New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-18
SIDNEY DILLON'S WILL.
vTHE ESTATE OVER THREE MILLIONS.
HE'S CHARITABLE WISHES CARRIED OUT VoLUN'
r,EIrY BY FOUR OF HIS HEIRS.

TARILY BY FOUR OF HIS HEIRS.
The will Of sidney Dillon, who died recently, was
made public yesterday. EX-JuGgc John f. Dllon'
ore OF the executors Of the will, said 10 Tribune
rcporer: hope that the entire value Of the estate
will be over s3,OooOOO. The original charitable be-
nuest OF 100000 has been reduced 10 SlOOoOo az
the estate IS not as large IT was in 1883 when the
will was originally made, and besides thore Is an III
boritance tax upon the estate under an act PhSseu
bv the Legislature last winter, Of conSdeHiole
amount 80 t.al the 100000 IS fully a. much now
as the S15O,OOO in 1856"
The will provides that all Mr.. Dion's estate real
and personal shall be divided into two parts, the
stst mart TO consist Of twothlrds In value Of the
estate and the second part Of Onethird in value The
first part /, 10 be divided equally among Mrs Juha
ID. Ripley and Mrs. Cora ID. WycKoN' IN" t"o u"ue"
tiers: and sidney Dillon Ripley and Harry DiIioh
Ripley the two oldest grand,oDs OF the tfStator ech
taking one fourth OF this first part. onehalf OF inc
share Of each b. paid over and the other haVeS
are TO be held IN trust for their benefit
Ont of the second part, third of the estate. each
q, tbe three other grandchildren OF the stator. Julien
Ashton Ripley. Louis Arthur Ripley and Florence
Dillon WyckoG, Is TO receive 100000, one-han OF
which is to be paid and the other half Is 10 De
hold In trust
The residue OF the estate is to be divided and paid
over equally among Mrs. Ripley and Mrs. Wyckoff'
the daughters Of the teTator; sidney Dilln Ripley
Harry Dillon Ripley. Julien Ashton Ripley, Louis
Arthur Ripley and Florence Dillon Wyckoh, the grand
children Of the testator.
In addition TO the portions given to Mrs RIPLEY
and Mrs. wyckoG by their fathers will, they have
at various times received from him during his life
time largo gifts Of both real and personal property.
Among the real estate thus given thirteen lots
of land in Flfhave. and in seventy -SiXth-St near
FMh-ave. I'm this city. The executors and also the
trustees named in the will John +. Dillon, Peter
Z. Wyclon and James NJ. Ham.
The will as originally drafted contained a charitable
bequeSt of $4,000 to the Children's Aid Society
This was revoked by Mr.. Dillon partly because he
felt that the amount given by him should be divided
among several objects instead of being given all TO
one object and partly because his estate had shr'lnk
considerably from what Il when the will was
executed, and the securities which constituted large
part Of his estate rapidly tending downward and
their future seemed uncertain. This bequcst was re-
voked on the day when Mr. Dillon went West for a
tour OF Inspection the Union Pacific system In
May, 1891. lie intended after his return recon-
slider his Will and make several charitable requests
In place Of the revoked
The subject of changing his viii 20 carry out
this intention was deferred owing TO the pressing
financial affairs OF the UEion Pacific which occupied
his time and attention during the summer and fall
Of 1891. Afterwad this subject taken up and
under consideration when Mr.. Dillon was taken
sick. Several times during his sickness he spoke Of
changing his WILL but Ids cOnfden: expectation that
he was going TO recover led him to defer the matter.
For the purpose Of carrying out his settled though
unexecuted intentions Mr.. Dillon's two daughters,
Mrs. Ripley and Mrs Wycko and those Of his grand
children who Of age, Sidney Dillon Ripley and
Harry Dillon Ripley, have united in agreeing TO give
and have set apart the following sums for religious,
charitable and educational purposes:
Young Mems Christian Associations for employees
On line Of Union Pscidc Railway 900
Amherst rs 900
and Tract So@iety 5000
BOARD OF Home Mission, Presbyterian Church 6OtO
Chidren's Aid Society OF NewYork 1900
Children o.1 5000
Animals W. y. 49, 5000
Peabody Home for Aged INDECENT Women 5000
The Sheering Arms. 1000
the sea.ide Home in connection with ths church 1000
dition Of the 5000