The morning call., 1892-12-31
THE PHELAN WILL.
A Great Estate Disposed
of Minuteiy.
DEEDS TO WIFE AND FAMILY.
Fifty Thousand Dollars to Other Rela-
tives and Friends and Fifty-six
Thousand for Charity.

4 ne last VIII ana testament Oh the lRte
James Phelan. dated October /, 1889. was
fled for probate yesterday afternoon.
.CorcnrrentIy with this action a number
of deeds made by him during his lifetime.
conveying property to his wife and children.
were filed in the Recorders Office.
= The widow, Alice Phelan. the son. James
ID. Phelau, and the daughter, Mrs. Alice
Sullivan. wife Of Hon. Frank j. Sullivan,
are named as executors.
In their application for probate OF the
will, the executors say they are unable to
give the value of the estate.
The widow is bequeathed life annuity
of $50. 600 and the residences at Valencia
and Seventeenth streets and at Santa Cruz
during her lifetime. To the son, James ID.
Phelan, Is left the Phelan building; 10 the
daughter. Alice, wife of Frank j. Sullivan.
the prop erty on the corner of Sutter street
and Grant avenue, aud to the daughter,
Mary l.. Phelan, the lots on Market street,
| near Battery, Washington and Dtumm,
Fourth and Jessie. and after her mothers
e ath the property at Valencia and Seven
| tech streets.
Amtig other relatives, servants, fir lends
and employees about $4,000 is to be dis
tributed. and among nineteen religious and
charita bic Institutions $4,000.
Decedent directs that no part of his real
estate be sold or partitioned within ten
years after his death; also that, in all con-
| troyersies concerning deeds or the will,
| Alexander Ii. IouGhborough shall be per-
mitted TO testify concerning any cOmmuni-
cation made by deeedent 10 him or concern
| ing any Information he acquired in respect
| thereto in the course of his employment as
| his attorney.
! The witnesses 10 the will are A. III.
| I nf Il l.
| Hatch OF Oakland. There are two codicilS
| of the same date. The will and eodlcils are
substantially as follows:
| Flrst-I revoke all former wills made by me
| Second-I declare that by deed dated October
I.11SS9. and delivered By me 10 my wife. Alice
i Ptrelan. conveyed to her for the term OF her
:laiiral life the premises Gow occupied by us as
aTe$iGence IN said city ana county, At the south
west corner OF Valencia and seventeenth streets
!. tile same Being more .parilenlarly described In
l. said deed. 90 ei ely, for the better assurance
i OF her lite, give and: conhlIn the said premises
TO her for tie term of lief .natura life also
! give and devise to my said wife for the.term of
-her natural life tle: iteinFseS and grounds n0w.
4 OCCUPIED by uS:as!a SunlneE LesldeHce. the same
4 being known as Phelan Fark. situate at Santa;
/ Cruz Cal, adjoining the. Gnted States~lig ight-
/ house property. / give To- my said wife for.
! The term q her natural life from the day of my
death an annuity ot thirty thousand dollars in
! gold coin OF The United States 10 be paid 10 her
in equal monthly installmentss AS security for
Il the payment of said anauity; hereby charge all
tbe3auds In Sauia Clara County; State OF Cali
tf6rHia, of which may die seized. and i dl;ec CT
/ Ihat said aunutry sltg::uof DE charge Or lieu
UPON any other lands Uf WHICH shall die seized
Igiye 10 my said Hlte'.ad;lne furniture, :'plate,
books; pictures. statHa1y, Carriages. horses bar
| nesses, livestock, ulfnShs.-and othff articles
II that may be used AT" my said residence in -Saa
Fiancisco. or my 81 ID TsldeHce al Sanra:CTuz At
the time of my death.: IdeG&afe lhatifie anna ~.
and property given as af0rtsad TO my said wife
are nended 20 be given Ia ffeu OF dover, COM
.munity, etc.
Trlid-l declare that by deed dated October
| l. 1889. executed and delivered by me and my
| Ali a 4 ii oh or mr.
son. James ID. Phelan, we conveyed 10 our said
son the premises In said city and county OF San
francisco. fronting on Market street. OFauel
! and Grant avenue formerly Dupont streeO. being
] the same uDon which the building known as the
" Phelan Building" IS situate. The said deed
i was delivered, but was afterward returned 10
| my possession. For The better assurance Of his
tille. | do hereby give and confirm 10 my said
| all The said property. the same being more
! particularly described IN said deed.
FOURTH declare that by deed dated October
! /, 1889. executed and delivered by me and my
said vile 10 said Alexander II. LoughDOrough
for our daughter, Alice Z. sullivan, wife of Frank
! j. Sullivan, We convey 10 our said daughter.
! Alice. the lot OF land situate In said city and
county OF San Francisco, AZ the southeast corner
/ Of Suffer street and Grant avenue. fronting 275
| feet on The Soulheasterly side OF Suffer street,
! and fronting 134 feet q Inches on Tue easteIlY
/ sion. For the better assurance OF her title l
/ hereby give and confirm TO my said daughter
| Alice the sand premises, the same being more
J particularly described in said deed TO her.
J. Fifth-I declare that by deed dated October i,
| 1889, executed ana delivered DIV me and SAID
! wife 10 said Alexander H. Loughbor0ugh for our
/ daughter, Mary l.. Pheian, we conveyed To our
said daughter Mary those certain four parcels OF
| land situate In said city aud county OF San Fran
cisco. 10 vii: The lot on the northwest side of
| Market street, distant 1897 southwesf erly
| from Battery street, ana running thence south
westerly 126:ls4 front on Market street
| By an irregular depth; also the lot
| OF land at the southwest corner OF
| Washington and Drumm streets. fronting 50
feet 324 inches on The @est line Of Drumm
street and 75 feet on the south line OF Wash.
mgton street; also the lot on the west corner OF
| Fourth and Jessie streets, fronting 20 feet on
| the sOulhwesIerly line of Fourth street ana 10
! feet on the nOTthwesteTly Hue OF Jessie street;
also the lot on the easerly corner of Fifth and Jes
sic streets fronting % feet on the nOriheasterIy
line OF Fifth street and 75 feet on the southeast
| erly line of Jessie street. BY tue same deed
| and my wife conveyed TO our said daughter
Mary, after the deaIh OF her mother. the remain
der IN fee OF the premises aforesaid al the south
| west corner OF Valencia and Seven eenth streets.
| The said deed was delivered, but was afterward
returned 10 my possession. For the better as
surance of her title | hereby give and confirm to
/ my said daughter The said four lots Of land and
| ths said remainder in fee OF the said last men
J. tiOned loI-all Of them being more particularly
l. described Ia SAID deed. >: :.:::. :.
/ sister, Kate pnvaL Brooklyn, \: ". SIC. Q.@o0;
.tolny wifes sister, Mary ). Kelly; IS Erasi-
flsSo 5sS Sl9S R1oo e ny SsSsSe
f George L. DuYal.- Bro0klyB,- n: ~; :SfQoQT 10
i her nephew. LOUIS l. D1vali- BTookIyn.N. ",
i $1,000; to her: herheW.t Frederick Depman
+ (snce deceased), $500; to-: b.r :nepheW,
/ Ignatio Denman. ThomasIoign. N. Y, $500; to
her nephew, William Deuman. Staten Island,
| y. y. $500; 10 her niece, Alice Lilly Deuman,
| San Francisco, $1,000; to her Hlrce, Annie
Duyal Chadwick. Staten Island. N. V. $500;
| to her niece, Annie Duyal Dunn. Boston. Mass,
| $500; to her relatives. Mamie Mulhall,
Williamsburg. y. Y, $500; Mamie Mulhall.
MIIIlsmse91g. , S X; $500; 70 my relatives;
$1,000; William Cuddy. Utah, $1,000;
Sarah Cuddy. Brooklyn. n. Y. $500, John
|
Sall Lake, Utah, $500; Joseph Quinn, County
Kilkenny, Ireland. $500: Michael Qulnu. County
Kilkenny. Ireland. S5O0 John NJ. Phelan, New
York, $1,000 10 Teresa Essy Flood. San Fran
$1,000. and to James NJ. Robinson. San
Francisco who has also been long time
10 my service, $500; TO Anne Doyle.
$3.50; TO The seven children OF my friend.
John h. Rosseter of Alameda, $3.50 each; TO
| my faithful secretary Thomas MahoBy, $1,000
TO my trusted agent. Robert McElroy. s25o0; to
louis Doeliz, In charge OF my place at Santa
| Cruz. $1,000; 10 {. h. DelaDy, $500; TO my
| friend. Eliza Il. PheIsn, New York, 5000 per
year during her natural life; to my friend, Mrs.
Edward Lord. 5000 per year during her natural
life.
The bequests to charity are as follow:
St JosepRs Infant Asylum 10 South San Fran
cisco. $1,000.
Sisters OF Mercy al ST. Mary's Hospital In San
| Fl ancisco. for the farther benefit of the Old
Ladies' Home under their care, $4,000.
| Youths Directory In Sau Francisco under the
care az present OF Rev. Father Crowley. $500.
| 81 Nlncents Orphan Asylum In Marin County,
| California, S2500.
| Orphan Asylum under the care OF the Sisters
OF Mercy in Santa Cruz. California, S2500.
Hospit Il and asylum under the care OF the
| Sisters OF Charity In Virginia City, Nevada
| $1,000.
ST Francis Church at the Mission Dolores 10
San Francisco $500.
Roman Catholic Bishop in the city of Sacra.
mento, California, for the poor III that city
$1,000.
Roman Catholic Archbishop OF San Franciseo
for The new cathedral at the corner OF O'FarreIl
| street and Van Ness avenue. In San Francisco,
| $4,000.
ST. Ignatus College, al the corner OF Van Ness
avenue and Hayes street. In san francisco.
1 $4,000
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