The morning call., 1893-12-07
His Widow Is to Inherit
Nearly All.
SMALL SHARES TO THE SONS.
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth of Property Is Disposed OF
to the Testator's Family.

Lie estate consists oil considerable real
estate in San Francisco and elsewhere in
The State, and with stocks and personal
property aggregates iu value the sum of
100000. The will bears date August %.
1888, and was executed in the presence of
Nj. b. kellogg. r. S. Gray and NJ. A. Ches-
ter. The will commences as follows:
Having from my youth gladly shared
my means and earnings with my sisters
and brother. increasing and afterward ex-
tending those aids to their children well
through life, and helping many others of
my relations, | feel that have in all their
behalf done my whole duty.
Having also with a full hand continu-
ously and pleasurably aided many public
and private charities. gratuities. reliefs,
promotions and 5enefactions, | think |
have done my full duty. In all of that
regard also, and should now devote the
remainder of my holdings exclusively to
the support and uses OF my wife and chill
dren."
The testatOr goes on to bequeath the
whole OF his estate 10 the Union Trust
Company OF San Francisco in trust for
certain purposes set FORTH in the will. He
directs that elthsr monthly or semi-an-
nuaily, the former if possible. bis trustee
shall pay 10 his widow, Carrie M. 2. Cole
man, so per cent of the Income of his
entire estate. while the remaining 20 per
cent is TO be used to create reserve fund.
HIS widow Is to have absolute control
over her share, TO be expended on herself
and the ordinary expenses OF her sons,
the discretion in which regard is left
with confidence in her mntheriy care"
AS soon as the condition of the estate
Will allow, and upon the request or con-
sent OF the widow. Carlton c. and Robert
L. Coleman, the two sons of the testator.
are to receive $4,000 each. These be-
quests are to be paid either in real prop
erty or in any of tile testator's securities
al market value. The teststor explains
that he makes these beQuests in order that
each of his sons may have means sufficient
and in his own way. And | hope that
this money will be invested carefully and
judlciously by each Of them. and with
prudence and economy, and increased by
industry. be the basis of independent for
tunes to each"
The income accruing from the remain
der OF the estate is To go 10 the widow ito
be enjoyed according 10 her sweet pleasure
during life without let or hindrance, and
without any accounting TO any ccurt or
tribunal, or to any person or power on
earth now or after" After the widows
death the estate remains in trust during
the lives of the testatOr's two sons To
tIves until they both die is TO be paid 40
per cent of the Het income of the estate.
The remaining 20 per cent is TO be reserved
by the trustees as safety fund TO cover
the contingencies of damage by fire or
earthquake or other cause, while ordinary
repairs necessary to keep the property
from deterioration in value are to be re-
garded as a part of the current expenses
of the estate.
The will also provides for the possible
needs OF the beneiciarles under adver sa
circumstances, and declares that they
shall have more uf the estate should they
really need It, III ut the end of five years
either of the sons should make demand
In writing 10 the trustee, he is authorized
TO pay each or both of them as the case
may be sum equal to 8 per cent of his or
their share or shares In the property re-
served by the trustee. At the end of five
years mure they are authorized to draw
from the principal and also from the accu-
muated interest an additional per cent
on the whole OF their share of the property
remaining, which will to that extent be
equal to per cent per annum.
These payments are entirely iDdepend-
ent of the 40 per cent of the net income
which is TO be paid to each OF the testator's
sons. The trustee Is directed to 10 yes | and
manage for the sons any portion of the
estate due 10 them which they shall not
withdraw. And / here direct that il
either OF my two sons bring any action at
any time against my vile disDuiine her
acts. or against my executor or said trus-
tee, TO contest the terms and provisions of
this Will or said trust, then il is my espe-
cial injunction that the eutire costs of such
litigation In every detail shall be borne by
the disputan. and shall be deducted and
taken from his portion of the estate. | do
not anticipate such action or approach to
It.. but forbid it and thus provide against
it,"
The Union Trust Company is named as
executor of the will and sole trustee. to
serve in both capacities without bonds.
Inc trustee is gwen full power to buy, sell
and otherwise manage the property Of the
estate withou' any order OF court. In all
important matters. however. the trustee is
to seek the assent OF the two sons. And
1t Is directed that the executor shall see
tnat all buildings are we'll covered by fire
insurance IN the most reliable companies,
with suggestion that foreign companies
shall be preferred, as being less affected
than the local companies by sweeping
and disastrous fire.
The will goes ON to provide that upon
The death OF both sons the widow of each,
II then living, shall receive oue-twen tieth
oil the trust estate absolutely and in fee
simple. The remainder OF the estate aud
the Widows shares on their death are to
go to the sons heirs, always providing
tHdI sucH ueifS are D0rn IN lawful we'd
lock.
Should both sons die childess, which the
testator earnestly hopes NAV not be so.
then the estate is TO be divided into ten
equal parts. some to be distributed among
various charities. while some go TO rela-
tives OF the testator. One part goes to the
malE tenanca OF the family tomb in the
Belefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis. An
other part goes TO the maintenance of a
cemetery lot at Cynthiana. KY, where the
testator's parents are inferred.
Another part goes to the president and
board of directors of the st. Louis Univer-
sity, where Mr.. Coleman received his edu-
cation. With this money the directors are
enJoined To create a fund. 10 be styled the
"Carrelp' fund or the "Coleman-C Carrelp'
fund, 10 be devoted to the education of
poor orphan boys. The fapd is so named
In nbrance OF Father George A. Car
relI. 5. j., to whom the testator was in
debted for much Kindness and consdera-
tion during his early struggles with the
world.
Another part Is divided equally between
the Protestont Orphan Asylum of San
francisco and the Catholic Orphan Asy-
ium near San Rafael; while another one
tenth part Is to be divided between the
Old Peoples Home and the Hebrew Or
phaD Asylum, both Of San Francisco.
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