The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-01
HIS WILL FILED.
Legacies Bequeathed by
j. G. Wilmerding.
PHILANTHROPY PROVISIONS.
The State University Receives a
Fine Plum.
TRAINING-SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Nearly Half a Million to Be Devoted
to Teaching Youths to Make
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TRAININd-SCHOOL FOR BOYS

who died in this city few days ago. has
been made public, and all uncertainty as
to what the deceased had decided to do
| for various public institutions Is now laid
at rest. The document, about which so
much interest has been felt. gives a salts
factory answer to the inquiries that have
been made on this score.
OF the S3.000,000. at which the value of
the estate has been roughly estimated.
| MIR. Wilmerding has beQueathed TO philan-
thropic cal purposes half million.
The California State University comes
| in for the lions share of this liberal do a.
| ton, having fallen legatee to $500. 900.
which is good round sum. although no
part OF it may be used for any purpose
other than that prescribed by the testaior.
| 1t must all be devoted to the founding and
| maintenance of school to be called the
"Wilmerdng School of Industrial Arts"
for the purpose of training boys and teach
ing them how to learn a living with their
| hands,"
Four other institutions in San Francisco
and a Gem etery in the State of New York
| are beneficiaries under the will.
The deceased made liberal provisions
! for his brothers and sisters and other rela-
| iiyes and includes in his provisions one
institutlng litigation over the distribution
| of the estate.
Six executors are named, four residin g
in San Francisco and two in New York.
Those from New York are Luclus K. Will
merding, brother. and Henry w. Payne,
| n nephew of the testator.
The will, which is dated February s, 1893,
was withheld from the probate clerks Of
fee TO await the arrival from New York If
'hese two gentlemen. They reached the
city yesterday morning and are at the
| Palace. At o'clock in the afternoon a
message was raceived at the office of E. J.
McCutchen. attorney for the executors,
that the testament had been filed in the
Probate clerks Office at the New City hall
and copies of it were then shown.
The will begins:
III. Clute Wllmerdng OF the city and county
OF San Francisco, State of California, being OF
sound and dsposing mind and memory and
realizing The uncert inty OF human life, dc
make, publish and declare this my last will and
testament in the manner following, thai is to
saw:
l give, devise and bequeath to my brothers
and sisters, all OF whom are now residents OF
the State of New York, the following sums OF
money, to wit:
To nv brother Lucius K WiImerding the
sum of 100000.
TO my brother John C. wilmerding the sun
of 100000.
To my sister Mrs. Harriet w. Biddle the sun
To my sister Mary N. wilmerding the sum o.
$4,000.
TO my sister Louisa C. wilmerding the sun
of SIS, 1000.
To my sister Helen A. aBell the sum o
S125,Ooo.
Here is inserted a provision that should
any OF testatUr's brothers or sis ers dip
before him without issue the legacy to such
brother or sister shall go to the others auC
Henry w. Payne share ami share alike
Should any OF them die with issue the
legacy shall GO to such issue share and
share alike. The will continues:
give and bequeath TO my nephew, Henry W
Payne of the city OF New York The sum Of
S200.0OO
1 give and beeueath unto Mrs. Augusta
Tracey, widow Of Theodore F. acey, now OF
S n Francisco, the sum Of $4,000.
l give and bequeath to MIS-. Mary W. Perers
widow of Charles Il. Peters of San francisco
the sum of S25, 900, and in the event of h, !
death before my decease said sum shall go &c
her daughter, Mrs. Robert j. Woods.
give and bpqueath TO Mrs. Almira S. Town.
send of San Franc >co the sum OF $4,000
give and bequeaih 10 Thomas j. Lamb Of
San Francisco the sum Of 81 5000.
give and bequeath to my old sehoomat-
Gidion Thompson, now OF San Francisco, the
give an, bequeath to Mrs. Nancy Miller
daughter OF Marcia Clute. deceased, the sum OF
$4,000.
give and bequPath TO my cousin, Thomas A.
Nilmerding, the sum of $4,000
give and beque th TO my cousin, Mrs. Lizzie
$40 600. p'N my D"AOA' ''' sum u
give and bequeath to my cousin, Mrs. Fan.
ME Field. OF New York City, the >um OF 81 o 900
give and bequeath TO Mrs. julia Valentine
formerly Julia Townsend. OF Glencove. L. l.,
the sum of $4,000.
1 give aud bequeath to my cousins Mrs
Mary Brooks, residing In Wyoming County, n.
Y; Mrs. Catherine Crosby, widow, residing al
Batavia, n. Y, and Mrs. Justna Bingham
widow. residing at Batavia. N. Y, daughter oil
the late William c. Dwight, the sum Of $4,000
each.
1 give and bequeath to my cousin. Felix
Tracey. OF the city OF Sacramento, State OF
California, the sum OF 5000.
/ give and bequeath 10 my brother.in-law
Edward II. Biddle Jr.. of the State OF NV
York, the sum OF $4,000.
In the event of the death of any of these
legatees before the testatOr, his or her
share, according TO the provisions of the
will, are 10 be revoked
The fourth subdivision of the will
makes the following requests to public in
situations: To st. Luke's Hospital, San
Francisco, $4,000; To- the Protestant Or
phan Asylum. San Francisco. $4,000; to
the Hospital for Children and Training
School for Nurses, $4,000: to he Golden
Gate Kindergarten Association of San
Francisco. $4,000
Tie testator directs his executors to Sc
lect some savings bank in New York City
and deposit therein in the name of the
governing body of the cemetery the sum
of $4,000. which is to remain fund. the
int est from which shall be devoted to
caring for the cemetery, and particularly
for the plat where testator's mothers re-
| mains lie.
The will then gives and bequeaths to the
Regents of the University of California
the sum of 100000 upon the following
trusts and conditions:
To establish and maintain a school, to be
| called 1.-THE Wimrrding School OF Industrial
| Arts"; to teach boys trades, fitting them to
make living with their hands with little study
| and plenty of work.
The regants are empowered to purchase
lands and erect thereon suitable work.
shops and places of instruction, to provide
such machinery and implements as may
be necessary, and are advised to keep
within such bounds in making these pur-
chases as will leave enough remaining to
forever maiptain and support the school.
They are also authorized to invest the por-
ton of the fund remaining after the pur-