The herald., 1897-09-13
AN OLD-TIME ARMY SURGEON
REQUESTS LEFT FOR VARIOUS
SOCIETIES
DR.. Edgar Saw Fighting in Oregon
in '49, and Was Veteran Of
Two Wars


passed away.
identified with the early history of the
state, for he was '49er and came to the
state of Oregon as an army surgeon at
tached to one of the detachments Of
Uncle Sans troops. A Mexican veteran
he saw some hot work across the south
ern border, and to the time Of his death
at the ripe age of 70 years, he retained
a warm spot in his heart for all that per-
tanned to the "boys in blue" and partic-
ularly to the medical department of the
United States army.
For quite a long time DIR. Edgar was
stationed at Drum barracks at San Pc
dro, and in later life became identified
with business interests at San Bernar-
dino and in this city. In his last will
and testament, which will come up be-
fore Judge Clark tomorrow for probate,
the deceased has left a number of be-
quests, some of which are of public inter-
est
An equal half of all real property, not
decided or otherwise disposed of, is left
to Mrs. Edgar, and also the use, rents
and income of the other half of the es-
tate, both real and personal, during her
life She is also made sole executrix with
out bonds and with the fullest power to
act without any order of court.
After the wife's life interest shall have
ceased the half of the estate belonging
to testator is bequeathed to the following
friends, or any two of them who may be
willing to qualify as trustees for the
purpose of executing the trusts of the
will: John r. Cox, Henry w. O'Mel-
veny, W. j. Brodrick, ]. M. Quinn, all
of Los Angeles; John A. Dunn. Brook
lyn, N. ~; John @. Brown, jr., Sacra-
mento; w. j. Curtis and Horace c..
Rolfe, San Bernardino. They are au-
thorized to sell, convey and convert into
money by sale at public auction to the
best and highest bidder (except be-
quests of personal property to friends)
and to pay out of the cash thus realized
the sums specified, and deliver the arti-
cles of personal property to the persons
named as follows:
To John A. Dunn, Brooklyn, N. T.,
$4,000, with provision for distribution
among his family if he should not be liv-
ing.
To his cousin, Mrs. Anna Mary Brown,
| $4,000.
To his namesake, Harry Edgar Brown,
| $4,000.
| TO John @. Brown, jr, in trust for his
son, Harry Edgar Brown, testator's
sword the thirty nine volumes of Ban
croft's historical works and the diction-
aries. encyclopedias, etc, in his library.
To William r., the eldest son of his
friend Dr. L. L. Dorr of San Francisco,
$4,000, and to DR.. Dorr himself all his
medical books and surgical instruments
are bequeathed.
To John r. Cox of Los Angeles testator
leaves the bound and other volumes of
the Popular Science Monthly and a
bookcase to go with them, but in trust,
however, for the Historical Society of
Southern California. If the society
should not at the time the legacy would
| revert be in existence, then this legacy
will go to the public library of this city.
To Florence, daughter of ]. NJ Riley,
of Los Angeles, $1,000 and twenty books
such as she may select from testators
library not otherwise appropriated or
disposed of, but not until the control Of
the property by testator's widow shall
have ceased Mrs. Edgar may, however,
if so disposed, deliver any of the personal
bequests.
To the Historical Society of Southern
California are left Bancroft's seven vol
umes of the Chronicles of the Builders
of the Commonwealth" and also any
books in the library containing meteoro-
logical observations or weather data,
and all old books of any kind not other
wise disposed of. Also an old hickory
bottom chair brought from the Missouri
river by DR.. Edgar in 1S49 to the Pacific
coast and marked "'49er." Also any old
papers, photos or pictures that may be
of use to the society, if such are not
otherwise disposed of.
If after paying the expenses and all
demands against the estate and deduct
ing reasonable allowance for the trustees
(such allowance Is fixed by statute) for
services in the management Of the es-
tate, there should be funds from the
sale of property, they are to be distrib-
uted as follows:
To the Historical Society of Southern
California, $500.
To the Roman Catholic Orphans home
of Los Angeles, $3.50.
To the Protestant Orphans home Of
Los Angeles, $3.50.
To the Ladies Benevolent society of
Los Angeles, $780,
To the commissioners of the Soldiers
home, near Washington, D. c., $4,000.
To the chamber of commerce of Los
Angeles $500.
To the board of fire commissioners of
Los Angeles, $500 for the benefit of the
fremen.
After satisfying the foregoing be-
quests if there should remain any funds
in the hands of the trustees it is testa-
tors wish that the sum of $4,000, or
less, should be divided between the IL
brary connected with the office of the
surgeon-general of the United States
army and the medical museum, other
wise known as the National Medical
museum.
To the public libraries of Los Ange-
les and San Bernardino are bequeathed
the sum of $500 each.
A provision Is made in the will that
if testator has bequeathed to benevo-
lent or charitable institutions over one
third of the estate, then such less sums
shall be paid pro rata as they may be
entitled to.
If, however, there should still remain
monies the further sum of $500 Is be-
queathed to the Historical society of
Los Angeles. and to the board Of educa-