New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-24
WILL OF DATID d. WITHERS.
ONE SISTER NOT MENTIoNED-How THE PROP!
ERJY WILL BE DIVIDED.

ONE SISTER NOT MESTIONED-How THE PROP!
ERTY WILL BE DIVIDED.
The will Of David d. Withers was filed for probate
in the Surrogates Office yesterday. The whole estate is
bequeathcd the surviving executor, Alonzo C..
Monson to be held 10 trust for the brothers and all
except OF the sisters Of Mr. Wthers, the principal
OF the trust funds to go to their children mt their
death. The plantations, farms and horses are to be
sold but not at forced sale The executor has the
power to make the sales at such times and on such
terms he thinks are for the best interests Of the
estate. one sister. Cora de Rancourt, who lives at
No 10 West Thirty ninthst. is not mentioned in the
Will.
The will executed october 81 1878, and
Samuel L. d. Barlow and Alonzo C. Monson were
orr gtnsy named executors Mr. Barlow is now
dead and by the provisions Of the will the surviving
executor has the power to appoint associate. The
executors are to give bond whatever. The wit.
nesses To the will Joseph Larocque. Humphrey 5.
Anderson and James f. Bedell the forger.
Ky the provisions Of the will the estate is TO be
divided into five parts by the executors The first part
Is to be held in trust for sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mary Ludlow who was the widow Of Edward C.. Cen
ter and Is the widow OF James Ludlow. At her
death her share is to go to her son, Robert Center.
Mrs. f.. D. Clsson another sister the wife OF Augustus
W. Clason. is dead and her share will go to her
children Augustus ClasOn, who lives at the Park Ave
nue. Hotel. and william r. Clason, Of Annapolis, Md
Virginia ~ Paine the other sister, is the wife Of
william Il. Paine, and lives at the Park Avenue Hotel
Alfred d. Withe is dead, and his share will be taken
by his sons, Alfred W. WitherS of Roanes Va, and
William l.. Withers, Of Lockeven. Miss, and his
daughter Virginia withers. of Baltimore. Nd. Reuben
b. Wthers the other brother OF Paris, receives the in
come Of the fifth share.
Citations, which returnable on March 8, have
been issued to the following persons: Reuben b.
withers, brother, of Paris Mary II. Bischofsheim
niece, of Paris Elizabeth NJ Ludlow, sister, of No
1913 West Thirty ninth-st.; Virginia NJ Fane sister,
who lives at the Park Avenue Hotel: Cora dc Ran
court, a sister, who lives at No. 10 West Thirty
ninthst. Alfred ". WitherS. nephew. Of Roanes,
Gloucester County. Va; William b. Withers, nephew,
Of Lockleven, Adams County, Miss. Virginia Wthers,
a niece OF Baltimore; William p. Chson, nephew, of
Annapolis, Nd; Augustus Clason, IA nephew. who
lives Mt the Park Avenue Hotel, Robert Center, a
nephew, OF No. 1876 West Thirty nnh.st and William
Paine, nephew, Of Brooklyn.
Nj. withers says In the will that he has been the
executor and trustee OF number OF estates and IL may
be possible that there are some errors In his accounts
II this found to be the fact and he has made himself
liable In law to pay for any errors OF Judgment or
for other reason in taking OF these estates, he
expresses the wish that his executors shall settle the
they cannot sell the farms stock Immediately, AT
advantage, they are empowered TO lease the lanus
for such time and on such terms as 'ney 'nT RoSsr
Center dies before his mother, leaving no Issue. ms
mothers share is to be divided among the cmdren Ok
the other brothers and sisters Of the testit0r
From what the Countess de Rancourt said last even
ing To Tribune reporter, she expects to get some
cannot say whether / shall get nything or not
she said "The members OF the family are now on
good terms. however. and we don't want any more
publicity
the wilB7s she asked. . .
No I do not think so. 1t IS hardly fair for my
brothers and sisters TO get everything and nothing"
:" Do Won intend To contest the WIFI
Thai cannot say but | do not think The
family as / said. is good terms l don't want TO
saw much about the affair now and would prefer that
notbinc NJ ALI be said In the newspapers
The Countess is remarkably goodlookhng woman
and does non look to be forty years old. She
oncunies handsome apartments in the Hollywood, In
Thirty nintl-st., SiXthave Her husband. 1t Is
said has returned to France.