New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-18


The will provided that after the payment OF al
the requests iegacies the residue should
he divided among the corporations named in the
will share and share alike. The residue was left
10 the executors. to divide among these instiu-
tons Messrs Buckley and Ritch were appointed
executors under the will! They not required
TO give any bonds. The first codicil gave the resi-
due Of the estate. estimated to be worth nearly
100000 Messrs. Buliiley and Ritch absolutely,
and to their heirs forever. The second codcil gave
$4,000 to Frank y. Myrc and e. each TO Charles
Baker and Henry Baker. All Of these persons were
in the employ of the testators firm. FayerWeather
e. Ladew. BY this codici. Henry 4. Vaughan. Of
Elizabeth. y. j.. was appointed an additional
executor. BY the third codcl some unmpor-
tant changes made in respect to the
bequegts 70 several relatives. friends, en-
pioyes and servants BY the provisions Of the
fourth codciI. which was executed few hours
before Mr.. Fayerweather's death, and when ne
was N a very weak and feeble condition, ne gave
the residue of the estate. after the conditions OF
carried out TO his three executors, Nessrs' BULK
ley. Rtch and Vaughan absolutely
THE LITIGATION BEGUN.
The fight over this fortune began in the surro-
gates Court, before Surrogate Ransom, in Deem
ber 1890 in a contest over the Will and codics, in
stitu,ed in the Of the widow VINO charged
that they had been procured by undue influence
when her husband mentally incapable OF exc
cutting the papers. Tie main attack VAS maze
70 the executors as inGiVlduals uncOhd uoi.aiy.
The contest compromised by The executors
the provisions OF which the resduary estate was
given away BY them in aecordance It was aaai
70 them in order 10 PerPe9ate MS mem9fy ~
the t hs GeeS Of g 10 'hs h bedS 10
creased 10 $4,000, and the requests to the other
geiins AN %es additional s0oo Miss Anna Amelia
Joyce received annuity Of 5000 for life ine,ea1
sums given relatives. friends ana employee
I Tas m3 9sa dseS s he ny e
Yale College to erect Fayerwea,her building $1,000
i9iyersi,y 81 lie civ Of vYo9k......... 100000
Harvard College i'"y
Princeton College i"ls"
ssrhard School for Women cy5 ........ loogo3
Cooper Union twcnens AIT school. ........... 1900
Womsns nospa. - G13
M MsSlae colege Tcan see ........ 5oCoo
Lafayette College. Pennsylvania .. sp
Trinity college hartford. conn.............. 1900
Haverford college. Pennsylvania ............. ,0,"
srown Tn.yersy. Ehoie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5opo
Wells 'o; sa,e Toice 300
llsna S Snaae ;oD1
sScety Of St Vincent de PauI................. 1000
f fna.sSt tsrss Hosp,,% Ncw-ior 10"
f. lux Eve ana Ear isfr.nar 25oo
New York Eye ard Ear lnfrnary ............ 2.gE,
wsntSiore Ho%e or Chronic invslids . 900
New York Cancer Hospital. 2!"'
Mount Sinai Hospital. I""'
The rest OF the residuary estate vas then divide
az folowg: ono part cach 10 Yale college Columbia
College. Harvard College and Prince IN tohege:
nd 10 the Presby eran Hospital or this city. an
Eve pgrts 10 the Women's Hospital ~ the ely oi
Ney-York The gifts to the Womens Hospital
we're In de for the purpose Of securing the erect en-
of a building T. bs called the Fsyer~cather Pa
vilion of the Women's Hospai Win Tn, ,He,l-
ton Of This deed Of gift the contest vac wthdiaNn
and the VIII and co6icils were ADMITTED 10 probate.
1rhar SoIioveI "A dispute to the payment % The
nee iax by the different institution
hepeH,eu the Will ana iIc zee. OF &c..
MRS. FAYERWEATFER'5 gu
fsw DAVIS before the dcath OF hl. Fa5er-
.hur 4, ynv 1892 an action begun by her
in the supreme Court TO set aside the WIZ Il her
husband and also the deed Of distribution MADE ~
the executors. Upon her death me ac.oh WIS con-
.,,,nd IN tho name OF her executors--losn y. Hey-
nolds her brother-n-Iaw. ana Morris j. beafasiey.
il was charged that Messis ton Ina osr Sas
lands next Of kin OF the buzz q MS properly me re
c ar uas also made that i vas through me
nnS,e influence Of Mr.. lsiich the XII and
SsaS,cs,. we're executed by Mr.. FayerWealher; -,
III. s,,,t could be disposed OF the litigation