New-York tribune., 1895-12-12
JOHN W. MAsURYs WILL PROBATED.
TIE CONTEST BETWEEN THE GRANDsoNs AND
THE WIDOW sETTLED-TERMs OF THE
AGREEMENT NOT MADE PUBLIC

TIE CONTEST BETWEEN THE GRANDSONS AND
THE WIDOW sETTLED-TERMs OF THE
AGREEMENT NOT MADE PUBLIC.
The will Of John W. Masury yesterday AT
noon admitted to probate by Surrogate ~ ID. Petty,
Of Suffolk County. at Riverhead, Long Island ali
contests having been Withdrawn and settlement
satisfactory 10 all Of the heirs having been made.
The left by the testator was at the time OF
his death valued ssoOo0oO. All OF the members Of
the family present yesterday. John d. Sned-
eker OF Brooklyn and Colonel William s. Cogswell,
OF jamaica appeared for the proponents of the
will; ]. Noble Hayes and John p. Morris appeared
for the contestants T NJ. Grfing Of Riverhead,
appeared as special guardian for John W. Masury,
jr the testator's
Mr. Masury. the testator, was manufacturer OF
paint on a large scale. with works in Brooklyn.
He lived in Moriches. Long Island. where he built
the large Hotel Brooklyn, and other summer hotels
He was president OF the Masury Hotel Company,
owned a fine yacht and lived luxuriously. He built
a church in Morlches and gave II 70 Catholic
congregation there, 10 crafty his second wife. al
though he was Protestant. 1t is said that he
treated his servants as if they were his own chill
dren and he allowed them to use his carriages
and boats and 10 other things not usually within
the privileges OF servants 60
lagher; caused much gossip at the Tune. ne met net
her while travelling through Ireland, brought her
to this country, where he educated her ana hnaliy
His will was dated May 81 1892 and first offered
Tor PROBATE on June -. By IL tnt MdSufN BullulHS,
occupied by j. NJ Masury & Son. and the Richeleu
Hotel. were 10 go TO the testator's children, John
w. Masury. jr.. and Edith Masury. subject to the
use OF the widow. Grace Masury, during her widow
hood. He also devised to her the place at Centre
Morlchos commonly known the Williamson Place,
and left to her all the rest of his estate real and
personal, I'm trust. the and incomes to be di
vided into three equal parts Each of the two
children to receive One-third. Upon the re-
marriage or death Of the widow the resduary estate
TO the children.
Under the will the widow was made guardian Of
the children. and she and John ID. Snedeker. Of
Brooklyn. were made executors without bonds.
TWO grandchildren, John ". Masury and Fred
erick l. NJ. Masury. children OF dead daughter
the testator had by his first Wife and adopted by
him. were ignored.
John W. Masury and Frederick l.. NJ Masury
contested the will the ground that the instrument
was not the last will of their adopted father; that
he did not sign the paper at the end nor did he
sign II In the presence Of the attesting witnesses
nor acknowledge 1t before them that the witnesses
did not sign the Will at his request. who, at the time
was OF unsound mind and memory. that the paper
secured by fraud practised by Mrs. Masury.
her sister Margaret Gallagher and by other persons
The particulars OF Yesterdays settlement were not
made public but ii Is said that the two grand
children will receive about si.O00O0o