The record-union., 1891-08-22
JUDGE FRENCH'S ESTATE.
The Public Administrator Petitions
the Court for Letters.
The Messrs. Curry Decline to Act as
Executors-How the Judge Dis
poses of His Estate.

The will of the late Judge C. G. W.
French, the old-time Sacramentan, who
recently died in San Francisco, was filed
IN County Clerk Rhoads' Office yesterday,
together with the petition of Public Ad-
ministrator Bronner for letters of admin
istration on the estate.
In his will Judge French nominated
John Curry and Montgomery S. Curry
as executors, but these gentlemen have
declined to act III that capacity, and their
formal remuneration was filed with the
other papers yesterday.
The value of the estate is not known.
1t consists of a parcel of real estate in this
city, in the block bounded by n ana O,
Eighth and Ninth streets; cash in bank
amounting to 1913 10 and a number of
lots in Folsom and real estate in Arizona,
the value of which is at present un-
known.
THE JUDGES WILL.
The will is in Judge French's own
handwriting and is marvel of legal YER
biage and phraseology. After the usual
formal introduction, ''being Of sound
mind,' etc, the will reads as follows:
= give and Dequeath to Giles l.. Leach
of the town of Berkeley, in the county of
IL,
the sum Of lSl,0 one thousand dollars,
to be by him, the said Leach trustee
herein, devoted TO and expended i'll the
erection OF monument 10 the memory
OF my mother, SuSana French, wife OF
Captain Ephraim French, my father,
over or near her grave in the burial
ground near said Berkeley Common; said
expenditure and work on said monu-
ment TO be under the supervision Of
Oliver Eaton French my nephew, and
the First Congregational Society Of said
berkeley; also, give and bequeath to the
First Congregational Society OF Berkeley
the sum OF one thousand dollars Isl 900,
to be by said society securely invested
and the interest or proceeds of said in
NeStlnent 10 be devoted toward the pay
ment ofthe salary of the minister Of said
society forever on condition said society
shall guard and preserve said monument
IN good state and condition and not allow
the said monument TO fall into neglect
and decay, and on the failure of said
society to preserve said monument as
atore provided, then this bequest of 81 eco
shall revert to the said Oliver E French.
his heirs or descendants. | make this
beQucSt on account Of the great affection
and regard always entertained by my
mother for said society and the church
connected Herewith.
u give and beqUeath the use of lot l in
block ., as per kleury's addition to the
town of Prescott, and the house, ETC.,
thereon, now occupied by H. w FleurV
in West Prescott, County Yavapai, Ari-
Zona Territory, to the said II. W FIeury
for and during his natural lifetime the
same in fee simple, remainder TO revert
to the First Congregational Church OF
Prescott, county and Territory as afore-
said, to which said church / here be-
uueath the same. To Cyrus w Pease of
EdgartOn, A2Etha's Vineyard, Mass, if
living at the time of nay death | give
and beQueath the sum of $3.50. | give
and bequeath TO James Howard OF New
bern, North Carolina, the son Of James
and Julia Howard, the sum of $500 I
give and bequeath to Mrs. j. +. Benton,
widow Of Rev. j. +. Benton, deceased. of
Oakland, Cal, and her daughter Miss
May Benton, both now in Europe, the
sum Of $500 each. To Virgil II. Hewes
and George T. Hewes, sons Of my wife
Abby a. Hewes, / make no beqRest
"All the rest, residue and remainder Of
my estate, both real and personal, of
every name, nature and kind whatso-
ever, wheresOeyer situated, locate of
being, l give and bequeath TO Oliver
Eaton French, my nephew, Of Newport,
State of Rhode Island, making and CON
stituting him, the said Oliver Eaton
French, my sole residuary legatee, and in
case of the death of said Oliver Eaton
French before this Will should have been
executed, then and in that case his son.
charles l.. french, ana his daughter,
Hattie French. shall become and be nv
resduary legatees herein. and receive
jointly, share and share alike, all my
estate and property which would have
gone to their father had he lived to re-
ceive the same.
FINALLY 1 appoint my friend, Hon.
John Curry Cf san Francisco, Cal, and
his son, Montgomery Curry, whose full
name IS unknown to me, 10 be the exec
utOrs Of this my last viii and testament
without bonds, with full power to ex-
ecute this will without orders Of any
court, except the probate and record Of
this Will itself, requesting them to
promptly execute the same TO q full settle
ment, directly and simply as their judg-
ment dictates for the best, invoking the
assistance Of the courts only when in
their Judgment the same shall be neces-
sary, expedient or best. In testimony
whereof l have hereunto set my hand
and seal this l4th day Of July, in the
year \. D. 1S90.''