The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
LOUGHDOROUGH'S WILL,
An Instrument Which the Law.
yer Drew Up and Wrote
Himself.
The Writer Had Conducted a Great
Many Estates Through the Prebats
Courts of This City.

Attorney Alexander D. Keyes yesterday
filed for probate the will of the late A. H.
Lou ,hborough.
The will is written by the deceased. and
dated by him, thus filling the require
ments of valid Photographic will, and in
addition the signature is witnessed by
two friends.
Considerable interest has been felt in
the matter of the form of Mr.. Lough-
borough's will, for the reason that during
his lifetime he devoted great deal OF at
tention to probate legislation. and had
much experience in the matter OF tesla
meniary disposition OF property. For
these reasons the full text OF the will is
here given:
in the name of God, amen: I, the under
signed, Alexander H. oughborough, of the
City and County of San Francisco, State OF
California, do hereby make my last will as
follows:
1 give, devise and bequeath all the property
that may own at the time OF my death unto
my beloved wife, Mariana 2. Loughborough,
and 1 appoint her soc executr OF this Will
and direct that no security be required of her.
In case she snould not survive me, then l
give, devise aud bequeath 10 my niece Mary
Zane, $1,000, 10 my a lece, Bessie Zane, $1,000.
aud 20 my nephew, Eddie Zane, $500, and 10
my beloved children all the rest, residue and
remainder OF my property. and appoint my
son, Alexander L. Loughborough, executor of
this will and direct that no security be re-
Quired of h m.
declare TINS to be my will In the presence
OF The subscribing witnesses, whom have re-
qUested to subscribe tneir names as witnesses,
and l declare that this will is entirely written
ana dated ana Slgnea by me at said City ana
County this thirty-flrst day of March, in the
year OF our Lord one thousand elght hundred
and ninety-two
ALEXANDER H. LoUGHBoRoUGH
Witnessed. 4. HAtcn, Alexander d. keyes
There was a suggestion on the part of
some lawyers who read the will that it
would be held invalid in the event of a
contest, because under its provisions no
share of the estate Is bequeathed to the
children of the deceased. Further con-
siderauon, however, led 10 the belief that
this apparent defect was cured by he later
clauses, which provided Ior the resid ue
going to the children, provided Mr..
Loughborough had survived his wi e.
This recognition Is held TO be sufficient as
on its face the will shows that The testa-
tor was not unmindful of the welfare OF
his offspring.
Mrs. Marianna Zane Lough borough. who
as executrix offers the Will for pro bale
declares that the value OF the estate is a /
present unknown to her, and that h is
only heirs at law are the petitioner and
his sons, Alexander Y. and George A.
Lough borough, and his dau hters Fran
ces and Josephine Lough borough.
Those familiar with Mr.. LoGgh boroug h. s
affairs think that his es ate will not net
over $50. 000 He had a lucrative business
as practicing attorney, but was not { e
kind TO hoard his gains. He was liberal
in all his relations of life. and particu-
larly in his family.
The interest of the Lough borough fam
lily in the Keyes building is the separate
property OF Mrs. Loughborough, who
comes from the illustrious Zane family,
for whom GAINESVILLE, OHIO, was named.
Mr.. Lough porough's estate will be con-
fined 10 his home and the book accounts
in his law business.