Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-03
WILL OF MR.. DOWNEY
Ne MAKES HANDSOME REQUESTS TO
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
stsmaindsr Of HE Estate I.sst 10 Relatives.
Friends, and Scientifically Hall
Court News.

The viii OF aIr. Mark Downey was ad-
United 70 probate In the Chanccry Court
yesterday. The estate IL valued at $780,
No. and Mrs catharine Downey Hagan.
sister Of the deceased. IL executrix. and
Messrs. Samuel Sinton and Thomas q.
Peyson. OF this city, arc executors of the
VIII. The executors qualified, giving bond
In the sum Of 10000 each with no sc.
curity.
GIVEN IN THE CAUSE OF CHARITY.
After providing for the payment OF all
his just debts, and his funeral expenses.
Mr.. Downey's will H. in substance. as
follows:
y give ana bequeath 10 the Friends
Asylum for colored Orphans, $500; 70 the
Richmond Male Orphan Asylum, 5000;
and to the Little Sisters of the Poor.
$1,000 l would have made q bequest 10
81. Joseph's Female Academy. b u that
institution or corporation is al ,eady well
endowed. L thought II tettsr TO leave
large bcqucst to the Little Sisters
OF the Poor. and 10 omit the st. Joseph's
Femaie Academy and Orphan Asylum
from among my beneHciaries. would
ALSO have made n bequest TO the II. e.
Lee camp, NO. !, G. ", but as / have
already erected q good and substantial
cottage for said camp within its grounds
near the city of Richmond, and for other
reasons not necessary here to mention,
nave thought II best 10 revoke a be-
quest made 10 said camp In a former will.
ana not TO include said camp among the
beneficiaries OF this, my LIST Will ana
Testament.
TO HIS FRIENDS.
ITO each OF my two cousins. Honora
OSullivan and Julia O'Sullivan, OF the
city OF Brooklyn, n. Y. or to the sur
NivorS or them, the sum of 5000 In the
event OF either or both OF them DYING
before me the said beQuest or beauests
10 her or to them, so dying, shall lapse.
and become part OF the residue of my
estate hereinafter beGueathed and devised
20 my said sister. Catharine Downey
siagan.
TO each Of the children Of my nephew.
Florence +. Downey. late OF Charleston,
3. C., deceased, the sum Of 5000. and,
also, TO my cousin. Arabella Gordanrich.
OF Queenstown. ireland. daughter of my
cousin, Edward O'Sullivan, late of the
city OF Cork. Ireland, deceased the ike
sum OF 5000
To William A. Pet. of Baltimore, Nd.
the sum of 5000. and to Edward Il.
make these requests in token OF my
regard and esteem have for these young
friends. who were brought mp by me.
and for whom i have the highest regard
and respect
ITO Mrs. Thomas w. boswell. of Han
over county, Va, the sum of $500 and
TO Mrs. Thomas G.. Peyton. OF the said
city OF Richmond. .he like sum of s2.JOO-
as mark Of my esteem for them per-
az n.tflxrn -
friends.
ITO each Of my executors. John Dun
Top and Thomas q. Peyton. the sum OF
200. which legacy IL hereby given TO
each OF them. In addition TO the COM
pensation allowed TO them by law, rs
commissioners Of my estate.
THE ENTIRE RESIDUE
ITO my sister. Catharine Downey Hagan.
she entire residue OF my estate. devislSe
and bequeathing 10 her all said residue,
whether real. personal. or mixed subject
only TO the. following charge-namely
That she pay annually 10 my colored man
servant, Stephan Clark. during his natural
life. the sum OF $500. which annuity shall
be paid 10 him i'm equal quarterly in
stalIDents Of S75 each. the first instalment
10 be paid TO him on the first day Of
The month Immediately succeeding the adj
ADMINISTRATION on my estate by my said
and the other quarterly instruments to
be paid every three months succeeding
thereafter, and I'm no one year shall said
payments together exceed said sum of
$500. This provision is intended for a
comfortable support and maintenance OF
the said Stephen Clark, and shall In 10
manner be subject TO his control or 10
his contracts and engagements before
said instruments become respectively
due and payable. And If any attempt
shall be made by the said Stephen
Clark or by any of his creditors
30 anticipate any Of said payments by
giving orders thereon or by gaTnisheeing
or attaching. or by any other mode ~
process. at law. or otherwise. so as TO
subject said annuity or any part thereof
90 the payment of his debts before said
quarterly instalments, respectively, shall
have been actually paid TO the said
stephen Clark I'm his own person, then
On that case i direct my said sister,
Catharinc Downey HagaD. instead of pay-
1ng said instruments to the said Stephen
Clark IN person, TO apply and eXpend the
same as they become due, respectively,
and payable in such manner as she, Che
eaid Catharine Downey Fagan, shall
deem best for the support and mainte-
nance Of the said Stephen Clark, but
under no circumstances TO pay any
part thereof TO any creditor holding
any order on her from the said Stephen
Clark or TO any creditor attempting TO
attach or garnishee said annuity or any
part thereof"
TWO IMPORTANT CODICILS.
A couple of quite important codicils
are added to the viii. The first bequeaths
10 the Little Sisters Of the Poor an addi-
tional sum OF $4,000 In money. making
$4,000 all told to that institution.
TO his cousin, Arabella Gordanick. OF
Queenstowp, ireland. he gives $4,000 in
addition to the legacy of 5000 menti)aed
b. the will.
To the Catholic bishop of Richmond ne
Hives 5000, and TO his friend, John II.
Eilyson. OF Richmond. the sum of $1,000
The codici is dated June s. 1889, and N
n, Quarlcs and Il. l.. Alfriend are wit
nesses
The other codicil, bearing the date OF
yune IL, 1891, appoints Samuel Sinton, OF
Richmond. as co-eXecutor in place OF
pchn Dunlop.
City Hall Court News.
In the Law and Equity Court yester-
BAY suit was instituted by Virginia SEEM
metz. sometimes called Theresa stein
metz, widow OF Augustus Steinmet!.
against the Peoples Mutual Beneficial
Society. Of Eikhart. Ind, action of deb:
iseO.
J. @. Drew brought suit In the City
Circuit Court yesterday against NJ. c.
Staples for Sl54S0.
No cases were tried in the Hastings
Court yesterday. The June term Of this
tribunal commences Monday.
The Common Council meets in monthly
session tomorrow evening at Z O'Clock.
Much important business will arise
Mayor-eect Richard NJ. Taylor received
letter Yesterday from Hon. A NJ
Kelley, expressing the latter's congraiu-
}ations 60 Captain Dick upon his having
fecelved the nomination OF the Demo-
kralic narlN 20 this high Office.