The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-21
ANOTHER GIrr no WiYCREsTKE.
Judge Handley Leaves the City n Large
share of his Fortune.

SCRANTON, PA, Feb. 2O.-'rhe will of
Judge Handley, whose death occurred last
Friday. and whose estate is valued at up
wards of 100000, was admitted to pro-
bate Monday. The Judge died without
leaving any known living relatives, and
great interest was taken in the DISPOSE
ton he would make OF his wealth. After
directing that his body be buried in his
vault at Winchester, Va, Judge Handiey
made the following public bequests Fifty
thousand dollars to ST. Patrick's Orphan
Asylum. this city TO be held In trust until
II amounts 10 100000, the income of which
Is 10 be used in maintaining. educating
and providing for the wants of the or
phans i'm said asylum; SIS. 900 to the House
of Good Shepherd, this city, to be used
by the good ladies in charge in providing
Tor the wants OF unfortunates who, by
reason of the sin of man, may be lodged
IN said institution: $4,000 10 the city of
winchester. Va, TO be held in trust until
it reaches $4,000 half of which is TO be
devoted 10 the erection Of "1'he Handley
Memorial Library" the income of the
balance to be used for maintaining the
library, which Is thereafter to be forever
free to the people of Winchester.
Besides these requests he provides that
these three benehciaries shall each re-
ceive one-third of the net income from
rentals and royalties of his mineral lands
for "A period of twenty years, at the end
OF which period all his property Gcal es-
rate and mineral lands) Is to be sold
10 the best advantage and the money de-
rived by such sales to be equally divided
among these benefciarcs, to be invested
In bonds OF the United States and of the
states of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the
income of which is TO be used by them in
the maintenance of the institutions
named.
All his real estate is 10 be retained at
rent for twenty years, the income of
which Is TO be used I'm paying his various
bGqueSts. He gives to his housekeeper,
Annie Hafcy. $3.50 and an annuity Of
81 900 and the use Of his late residence
during her life; TO Mrs. Annie II. May
berry, of Grand Rapids, Mich, and Mary
Gertrude Campbell OF this city, each
5000
lie also directs his executors to continue
paying the expenses of each boy and girl
that he may have at school or college
at the time OF his death. and upon their
graduation TO give each the further sum
OF 500. His viii also refers 10 schedule
~" (Which he designates part OF the
will, but which his executors have not
yet found, IN which he makes requests
10 a number OF persons. TO whom such
requests are TO be paid within two years.
The executors. Hon. Henry w. Palmer,
eN-Congressman iemuei Amerman, and
John r. Richards. will examine other
papers OF the Judge for this schedule on
their return from Winchester. where they
went with the remains for burial Disap>
pointment was expressed that the Judge
had not remembered others Of the Scran-
ton charities. or in some way left me-
mortal fund for this city
This Is explained by John T.. Richards,
one OF the executors. and, until recently.
the cashier OF the judges bank. When
Judge Handley came 10 Scranton. thirty
five years ago. he had not one cent. In
the short span of one life the developing
city yielded him enormous riches He cut
81 of without cent because the coun-
ellis, indignant because he would not pave
in front or his big hotel. the Wyoming
House. made the unsightly place a hay
market, where the farmers exposed loads
OF hay and their produce for sale. This
Has costly councilmanic Joke. for judge