Evening star., 1896-12-28
CAPT. LEMONS WILL
His Former Employees Are Generally Gen.
erously Remembered.
His Papers to BE Discontinued and
His Pension business TO BE
Disposed OF.

of this city, who died in California De-
cember Is, was filed with the register of
wills this morning. Ii bears date of Sep
tember II, 1895, and is witnessed by Messrs.
Charles s. Bradley, Brice ]. Moses and J.
Fendall Cain, all of whom are connected
with the National Bank of the Republic,
of which Capt. Lemon vas director.
1t was known that the will was in Capt
Lemons box at the National Safe Deposit
and Trust Company, and this morning
Capt Lemons attorney, Mr.. Jere. Wilson,
who had a duplicate key to the strong box,
called at the office of the register Of wills,
Mr.. J. Nota McGill, and the two gentle
men then went to the bank together and
brought the paper to the registers office.
The VIII is a long manuscript paper, COW
erlng some eight or ten pages of foolscap.
The Will disposes of large amount of
real and personal property and names a
rumber or people as oeneficiaries. Several
are mentioned for their long and faithful
service and given sums of money ranging
from $1,JOo to 5000 All his relatives are
mentioned and receive goodly sums The
VIII provides that after all these beQuests
are paid the residue of the estate, Of all
sorts and descriptions, is to be divided
equally between his brother, James s.
Lemon, his sister, Mrs. Emma NJ. Lewis
Miss Mamie Colwell of La Crosse, Wis,
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker and her son,
George Edwin Tucker
According to the terms of the will the
executors, Mr.. Jere. Wilson and the Ma
tionai t SAFE Deposit Company, arc to sell
the two papers that Capt. Lemon owned
the National Tribune and the American
Farmer, and are not to continue their pub
lication after his death. His pension and
Patent business is also to be disposed Of
fhe Will makes absolutely no charitable or
puohc bequests and all his property goes
70 individuals. 1. was supposed that Capt
Lemons fine collection of paintings would
is not the case
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker and her son
get $2o.OO each, and each fifth share of
the estate. very handsome sum- Mrs
tucker is the daughter of the late Gen.
Jonn A Logan and the wife of Mai VIM
r: fucker, paymaster in the army In his
EIe capt. Lemon was an intimate friend
OF the Logan family, as was shown by The
iact i.s .nat ms body was laid for the present
IN the Logan tomb at the National GEM
etery. capt. Lemon lived at the Storeha m
put, being bachelor, he spent a grea,
9eal OF his time with the Logans. George
nsas n.umlh tucker. who is boy of five or six
years OF age, was Capt. Lemons namesake
ara goo child, and 1t has always been nm
uess.oou tnat the lad would be we'll pro-
vided for WI P'0
Specific Beguesta
The will is divided up into items and he
gins as follows:
l. george T. Lemon. of the city of
washington, in the District of Columbia
attorney and counsellor-at-law, being Of
sound and disposing mind and memcry. do
make ana publish this, my last, will and
tes stament hereby -revoking any will OF.
wills by me at any time heretofore made
item II hereby give, devise and he
qteath TO Wallace F. Crossman as rec
oglltion of long and faithful service in my
employ. sub lot five G5), square one hum
uiei ana seventy u10D, city of Washington
District OF Columbia, in fee simple and ab-
sclutely. and if he, the said Wallace f
Crcssman, should die before my decaasn
then to his widow, and if she should also
die before my death then to his child or
children, If any, and il there should be no
child or children then the same shall he :
come part of the residue of my estate
hereinafter provided for.
Item 2I hereby give. devise and be-
qGeath to Miss Ella Jean Lemon, rec
ognition of long and faithful service in my
employ sub lot six 90, square one hundred
and seventy Q1W, city of Washing ton Dis
trict of Columbia, in fee simple and abso-
lutely. Should she die before my death
then this devise shall become a part OF the
residue of my estate hereinafter provided
for.
Item 81 hereby give. devise and be-
queath to Laura V. French, as recoSni-
tiOn of long and faithful service in my
employ. the east twenty-five (22) feet nine
CO. inches, in lot twelve Q2), square one
hundred and seventy QIO, street be-
tween Ii IN ana lStH streets, IN lne city OF
Washington, District of Columbia. in fee
simple and absolutely. Should she die
before my death then this devise shall be-
come part of the residue of my estate
her einafter provided for.
Item Al give, devise and beQueath to
NJ. A. Weigle as a recognition of long and
faithful service in my employ the sum of
81 800.
Item 81 give, devise and bequeath TO
Charles T. Lowell as recognition of long
and faithful service In my employ the sum
of s1.50O.
Item s-I give, devise and bequeath to
Mrs. s. NJ. Thompson as recognition of
long and faithful service in my employ the
sum of 81, 800.
Item II give, devise and beQueath to
John McElroy, the editor of the National
Tribute, as a recognition of long and faith
full service, such sum as may be due me,
at the time of my death, on the house in
which he resides, situate on 10th street be-
tween o and p streets northwest. in the
city of Washington, District of Columbia,
and l do hereby direct that my executor
hereinafter mentioned shall surrender to
the said John McElroy any note signed by
him, found with my papers or elsewhere
payment Of which is secured by deed of
trust, in my favor or for my benefit on his
house or residence hereinbefore named. and
my said executor is hereby directed TO re-
lease or cause to be released any such
trust
Other BeneGciaries.
The other 1equests are as follows: To Mrs.
Esther A. c. Dorwin. wife of Thomas NJ.
Dcrwir of Syracuse, n. Y, 5000; to Miss
Mamie Colwell of Lacrosse, Wis, Sd. .0O1;
to Mrs. Lenore Sherwood of Canton. Ohio.
$1,000: to Miss Laura A. Flint of Wash
ington, $4,000; to Mrs. Fannie J. Barrett
of this city. So. 600; to Miss Allene Barrett,
$4,000; to Jas. S. Lemon of Gardner Mass.
$4,000: to Emily. wife OF j. S. Lemon, s10,-
600: to his sister, Emma NJ. Lewis, of Can
ton, Pa, all his real estate and personal
property in that city and SIS, 600; to Mrs
Flora Lewis Marble, daughter of the above
$4,000; to A. s. Taber. as recognition Of
his long and faithful service. 81 LOO: to
Byron Andrews of New York, for the same
reason. 5000: to Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
daughter of the late Gen. Logan, so5OOO:
to George Edwin Tucker son Of the above.
$4,000; to Miss Elsie p. McElroy, S5GsN:
to George Lemon, son Of ]. 8. Lemon, $lo.-
CO.,
The VIII then provides that the executors
shall erect a suitable vault in which to
place his body at a cost not to exceed
$4,000; all the balance of his property, in
cluding the stock and good will OF the Ma
tional Tribune and of his pension business.
together with the proceeds OF the sale of
his seat in the New York stock exchange,
Is to be divided, share and share alike to