The record-union., 1893-07-01
THE LATE SENATOR STANFORD.

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His VIII Filed for Probate at San
Francisco.
SAN Francisco. June 3O.-Just before
4 o'clock this afternoon c. H. Lowell, act
ing for the law firm of Wilson d Wilson.
| filed in this city the will of the late Sena-
tor Leland Stanford. The document con-
| sists of twenty-five closely typewritten
pages. The original paper is dated No
! vember %, 1856. There are four codiclfs
| bearing date respectively of December 3,
1888, December 3, 1891, December %, 1892,
and January %, 1898. By the terms of the
instrument Jane Lathrop Stanford is the
| eXecutrix. having survived the testator,
The sum Of $2,500,00O is bequeathed to
| the Leland Stanford Junior University.
If Senator Stanford had survived his
! wife, the university would have received
$, 100000 outright.
| The entire estate is declared to be COM
munity property, and the widow is named
as residuary legatee and sole executrlx,
without bonds. She is authorized to
choose assistant executors. who are like
| wise to serve without bonds when SO
chosen. The residuary legatee is permit,
ted to dispose of property according to
her own will during her life or by will at
her death, but should she fail to so pro-
vide for disposing OF the estate, then it is
to be distributed equally among the law
full heirs eff the testator in accordance
with the laws of descent and distribution
in force in this State
Mrs. Stanford petitions for the probate
Inf Ia will T., -
value of the estate is unknown, but that
1t consists of stocks, bonds and real prop
erty in this State.
The will is very lengthy document.
Besides the sum set apart for the Trustees
of the Leland Stanford Jr. University at
Palo Alto, 100000 is bequeated to his
bro ther Thomas Milton Stanford. and
100000 each to his other two brothers.
Josiah and A. p. Stanford. His resi-
dence and furniture thereof in this city
he left to his wife, and he set apart $780,
600 for the erection of tomb for the re-
mains Of himself, his wife and son.
Each of his nephews and nieces, of
whom there are a number, receive $780,
900. His wife is made residuary legatee,
The instrument was originally dated
! November %, 1856. but number of
codicials have been added since. Some
of the legatees have died since the will
was drawn.
In that section of the will in which
| s., 500, 900 is bequeathed to the university.
provision is made that in case Mrs. Stan
lord should die before testator, then the
sum should be increased to $5, ,000,0 900. In
| the bequests to his nephews and nieces
the testator includes step-niece and also
the children of his wife's brother.
In case Mrs. Stanford should die before
testator, or in case she should cease to act
| as executrix from any cause, Ariel La
| thop, Lorenzo Sawyer, Stephen T. Gage
and d. o. Mills are appointed executors,
and no bonds are required of them.
There are five codicils attached to the
will. The first relates to the provision of
the will which directs that in case his
wife does not otherwise dispose of the
property it is to be distributed among his
heirs-at-law at her death. The codiciI
changes this provision by directing that
at his wife's death, in case she has not
otherwise disposed of the property. II
shall go to the Trustees of the University
In another codicil Charles f. Crocker.
John w. Allyne and Russell J. Wilson
are named as additional executors in
case those already mentioned fail to act.
Another substitution Of the executors
is made on account of the death of Saw
year and Samuel NJ. Wilson, who were
aflerward named, and also on account of
the removal of Ariel Lathrop from the
State. The persons named in their stead
are Joseph McKenna and n. T. Smith.
Another codical revokes the clause Of
the will bequeathing SlO0,00O for family
tomb, the tomb having been erected in
testator's lifetime.
In one clause of the will testator d.
rected that in case he should survive his
wife the university trustees might if
they saw fit, dedicate his San Francisco
residence and grounds for the benefit of
the people of that city. In codiciI he
directs that this authority shall not ex
tend to using the residence as a club
house.
In another codicil the Senator gives to
the two children of Josiah Stanford the
100000 intended for him, as he has since
died. He also bequeathes $4,000 to his
private Secretary, II. C. Nash, and
| 500, 900 each to his wife's brothers, Arial
Lathrop and Henry G. Lathrop.
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