The morning call., 1893-12-10
One-Third of the Estate To
Found a Hospital.
LEGACIES TO HER FRIENDS.
Disposal of an Estate Valued at
S2,00O,000, in Which Many
Claims Are Remembered.

filed for probate yesterday.
The instrument, which was executed or
January 10. 1892, and was witnessed by Il
b. Barry. a real-estate man, of San Rafael
and NJ. Taylor, son of Attorney j. NJ. Tay.
lor OF Oakland, and disposes of an estate
valued al $1,000. 600, and consisting of real
estate yielding monthly rental of $500
stocks, bonds and notes valued at 500, COO
yielding an annual revenue of $4,000; fur
niture, jewelry, works of art and live
stock valued at $40. 600. and S297O in bank.
This disposition of this Immense prop.
erty MARKS both the broad-m inded and
minute generosity of the late Mrs. John
son. She was noted for her charities In
life, but by the law was enjoined from: be-
Queathing more than one-third Of the es-
tate to charity.
The chief munifcent bequest consists OF
the decedent's city real estate and art
treasures, together with money, making
uD in all One-third of the estate, to Arch
bishop Riordan in trust for the foundation
and endowment of free hospital to be
located In this city.
Thereafter follow handsome legacies 10
relatives and long list of friends, the
residue OF the estate devised to the.living
clobCI6 anu DAOt1cI VI LIE leSLdbTiX ana 10
the heirs of her deceased sister aud
brothers.
In the list of kindly bequests mum Der
of dependents are handsomely rememb bered
Among these are servants or former ser
wants, including Annie Goold, Mary and
Annie Gill. John Burke, two japanese
domestics, John Golienburg. John and
Maggie kusel. Helen Snallard, a maiden
schoolteacher. comes in for a substantial
sum. Joseph SchOer is given a legacy
contingent on his adherence to certain
agreement. understood to be a temper
ance pledge. Each of the servants in the
employ of the decedent at the time of her
death. twelve in number, is given 500.
Father john j. Prendergast, James NJ.
Taylor and Benjamin Bangs are nomi-
mated executors, with complete authority
TO realize ON the property, and a request
that they close the estate within five years
after the death of the tesla trix Father
Prendergast and Attorney J. NJ. Taylor
have declined to serve, and Mr.. Bangs has
petitioned the Probate Court to be ap-
pointed executor without bonds.
Following is the full text of the will:
l, Kate johnson. OF the city and county or
Ban francisco. State of California, do now
make, publish and declare this my last will auQ
testament.
In the name Of the Father. and Of the Son,
and OF he Holy Ghost. Amen.
Thanking GOO for his undesarved mereies
and acknowledging my grateful affection for
my friend and father-in-law the late Ceoree q
johnson. through whom am enabled to make
the following gifts, SIX all who may receive
them 10 pray for the repose of his soul
give, devise and bequeath 10 Archbishop
Patrick w. Riordan OF San Francisco, Cal ali
my pictures and valuable bbelots; also all 10 [
certain real propeity situate In The city and
county OF San Francisco, State of California
and described as follows. 10 wit: HOTners Ad-
ditlon blocks numbered 173 and 174 bounded
on the north by Twenty.ninth street. on the
east oy castro street, on the south by Thiitieth
street and on the west by Diamond street; also
my new warehouse, known and designated as
the Gibraltar Warehouse. and the lot on
which the same Is situated at the southeast
corner of sausome and Hilbert streets; also
sucn a sum OF money as will, with the real ana
personal property Aforesaid, comprise one
third OF my entire estate, all OF the same to be
held In trust by him TO and for the uses in
tents and purposes following, that is 10 say: IL
being my desire TO found and endow a free
hospital to be located IN said city and county of
San Francisco, all SAID money and properly is
10 De py said trustee paid, conveyed and deliy-
cred over TO corporation to be hereafter
formed by society TO be composed OF the
Roman Catholic Archbishop of San francisco
ana K. c. TobiD, DIR. c. F. Buckley Dr. w s
Thorn and DIR. Luke Robinson, or the sur
vivors of them, and such other persons as they
or thelr Survivors and successors in their dis
cretlon shall elect 10 FL vacancies in said SO.
clely; SAID corporation to be formed un-
der the laws OF the STATE OF California:
tne name of such corporation to be Marys
help H0spital; the pu poses for which sneh
corporation shall be formed TO be to receive en-
doWInents and acquire property for and estab-
nsh, erect: maintain and conduc. free hos
pltal Tor ali sick women and children OF the
poor, without regard TO religion, nationality or
color, excepting such as the officers OF the hos.
pltal consider dangerous TO other inmates such
hospital TO be conducted by the Roman Cath
olic Sisters OF st. Vincent de Paul commonly
called the Sisters OF Charity, under the direc-
tlon OF the board of directors OF said corpora
tlon. lie place where The principal business
oil said corporation shall be transacted shall be
The city and county OF San Francisco, State of
California, and tie number of its directors
snail ne hvei ard l direct the said trustee,
and deliver over TO such corporation when SO
formed all OF the money, properly and estate
aforesaid.
1t is my wish that the Roman Catholic Arch.
bishop Of San Francisco be member of said
society and ex-officio one of the board of direc.
toIs OF Sald corporation. ana that The others of
sucn directors shall al all times consist of one
business man and three physicians, and that
Inc medical staff of the hospital shall have The
ign. 70 give clinical instruction in The hospital
10 stnden and q aduates OF medicine
give and bequeath TO my dear sisters Sarah
d. DiIlaye, Elizabeth Henry, Rispan B. Kellogg
ano my brother, Henry Blrdsall. and to Jane
bTusalI, WIDOW OF my brother Maurice the
sum OF $4,000 each; deducting however from
the portion OF Elizabeth Henry the sum OF
Soouo' Delng me value OF house and loi here
toioTe presented to her. give ana bequeai n
to Henry FeDton and Brush Fenton, thr sons
OF my deceased sister Adelaide. $1,000 each
to Adelaide Birdsall and Ben BIrdsaiI the cIIl
dren OF my deceased brother Ben, SO, 500
each; TO my nieces and nephews, Florence
Yann. and Floe eDce Vann, her daughter, and
Dillaye Vann. her son; Fenton II. McCreaIy
Lizzie Weliy, Rispah Phillips, Sarah FeindeI
Adelaide Kendall. Elizabeth Bangs. SuZeIte
BIrdsall. Kaie Birdsall, Grace BirdsaIi and
Bailey Blrdsall $4,000 each: TO my nieces Ade-
Ialde and Katharine McCreary, $4,000 each: :
TO Benjamin Bangs $4,000; to Ida Johnson
the young girl now living with me- $4,000 to be
Invested by my executors and beid for her un.
I'll she shall arrive at The age of 81 years ex-
cept That they shall give to her from time TO
time, such sums thereof. as she shall actually
require Tor expenses. l request thar Sister
hosalla, tDe present supeTiOress of the Iechni-
cal School In San Francisco, be appointed her
gu.rdian, and i give and bequeath 10 SAID
Sister Rosalia the sum of $4,000 TO cover an
expenses OF her living aud Instruction give
ano Dequeath TO my friends. Mr. and Mrs FL.
hu mphrey Moore, $4,000 If both shall sur
vive ME. Ii only one of them survives me The
survivor shall receive One-half OF that sum:
give and bequeath TO William Newton of Flint
michigan, $4,000; to Julia shat er Han,jlton
$4,000; TO Mrs. Fred DeaRin, $4,000; TO Ber ha
Kellogg May Kellogg. Lillian Mar.h, Kaiha-
rlne Marsh and Mrs. Grace Gass, $4,000 each !.
10 the two daughters, II living OF A. H. Ward
deceased. formerly bookkeeper with George q
johnson & Co., $500 each; to Julia Strere II
.llvlnE, $1,000; TO Mary and Agn Cook daugll.
ters OF Harriet Cook, $1,000 each; TO my GEAR
old friend, Annie GOOld, $4,000; to Mary Gill
faithful and true. $4,000; 10 Ami Gill, $1,000;