The state herald., 1902-09-26
sTRATToN's WEALTH
WILL AID TIRE HELPLESS POOR.

After Providing Comfortably for Near
Relatives, W. S. Stratton Be.
queaths All His Vast Wealth to the
Myron stratton Home to Be Estab-
Iished at Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 21.-
The last will and testament or the late
Winfield Scott Stratton was read at
his late residence at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning before the assembled
heirs, and was filed for probate in the
County court at $50 o'clock in the af-
ternoon.
The will as printed in small type in
the daily newspapers occupies more
than two columns and the following is
comprehensive synopsis of its pro-
visions:
One million dollars for the purchase
of ground in El Paso county and the
erection Of the Myron Stratton home,
named in honor Of Mr.. Stratton's
father.
After the payment of lcgacies,
amounting 10 SiS5,000, the entire resi-
due of the estate, generally estimated
as amounting to S9,000,0O0 of $4,000
600, shall form the endowment of the
home.
The trustees of the estate shall form
corporation which shall carry on this
benevolent purpose and shall transfer
. t1.., . ola 1.a
for "Poor persons who are without
means of support and who are prin-
clpally unable, by reason of old age,
youth, sickness or other infirmity,
to earn livelihood and who are not by
reason of disease, insanity, gross indie
cency or immortality, unfit TO associate
with worthy persons of the condition
of life above named"
The executors of the estate are Carl
S. Chamberin of Brooklyn, New York,
a nephew of Mr.. Stratton; DIR. ID. IL.
Rice of Colorado Springs, and Tyson
S. Dimes, attorney of Denver. The eX-
ecutors are directed to sell all the real
and personal estate as soon as they
conveniently can and within the period
fixed by law.
The executors are required TO pay the
following bequests:
To Carl S. Chamberlin, nephew, the
house and furnishings in Colorado
Springs and $4,000 in money.
To Earl w. Hamlin, son of Mr.. STRAIT
toms deceased sister, Mrs. Harriet n.
Hamlin, of Jeifersonvllle, Indiana,
$4,000 in money.
To Harry Il. Hamlin, son of Mrs.
Harriet IIamlln, $4,000.
10 Mrs. Jennie Stratton Cobb. STRAIT
toms sister, of San Jose, California,
$4,000.
To Mrs. Mary Cobb Smith, daughter
of Mrs. Jennie Stratton Cobb, $4,000.
To Lillian CoDb, daughter Of Mrs.
Jennie Strat,on Cobb, $4,000.
To Elmo Pearl Chamberlin, 315 East
Sixteenth street, Brooklyn, New York,
daughter of Stratton's deceased sister,
Mrs. Anna Chamberlin, $4,000.
TO Mr.. Stratton's son, /. Harry STRAIT
ton, Of Tulon, Stark county, Illinois,
$4,000; provided that II he contests
the will. directly or indirectly, he shall
get nothing.
To Byron C. Logan OF indianapolis,
Indiana, friend. $4,000
To The State Institute for the Mute
and Blind. $4,000; the interest on
which shall be given annually 10 the
pupils as reward for excellence in
scholarship or demeanor, or both.
After the payment of the above lega-
cics TO individuals the executors shall
turn over all the remainder of the es-
tate 10 DR.. ID. II. Rice. Judge Moses
Iiallett Of Denver. and Tyson :. Dimes
OF Denver, TO be Invested by them in
trust In sound. Understanding securi-
ties. Those three trustees then shall
turn over all the property TO corpora
tlon 10 he formed by them 10 own and
conduct the Myron StIntton home. The
trustees shall bc paid for their SER
vices In the discharge OF the trust such
sum as shall be fixed by the District
Court Of III raso county.
Should the clauses of the Will Great
Ing the Myron S,ratton home be de-
clared void or invalid for any reason
by the courts. the will provides that
the whole estate, after the payment OF
the Sis5,COo OF personal legacles, shall
he paid over to the state OF Colorado TO
be applied In such manner as the Leg
islature may direct TO the support OF
such charitable and benevolent insti-
tuiions ns now exist and are supported
by the state OF Colorado.
Residents of III Paso county are CIV
en- first preference for admission TO the
proposed home, ana then residents OF
other counties OF Colorado.
In regard TO the conduct OF the home
the viii says:
at is my especial desire and com.
mnnd that the inmates OF the said
home shall not he clothed and fed as
paupers usually are nt public expense.
but that they shall be decently and
comfortably clothed and amply proyid-
ed with good and wholesome medical
attendance. care and nursing TO protect
their health and insure their comfort
And that no Inmate o1 said home
shall be constrained against his or her
Will 10 perform any manual service for
any inmate OF said home not related TO
him or her by blood or marriage, nor
for any officer or cmployc OF said
home; nor shall any Of such inmates
bc constrained TO perform any manual
labor when physically unable to do So"