The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-02
HILTON LEFT SIX MILLIONS.
ALL OF HIS FIVE CHILDREN TO
SHARE IN THE ESTATE.


Limitations Regarding Some Bequests.
The will Of Henry Hilton. written by himself
and executed on April 10. 1897. was filed for
probate yesterday. The executors are his
SON in-law, Horace Russell. and his friend
Edward ID. Harris OF Yonkers. They filed
statement that the realty amounts to
SIS, oOo 0OO and the personally to $1.OO0,000.
The estimate covers only property In this
State. but Mr.. Hilton owned property In other
States. especially in New jersey. The will was
executed In the presence OF Henry H. Rice.
Robert G. Smyth and Herbert Anstey. and was
filed by Jabish Holmes. Jr.. counsel for the
executors.
The names OF all i've OF Mr.. Hilton's children
appear In the will They are Mrs Cornelia II.
Hughea, wife OF John NJ. Hughes. OF Pigotts
Manor, near London. England; Mrs. Josephine
H. Russell. wife Of ex-Judge Horace Russell OF
this city: Edward B. Hilton Of 107 Rue de la
Pompe. Paris, where he lives with his wife. nee
Dorothy Phillips; Henry G. Hilton. who has
separated from his wife, nee Maud Sanxny OF
Brooklyn. and Col Albert b. Hilton who lives
with his wife. nee Hattie King. and their three
children. Mrs. Russell has three daughters.
Eleanor. Josephine and Marie L. Russell. and
Mrs Hughes has ono child. Henry Hilton
Hughes.
Tho children OF tho testator. Mrs. Hughes.
Mrs Russell Edward B. Hilton and Col. Hilton
are to have $4,000 each. Concerning Henry
g. Hilton the will says:
MY executors are hereby authorized in
their discretion to set apart out OF my estate
the sum OF $685. 900. out OF which they may from
time to time. as they may see IT. pay to or for
the use OF my son. Henry G. Hilton and his
wife, Agnes s.. or to or for the use Of either OF
them. such sums and amounts as my executors
sh all see At. or shall consider proper or exped-
lent"
Each OF tho grandchildren. seven In number.
IA to have $4,000 Those under age at the
time OF Mr. Hiton's death are to receive the
money through their general guardians and
those OF age to receive It directly. A beauest
of$5 900 is m ade to the testators brother Judge
James Hilton OF Hilton. la. His sister Mary
Ann. wife OF Albert N. Brown OF 146 Madison
avenue IL to receive $1,000 and his unmarried
| sister Eliza Hilton. who lives with Mrs Brown.
| $4,000.
The residue OF the estate Is to be divided in
| to twelve parts and distributed as follows:
| two parts to Mrs. Hughes. two parts to his son
| Edward, four parts to Mrs. Russell. and four
| parts to his son Albert. Certain limitations
are attached to some Of these parts. placed in
such way that 1t may require the construc-
| ton OF the court to ascertain whether the same
| Limitations do not also apply to the $4,000
legacies. These limitations are as follows:
Tho share and interest herein Of my dauEh-
ter Corneia Il. Hughes shall be incapable OF be-
ing sold. assiGns cd or transferred. On her death.
| leaving her son Henry II. Hughes surviving.
her share and interest then remaining therein
| shall be paid over and belong to said Henry Fl.
| Hughes But II she shall survive her said son.
| then on her death any part Of her share then
remaining shall be paid over to and shall be-
long to tho children then living OF my daughter
| Josephine. and the children OF my son Albert.
then living in equal shares and proportions
| THE share and interest OF my son Edward B.
| Hilton shall also be incapable OF being sold.
| assigned or transferred; and upon his death.
leaving his wife Dorothy and their children or
| either OF them surviving. the part then remain
ing unpaid OF his share shall belong to and
| shall be paid over to his said wife and their
children, or such OF them as shall then be
living, in equal shares and proportions
Further. my executors are authorized and en-
powered in their discretion. during the life OF
the said Edward B.. to pay ovor not exceeding
two-thirds OF his share to his said wife
Dorothy.
Tho share and interest herein OF my SOB
Albert B. Hilton shall also be incapable OF beinG
sold. assigned. transferred. or in any
manner controlled by him. and as tc
which fully authorize and empower
my executors to retain and withhold the
same In trust to pay out or pay over or APP
ply SO much and such parts thereof as they
may from time to time consider necessary
proper or e1pedient for the support and main
tenance OF the said Albert and his wife ant
children during his life: and on his death tc
pay over and distribute such part OF his share
as shall be then remaining in the hands OF my
executors to his wife Hattie X. and their chill
dron, or to such OF them as shall be then living
In equal shs res and proportions. share anC
share alike"
| II these limitations apply to the $50 00(
! bequests az we'll as to the shares in the residue
which the Introductory wording to the limi
tations would imply. then the only child t
receive absolute requests Is Mrs. Russell.
provision intended to discourage any contes
of the will follows:
IF any OF my heirs. or any OF the devisees o.
legatees herein named shall oppose the pro
bate Of this my will or contest tho same in an!
| manner. l revoke all provisions herein In favo
| OF suoh opponent. or contestant. and any shar
given him herein shall be divided into eQua
shares and belong to and be paid over to tn
children Of my daughter Josephine and tn
children Of my son Albert equally. share an
share alike"
No money paid to the testator's children II
his life shall be deducted from their shares l
is provided that the executors may conduct MI
Hilton hotels and their appendages as long a
| they may consider IL exponent. prOVlslo
at the end OF the will says that Mr.. Harris sha
not receive as executor moro than $4,000
year in commissions In the envelope con
tanning the will was the following memor
andum:
Il made Q muss with the mucllage. but
have carefully traced the words that wer
blurred. would like to have felt that my dea
friend Elihu Root would have served as execu
tor. &C.. but l feared that he would decline tn
. trouble. l have consulted nobody about m
will nor has any ono talked to mo on the sui
ject. 1t is my special request that Mr. Herber
Anstey. who has been SO many years in m
employ. shall be continued in the employ {
my executors. Also. wish that r. G.. Smyt
shall be continued in charge OF my propert
and hotel at Saratoga Spa"
The property OF Mr. Hilton includes WOOD
. lawn Park, his country place at Saratoga, tn
4 Windsor Hotel at Saratoga. West THIRTY
. fourth street. the Colonnade Hotel and tn
Stewart building at Broadway and Chamber
street.
FARMS BRING BIG PRICES.