New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-29
OGDEN GOELETS WILL.
HIS WIDOW RECEIVES THE GREATER
PART OF HIS ESTATE.
AFTER HER DEATH TIE INCOME IS TO BE DIvID-
THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY


ED BETWEEN his son AND DAUGHTER
THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
VALUED At NEARLY sGoo0ooo
The will of Ogden Goclct who died on August %
aboard his yacht the Maynower at Cowes, Ems
land was filed for probate yesterday in the Surro-
gates Court. in ohis city. with the will was filed
petition which placed the value Of the decedents
real estate Mt over 100000 and Of his personal
property AT over 10000 \ widow, one daughter
and survive Mr.. GOoet.
BY The will there is left to Leila Belle Herbert.
wife Of Michael Henry Herbert. sum Of $4,000.
Robert Alexander Roberts gets 5000. TO Mrs.
Mary II. Goelet the widow. j. bequeathed opera
box No ! at the Metropolitan Opera House all Mr..
Cioeets shares Of the capital stock of the Metro
potan opera House. and all his prints, books, en-
cravings and all other literary effects. In add-
ton Mrs Goelct receives annual income OF $780,
Gp payable quarterly. and the income from S-OVp
placed In the care OF the executors of the estate
All the real estate Of the tcstator at the SOUTH
corner OF Fifth-avc. and forty-ninth-st' con-
sstlng Of his residence, No COS Fifth-ave; vacant
lot Of land on its southerly side, and dwelling
house and lot OF land in the rear Of No West
Forty-ninth-st f. bequcathed to Mrs. Mary X
Goeiet the widow. for her life. After her death 1t
becomes part OF his resduary estate shoud MT
Goects dweiling-house become undeslrapie Tor "
residence however. or should Mrs. Goelet for any
tied and empowered TO convey 1t to his executors
and trustees when 1t will form part OF his rc7iiu
cry estate Mrs. Gocle IS TO receive in lieu thereof
the sum of $4,000 I'm cash. Mr.. Goelet also leaves
to his widow the lot of land and stable at No. 81
East Fifty-second-st the dweliing-house and lands
on the cuffs and Webser-st.. and land In Law
renee and I.c Roy sts Newport, for her lifetime.
on her death it will 20 TO his son Robert or the
lattcr's issue.
REGARDING the disposal OF Mr. Goelets half inter-
est IN the big properties he held In this city, ne
says in his will that he leaves to his executors all
Of his half share in the premises at the southeast
corner OF Thirty-sccond-st. and Broadway. known
as the Hotel Imperial; the Gorham Building Nine
teenth-st and broadway the JudEs bui!psHs' al
.Ifth-avc. and SiXtccnth-st.; the property 40 80
TO SO broadway, occupied by LORD Il Iaylof' me
Knlckerbockcr Theatre. Broadway and Thirty
oighth-st and the Kembe Building in Whitehall
e--dng twenty years. After paying the N5p 800
annuity to his widow and the taxes and water rents
aigy onc-haf OF the remaining not income to the
lss Of his son Robert for his lifetime, the other
ht 90 Of his ry Ganshi'r Mary Try Wilson Gocie
Mr.. Goelet gives his executors power 10 1o!n
90 sell and dispose OF same or any part thereof
either by private contract or public auction the
proceeds 80 into tho trust funds, Or 10 purcha-"
OK, cr improved real estate IN this city. The rest
doe Of the vast estate both real and personal, Is
keep 5 nyes ST thu MS s for f tbt sp 4o % b
son reaching the age Of t"cnty-one IN" executors
ars 10 pay over to lin an such accumulation.
on hts attaining the az" Of Twenty-Five ne Is
10 receive tn entire net income OF onc-haf Of the
rcgduary estate.
Robert Goelet. on attaining the age Of twenty
Eve IS TO receive 10000 out * the resIdiaiy g,
.?tc such payment 10 be charged and deducted
from his share Of tho estate without interest The
executors arc also directed TO pay TO him one
half ~ the rcsidulry estate The remaining
h.lf goes 10 his daughter. Mary wilson Goelet ~
rust.
from the estate in bonds ~ the rui.ed -. l"s or
TIE CITY Of Ncw-York. an In securities or urst
r,ortgaSe bond, Of dividend paying railroads They
are further directed {. join with kobert Coe!ft.
,fe brother Of tho decedent. in maintaining the
rrsrscs 80 West Seventeenth-st for the tran
sa>,ipn of the business ot the estate.
THO will appoints Mrs Mary T. Cooler oxecN-
'riv the dccedonrs brother. Robert Goelct, ms
friend George c. be Wit. and his son. Robert
t;oc'ot Jr executors and lrustees. and says that
no security or bonds shall be eIuired OF TEN.
Tie document IL dated December = $50. ana IS
witnessed bv Thaddcus Firth jr.. OF No. e3 Cier-
mort-ave.. Brooklyn: Mortimer Eishnn N 20
ic5 Tcxington-ave; and Theodore De Wit OF NO
10 West Thirtieth-st.