The herald., 1894-12-30

| Jose. 1t is provided that an addition
| to the commissions which the law al
lows them as executors they shall con-
tinue to draw the salaries which Mr..
| Fair he's heretofore paid them. Ae trus.
! tees, without bonds. they are directed
to hold in trust and manage the estate,
| buying or selling and making improve
ments as they may deem lit.
HIS CHILDREN SHARE AND SHARE.
During tho lives of Mr.. Fairs
daughterS, Mra. Theresa Oelrichs OF New
York and Miss Virginia Fair. also living
in New York. and his son. Charles L..
Fair of this city, It ia directed that the
ret monthly income of the estate
! shall be equally divided among these
three heirs during their lives. Not until
| the death OF the three children is the
, estate to be finally divided. The beq uest
to the con, Charles l.. Fair, ends wi n
his death and his share OF the income
shall revert to his sistere. or their chill
dren, pending the final distribution. In
case either eiater dies her income ehali
revert to hsr children. or, in case either
die without Issue, to the children OF the
other daughter. and in case neither
daughter leaves a direct heir to the de.
scendants Of the brothers and sisters OF
the deceased.
Upon the final distribution of the
estate, subsequent to the death of the
three children, ii iB willed that one
quarter OF the estate ehall be transs
terred TO the children OF each of the
two daughters, and the remaining one
half to the brothers and sisters of the.
deceased or their descsndants. In case
either daughter leave no iseue the one
quarter interest thus wiled shall fall
TO the heirs of the other daughter, and
in case neither daughter leave issue,
to the brothere' and sistera' children
before mentioned.
In effect the will cuts off the widow
and possible children OF the son, Charles
l.. Fair. from any portion Of the estate
beyond the one-third part OF the net
income which he will receive during his
lifetime. In fact. the testator particu-
larly mentions that he Intentionally
omits to make any further provision for
Charles l.. Fair or any possible children
OF his. About year ago "Chsrlie"
Fair married notorious woman of San
Francisco and became estranged from
hia father. 1t was only a ehort time
ago that a partial reconciliation was
ChOC'Ous Suue OIL III tCIy DUUI
health, suffering from Bright's disease.
and his physicians do not believe that
he can live long.
HE FEARED PsUEDo WIDOWS.
In view OF the scendalous will ontests
that have arisen in California upon the
death of 80 many of the millionaire pio-
neers one clause of Ex-senator Fairs
will is particularly interesting. He
writes:
81 do solemnly declare that am not
married; also that have no children
other than my son, Charles l.. Fair, and
my daughters, Theresa A. and Virginia.
II have noted how the facility with
which sworn testimony may be procured
and produced in support of the claims OF
alleged widows and adopted children,
and the frequent recurrence of such cir-
in recent years. I therefore
make express provision in this, my will,
as follows:
81 give and bsqueath to such person as
shall be found, proved and established to
be my surviving wife or widow, whether
the marriage be found to have taken
place before or after the execution of
this will, the sum of $50, and to each |
and every person, who shall be found. |
proved and established to be my child |
BY birth. adoption. Acknowledgements or |