The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-12
WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs' ESTATE.
IL Proves to Have Been Mach Larger
Than Originally Announced.

NEW YORK. Aug. l2-Wheu tn win
Of the late United States Senator William
NJ Evarts. who died in this city on Feb
rIary = last. was offered for probate there
was considerable surprise when the vaIua
Of the personal estate was given only as
exceeding SlGcl2 Since that time there
has been much speculation as 20 the eN-
act amount Of property Senator Evarts
left in addition 10 the real estate
Papers were drawn up Saturday 20 be
presented TO Surrogate Fitzgerald for tax
purposes and give the net value Of the
personal estate left by Mr.. Eyarts al S3I7,-
"a
Among the items which 90 to make up
this sum are these
Five hundred shares capital stock
Cramps Ship and Engine Building Com
pany. 81. 900. 1850 shares capital stock
Consolidated Coal Company. 500 100; 80
shares capital stock Fourth National
Bank. $3.50; 81 shares capital stock
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. $1,000; 80 shares preferred stock
American Smelling and REFINING Com
pany. s. coo. y shares preferred stock Bal
timOre and Ohio Railroad. N-515- $1,000 4
per cent bonds JulcH Bacinc Railroad
Company. $1,000, SO 0Q4 4 per cent bonds
Northern Pacific Railroad and Duluth di-
vision. SO. coo. $l+.bst Baltimore and Ohio
In addition 10 these securities are some
bonds and mortgages on New York and
Brooklyn real estate. averaging about
per cent interest The Senator's effects
ia his late residence are estimated 70 be
worth &. 100. while the live stock on his
farm at Windsor, Vt, is valued at 500
The gross value Of the personal estate IS
placed az SES. 16l
From this. however. there is 20 be de-
Quoted $l1.GIJ due 10 Mrs Evarts, s. ca
In debts. N-bii funeral expenses Sll-22s
as commissions due the executors. $1,000
as an allowance 70 tnr attorneys TOT ser
vices IN probating the will and other
items making total Of &f3.4 49, leaving q
net personal estate of &i5.ZI5-.
The real estate owned by Nr Evarts
consisted OF the residence in which he
lived for many years at 23l Second Ave
nue. the property Nos l6Ng 20 1893 Madi-
son Avenue. four lots at Broadway and
lrlth Street. a lot ON the northeast corner
Of Eastern Parkway and Schenectady
Avenue. Brooklyn some property at
EasthaUpton. l. l. a farm IN Maryland
two farms IN Virginia. and Il country
place at Windsor. Vt.
Mr. Evarts bequeathed several parcels
OF his real estate 70 mis- children and also
made specific requests 20 them. buu the
bulk OF his fortune went u his widow.
Helen NJ. ". Evarts- Tor life After her
death II is 10 be divided among the chill
dren- The executors OF The estate are
Mr. Evarts three sons, Alien w. Sher-
man. and Maxwell Evarts.
Mr. EvartS was the senior member Of
the arin Of EyartS. Choate K Bea man the
other .eadlug members of the firm being
Joseph u Choate. now Ambassador 10
England, ana Charles c. Reamau. Mr.
Evarts' son-iu-law. Mr.. Beamau died
about TWO months before the death OF his
tathcT-in-ldW and the affairs of the firm
are stlA Ia liquidation Mr. Evarts' in
tereSt in the firm has been placed at SO
ga. and this amount has been placed 70
the credit OF his estate.
The exact value OF Mr.. Beaman's per
Soi'u estate was also made public sat
urGay He leads his distinguished father
in-.aW by a Jrifie less than $500 His
personal property IS value at Ss14 80 gross
and $i3@.2+ net OF real estate De- owned
his family residence al . East Tyr-7r,-.
first Street. property IT Far Rsckavvlv. "a
farm known as "BioWmedowu-- AT cor
Hlsh- \ IL and a place on the ISIe-au-
Haul, Maine