The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-15
ANNIE PIXLEY'S WILL
All the ACTRESSES Property Left to
Robert FultOrd, Her Husband.
If He Had Died Her Family Would Have
Received Lifeline Bequests-Contin-
gent Gifts for Charitable Purposes.

. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE will of
Annie PiXiey Fulford was brought to the
office of the register of wills to-day by her
executors. Charles E. Morgan, jr, and Nj.
r. Backius, for probate, and letters testa-
mentary the estate were granted them
in the absence of any caveat protesting
against the admission to probate of the in
strument. The late actresses estate is dis
posed of in the beginning of the will 1t
says:
'Re it remembered that l. Annie Pixley
Fulford. wife of Robert Fulford, formerly
Of San Francisco. Cal, now of the city of
Philadelphia. actress. do hereby make my
last will and testament, in manner follow
ing. revoking all former wills by me-" The
will directs her debts and funeral expenses
TO be fully paid and satisfied, as soon as
conveniently may be. after her decease.
All her estate. real and personal, whatso-
ever and wheresoever, she gives, devises
and bequeaths unto her husband, Robert
Fulford. his heirs and assigns forever
Should her husband die before her she
makes the following distributions of her
property: To Annie c.. Pixley the mother
of the testatrix. $4,000 in trust during her
life, and at death the said sum to revert
to the residuary estate; $1,000 to her sister,
Alice B. Pixley, of New York. the income
to be paid her during life, and after that
the principal to revert to the residuary es-
tate; $1,000 to Lucy Pixley. on the same
conditions as the above; TO her sister. Min
ME II. McCracken, of Portland, Ore, is
left 81, 900 absolutely. and $1,000 in trust to
be used by her for the benefit of the testa-
trixS nephew Henry McCracken, until he
attains the age of twenty-one years, when
it is to revert to the residuary estate; So
600 In trust for Minnie II. McCracken for the
benefit of the teStatriX's niece, Annie NJ.
McCracken until she becomes twenty-one
years of age when that. too reverts; S6. 600
in trust for her niece, Edith Frazer, of Port
Stanley. Canada, till her death or marriage,
estate; $500 absolutely TO her half brother,
Augustus PiXley, of New York. and 500
to Star Lewis PiXley.
To her maid. Annie Potter, is bequea thed
500; to st. Mary's Hospital for Children,
in the city of New York, $1,000 to endow a
free bed. to be known as the Robert and
fresh-air fund of New York. $1,000. and TO
the Cancer Hospital, of New York. 5000,
for the establishment of a free bed, to be
known as the Robert and Annie PiXley
Fulford free bed" The executors are di-
rected to sell all Jewels not mentioned in
memorandum 10 the viii and 10 give the
of Philadelphia
The will concludes as follows: "I give and
bequeath unto the home which l intend
shall be established by the residuary clause
or this, my Will. my set OF solid silver, con-
SlStDS or SIX pieces. ana a tray engraved
with the heads OF actors and actresses. All
the rest residue and remainder of my estate
real. personal or mixed. whatsoever and
wherever / give. devise and bequeath unto
the trustees OF the actors fund, To be used
by them for the purpose of maintaining
and establishing i'm the city of New York or
its vicinity, home where the children OF
actors and actresses may he cared for and
educated. This home shall be known as
the Robert and Annie PiXley Fulford Home
for Children and shall be under the charge
and control OF the said trustees of the
actors fund. who shall adopt whatever
measures they might think best for carry
ing out the above purposes"
The will is dated June Il, 1890