The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
The WILL OF HEBER R. BISHOP
PROVIDES WHATEVER rs NEEDED
70 EQUIP the JADE ROOM
A. the Metropolitan Muscun'-a oh'eii
Dated Nov. 10 Last-15 .Ot>O.t In
personality and SSOO.tpO0 IN Real
Estate istriDut ri Among the Family.

The will of Heber Reginald Bishop. who
died on Dec 10 at his residence, Isl fifth
avenue. was filed yesterday in the Sur
rogatcs' Office. II dispo~es of $3,UO.oo
in personally and half a million more IN
zeal estate. The will was executed IN
April, 1890, but four codicils were added.
three of them in November last
The will leaves almost everything IN
trust for the widow and children. after
provision for the preservation OF Mr..
Bishops collec, ion Of Jadcs and other ant
curios.
In the original will the executors and
trustees. A. J. Patterson. F. {. Bishop,
Moses Taylor and the Metropolitan Trust
Company, are directed to set aside $4,000
rs fund for the completion OF the books
end descriptive catalogues of the coIlcc-
lions Of jades, hron7es, iron~ork. poi.
celains, lacquers, worries and other objects.
The testator directs that his discourse
Upon Jade" and hi 200 Catalogues of his
collections shall not he sold. but distributed
In accordance with directions given 10
Mrs Bishop. In T. codicil dated Nov
last the test a or says further:
In apprehension that the fund OF SIS 600
In bonds Of the Chicago. Rock Island ana
=
c Bishop Moses Taylor. Alexander Psttsr-
son and the senior vice-president OF me
n Msirpp sn arneenet OF April a. 1902 briWeen
myself and the persons named. may r N,
sufficient for the purposes expressed IN oiiu
agreement | direct the executors 10 pay 10
the said trustees out OF my estate such sum
or sums of money a. may, in the discretion
Of the executors. be required in addition TO the
ASS 900 for the construction and equipment
OF q room. TO he set apart In the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art for the exhibition Of the col
Of .F ard II
sented by BY me me TO .aid museum through the
medium OF the trustees under SAID agreement
further direct nv executors TO continue
the preparation Of the work or treatise on
Jade the description Of the col lection above
mention upon which have been engaged
mnny wears which i now almost ready for
publication. and TO complete and publish Sad
work or treatise in the manner i have T.i
designs to he found in my papers, adherlng
as closely a. possible IA to my Intentions and
desires expressed therein regarding the print
ing binding and OF her details necessary TO the
completion of the work, which j. to be- limited
to 100 copies J iurthSr direct them TO pre-
and libraries of all nations a. they may select
being guided ~ far as possible by any, desire
I may have expressed in n memorandum or
writing to be- found among my papers I
desire my executors to deiray the cost OF the
completion, publication and issue oil tins work
out of my estate.
Mrs Mary Cunningham Bishop, the
widow, is TO have the Use and occupation
of ISL Fifth avenue, togct her with the fur
niture brio. .brac. works of art, silver,
horses and carriages and OF her effects for
life Such effects a. she does not desire
10 use are TO bc sold and the proceeds di-
vided equally among the four sons, II. b.
Bishop. Jr., James c.. Francis C. and Ogden
Mills Bishop The same disposal is to be
made, on the widows death, of the Fifth
avenue house and the stable at 1871 East
Sixty-ninth street and their contents.
Mrs. Bishop is allowed to purchase or cen
struct and furnish anoth her home, and she
j. to have the income for life from one
third of the residuary estate This third,
on her death, is to be divided among all
the children. the four daughters being
Miss Mary {. Bishop, Mrs. James Low
Hartman. Mrs. James + ID. Lanier and
Mrs. Moses Taylor.
The entire resduary estate is to he di-
vided into eight parts. one for each child.
Each share is 10 be held IN trust 10 revert
TO the grandchildren of the testator. Pend
ing the establishment Of the trust each
child Ia to get IS 900 a year. but by anot her
provision any sum which appears upon
Mr. Bishops books as charged against any
child ia to be deducted from that child's
share. By this provision G7 eco which
Mrs. Hartman will be deducted from her
share.
A fund Of 81? 500 is set apart to pro-
vide an income for Miss Mary X. Bishop
OF Bosto on, a sister. Seven-hundredths of
the entire esate is TO be held in trust. and
the income from three-hundredths is to
60 to another sister, Mrs. Luther II. Arnold
OF St. Paul MINI. Mrs. W. II, Emery
Of Newton. Mass. another sister. and
Nathaniel H. Bishop, a brother are TO
divide the income from the other four
h,indretit hs