The herald., 1893-07-01
SENATOR STAMFORD SW|LL
The Document Filed for Pro-
bate Yesterday.
Mrs. Stanford Named as the
Sole Executrix.
Two and q Half Million Bequeathed
to the University.
Handsome Eegaoies Left to All the Rel-
ativss on Both Sides of the
Family : The widow the
Residuary Lesatee.

SAN Francisco, June 30.--Just before
O'Clock this afternoon O. II. Lowell,
acting for the law firm of Wilson & Will
son, filed in this city the will of the late
Senator Leland Stamford. The docu-
ment consists Of 22 closely type-written
pages. The original paper Is dated No
vember 30. 1885. There are four codi-
ellis bearing date respectively of Decem-
bsr, 1888; December 8. 1891; December
%. 1892. and january 20. 1898.
BY the terms sof the instrument Jane
Lathrop Stanford. the widow, hav-
ing survived the testator, the
sum of s2,5O0.C00 is bequeathed to
Leland Stanford, jr.. university. If
Senator Stanford had survived his wife,
the university would have received
IS, ,000. 900 outright. The entire estate
is declared to be community property
and the widow is named as the residusry
legatee and sole executrix, without
bonds. She il authorized to choose
assistant executors, who are likewise to
serve without bonde, when go chosen,
The rehidusry legatee is permitted
TO dispose of the property accord
ing to her own will during her
life or by will at her death,
but should she fail to 90 provide for the
dieposing Of the estate, then 1t Is to be
distributed equally among the lawful
heirs of the testator, in accordance with
the laws OF descent and distribution in
force in this etate.
The petition for probate states that
the value OF the estate is unknown, but
that it consists OF loans, bonds and real
To- kh,c kota
The senator left $500 900 to his brother
Thomas Welton Stanford, and $100, 900
each to his other two brothers, Josi all
and A. P. Stanford.
His residence and the furniture there
of in this city he left to his wife, and he
set apart $780, 1000 for the erection OF a
tomb for the remains of himself, his wife
and his con.
Each. of his nsphews and nieces, of
whom there are q number, receives
500, ,0o0.
Some OF the legatees have died since
the will was drawn.
In the bequests to his nephews and
nieces the testator included step-niece
and also the children OF his wife
brothers. In case Mrs. Stanford should
die before the testator or in case che
should cease to set as executrix from
any cause, Ariel Lathrop, Lorenzo Saw
yer, Stephen I. Gage and DO. Mills are
appointed executors, and no bonds are
required Of any OF them.
There are five codicils at
tached to the will. The first
relates to the provision of the will
which directs that in case his vile does
not otherwise dispose OF the property it
is to be distributed among his heirs.at-
law at her death. The codicil changes
this provision by directing that at hia
wife's death, in case she has not other
wise disposed OF the property, it shall 90
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 failed to
act. Another substitution OF executoru
is made on account OF the death Of
Judge Sawyer and Samuel NJ. Wilson,
who, was afterward named, and on ac-
count of the removal OF Ariel Lathrop
from the state. The persons named in
their stead are Joseph McKenna and N.
T. Smith.
Another codicil rsvokes the clause OF
the will bequearhing $l00. 900 for fam
ilv tomb, the tomb habing been erected
la the testator's lifetime.
In one clause OF the will the testator
directed that in case he should survive
his wife, the university trustees might,
if they saw fit, dedicate his San Fran
cisco residence and grounds for the ben
eft OF the people of that city. In
codicil he directs that this authority
shall not extend to using the residence
as club house.
In another codicil the senator gives to
the two children OF Josiah Stanford the
100000 intended for him, as he has
eipce died.
He also bequeaths Sic, 900 to hia pri-
vate secretary, II. G. Nash, and $1,000
each to his wife's brothers, Ariel La
throp and Henry @. Lathrop.