Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
Metropolitan Museum Benefits
by His VIII.
!LATlvES GIVEN $4,000 EACH
Museum VIII Get Eight to Ten
Millions.

New York World. July 9Th.

son, cut off his nephsws and nieces
with $4,000 apiece.
After he was buried in Paterson, |
yesterday, his will was read. Gathered |
in group in the parlor of his lawyer.
William y. Pennington, they heard the
contents of the document about which |
all Of them and large portion of the |
State Of New Jersey have been apecu- |
lating since Jacob Rogers was found |
dead ON the floor Of his room at the |
Union League Club, this city, last |
Tuesday.
1t was with ainaXement that they
heard from tie lawyers lips that the
hulk of the great fortune would go to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After
providing that bequests of S25,0 be
paid to each OF his eight nephews and
nieees and for certain other bequests,
the will gave the residue of the for
tune to the art institution.
The gift means between $4,000, coo
and $4,000 COO to the institution-rhe
largest 1T has ever received in its his
tory. It was left as an endowment
fund.
All the relatives Of the dead million.
Rire confidently expected to be hand
somely remembered. Jacob Rogers had
never associated much with his rela-
tives while he lived or ever done much
for them, but everyone thought that
he would certainly bs generous to them
in dispensing of his big, fortune which,
apparently, he had never greatly en-
joyed.
The city Of Paterson, too, where the
millions were made, also expected that
hs would at least donate park to his
home town. Not cent was left to
Paterson or to any institution there.
The contents Of the will created
sensation as we'll as disappointment In
that city and among the relatives Of
the dead mau.
requests are paid the entire residue OF
the estate shall go to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. II for any reason that
institution cannot accept the gift, the
will provides that 1T shall go in SUCCESS
sion to the New York Society Library,
the New York Historical Library, the
American Museum OF Natural History,
the General Society of Mechanics and
Tradesmen, and the Mercantile Library
Association.
The will was made on June Sd, 1892,
Just at the time when there was wide
spread agitation in the New York
papers over Sunday opening OF the
museum. The trustees at that time
had closed the museum to the public
ON Sundays, largely for the reason, as
was stated. that the institute did not
have the means to keep open seven
days in the week.
Several articles were published just
then about the need of money for the
museum, and IL is thought that this
agitation directed the attention of Mr..
Rogers to the museum as worthy OBJ
ject Of his philanthropy.
These legaoies were left TO relatives
in the will: l
julia Edith Gellatly, No. 20 West
Twenty first street, this oity,a daughter
of Jacob S. Rogers brother, Columbus
Rogers, 1926, 900.
Mary j. Weaterfeld, daughter Of
Jason Rogers. a brother of Jacob s.
Rogers, 1926, 900.
Flora r. Rogers, daughter Of Jason
Anna r. dupont, daughter of Theo.
dore Rogers a brother of Jacob s.
Rogers, S25, COO.
Theodore B. Rogers, son of Theodore
Rogers, $4,000. A oodicil gives hin
also his household effects, cattle, &C.,
and makes him an executor.
Helen R. Bradford, daughter o
Theodore Rogers, $4,000. IT
Ashael S. Levy, of New York, sinc'
dead, 1926, COO
Ellen Allen, Mr.. Rogers housekeeper
5000.
IN Ella A. Rogers,a daughter of Colum
bus Rogers, 81 COO.
The will as first executed on jun
Sd, 1892, left 100000 to Columbu
Rogers, q brother of Jacob, but Colum
bus Rogers died few years ago.
There are four codicils to the will
the three first dated December 18th
1884; May oath, 1899. and October I'd
1900. The first oodcil provides that th
bequest Of 500, 600 to Columbus Roger
shall revert to the residuary estate
This codicil also takes out of the resic
uary estate all his lands in New Jerse
and New York, all his stock in tn
Paterson and Hudson River RAILROAD
and the Paterson and Ramapo railroad
and places it in the hands of Ashael
Levy, New York lawyer, Jenkins Va
Sohaick, also OF New York, to be bel
in trust by them during the life .
Thomas p. Bradford and Theodore
Rogers, Jr., both grandnerhews for til
following purposes: 4.
First to pay taxes and make repair
on this property; second, to cay $500 al
nually each Thomas b. Bradford an
Theodore B. Rogers, Jr third. to in
prove the real estate; fourth,
Fay the balance OF the income to tn
Metropolitan Museum of Art in Ne
York, and fifth, at the death of Bra,
ford and Theodore B. Rogers, DR.,
sell all of the property named and pi
| the proceeds to the Metropolis
Museum of Art. (,
The second codicil names Villa
Pennington as one OF the executor
Tho third codioil names Theodore
Rogers and Judge John s. Barkalow
Paterson, as executors and trustees
tho estate. The fourth codioil stat
that Thomas b. Bradford having die
William du Pont, another grand nephe
is appointed in his place as one of h
executors. This codicil increases t
legacy to Theodore B. Rogers, the ia
orite nephew, by s75, 900.
The executors of the will who 9
still living md who will act are The
dore b. Rogers, Jr., John s. Bsrkal
and William Pennington. Both N
Levy and Mr.. Van Sohaiok have di
Since they were named.
Some OF Mr.. Rogers relatives WI
left out of the will altogether. One
these was his half sister, Mrs. Heintest
who resides at frvington, N. j. WI
a woman neighbor she attended
funeral today, and went to the house
hear the will read.
Sale of Pencader Property,
Real estate of Ben jamin w. Gre