New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
DOUBT ABOUT WCONB WILL.
DAUGHTERS MARRIAGE vARI-
OUSLY INTERPRETED

Some Of the provisions in the will of James Jen-
ninss McComb the of the Navarro apart
ment houses. at Fifty-ninth-st. and Seventh-ave
which was filed for probate in White Plains on
Saturday. caused considerable discussion Yesterday
among Mr.. McComb's friends in this city These
provisions related to the testator's daughter Miss
Fanny McComb and set forth the conditions under
which she to receive certain sums each wear
from the estate. They have already been construed
differently by several persons, and doubt as to the
real construction will probably continue it is
thought. until the will is carefully examined bv
those directly interested in the disposition to be
made of the estate.
question arising from the will which has per-
picked some people is whether not Miss McComb
would receive d greater sum by marrying Louis
Herzog than If she remained single or married
some one else. According the opinion of Will
lam N McComb, one Of the nephews named as a
beneficiary under the Will. Miss Fanny McComb
would get less by becoming Mrs Louis Herzog than
II she remained single When asked how he came
to this conclusion Mr.. McComb said:
THE sum and substance of the provisions Of the
will relating to Fanny McComb I take to be that
she is to receive less by marrying Mr. Herzog than
If she stayed single married some one else Are
you sure that there is not mistake In the tele-
graphic dispatches about the will?"
After the reporter had said that he thought the
similarity of the dispatches would indicate
Will had been correctly copied by the persons who
wrote the dispatches Mr.. McComb said:
II cannot tell you where Mr.. Herzog lives or In
what business he is engaged. I have heard of him
for some time. but have never met him. Miss
Fanny McComb is young I have been
told that Mr.. Herzog has been paying attention TO
her for some time. His attentions to her Were
looked upon with favor by Mr.. McComb l have
also been told
Frank N. Davis who is the manager Of the
Navarro apartment houses at his home
He asked If Mr.. Herzog and Miss Fanny Nc
Comb were engaged. He said that he had nothing
say the subject. would ne speak about the
will. BY the terms of the will Mr.. Davis will
ceive $4,000 "in recognition of his faithful assist
IN the management of the affairs" of Mr.
McComb Thomas H. Hubbard. OF the execu-
tors of the will. also seen. but he. too. de-
clined TO talk about the will.
Mr.. McConb says IN the will that each OF his
four children-Mary Alice. Fanny Rayne, Lille and
Jennings Scott McComb-are to receive annual
income Of 5000. He also says:
It s. nv will. and I hereby direct. that in case
my daughter Fanny shall marry Louis Herzog the
provision which she shall enjoy from my estate
shall he as follows: An annuity of $4,000 a year
and clear from any enjoyment Interference
Herewith the part of her husband.
The general construction placed yesterday on
these terms Of tie will that she
ceive 5000 O year more by becoming Mrs Louis
| 4erzog than If she married another
mained single, bus Il would also that II was
| Mr. McComb's intention that her husband should
benefit from the