The morning times., 1895-11-10
YESTRY LOST Their SUIT
ST. Johns Asked to Have Mrs
haulsby's viii Reopened.
THEY LAID CLAIM TO $4,000
Testatrix, They Say. Intended This
Sum for Esta ablishment of an Aged
Women's Home. But the Paper So
Providing Was Not Filed With the
WiIl-Court Denies the Petition.

The vestry of st. Johns Church yesterday
lost its suit for $4,000 from the estate
of Anna NJ. Maulsby, who died here In 1892.
The decision was rendered by Judge Bradley
late in the afternoon.
By her viii Anna Maulsby left her prop
erty, which was quite large, to her sisters,
Charlotte Bostwick and Emma L. Breese,
In trust 10 carry out certain wishes of
hers. She also directed that her nieces,
Louisa D. Lovett and Ida Corson, should
take charge in case her sisters should be
dead.
Her first will was made in 1885, and il
referred to written Instrument by
which her legatees should be governed.
Later she made another will with three
codicils OF different dates, and this viii
was admitted to probate.
TERMS OF THE CoDICILs.
One of the codicils gave $4,000 to
the erection of q Newsboys' Home to be
known as the George Maulsby Home, and
by application tu court the executors were
allowed to purchase the house at the south
east corner of Third and streets uorth-
west, opened some months ago as the
home provided for Another codIcil men
tons the written instrument refers
to the purchase OF lots on Kalorama
Heights, and sets apart four Of these as the
site for a memorial" 1t is not made
clear whether this means the George
Maulsby Memorial OF some other, but
as this codicil precedes that providing for
the George Maulsby Home it appears
more probable some other is meant.
When the win was offered for probate.
however, the written instrument" with
its instructions for the use of the property
was not made part of the papers admitted
by the court.
In this paper the Vestry of ST. John g is
entrusted with the management OF a be-
quest for the establishment of a Home for
Aged Women. They received no notice
OF their interest in the estate and the will
was admitted to probate without the
vestry being represented. Upon thisground
application was made by Attorney James
Lowndes TO have the matter of the probate
Of the will reopened and the written In
strument" made part Of the testameutary
papers.
THE WRITTEN INSTRUMENT.
The petition sets forth this instrument
in fun. The Instructions are that $4,000
be invested In a site on Kalorama Heights
and erection of a building for Home for
Aged Women TO be under the control of st.
Johns Vesry similar to the Home con-
nected with Epiphany Church. In addition
$45, 900 more is to be set aside for the
maintafnance of the Home. The balance
OF the estate 1s to be used as her sisters or
nieces may wish for their oun support. Sew
eral small beQuests are made.
The chief control Of the Home fs TO be
given TO her niece, Ida Carson, s'who fs
an efficient and capable person" together
with eleven other ladies to be chosen by
the vestry. Ths executors are aufhor-
lied to EEL her property at Mt. Airy, Phila-
delpii1a, and IN New York, TO carry out
the terma OF this 6eq1est
Judge Rradley1 decree denies the prayer
OF Mr.. Ioundes' petition. An appeal WIN
probably be taken.