The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-14
SHE GAVE MILLIONS AWAY.
The Executors Report of the Dis
tribution of Mrs. Stuarts Estate.

lt'rom the New York SUM-
A report of Referee William p. Quin
has been filed in the supreme court
passing upon the accounts of George
G. Williams and John S. Kennedy as
executors of the will of Mary Stuart
up to November %, 1893, when the ac-
counts were sent TO the referee. Mrs.
Stuart, who was the widow of Robert
L. Stuart, died on December 30. 1891
She had lived for many years at 81
Fifth avenue. Mrs. Stuart gave DR..
Hall, 100000 and his wife $4,000. She
gave DR.. James McCosh $4,000 and DR..
Andrew McCosh $4,000. These and all
the other special requests of her will
have been paid in full. Among the
special requests was one of $4,000 TO
the University of the City of New York.
of which DR.. Hall was formerly chancel-
Tor.
divided up among the following institu-
tons in the proportion set out in the
will:
Two hundred and twenty thousand
dollars each-American Bible society,
board of foreign missions of the Pres
byterian church. Board of Home mis-
sionaries of the Presbyterian church,
Presbyterian hospital, trustees of the
LenoX library (this bequest was ac-
library must never be opened on Sun
day., Board of Church Erection of the
Presbyterian church and the trustees
of Princeton Theological seminary.
Total, $1,54O,000.
Fifty-nine thousand two hundred and
thirty dollars and Seventy-seven cents
each-Presbyterian Board of PuDlica-
ton and Sabbath. School Work, Board
iof Education of the Presbyterian church
in he Of
byterian board of Relief for disabled
Ministers and Widows and Orphans of
deceased Ministers, Board of Missions
for Freedmen, New York Bible society,
American Tract society, New York Mis-
sion and Tract society, American Sunday
School union, Young Mems Christian
association, Presbyterian Home for
Aged Women, Association for the Relief
of Respectable Aged and INDECENT Fee
males, Home for Incurables, Colored
Orphan Asylum, Association for the
benefit of Colored Children in the city
of New York, Colored Home and Hos
pital of the city of New York, Children's
Aid society, New York Juvenile Asylum,
Association for the Relief of Half Or
phans and Destitute Children. Associa-
ton for the Relief of Poor Widows with
Small Children, Association for the Re
lief of Destitute Children of Seamen,
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Man
haitian Eye and Ear Hospital, New
York Society for the Relief of the Rup-
tured and Crippled, Woman's Hospital
in the state of New York, Orphan
Asylum Society of the city of New
York, Trustees of the Presbytery of
New York and New York Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Total, $1,599, 230.79.
Part of the estate remains undivided.
It appears that the executors have
received during this period 4,574, 933
and have disturbed $3,S81 156 in legacies.
They have a balance on hand at the
time of accounting of $500, 776, besides
decedent's residences. The executors
have received as commissions $40, 900
each, and they are entitled to a further
sum which has not yet been determined.
Robert w. de Forest, counsel for the
executors. in giving an account of his
work said that they had found fifty-siX
distant heirs of Mrs. Stuart, all of
whom were cited in the probate proceed
ings. Three of these relatives had
served notice of a contest of the will,
but the executors had taken steps to
prevent publicity being given to the
filing of these objections, so as to pre-
vent other heirs taking the same
course. When proceedings were taken
for the appointment of temporary adj
ministrators pending the contest, he
had also succeeded in taking such steps
that no publicity was given to this.
The three contestants were paid 3d.
600 and quietly withdrew their contest.