Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-12
CHRISTIAN RUPPERr's WILL.


Many Personal and Public Bequests-An
Aged and INDECENT Home.
The will of the late Christian Rupert has
been filed with Register Wright. 1t was exc
cuted May 20 last and is document Of eleven
pages legal cap. He directs that his intermcnt
be in Rock Creek cemetery and that
suitable monument be erected, and
leaves $4,000 to the vestry of Rock Greek
parish for investment, the income to be used
in keeping the burial lot in good order. To his
wife, Eleanore Rupert, he leaves parts lots q
and ~, square 456, known as 522 9Th street,
with the household furniture, &c. To the
German Lutheran Evangelical Concordis
Church he leaves $4,000.
To the German Orphan Asylum, $4,000, on
condition that it will hereafter convey to his
trustees for the use Of the Home for Aged and
lndlgent suitable site ON Good Hope Hill. To
Mrs. Lucy c. Weigman, in recognition Of her
ialthful services as nurse to himself and wife,
he leaves $4,000.
INDIVIDUAL BEQuEsTA
10 his nephew, VIM. Zahn he leaves g, GOO;
his niece, Eliza. 81 600; brother, Gustave Rup-
pert, balance of $500 due on note. To the
god children of himself and wife he leaves as
follows: Robert Bursh Of Eisenach,
York, Christian Schuster Of Chicago,
Leonora Rupert Of Richmond. Va, Christian
krausse Of same place, Frank Rubesam, Leona
Emmert, Robert klotz, Leonora Behrens, $3.50
each, and Henry RUPERT, nephew, $500.
He expresses the desire that none of the real
estate be sold during the life time of his wife.
and directs that after the payment of all debts,
costs, charges and expenses incident to the set
tlement of the estate George Emmert,
simon q. Wolf and W. G. Johnson be
trust to invest and reinvest his moneys, &c,
and OF the income thereof and of the estate,
-reservin9 to his wife during life one-third of
the income; to pay to his sister, Maria
Zahn, brother, August Rupert. Mrs.
Selma rupert Casper Graef. Maria Rama
nephew, Edward Rupert, and Amanda Gard
ner $3.50 each. Upon the death of his wife he
directs the payment to Maria Zohn and August
Rupert $4,000 each; Gustav Ruppert and
E1' so, Ruppers 5000 each; to
Of slo, 600, which at her death is to be paid to
her children. To Caspar Graef and Maria
lsanacher he leaves $4,000, and to Amanda
Gardner o., 900.
HOME FOR AGED AND INDECENT.
His will continues and recites: 1T is nv de-
sire after satisfying all the provisions hereinbe-
fore set forth, to provide and establish in the
District OF Columbia q home for aged and in
OlBent Wnlte persons In the District OF Column
bia without discrimination as to religious be-
lief or nationality and particularly commend
ing to its care those Of German nativity or de-
scent"
He directs his said trustees to associate
themselves with Jacob J. Appich, Ches. Graf.
+. Gleseking, Geo. H. Plant jr., Myer Cohen
and Louis Faber within one year after his
death and form a body corporate, to be known
The Christian and Eleanora Ruppert Home
for Aged and INDECENT Residents Of the Dis
He directs in case of the refusal or inability
OF the German Orphan Asylum Association to
convey the land for q site. the trustees to pur-
chase site and to pay the trustees of
the home $4,000 and also to have
portraits Of himself and wife painted
and placed in the reception room
OF the home and upon full satisfaction of the
provisions Of the will the executors and trus-
tees are to convey to the trustees Of the home
George Emmert, Simon Wolf and VIM. G.
johnson are named as the trustees
CoDICE..
By codicil, dated August 4, he revokes the
bequest of $3.50 to Leona Behrens, who has do
ceased, and leaves that sum to Ruppertus
Suman; to his sister-in-law, Ellen
Rupert, he leaves $4,000, in recog-
milton Of her especial kindness
to him; to his friend Simon Wolf, as president
OF the board of control of the orphan asylum
fund OF District Grand Lodge, No. 5, /. o. T. b..
for the use of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum at
Atlanta, Ga, 81, 500: The will and codicil have
been proven.