Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-10-04
HIS LAST WILL READ.
Document Disposing of Estate of
William Mckinley.
The Value Estimated mt Betwcen
s225,OOO and S2J0,OO0 - widow
Given Life Interest I'm Prnc-
tica1Iy All Property.

Canton, o., Sept. 2s,-Secretary Cor
telyou came here Friday to assist Mrs.
Mckinley in disposing of matters con-
nected with the late presidents es-
tate. He arrived at ten o'clock Fri
day morning and was at once driven to
the Mckinley home. After meeting
Mrs. Mckinley the question of filing
the will was taken up. The trying
task of reading it to her was under
taken by the faithful secretary. Mrs,
Mckinley made a heroic effort to bear
up and succeeded in doing so, although
the ordeal was difficult for her. All
legal formalities necessary for her to
subscribe to were disposed of.
AT three o'clock Friday afternoon
Judge Day and Secretary Cortelyou
went to the Office of the probate judge
and offered the will of President Nc
Kinley for probate. They carried with
them the following:
'I, Ida s. Mckinley, widow of William
Mckinley. deceased, hereby decline the ad-
ministration of his estate and recommend
the appointment of William r, Day and
George B. Cortelyou as administrators
with the will annexed"
Ihe Will
This recommendation bears the date
of September 81. 1901. Following is
the text of President McKinley's will:
Executive Mansion. Washington. D. c.
I publish the following as my last will and
testament, hereby revoklng all former
wills:
ITO my beloved wife. Ida s. Mckinley,
bequeath all of my real estate, wherever
situated, and the income of any personal
property of which 1 may be possessed at
death, during her natural life. L make the
following charge upon all of my property,
both real and personals: To pay my mother
during her life $1,000 a year, and at her
death said sum to be paid TO my sister,
Helen Mckinley. If the income from prop
erty be insufficient to Keep my wife in great
comfort and pay the annuity above pro-
vide6, then / direct that such of my prop
erty be sold so as to make sum adequate
for both purposes. Whatever property re-
mains at the death of my wife / give to
my brothers and sisters, share and share
alike. Ny chief concern Is that my wife
from my estate shall have all she requires
for her comfort and pleasure, and that my
mother shall be provided with whatever
money she requires to make her old age
comfortable and happy.
witness my hand and seal, this 22d day
OF October. 1897, to my last will and tes-
lament, made at the city of Washington,
District of Columbia.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
The Estate.
The will is signed by G. B. Cortelyou
and Charles Loefiler as witnesses. 1t is
in the presidents own handwriting and
is on executive mansion letter paper.
1t is given out on authority that the
Mckinley estate will total S225,OOO to
S25o,000, including life insurance of
$4,000. Aside from the S67, 900 men
toned, the estate consists of real es-
tate here and contiguous to Canton,
and of deposits in Washington banks.
Monday morning at nine o'clock has
been fixed by the probate court for a
hearing prior to probating the will.
Then it is expected Secretary Cor
telyou and Judge Day will be finally
appointed administrators of the es-
tate, and will give bond.