New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
MRS. SCHLEY'S WILL FILED
BEQUEATHS SEVERAL MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO RELATIVES AND FOR
CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Schley disposes of a large estate The exact
value Of her fortune could not be ascertained
from the petition filed with the will but the
legacies and bequests named in the will amount
to several millions of dollars
The will is one of the longest ever filed in the
Surrogate's office of this county. covering many
closely written pages of legal cap. Upward
OF one hundred persons are named as bene-
hclaries, in amounts ranging from 81 600 to
$l,OOOOOO. The will bears the date of Nav u
Io9I There are two codiciIs. dated respectively
February 10. 1898, and October 24, 1899.
Roswell p. Flower the late Governor and
husband of Mrs. Schley's sister and Allen c
Beach, Of WatertOwn are named as trustees
OF the will. 1t Is provided, however, that if
either dies or fails to serve then his place shall
be taken by Frederick S. Flower. The latter is
also made executor of the will without bonds
Governor Flower. had he lived, would
nave received an absolute bequest of $2O0O0O
under the terms of the will A similar amount
IS bequeathed to Mrs. Sarah NJ Flower. the
late Governors wife and sister Of the testatrix
Mr. Beach, the other trustee receives 100000.
while Frederick S Flower gets $4,000
Emma G. Hasey Mrs. Schleys daughter, re-
ceiVes the largest bequest To her Mrs. Schley
leaves her home at No 6O1 Fffth-ave. with
all it contains. She also receives nearly all of
the jewelry and personal property of her mother
Aside from this a trust fund of S1,00OOO0 is
created for Mrs. Halsey. Trust funds of $4,000
and SZo,OO0 respectively, are created for the
benefit of the niece Of the testatrix Helen E
Van BrInt and Horace W. Woodruff.
To Lois P. Cooper, of Watertown, her sister
Mrs. Schley bequeaths 100000 absolutely. To
Norris Mundy, her nephew. she leaves $4,000,
and the same amount to Mrs. Augusta Mundy.
the widow Of Pearson Mundy
Annie Smith and MolIie Taylor, nieces of Mrs
Schley, are each remembered in the amount of
| SlOO,OOO. To Amy Beach, the daughter of her
trustee, Mrs Schley leaves $4,000. Lloyd o.
Woodruff and his two sisters, Helen and Emma,
will divide 100000, as will John 8. Taylor and
Emma G. Taylor James w. Schey, of Savan-
nah, receives 100000 This amount will also
be divided between the brothers and sisters of
Mrs. Schley's late husband William Schley
To Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Flower the testator be-
| queaths $4,000 each, while to each Of the fol-
lowing she gives $4,000: Children OF Martha
Clifford children of Sarah Gregory, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anson R. Flower Augustus Goodale Law
renee Goodale Morris Bucklin. DR.. T. F. Allen
Mrs. Henry S. Kearney, Mr.. and Mrs. Harris. of
the New-YOrk Ophthalmic Hospital; Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. George Mrs. H. H. Porter Ada Hal
sey and Mrs. a. Marsh. To niece of Mr.. and
Mrs Harris Mrs Schley bequeaths $4,000, and to
| DR.. Davis, Of st. Luke's Hospital she gives
| S6,OOO
| ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 each to friends
| and relatives of the testatrix
| To the children of Mrs Martha Fuller and
| Mary Kenyon, sisters Of Henry RespoG4TFs.
| SchIey bequeaths $4,000. A simibaEesAni4ts
| bequeathed to the children of Hahi Sehley's
| father. who lives in Savannah. t+
There is a provision in the will that directs
! that the sum of $1,000 be paid to a man called
Edward. who took of Henry 1hseR the
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| illness. The same amount is beqWearhed TO
AdeIine Reynolds. a nurse who took care of
Maria Mundy, the sister of the testatrix, during
| her last illness.
All of the servants and retainers of Mrs.
Schley are remembered To her servants who
were in her employ for year Mrs
Schley leaves $4,000, to be divided. To Kate
| Duffy and Agnes" cooks, Mrs. Schley leaves
! $1,000 each Her coachman, Thomas Martin,
gets the same. To the four servants of her
daughter-Grace, Bridget Margaret and Mary
the testatrix gives 81. 900 each.
To L. Beccecci and John TruilZee, whom Mrs;
SchIey denotes her couriers, she gives So,OOO
| each Mrs Scofeld, a washerwOman, of Water
| town gets 81 600 while Mrs. Nagle, who is de-
scribed as a clerk in the white underwear de-
partment at Altmans," receives So,OOO Mrs.
| So 600 To Rose" who her waitress, Mrs.
Schley bequeaths $4,000. She directs that her
pets and animals be given to Rose, for the
reason that she (Nfrs. Schley) knows they will
be we'll cared for.
To the NeW-YOrk Medical College Tor w omen
Mrs Schley leaves $4,000 To the UnIversalist
Church, of Watertown, she gives S6,OOO, and TO
the Brookside Cemetery, of WatertoWn, sne
leaves $4,000 To St ThOmas's Church. for the
parish house erected to the memory OF Henry
keen Flower Mrs. Schley leaves S1OOOO, and TO
the New-York Protestant Episcopal Society, for
St Barnabas's House, Mrs. Schley bequeaths
$4,000
equal parts, of which Emma G. Halsey receives
one Sarah NJ. Flower another, Annie G and
Nellie c. Taylor another, Morris Mundy ana
Helen E Van Brunt another, and L. Q. Wood
ruff and his sisters Emma and Helen. the re-
naming one. -,
The Rev James Ludlow is remembered in the
amount Of So 900. In her will Mrs. Schley gives
81 900 to the children of E. Cornelius Benedict.
This bequest is revoked by the terms OF the nrst
codicil however as is the bequest of SlOOOO 10
T I Allen The codcils are used in revoking
a number Of bequests the benehciaries of which
have died since the execution of the Will
Mrs Schley's maiden name was woodruff
and she was married 20 Mr.. Keep, her hrst
husband while a young woman in her native
city WatertOwn. Mr.. Keep was one OF the
most active business men of Watertown, and
when the New-York Central Railroad was built
became heavily interested in it. He was one
of Yhe early presidents Of the road. He died in
tha '7Os leaving large estate. His widow
was married to Judge Schley, of Savannah, in
the SOS and outlived him. Mrs. Schley built
An old ladies' home in Watertown as a memo
rial 10 her first husband and literally endowed
II To the Ophthalmic Hospital in East Twenty
third st she gave at one time 100000 and sup
plemented the large gift with other smaller
ones
OBITUARY.