The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-11
FAY TEMPLETON A WIFE.
SHE MAR RED HOWELL OsBJRN
IN PARIS TW o YEARS AGO.

Mother Feared This Marriage. of
Which she Was Ignorant When She
Died.
From the Neig York Recorder.
Ever since he was child people have said
that Howell Osborn would be one Of the
richest young men in New York. But
when his father died the young man was
bequeathed no money outright A large
sum was left in trust, OF which he gets the
income. Then they said that when his
mother died he would get all the money.
Mrs. Osborn died on March II. Yesterday
her will was filed for probate with Clerk
Tierney. She does not bequeath her son
dollar in cash, and she places his share out
Of the reach of any wife who may have been
q professional actress, or the children of
such marriage. The will was executed on
June 2, 1883, in the presence of j. O. Bloss
of fl East 47th street, G. II. Church of
Ridgewood, n. j., and John A. Garvin of
S25 West 56th street. The executors are
John w. Sterling of Sherman & Sterling
and the Central Trust Company. They
we're the executors of her husbands estate.
The mother seems to have had the same
the fathers course. The whole estate, which
is estimated to be worth from $4,000 900 to
$1,000, 600, is placed practically i'll trust
funds. A fund of $500, 600 is established for
Howell Osborn, the income of which is to
be paid TO him during life, and he may dis
pose of the principal by will to "such iineal
descendants as may be the issue between
him and a wife who, prior to such marriage,
had not at any time acted, sung or danced
enthusiastically
hire on dramatic stage or other place of
amusement or entertainment"
Now it so happened that Howell Osborn
has wife, and she has "acted, sung and
danced professionally several times to the
knowledge of her husband and the public.
to whom che is known as Fay Templetou
But Mrs. Osborn, Sr., did not know this,
and she provided that if Howell died with
out issue the fund should go to the Miriam
Osborn Memorial Home, which she wishes
the executors to have Incorporated and
established. II it Is not Incorporated
at the time of Howell's death with
out issue, the income of the $500, 00O
goes to Henriette Olive Tro wbridge, the
niece of the dead woman. IL Howell exc
cutes a waiver and consent to the probate
Of the will within thirty days after the
trustees make such demand upon him, he
is TO receive the income OF au additional
S40O, 900. This is guarded in the sa ne man
ner as the 100000 fund. He also gets the
income of one-h half of the residue Of the es-
tate if he executes this consent. He can
only dispose Of it By win under the same
conditions thrown about the 100000 fund.
If he dies without issue the money goes to
establish the memorial home. IL the home
is established, she gives all her real estate
in Westchester, except the country seat at
Rye Neck, and $500 900 in cash.
These trusts are established by the will:
$4,000 for Mary A. Walker, a sister; $780,
900 for Leila II. Henriques, wife Of W. II.
Henriques, q sister; $780, coo for Leila Hen
riques, a niece, and $50, 900 for Minnie Gar
giving one-half the residue to Howell, one
fourth is given to Yale College and one
fourth to the Memorial home
The filing of this will brings out another
chapter in a curious story, and perhaps it is
the strangest of all. For many years
Charles j. Osborn was perhaps the best
known broker in Wall street. 1t is SAID
to $750.000 ayear.
Tho Osborns lived in great style. At one
time they had three steam yachts and no
end of horses. Howell was the only child.
No youth ever bad more money spent upon
him. His father worsh ped him. But he
was known as wild youth before he was
out of knickerbockers, and the older he
grew the wilder he became. Pretty girls,
particularly stage girls, always had a pow
erful fascination for him. He didn't drink
much. Indeed he cared little for drinking.
He will gamble a little now and then,
occasionally plunging or q horse race.
Alice Mervale cost the Osborn family
many heart-beats and many dollars. She
was a plump, pretty English girl, who came
to this country with the company whish
first produced "Iolanthe' at the Standard
fny,
ago. Pretty Alice sot the fast set Of young
men going tremendous pace. But Wien
young Howell, who wnS ridiculously Young,
made determined fight the Others sighed
and stepped aside. IL cost the young man
q lot of money to win the affections of the
young woman. Then people began TO talk.
Howell didn't mind. That is one Of the
things which distinguish him. If he wants
TO do anything he does IL, no matter how
many thousands it costs or what people say.
Papa Osborne made up his mind that some
thing must be done. The best thing was TO
get the naive Alice to throw Howell over.
he went to the actress and convinced hec
that it would be wise to give Howell the
cold shoulder and 60 back to England. She
did, but it cost the Old broker deal of
money.
1t was not long after this that Charles
Osborn died, leaving fortune Of about
100000. The greater part OF it wac given
to the widow. 10 Howell the father left
$500, 900 in trust, the income of which he
was to have through life.
1t was six years ago that Fay Templeton,
now Mrs. Howell Osborn, became tangled
up with the Osborn millions. Then she
was the foremost burlesque actress on the
American stage, the shapeliest, sprightliest,
maddest little woman New York had ever
seen. 1t was at revival of Rice's Evan
gellne," at the Fourteenth Street theater
IN November, 1885. Fay Templeton played
Gabriel" Irene Verona was the "EvanRe-
line, and the cast included tho late John
Mackey, Josie Hall, Matte Fuller, Ger
sldlne Mccain, May Bronson and other
pretty and shapely young women. But the
merry Fay was the hit of the burlesque.
One OF Howell Osborn's friends had seen
the performance and Fay had fascinated
MIN. he persuaded Osborn TO go to the
tneater and arrange an introduction for
MN. Osborn could do all that sort of
thing.
But when Osborn saw Fay he fell madly
IN love with her. He met her that night.
Since then he has been the favored one.
mere was lot of scandal. OSBORN was
nigh in the social world, Notwithstanding
ms escapadeS. He is a member of the Maa-
NATHAN, New York and Racquet clubs. He
s4Qandered money as if there was no limit
20 his income. He followed Fay all over
tne country, and there are memories Of
Their merry-making in many u city. The
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