, Mrs NJ E. Won Schroeder, namely
| John Henry Won Schroeder and Jeanette Won
! Schroeder, the sum of $500 as token of my
affection.
| KILL give and bequeath to my private
Secretary. J. f. Bergin, the sum of S5 600.
XIV-The rest and residue of my estate de-
| wise 10 the Archbishop of San Francisco and
| two trustees, to be appointed by the Judges of
| the Superior Court of San Francisco, to be ap-
piled to the purchase of a suitable piece of
| land in the city of San Francisco and the cree
l ton taereon of home for aged men and
women, with the investment of so much of
said residue as shall give a reasonable income
| for the support and maintenance of the same.
| l hereby appoint Peter ]. MeGlynn and J. F.
Bergin executors of this my last will and tesla
ment, 70 serve without bonds, with full power to
sell and dispose OF all NY property in order to
| carry out the provisions of this will.
In witness whereof l have hereunto set my
! hand and seal, this l7th day of May, 1883.
JAMES N. DoNAHUE.
"Hness E. S. LlPPIIT.
| We hereby certify that the foregoing pages
were declared by the testator to be his last will
and testament: that he signed it in the presence
of us both, and we. at his request and in his
presence and in the presence of each other,
signed it as witness thereto.
w. J. HmASDs, Oakland, Cal.
L. 5. lIPPiTT, Petaluma, Cal.
coDIcIL.
SAN Francisco, June il, 1859.
Since executed this my last will and testa-
ment q child has been born to my wife, Belle
W. Donahue, viz, boy, on January 10, 1889,
since baptized aud named Peter Donahue, to
whom l will and bequeath the sum of S5 900,
I and in case any child or children are born to
! my said wife. Belle w. Donahue. will to the
child or children and bequeath the sum of
5000 to each or any if born. l hereby direct
my executors above named to deduct from the
residue directed to be given for the Home for
| Old Men and Women the sums hereby willed i'll
1 this codicil. JAMES NJ. DoNAIIUE.
p;.. fCoULToN COLEMAN,
"Nhess w. b. MENTION
| The executors, Peter ]. McGlynn and ]. F.
| Bergin, have been connected with the Donahue
I railroad interests for a great many years, and
I are gentlemen well known in this city and
| financial circles East. Mr.. MeGlynn is General
| Passenger and Ticket Agent and Cashier of the
| San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Mr..
| Bergin, after having made himself familiar
| with the railroad BUSINESS, was made Colonel
Donahue's private secretary.
| Colonel Donahue several years sgo gave to his
| wife a very large amount of property in this
| city, which is the reason why there are no be-
quests to his family in his will other than the
| Comparatively small sums there mentioned.
| The will was filed in Marin county to-day.