New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-13
LARGE PUBLIC REQUESTS.
MRS. COLES WILL. FILED FOR PROBATE
TIE NEW CATHEDRAL, THE MUSEUM OF ART
AND THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY EN-.

AND THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY En-.
NCHED-A COLLEGE TO BE FOUNDED
The will Of Mrs. Elizabeth J. Coles who died at
her home, No 677 Fifth-ave.. on December 90 was
filed for probate in the SurrOgae's Office Yesterday
The only requests 20 Others than relatives were 3D.
900 to the Cathedral OF st. John the Divine $50 600
and the testator's collection OF works OF art TO the
Metropoiitah Museum Of Art, $4,000 and her cot
tage and grounds at Newport to establish a school for
young men, and 10000 to the New-Yorl Genealogi
cal and Biographical Society
The VIII was executed on June a. 1885 and there
are two codics dated respectively June Il, 1856 aud
April 20, 1855. The executors named in the Will
oliver F. Coles the les tators dead brother
Alexander; Louis Nelson, OF the testator's hus
bands nephew, William II. Nelson, Clifford Hand and
Theophylact b. Beeckcr. In the second codicl
Oliver K. Coles and William II. Nelson are succeeded
as executors by George Coles, u nephew. All the
numerous requests TO oliver r. Coles also recinded
in the codic and in the petition for the probate Of
the will oliver f.. Coles is mentioned as one of the
relatives whose residence and address are unknown
The first clause of the will divides considerable
real estate in New-Jersey among n large number Of
relatives. The second clause beQueaths $4,000 to the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art in trust, on condition that
1t is devoted to the Organization and maintenance Of
some gallery or department OF the arts 10 bear the
name OF Coles and to be memorial to Mrs Coes's
dead son, william F. Coles. For this department all
the testators works OF art. such paintings, satuary
bronzes and tapestries In her Flfthave house. be-
Queathed She also gives two pairs OF soft paste
sevres vases. BY Fuchs with their antique marble
pedestas, pair of molache and antique serpentinc
candelabra, and some Roman photographs and bas-
rellefs and engravngs.
The third clause gives $4,000 to the New York
Genealogical and Biographical Society. The sum Of
$4,000 is bequeathed In the fourth clause to BIO
equally divided between Oliver f. Alexander George,
Nathaniel and William Coles. The codicl rescinds the
provision by which this share would have gone TO
Oliver f. Besides the property given In the first
clause the fifth clause gives $4,000 each to Cecilia
Kemp, Julia Bailey, Ella Converse and Mary L. Coser,
four nieces Of her husband
In the sixth clause the tesator's cottage and grounds
at Newport and the sum OF $4,000 are given TO
Justice Samuel Batchod of the United States Supreme
Court and William c. sheffield Of Newport, to hold In
trust for the purpose Of establishing and maintaining
Institution for the education OF young men. This
institution to be called Coles College in memory OF
the testaors deceased This college is TO be
organized ard incorporated by the trustees named.
and after that is done the trustees may transfer 1t so
that they may relieve themselves of further respon
sibilty This bequest Is also on the condition that
the cottage and grounds at Newport remain unsod and
unucumbered and devoted 10 the purposes indicated
in the will for the period Of at least fifty years from
the death of the testator II for any reason this be
quest should become Invalid, incapable Of taking
effect both the money and the property so In fee TO the
nephews Alexander and George Coles. The testator
requests that in such the nephews will take tha
and property and carry out her wishes as they
understand them. She expresses belief that they
will do this.
The executors are empowered in the eighth clause
TO sell any property the estate not specifically be
oueatbed to raise money pay the requests made in
the will The pew In Grace Church j. gwen TO the
church corporation IN the ninth clause The testatgs
wearing apparel and household linen are given to tho
widow OF Alexander Coles. and her books In her house
are bequeahed - her nephew Alexander Coles.
or the residue $4,000 II there Is that much left.
is to be divided into two equal parts one part is 10
he held In trust for the benefit OF the sons OF the
teetat0r'S brother. Edward The other half goes to
the Cathedral Church Of ST. John the Divine absolutely
The residue II any. after these requests are made,
goes TO Alexander George. Nathaniel and William
coles sons Of her dead brother. Alexander. In the
first cOdicil the testaor gives 10 the metropolitan
Museum Of Art malachite and bronze tablet which
came from the Gar Of Russia as a friendly GIT to
American citizen and was afterwad purchased by the
In the last clause Of the last codicl reference Is
again made to oliver 4. coles. After resembling all
requests to him In the will and naming some one IN
his place executor she expresses the hope that "
Is any aston or opportunity to help 2ys s,cn az
to him such assistance as he may heed l. -,..u
citations are 10 be issued. The fact Is mentioned
there that the address Of oliver f.. Coles is unknown
can give no exact snres a; 70 H the amount Of
last evening. She was not as wealthy woman as
is commonly believed. She had comparatively
small amount OF personal property. Her wealth was
largely in real estate and 1t Is impossible to place
an exact estimate upon IL.
as IL 80 100000. reported - was asked.
No such report is exaggerated. Perhaps
81 900 900 would come the truth cannot
state the exact amount that the Cathedral Of ST. John
the Divine will receive. II IS Impossible to estimate
IL at present
will 1t be as much rs $75.OOOi'
Il cannot say explicitly what the amount VIII be-
but think that IL will be more than that"
Mr. Hand declined to say anything about Oliver
z Coles beyond the fact that he "a nephew OF Mrs
Coles and when last heard Of In the West.