New-York tribune., 1902-02-11
HARTLEY WILL PETITION.
WIDOW. DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON
EACH TO HAVE 4 THIRD-A LETTER
PROVIDES For DODGE.

The petition for the probate Of the will Of
Marcellus Hartley was filed in the Surrogate IS
Office yesterday afternoon by a representative
of the law firm of Guthrie Cravath & Hender-
son, acting for George w. Hebard, the only sur
ViVing executor of the viii. The Will itself was
not filed, nor was even a copy of the document
shown. The petition states that the Will was
executed on March %, 1881. and was witnessed
by W. o. Ross and Louis Keller. The value
of the estate is declared TO be more than $4,000
in personal property and more than $4,000 in
real property.
Mr.. Hartley was over seventy years old when
he died suddenly at a meeting of the executive
committee Of the American Surety Company on
January 8. II is known that he left large
estate, and that his interests were divided
among many corporations. One in a position
to know said yesterday that Mr. HartIey's per-
scnal estate would exceed 5000 900. and that
IL consisted in large part of holdings in the
Remington Arms Company, the Union Metallic
Cartridge Company. the Manhattan Railway
Company and the firm of NJ. Hartley & Co.
successor to the former firm of Hartley &
Graham.
The heirs to the estate are Mrs. Hartley. the
widow. who lives at No. 232 Madison ave.
Mrs. Helen Hartley Jenkins, daughter who
lives in Morristown ". J., and has three chill
dren. and Marcelus Hartley Dodge. a grandson,
who is Junior in Columbia University. 1t was
said on good authority yesterday that the three
heirs named would have each a third OF the
estate.
It was learned last evening that the will did
not make provision for such division of the
estate. but that the division would be made in
compliance with a letter left by Mr.. Hartley
The VIII was executed when Marcellus Hartley
Dodge infant and his mother had died
There was only cursory mention Of him in the
will. At the time the will executed Mr.
Hartley's family consisted OF his wife and two
unmarried daughters. and he left his property
70 them. Later he wrote letter addressed to
his wife and daughters. saying that he desired
that his grandson should have part of his es-
sate Mr.. Hebard SAID last evening:
Mr.. Hartleys will was executed some twenty
years ago, when his family consisted of Of his wife
grandson Marcellus Hartley Dodge. One of the
daughters, Mrs. James Stokes, died several years
her daughter Mrs Jenkins. and her grandson
Sext OF kin T peton are today @ O IN the e suTTo
gates court is a legal document and for various
lowest allowed in law. These figures were given
roraisement OF the estate could possibly be made
and made the lowest valuation appear in the
side OF whatever valuation should be found to be
true after We had made an examination Of the
The will of Marcellus Hartley having been made
infancy. made only eursory mention OF the child;
but Mr. Hartley left attached to the will
a letter of instruction his relatives his
wife and daughters expressly, providing for
his grandsons suitable participation in his
estate. The family win therefore make such
disposition Of his estate WILL they think fully
accord with his desires.
From his knowledge OF Mr.. HartIeys business
methods and of the place which Mr.. Hartley
occupied before the public. Mr.. Hebard denied
rumors that the former firm OF Hartley & Gra-
ham in which Mr. Hartley was the managing
partner, had anything TO do with the purchase
and forwarding Of arms and ammunition TO
the Cuban insurgents prior to the Spanish
American War.