New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
EZEKIEL J. DONNELL'S WILL.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION LEFT IN
TRUST TO HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.


TRUST TO HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
At THEIR DEATH. THE FUND GOES TO THE NEW
YORK CIRCULATING LIBRARY. IN CASE HIS
ONLY CHILD LEAVES NO DESCEND
ANTs-HIs CONFIDENTIAL CLERK
REMEMBERED.
The will Of Ezekiel ]. Donnell was fled at the
surrogate's Once yesterday by John A Stewart,
nres.dent Of the United States Trust Company The
Affidavit accompanying the papers states that Mr..
Donnen. who died on January "a, at his home No
"A West Fifty-eighth-st.. left estate of about
$4,000 real property and about sso.ooo personal
n-operty. Mr.. Donne was an elderly man who re-
tired from business several years ago. His only
he,-s-at-law were the widow Mrs. Lydia G. Donnen,
and daughter Florence T. Donnell. After direct
Ing the payment of any debts Mr. Donnen by his
will leaves the household furniture in the Fifty
e.ghth-st house and the horses carriages and other
articles in the stable No. l6O West Ffty-sixth-st
20 his wife and daughter All the rest OF his prop
e-,y is given 10 the United States Trust Company
trustee The income Of the estate Is 10 be paid in
equal shares TO the widow and daughter so long as
they live
Special provision is made for Insall Ra,man who
was Mr.. Donnelrs confidential clerk and the man
ager OF his real esate. Mr.. Donnell provides that
Mr. Raiman shall remain IN charge of the real
estate renting the buildings. collecting rents. max
ing sales and having general control the prop
erty subject 10 the trust company. He is receive
as compensation per cent OF the income. fund.
amounting 10 onetenth of all the property is be
formed. and 1t will be paid TO Mr.. Raiman when
ever shall from old age or sickness TO man
age the property and his death will pass his
children. Mr.. Donne says that he makes this pro-
vision In consideration of Mr.. Raiman's faithful
service him. The principal OF the estate at the
death OF Mrs. Donnel and her daughter is 10 60 10
any children whom the daughter may have or the
descendants OF childie en-
An important provision Of the Will relates TO the
d.sposa. OF the whole estate except Mr. Ranans
share when the wife and daughter shall die II the
daughter leaves no descendants That section OF the
will Is as follows: In children OF my said
daughter nor the issue OF such children shall sur
vve my wife and daughter. then l give and devise
upon the death OF my said wife and daughter all OF
the estate mentioned in the sixth article OF this
vii. 10 the New-York Free Circulating Library.
corporation incorporated under Of the Legs-
lature OF the State Of New-York passed April is,
1884 TO be applied the promotion Of the benefcent
purposes OF said corporation. ! direct that the
tate devised to the said New York Free Circu-
latng Library be applied by said corporation to the
erection OF nreproof building suitable and proper
for the purposes Of library and q fix memorial Of
my children as hereinafter mentioned which building
shall be supplied with books fer free circulation and
shall be called and designated the Donnell Free
Circulating Library and Reading Room And
direct that there shall be maintained therein q
reading ample and commod!ous. which shall be
opened every day in the week TO the pubic. without
charge. from until 10 o'clock In the evening
and in which young people can spend their evenings
proftaby. away from demoralz!ng influences.
Il further direct that there shall be placed therein
q suitable table, stating that the building Itself and
the library contained therein erected and main
tanned as a Inemor!a, my children Alfred. Theo
dore Grace and Florence T. DonneM. And my wife
and daughter having expressed to me desire to de-
v.se and bcqueath FOR the same purpose certain pCT
tens Of thSr pF9per' Te9qs' ana 4gnoT@e 10 tne
the Instructions ct my wife and daughter as 70 the
design and construction OF the sad building. ne
selection OF books and the management OF SAID
library. so far as the same shall not be Inconsistent
with the main purposes here noetore expressed
been in the best Of health Both ns srandpaIents
y1 %ny BE 80 yes f3Ts & d. wa aDa his M d The Sss
Of Mr.. Donners death was pleuro,pneumonias
baae IN TIE County Of TyroHe Ireland He was
ne youhss,' sncep, s os M ente@n o he was In bus
I.a.,ei states settling in Montgomery, Ala. The
neI Being the only cabin passenger. He engaged
Iarsest in the entire south Re remained in Ala
bana until 1884. when nag a strong pTIno Tn,r-
YorE' He was ar intense eboit.7nst. and pre-
ferrei % be N Norhern sae amSns n men arye wyo
f3rtune had been accumulated. He entered upon
sb Long c,y ana qetIrns from actve business IN 6
Notwithstanding the fact tnat he was born IN
Ireland he d thorough American AT heart ne
wrote several pamphlets on tAe subject of free
trade. He contributed foi number OF years
s3OO1 annually toward the establishment or d
course OF lectures upon free trade. He was the
author OF the History OF Cotton" an exhaustive
treatise on cotton-erowing and the cotton business.
winch Is considered authority on re SUBJECT;
He wrote pamphlets on slavery and Prote ton.
1.-THE Reform Os the senate" Wages ana Tariffs.
The Impending Crisis" industrial kmanc:pa-
ZION. and number Of Others on economic sub
facts He was engaged a. the time OF his death in
Collecting material foor a history OF The French
Rcvolut.on and the First Empire, in the writing
os which his daughter was 10 have assisted him
lie was a member Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
fhs Reform Club and the Democratic Club.
Mr Donnell married Miss LYDIA Moore OF Phil-
ader rhia in 1872. who. wltn MS only daughter,
Mss Florence Donnel survives him. HIS Oldest
brother. John r. DonnelL was indse i OF tne rSc su
large sums Of money 10 charity during his ne
time The daughter will carry out the w.snes q
ter father as regards the library. and several col
iacrtons OF books on particular subjects when the
library now lacks Will be bought.