Evening journal., 1892-12-13
SEVENTY TWO MILLIONS.
The Last WIN and Testament of Jay
Gould Admitted to Probate-He Left
just Ss2, 900, 900 to His Heirs.

The Last WIN and Testament of jaw
Gould Admitted to Probate-He Left
just s7e 900, 900 to His Heirs.
The will Of Jay Gould was filed in New
York City with Probate Clerk Bernard J.
Tinney at the Surrogates Office at $40
yesterday afternoon by ex-Judge Dillon.
The petition was signed by George J .
Helen M. and Howard Gould. and on the
paper was this endorsements:
The estimated value of the real
property in this State of which the
descendent died seized is $4,000. .OOO"
The estimated value of the personal
property of which said decendent died
possessed is $40, 600, 600.
Probate Clerk Tinney issued citations
returnable December 81, and the execu.
tors have three months from today in
which to file an inventory setting forth
the nature of each share of stock and
each bond of which Jay Gould died pos
sessed
The petition sets forth that the will
was made December "a, 1885. and was
witnessed by Almon Goodwin. Henry
thompson and Herman w, Vanderpool; {;
that one codicil was made February 10,
1889, with John f. Dillon, Winslow S.
Pierce and George S. Clay as witnesses,
and that two other codicils were made
November, 81. 1S92-ten days before the
death of the testator-with John T.
DILLON, John p Mum and Margaret
Terry as witnesses.
list of heirs. next of kin and other
parties interested in the division of the
GOuld millions includes the name of
Ihomas I. Eckert, of $40 Fifth avenue.
who is named as an executor and trustee
and Daniel L. Miller, who is a codicil
executor and arustee
There is an affidavit stating that
Helen d. Gould died prior to February
10 1883. " and that "Jay Gould left no
widow"
Then carefully prepared table shows
the estimated value of each beouest so
that by adding them gether taking
their sum from $72, 600, 600 and dividins
the remainder by six, one may readi Y
arrive at the exact share of each person
under the will.
The value of the bequests is set forth
as follows:
Sarah B. Northrup, sister of jaw
Gould, No 421 Penn street. Camden n
j., $25, 900 and So 600 a year. besides a
life interest in real estate valued at
SO, 600. Anna g. Hough, No. SOP West
sixth street, Los Angeles. Cal Eliza
beth Palen, No 4t Harvey street Ger
mantown, Pa, and Abraham Gould. No.
SVoO Morgan street, St. Louis. |
the sisters and brother. s 600 |
each and $1,000 annuity. Helen |
M. Could personal property of the |
estimated value of S400, 0,mO: $1,000 Der
month during the minority of Anna and |
Frank Gould. Total value of this |
direct devise to Helen NJ. Gould. $3.50 |
w. This is beside the house No. $40 |
Fifth avenue and the house at Irvington.
Edwin Gould, the house No. 1 East Forty |
seventh street, worth 500, 100. jay |
Gould, $500, 0OO George J. Gould. cash
bonds and stocks to the par amount of |
81, 700, 600, in payment of debt for ser.
vices, less amount advanced for purchase /
OF house S57 Fifth avenue. kingdom. |
Marjorie g., Jay and Helen V. Gould |
children Of George ]. Gould, contingent
under the will.
The pamphlet concludes with this:
TO each of his children. George J
Edwin, Helen M. H Hiward, Anna and
Frank }. Gould, the testator gives an
equal life interest, with specified power |
Of disposition by will, in the residue of |
the estate, the total estimated principal |
value of which is above given. That is |
to say, $72, 600, 600 less the specific J
oequests enumerated.