New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27
LOSERS BY THE EDISON DECISION.
MANY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN THIS CITY
ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE RE-
SUIT OF THE APPEAL


The decision OF the Court Of Appeals in the Ed
son will case. handed down on Tuesday. affects
large numbe- of public institutions mainly in this
CITY, which will receive each from the residuary
estate one-third less than had originally been
pectcd The new Cathedral Of st, John the d.
vine will be the chief sufferer by the decision Its
loss being probably more than 100000.
Mary A. Edison died in this city in 1890. In her
will she left to her brother Marmont B. Edison.
one-thrd Of her estate: and to a large number Of
other persons requests aggregatng several hundred
thousand dollars. The residue OF her estate she
desired to devote various public institutions and
she designated the executors OF her Will, John +.
Parsons, Charles s. Fairchild and John A. Bar
tow, residuary legatees In the Will she said
she was satisfied that her executors would carry
out her wishes In regard to the public requests.
some OF which she specified Soon after the death
Of the testatrx, the three residuary legatees
united in deed OF gift Of the residuary estate 70
Stephen P. Nash trustee for the following In
stitutions: ST. Luke's Hospital. the Orphans Home
and Asylum OF the Protestant Episcopal Church,
the Society the Relief Of the Destitute Blind.
the New-York Sabbath Committee. the Missionary
Committee Of tie Diocese Of New-York. Cnurch
Mission to Deaf Mutes the Cathedral Church OF
St. John the Divine, the House OF Mercy the
Charity Organization Society," the Association Tor
Improving the Condition Of the Poor. the Chhofehs
Aid Society the Young Women's Christian Asso-
ciation the Italian Mission Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church the New-York Free Circulating LII
brary, St. Luke's Home for INDECENT Christian fe-
males. the Sheltering Arms. the Home TOT lncura'
bles and the Woman's Hospital, OF this city; the
Adirondack Cottage Sanitarum. at Saranac Lake.
~ Y: the American Church Building Fund OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church In tho United states
Of America the Orphans House and Industrial
School OF the Holy Saviour, Cooperstown' n. IL
and the Society of st. Johnland.
Marmont B. Edison. Mary A. Edson's brother 70
whom. as already said. she had bequeathed one
attacked the deed Of gift OF the residuary estate,
under that provision OF the law which makes voio
requests FOR charitable uses IN case OF s1 ~
the w-Mary A. Edison having died WITHIN tnas
period after the making Of her last VIII Marmons
B. Edison died year or two after mo ssser, an ~
Edison as his executrx. the Appellate O1vio!oN eo W
the Supreme Court In this city, In November !cso,
handed down decision suostantany 70 t% S ,roTo
ised Mary A. Edison ITO apply the portion Of her
estate devised and bequeathed to him In ao09rdancs
with her wishes as expressed In her VIII" ana
therefore the trust his onethird OF the resd:
uary estate failed. but that Messrs. Fairchld aro
Barlow had had no similar understa anon VIZ" I'm re
naming two-thrds Of the residuary estate wouio
therefore stand The Court Of Appeals, has s. a.
rmgS yhe ehange and M parsons holds
his onathird OF the residuary estate as trustee l0f
the appellant In the case JUST decidel MarU . p
Edson's widow and executrx, TO whom II must DC
paid. ,. uhoI. NIL,
be about 100000. BY the deed Of gift the new
athedral was to receive one-thrd Of the residuary
estate and the remaining institutions were 10 shaie
equally with one another the other two-tnirds
Mr. Parsonss firm. Parsons, Shepard q Ogoen
and large number OF other attorneys appeared for
the will and the several institutions WhcR De e
benefciaries under IT, and Evarts Gnoa,e S,s
widow.