New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-25
nR. JOHN HALLS WILL FILED.
HIS ESTATE on HIS WIDOWS DEATH TO
BE DIVIDED AMONG HIS CHILDREN.

The will OF the Rev Dr. John Hall. Of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. filed for probate
In the surrogate's office yesterday. The petition
filed with the will said that the present value OF the
estate was unknown. DR.. Hall had no real prop
erty in the estate. ard the value OF the personal
property has not yet been fully estimated.
After making a number of minor requests TO
relatives DR.. Hall bequeaths the residue OF MS
estate in trust for the benefit OF his widow. MIS-
Emily Hail. for her He. She is empowered 10 draw
upon the principal II need be. for the maintenance
OF home Mrs. Hall also gets all her husband $
jewery with the exception OF a watch and chain'
and all plate and furniture OF which the testator
died in possession.
on the death of Mrs. Hall the estate is TO be
divided into five equal parts. One part is TO go TO
each OF the following Robert Hail. Richard J. Hail.
Thomas c. Hail. sons OF the testator. and MIS-
Emily c. Wheelock, his daughter. and the hfth
part is left in trust for Bolton Hall. son. There
Is a provision. however, that the latter may ORA"
upon the principal OF his share
The will provides that in case of the death OF any
OF the children OF the testator. should such pen.
eiciary die without wife child. his share shal'
be divided equally among the surviving chlluren.
Thomas G. Hall. the will provides. shall receive al
the Chicago real estate Or. Hall possessed, put
codicl says that the property has been as
posed of and Thomas has received the 'a'uo '''s
provision Is null and void.
The testator bequeaths 70 his son the REV
Thomas c. Hall his watch and chain ana ms
books. To his son Robert William Han Dr. nan
beQueaths his real estate holdings In Kansas. =,
TO Robert c. Hall. James Hall and Saniu -, ~
Han. his BROTHERS ana Hannah McCulagh, Ei "a
beth Mcgowan and Mary Harpur. his sisters pr;
Hall boqueaths 400 each To his stepsons JONI o,
Irwin and William Irwin the testator leaves IKE
amount each, and another 900 Is bequealheu ~ ~
trust for the benefit of Lyndon Irwin aho'he'
The will was executed on July q; 1886. re TIE
coiicu hears the date OF June TO- 1898 IN tls
codicii Request of 800 to Mrs Mary iosford' an
aunt OF DIT Hall. is revoked on account ol IT,
death Emily Hall. Robert W. Hall and Wlla "a,
Irwin are named executors OF the Will Inv
document contains no charitable requests. 49,.
A close friend OF Dr. Hall said last night I'M,
he believed the clergymans estate 10 pc We w. oni
about 10000 Or. Hall received sai@ry OF SS va
a wear and his handsome home in Fiith-aNTT. W. w.
oWned by the church and was rent free. IN t'Ie
course OF his lie he received many vaiuame 80
ents and the sums he received as weoilnt ~
and othe. presents were notable alth9ush 49, ~
amount given to DR. Hall in this way nas Ut,i
exaggerated great deal so II Is sad " nen t,rrb
lam sloane who was the treasurer 81 tne !u.o
died ne left 10 Dr. Hall 10000 AleXandeI Ni IVA" .,
also let 10 him 5000 Mrs Ford iti' t IT, nm DR.
annuity of 50 900 year az long as ne Hn.u ,nre
Hall received several similar presents p ce W no
Line /, X the general belief that Sl"1"D VIII De
near the amount OF the estate