The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-05
Another Made In December Last Shortly
Bsfore the Death Of Testator.
EARLIER ONE OFFERED AT NEWPORT
Long Hearing Given on Il Today Big fuy Of
Counsel in Support o. Each Document MAI
ier Held Under Advissmsnt.

The petition for the probate Of the
viii Of Matilda cass Ledyard. who died
in Er gland November l6 last. came up
for consideration in the Probate Court
al Newport this morning. Represent
inc the will offered there December II.
which VAS made I'm 1882. there ap-
peared Samuel Il. Honey, representing
Mrs. Goddard. Francis II. Peckham and
Lewis Cass Ledyard. on the other
side. representing the viii filed in New
York December 10 and signed by Mrs
Ledyard December s, were Walter r.
Angel OF this city. Charles IL. Hughes
OF New York. one OF the executors
named therein, and w. =. Sheffield, Jr
The hearing lasted an hour and a
half. at the end of which Mr.. Angel
said he would file authorities for his
side, and the case was taken under ad-
visement by Judge Franklin. While
nothing definite was done. enough was
said to show that there is big con-
test under way.
BY the provision of the will OF De-
cember s. filed i'm New York. her two
daughters, Maud :. Ledyard and Eliza
OF her fortune. and her two sons. Lewis
Cass Ledyard. a lawyer and yachtsman
OF New York. and Henry Il. Ledyard
OF Detroit, president of the Michigan
Central railway. are only 10 inherit in
the event of the death ofthe two daugh-
ters without issue. Maud s. Ledyard
and Charles r. Hughes are appointed
executors.
one provision in the will is as fol-
lows. As certain portions of my es-
tate have been used by my son, Lewis
Cass Ledyard. in the erection of build
ings upon certain property of which my
husband died seized. and i'm which I
had life estate. and i'm the payment
OF certain charges for my support and
maintenance, which. under the will of
my husband. should have been paid out
of the principal OF his estate. which
latter payments were made without my
knowledge or consent, and for certain
other purposes which should not be
paid out of my individual property, /
hereby authorize and direct my ex-
ecutors herein named 20 take such pro-
ceedings as shall be deemed necessary
to realize from the property vested i'm
my husband at the time of his death
such part of my individual property as
has been appropriated or used for such
purposes. and that the amount realized
therefrom shall become part of my
resiuuary estate ana be disposed OF as
specified"
Several servants are remembered In
the will, and $1,000 is left To the Newport
hospital and $500 To the Rev Howard
Antes for the mission for the Navajo
Indians.
This will before, the court at Newport
Today was executed i'm April 1882. The
testator's wearing apparel and house
hold furniture are given To her daugh-
ter. Maud s., formerly wife of Frederic
r. Newbold. but who now has resumed
her maiden name, and her silver goes !
10 her four children--Lewis Cass Led |
yard, Henry p. Ledyard. Maud New |
bold ard Elizabeth Cass Goddard of |
his city.
The residue of the estate is ordered /
divided into four shares. one to go out
light TO each of the two sons and the |
Dther two TO be held I'm trust for the |
lse OF the two daughters A codicil !!
lated Isle Of Wight, April IL. 1890, re-
'okes the provision OF the will placing |
he shares OF Maud Newbold and Eliza
>eth Cass Goddard I'm trust, and orders |
hat those shares be given them out
light.