Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-04
NEW rAYeRwsATHeR MEMORANDA.
Letters I'm Which He Deprecated ANY Coh-
test OF the VIII by His Heirs.
Nov York Herald.

New York Herald.
Opening the further contest Monday be<
| fore Surrogate Ransom over the Will OF
| Daniel Is. Fayerweather was an arrange
ment 10 hear at the next session an arRu-
ment on the question whether frescott
Hall Butler shall be excused from answer We
| ing the question as 20 the contents OF a
| third codicil to tho will which he drew ana
which was afterward destroyed, Mr.. But
| Ter having refused 20 answer the question
| on the ground of his privileges az counsei.
Mr.. Vaughan, one Of the executors. was
| recalled. and stated that hr. Fayerweatner
was mistaken in his statement IN letter
| TO Mr.. Ritch that he had examined the ofls-
| inal will and three codicils, the fact Delhg
| that only copies of these had been shown
| by him to Mr.. Fayerweather. lie also sai9
| that his distrust of Mr.. Ritch was removed
| when he became convinced that MI. hitCh
| would not use the residue of the estate
| for his own use. He Indignantly. oenled
| that he had ever stated to any one IN court
that the Fayerweather VIII was the enor'
| of shrewd lawyers to evade the law. e.
| MIR, Ritch was again called to the wit
ness-stand and examined at great length.
| He said that he had shown certain memo
| randa TO Mr. Fayerweather to convince him
| that the amount left to the executors as
! residuarv Iegatees would be expended as
| Mr.. Fayerweather had directed, but That
! in disposing of the money their personal
| Judgment could be exercised toa large e1-
| tent.
MORE IMPORTANT MEMORANDA.
Here IL some of the memoranda addi-
| tional 10 that heretofore published.
NEW YORK, October 6, 1884.
This certifes that l have executed my
will of this date, having been ADVISED Dy
my counsel of the provisions and restrlc-
| tions of the law of this State relative to
| benevolent corporations. trust my heirs
will permit the provisions OF this, my Will,
| TO be carried into effect.
ID. b. FAYERwEATHER.
DECEMBER the IL, 1884.
Private Memorandum
have made Messrs. Buckley and Ritch
my residuary legatees, in the coincidence
that merely my intentions, as expressed IN
my will, shall be carried into etect ana
without litigations on the part OF any per-
son or persons interested.
In case of my death trust they Will take
such steps. by will or otherwise, as Will
protect my estate against the contingency
of the death of either before my estate is
settled and distributed.
ID. b. FAYERwEATHER.
The object of the codicil making him one
of the residuary legatees was, Mr.: Rltch
said, to make it more sure that the institu-
lions 10 WHICH MI CdJtl NtalHCl NN'ii ~
10 leave money would get the money, the
fact being that as residuary legatee he
could do more than as executor. Dir. Fay
erweather never anticipated that any OBJ
lection would be made by his wife TO his
will. His great desire was that she should
not be bothered by her relatives about any
money he might leave her.
lie said he had never told Mrs. Fayer-
weather or Judge Beardsley or Miss Joyce
Il l. bo raa,Iua pf fhn aatata
as belonging to Mr.. Buckley, Mr.. Vaughan
and himself to do with as they pleased.
He had told Mrs. Fayerweather that she
need not consider her income from the es-
tate as restricted to $500 year. 1t was
the wish of Mr.. Fayerweather that she
should not be worried about money.
In the deed of gilt recently executed by
the executors money was given to various
institutions not mentioned in Mr.. Fayer-
weather's memoranda. de explained thst
Union College and New York University
were included in the deed of gift because
they are more prominent now than at the
time the will was executed.
ApRIoR WILL.
The following letter written by Mr.. Ritch
to Judge Beardsley was put in evidence by
ex-Surrogate Rollins
New YORK, December 10, 1890.
Dear Judge.-ln kindness to Mrs. Fayer-
weather and to Miss Joyce they ought In
some way to be informed of the existence
in my possession of prior will much less
favorable TO both of them than the pres
ent aud with no discretion whatever to the
executors-SSO0 per year to Miss Joyce and
the income Of $500, 900 TO Mrs. F., in add
ton TO the real estate trusts, estates for
life to the daughters of William Fayer-
weather, except $4,000 to Mrs. Beardsley.
Ii is delicate position for me and so L
put you III possession of this information,
with liberty to use it as you deem proper.
Sincerely trusting that Mrs. Fayerwea-
Their NAV soon see the hopelessness and
unwisdom of a contest with those who de-
sire to be her friends. l am very truly
yours, THOMAS u. HITCH.
The Rev. DR.. Lloyd was the last witness,
and the only new point in his testimony
was that Mr.. Fayerweather gave him once
a check of $500 TO help defray his sons edu-
cation in Paris, for which he would not
take note, neither would he regard it as
loan.
Miss Linda II. Gilbert sent letter sug-
costing that help be given her work for re-
leased convicts from the requests to
charity.
The next hearing will be on Thursday.