The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-19
JUDGE HANDLEY'S Will
1t Has Created Much Surprise
Throughout the City.
NAY HE DlSPOSES OF ESTATE
City of Winchester, Va. Receives the
Bulk of His Fortune Gives $4,000
TO St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum.
His Other Requests.

The will of the late eX-Judge John
Handley was one of the chief topics OF
conversation about the city yesterday
1t was admitted to probate early yes
terday morning by Register of Wills
Hopkins, Lemuel Amerman and John
7. Richards, two of the executors. be-
ing present They afterward qualified
for the duties of their office. The other
executor, IL. w. Palmer, has yet to
perform that duty.
Mr.. Handley wrote the will himself
and II covers thirty-four pages of pa
per. OF his fortune, which the most
conservative estimates place at $4,000
0O0 he leaves $4,000 to the St Patrick's
orphan asylum. $4,000 to the House of
the Good Shepherd, and after few
other small bequests, the remainder
of his estate goes to the city of Win
chester. Va.
AS he leaves no direct heirs the state
will collect the per cent. collateral
tax, which will amount to 100000 at
least. The sum will be collected by
Register of Wills Hopkins from the eX-
ecutors, and he will receive Il commits
sion for so doing.
provisions of the will, as 1t was general
ly supposed that there would be many
bequests to churches and individuals.
The text of the will is as follows:
Contents of the Will.
| order and direct that all my just
debts be paid and that my funeral be
conducted in the most plain manner,
and that my remains be placed i'll my
vault at Winchester. Va.
| give. devise and bequeath to the
corporation of st. Patrick's Orphan
asylum of Scranton, Pa, the sum of
$500 in trust for the purposes herein
after mentioned. The said sum of
money shall be retained at interest by
the directors or trustees of the SAID
asylum until the same shall amount to
SlOO,O0O at which period of time | order
and direct the directors or trustees to
eXpend and lay ont the income of said
SlUO. 200 annually thereafter in support
ing, educating ahd providing for the
wants of the orphans in said asylum.
| give and beQueath to the House of
the Good Shepherd of the city of Scran-
ton, Pa. the sum of $500 to be used
and laid out by the good ladies in
charge of said institution.
| give and bequeath to the city of
Winchester, Frederick county, Va. the
sum of $2j0,O00, to be held in trust by
said city of Winchester for the purposes
| hereafter named.
Said beQuest is to be retained by said
| city and invested in the bonds of the
| state of Virginia at interest until the
said sum of money and interest added
| shall amount to $500, 900. at which period
| of time | order and direct the said city
| of Winchester to erect, construct finish
and open a public library for the free
use of the people of the city of Win
chester forever thereafter. Said library
shall be known and called THE Hand
| ley Library"
| further order and direct that the
| city of Winchester shall not eXpend or
| lay out more than $3.50 of the said be-
quest for the land and the library
! building erected thereon. Nor shall the
said city of Winchester eXpend or lay
out more than the net income of the
balance or remainder of said bequest
for maintaining the said library an
nually and for the purchase of books.
maps, works of art, etc, from time to
time.