The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
BANKER DONOHOE'S WILL,
In q Brief, Concise instrument
Millions Are Disposed
Of.
THE BULK TO HIS FAMILY.
A Request of Fifty Thousand Dollars
to the Menlo Park
Seminary.

The will of Banker Joseph A. Donohoe,
who died on April last, was filed for pro-
bate yesterday Its full text is as follows:
In the name of God, l., the undersigned,
Joseph A. Donohoe of San Francisco make,
publish and declare my last will and testament
| as follows:
| revoke all former wills and codicils by me
| heretofore made.
After payment of all my just debts and
| funeral and testamentary expenses l give, de-
wise and bequeath as follows:
l. q To my nephew, William J. Donohoe OF
| New York. son OF my late brother, John, the
| sum of $4,000.
~ To my niece, Mrs Elizabeth Apologize,
daughter OF my said brother John, the sum OF
$4,000 as her separate property for her sole and
| separate use free from the control or interior
ence OF any husband.
~ To my sister-in-law Jane Blaine, $4,000.
$4,000
II. The foregoing clauses in this clause of my
will are TO be paid in gold coin OF the United
States of the present standard at the end OF
two years after my decease unless my execu-
tors see fit to pay them or some OF them before
that time None of the said legacies are to bear
interest.
Ill declare that have promised the Most
Reverend Patrick William Riordan, Roman
Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco, to give
him fifty thousand (S50,000) dollars as con-
tributIon toward fund for maintaining the
seminary which he intends to build at Menlo
Park. In case shall not have given the same
to him before my death, then l give the same,
or the balance thereof that remains unpaid at
the time of my death, to him personally and
not as q corporation, or in case OF his DEATH to
the person who shall be for the time being the
Roman Catholic Archbishop OF San Francisco.
l direct that the same or such part thereof as
remains unpaid at the time OF my death be
paid by my executors in said coin after the
completion OF said seminary in annual pay
ments of $4,000 each.
". give to my executors 81 900 in said
coin in trust to pay the same at their conYen-
fence at any time within five years after my
death, without interest, as follows, to wit:
Five thousand dollars to the Roman Catholic
Orphan Asylum of San Francisco, or to the
person having charge OF the same for the time
being; $4,000 to st. Vincents Orphan Asylum,
near San Rafael, or to the person having
charge thereof for the time being, and $1,000
to the Protestant Orphan Asylum of San Fran
CISCO or to the person having charge thereof
for the time being.
V. confirm and for the better assurance of
their title give and devise TO my beloved chill
dren, Mary Emile Parrott, Joseph A. Donohoe
Jr. and Edward Donohoe, the lot OF land and
building thereon in the city and county OF San
Francisco, State OF California, fronting % feet
AZ inches on the northerly line OF Golden
Gate avenue, 1877 feet inches on the easterly
line OF Taylor street. 80 feet on the southerly
line of Opal alley and 50 feet $50 inches on
day conveyed to them by deed of myself and
wife, duly executed and delivered to them, but
not recorded.
VI. In accordance with the consent of my
dear wife, Emile DonOhoe, l give and devise
to her for the term OF her natural life all the
rest, residue and remainder of the estate and
property that 1 may own at the time of my
death, both real and personal, to have and to
hold the same for her own use in lieu of dover
and her share OF common property, and after
her death 1 give and devise the same unto my
said children, share and share alike, save and
excepting, however, that $S5 900 in said coin
heretofore advanced by me 10 my said son, Jo-
seph A. Donohoe Jr., shall be charged to him,
without interest, as such advance, so that no
child shall receive more than another.
VII. 1t is my will, and hereby direct that
in case my partner, Eugene Kelly, shall outlive
me the amount that shall have to my credit
in the firm of Eugene Kelly & Co. OF New York
shall remain invested therein Tor four years
after the probate OF my will, unless he shall
sooner die or desire to repay the same, and
that for the time it shall remain unpaid the
said Eugene Kelly shall himself determine the
compensation that shall be allowed for the use
thereof. l also direct my executors, wife and
children to accept without question or voucher
any account between me and him that he shall
render and declare to be just.
VIII. l nominate and appoint as executors
of this will my wife, Emile Donohoe, my son,
gene Kelly of New York, and in case OF the
death of said Eugene Kelly, nominate and
appoint my friend James B. Williams of Stand
ford, Conn. and OF the city OF New York, as
executor in his place | direct that no bond or
security be required of them or either of them
for the performance OF their, her or his duties
as such executors or executor l give to my
executors full powers TO sell and convey any
part of my estate without order of court, and in
like manner to make leases thereof Tor such
term as they may deem proper.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
seal and subscribed my name this twenty-fourth
day OF May, in the year OF our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-three, at the
city of San Francisco in the presence OF the
subscribing witnesses.
JOSEPH A DoNoHoE.
The foregoing instrumentw was on this twenty
fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety three,
signed, sealed, published and declared by
Joseph A. Donohoe. the tesGatOr therein named
as and for his last will and testament in the
presence of US, who, at his request and in his
presence and in the presence OF each Other
have subscribed our names as witnesses in the
twenty-third line OF page 2. The word eleven.
was interlined over "elen," cancelled before
execution. HOWARD HAvENs,
JOHN SPoTTIswoOD,
A. H. LoUGHBoRoUGH
Codicil-By way OF codicil TO the foregoing
Will, do hereby direct that i'll case 1shall
hereafter make any advance of property or
money to any of my children the same shall be
charged without interest 10 his or her share of
my estate under the said will. In witness
whereof | have hereunto signed my name and
affixed my seal this oath day of May, A. d. |
1893, at San Francisco in the presence of the
same witnesses, to whom declared this to be
codicil to my said will and who at my request
have signed their names thereto.
JOSEPH A. DoNoHoE
The foregoing codicil was signed, sealed pub |
ished and declared by Joseph A. Donohoe as
and for codicil to his will in the presence of
US, who, at his request and in his presence and
in the presence of each other, have subscribed
our names as witnesses thereto to this 4th day
OF May, A. ID. 1893.
HOWARD HAvENs.
JOHN SPoTTIswooD.
A. II. LOUGHBoROUGH.
The widow, Emile Donohoe, and the
son, Joseph A. Donohoe Jr., at the same
time fled a petition for probate wherein
it is stated that the ''exact value of the