New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-21
MILLIONS FOR CHARITY.
BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE WILL OF
CHARLES BATIIGATE BECK.
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF HOME MissioNs
NEw-YoRK HOSPITAL AND DR. rAEKHUEsTs
SOCIETY AMONG THEM-BEoUEsTs
TO COLUMBIA COLLEGE, RELA-
TIyEs AND FRIENDS.


TO COLUMBIA COLLEGE REIA-
TIvEs AND FRIENDS.
Charles Rathgate Beck, by his will, which was
fled in the Surrogates office yesterday sNc'
$4,000 outright to charitable and educational III
stitutions and also bequeathes nearly all oi u'e
remainder Of his estate for the same purposes
How much the residue will amount 10 Is uncertain
as vet for the reason that no inventory OF 'he
estate has been made. Two requests amounting
10 S2SOOO made TO the First frespS'e nan
Church. Of West Farms. Columbia College se's
$4,000 besides a share in the residue ana severn"
other institutions are treated in the same way
strong direction is contained in the VIII tna'
no part of the estate shall go to the alleged ciue"
of the testator's dead uncle Alexander Bathgate'
number of large personal bequests are maui
The document was filed by David Mcclure as at
torney for the Farmers Loan and Trust COMPANY
which is named as the executor of the Will.
After directing that all his just debts De paid'
bequest of 100000 in cash is made to the executor
IN trust TO be invested for the benefit OF MIS-
j. l.. Jessup and her son. Frederick ). Jessup' VIM
are to receive the income in equal shares durhs
their lives If either should die leaving the o''''
surviving. the whole income goes to the survivor
At the death of both. the money invested soes ~
the residuary estate. The sum OF ScVc Is siN'H
70 the executors in trust for the benefit OF MISS
Maria L. Bathgate and Mrs Mary Myers, both OF
Fordham. ,,.,.,o,., Church
of West Farms Mr.. Beck gives $4,000 in cssh. vi
This the sum of 5000 is to be used to- cancel
mortgages and the remainder is TO be invested LOT
the benefit Of the church. further sum , OF $oU-
900 is given to the institution for the P1r ar,
pose of building new church on the loe OWL Sr c
the church directly opposite the present shuifh
this inscription: This church was erected 10 the
memory of Janet b. Beck by her son. Charles b.
TO Columbia College he gives $4,000 OF this
sum 5000 is to be for the founding OF one re-
vested and the income 10 be PAID shnuailE lo'
prize scholarship, to be known as ,he mares -,
Beck Prize This income is 10 ne ps the best
examination in real estate law. ,., an
hn hed y h Mr sGS 6
estate. The testators cousin, Marion J. Kidd, OF
Moniave. scotland. receives 10000 In cash, MI;
Beck provides by TIE nneseen'h etSg@e of STAN
ford or any of her heirs be living at the time 9
his death She or they shall receive $4,000 in cash
The following charitable peg cev for the Pre-
for the Prevention Of Cruelty Children $4,000
Women in the city of New-York, 5000 ,,.,,.,
The entire residue Of the estate to be dy9Ga
equally inc a nS of Hom Missions Of the
byferian Church the Presby terrain Hospital the
Society for the Prevention of Crime and the New
The win was executed on November 6, 1891 and
the witnesses George Baker OF No ~ ay'
Of one N Inun Sso Aiexander-ave this city.
Under the provisions of the will absolute requests
amounting to sSlS.ON are made Other oelue GUESS ~
trust which will eventually return to the residIary
estate amount to $4,000. This makes total o;
san 900 Various estimates have been maze @,
the size Of The estate II Is eees o ! Th probn
bilities that nearly SJuWp VIII re, h ~
divide among the resduary legatees As thers arg IRE
each. besides the sums which some of them re-
ceve under the WILL