New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-16
MRS. STEVENSS WILL FILED
VALUE OF THE ESTATE ESTIMATED AT
$1.6Oo,oo0
MRS. pAGET THE ONLY HEIR-AT-LAw-DIsPosI
TON OF THE PRoFFRTY-wHY MRS. MELcH-

MRS PAGET THE ONLY HEIR-AT-LAw-DIsPosi-
TON OF THE PRoFERTY-wHY MRS. NEIGH
Err RECEIVED NO REQUEST.
The will OF Mrs Paran Stevens. who died on
April 3 at home. Fifty-seventh-st. and Fifth
ave-. was filed for probate yesterday AFTERNOON III
the office OF the Surrogate The will was nled by
Hoffman Miller, Of the firm Of Miller, Peckham &
Dixon. 1t was executed on May Is. 1894. In the
presence of ex-Surrogate Delano c. Calvin and
Noel Gale. The Union Trust Company is appointed
executor and trustee. According to the petition OF
James H. Ogllve, the vice-president OF that COM
pany the real estate Of Mrs. Stevens Is estimated
TO be worth about $4,000. and the estimated Vaue
of the personal property is placed at about sioU-
OOO The only her-at-aw is Mary Fiske Paset, the
daughter of Mrs. Stevens, who arrived mere iroi''
London on Saturday last
Mrs Paeets affidavit was filed with the WILL In
which she valves the issuance Of citations for the
probate OF the paper. admits that the instrument
Is the last will Of her mother and that she Is the
surviving child and only heir-at-aw; that the VIII
was executed with all the formalites required by
law and that II Is entitled to probate. she also
desires to join In the petition Of the Union Trust
Company that II may be admitted to probate. The
Testimony OF the subscribing witnesses to the will
will be taken before the Probate Clerk on Wednes-
day.
The will Is dated May Is. 1894. 1t gives TO the
sister, Fannie Reed, 5000 year Tor lie, ana 10
the son-n-law a like amount yearly. Her nepnew'
Harry Reed, gets $4,000. and her niece, Florence
Reed $4,000 absolutely. To her daughter, Mary
rske Pagdt. is left ali the decedents jeweiry IN
trust to be turned over to the granddaughter,
Louisa Wemyss Paget, the death of her mother,
II the granddaughter dies. then the jewelry goes
into the residuary estate.
All the remainder OF the estate OF Mrs stevens
not necessary to the payment OF tho legaces 70 her
nephew and niece and the payment OF ner oeo.s 70
given tho executor in trust; ana after pay lns
tho sums to her sister and son-in-law, as men
toned, the balance of the income Is TO De paid 10
her daughter Mary Fiske Paget. during her M
but without any power on her part 10 ahucipate
the income. or 10 cucumber or In any manner dis-
pose OF IT, until II shall be personally received by
her. her personal receipt TO be sufclent voucher
for It.
There public requests. =,
While Mrs. Stevens disposed Of her properly, the
main heir-at-law Is her daughter. Mrs PaSet
There is another daughter OF Paran stevens by his
first wife. She is the wife of John l.. Melcher OF
No 20 West Twenty -frst-st Nothing was be-
queathed to her by Yrs. stevens, for the reason
that when Paran Stevens died at the same time
that ne provided for his wife he also made pro-
vision for his daughter by his first Wife Mr.. Mel
cher said last night that his wife did not expect
any bequest from Mrs Stevens, as she received
Stevens made his will Her property, so be-
queathed. Is held In trust by trustees, as was Mrs
Paran Stevenss property