The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-27
Bulk Of His Great Estate Goes
to Widow and -Four Children.
hANY CHARITABLE REQUESTS
10 Also Gave Comfortable Sums 70 Both
His BOskksspN and His
SecTstarL

New York. June T.-The will of the late
bean Eugene Augustus Hoffman. OF the
General Theological Seminary. svas filed
or probate yesterday In tho office Of
he surrogate. IL was executed on Apsu
1892. and appoints his son. Ssmua
ysrplanck Hoffman. William II. Harris
nd the Farmers Loan and Trust COM
.,any as executors. The bulk of the estate
left TO his widow, Mary Crooks Hon.
pan, OF No. ! Chelsea square. and his
pur children, Samuel Verplanck Hoffman.
Morristown, N. j.; Susan Matilda
katson. OF 81 West seventy fifth street;
Nary Louisa Nickerson, OF Pittsfeld.
lass. and Margaret Euphemia
Iackstaff. OF 4os West Twentieth street.
Pequests amounting 10 s2eoooo are given
o religious benevolent and educational
nstitutions.
ESTATE WORTH sl5.Ooo,ooo.
Il Although the value OF the estate Is
placed at upwards OF 500. .0o0'' it was
tated by the law Arm or Harris d
rowne. who filed the instrument that the
property would probably reach $lb.oO.0oO
/ Dean Hoffman provides that any en-
orsement on his will of advances made
o his children shall be deducted from
|nent:
Il Having paid for my several children
Ii the dates named below the following
ums. / hereby charge the same as ad-
Eancements, on their respective shares,
o be- deducted as I'm my will provided:
pee. 2. 1898. Samuel V. Hoffman, s57 900;
DAY, 1900. Margaret e. Hackstaf, sA.-
90; April Is. 1902. Susan M. Hoffman,
I55, 600"
The testator gives his executors au-
hority 20 retain his investments 30 long
s they consider IL wise and proper. and
uggests that investments be made In
trst mortgage bonds OF railroads having
criminals in New York city which have
ever defaulted in the payment OF in
crest.
THE WIDOWS SHARE.
To Mrs Hoffman are left all her hus-
bands household furniture. paintings,
|tatuary. plate. manuscripts, sermons and
pther papers and horses and carriages.
Mrs. Hoffman is also TO be allowed $4,000
or the purchase of a home. The resid-
harry estate is to be held in trust during
her life. and she Is TO receive an annuity
Df s75, 900.
|. The income above this sum Is to be
divided equally between his four children.
Should any OF his children die during
Mrs. Hoffman's life. leaving issue, the
issue are 10 nave t0elT parents snare ol
Ihe income. but should such child die
without issue the deans other children
! re to receive the income enjoyed by the
deceased child.
On Mrs Hoffman's death the estate is.
10 be divided into four shares, OF which
6ampel Verplanck Hoffman is 10 receive
bne absolutely. The other three are 20
be held in trust one for each daughter,
and are 10 revert 10 their issue.
MANY CHARITABLE REQUESTS.
These are the charitable bequests:
General Theological Seminary. income
bf sl00,O 900: Domestic and Foreign Mis-
kionary society OF the Protestant Epis-
topa b church. $50. 600; New York Historical
kociety, $4,000: Protestant Episcopal
Public School. s25. 900; fund for the relief
bf widows and orphans OF deceased
and OF aged. infirm and dis
hbied clergymen OF the Protestant Epis-
kopal church. s25.0 900: Clergymen's Retir-
Ing Fund society Of the Protestant Epis-
topal church. $4,000.
Edwin H. Rogers. the deans book
keeper. gets 5000 and Miss Elizabeth
bodds his secretary, $500.