Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-05
CAssIUs M. CLAY's WILLS.
The Latest Had Been Left in the Gus
tody of Dora Brock.

tody of Dora Brock.
Lexington, Ky, Aug 5.-Another will
of General Cassius M Clay, executed
March %, 1901, has been produced by
Dora Clay Brock, the divorced child
wife Of General Clay The instrument
is in General Clay's own handwriting,
and sealed on the back with his pri-
vate seal ring in green wax.
Sections 1 an 2 appoint Dora Brock
and two others selected by her, as
executors, and give them one-half of
the proceeds of certain sales. The will
continues:
The White Hall lands and fixtures
of $50 acres shall remain, including
houses, trees, etc, forever the same in
tact-fnest natural park on earth. It
shall be in fee simple the property of
the United States Of America in trust
for the inhabitants Of the earth. It
shall be so long under the care of my
executors as may be deemed best by
the federal government and then be
under their direction and support in
the purposes Of this legator.
my coal mines In Clay county, KY,
bought of Eli Bowlin, near Manchester,
about 300 acres, more or less, shall be
formed into a company and worked
for the use and benefit of the funds
and needs of the White Hall park, and
to pay all legacies and debts here en-
joined.
''The 800 acres Of my son, Green
Clay, deceased, when my late divorced
Mary Jane Clay lived in Madison
county, KY, shall be sold, and the pro-
ceeds go into the White Hall park re-
serve fund All other lands shall be
sold for the same fund or given to the
legatees as ordered herein"
Sections 5, 6 and Z give Dora Brock
ten thousand in bonds and requests to
James Bowlin and other employees. All
other property, personal and real, goes
into the White Hall park reserve fund.
Section reads:
.'Of the works Of art in my house.
the portraits of the emperor and en-
press of Russia, given me by their
majesties, with their autographs and
seals, and likeness (painting) of my
son, Warfield Clay, shall remain, and
such other things not then disposed
of shall remain there forever
1.-THE bust of this legator in marble
on Verde antique marble stand-Wher-
ever foundry the great sculptor joel
Todd Hart shall be placed in the Cor
coran gallery at Washington, D. O., or
other gallery, as the executors elect"
General Clay's manuscripts are dis
posed in the next section which reads:
MY manuscripts, five volumes or
more of my memoirs the material for
Icarus, written by this legator, shall be
given to the Association of American
Authors in New York-of which I I'm
an honorary member-for publication
and copyrighted, one-half of the pro-
ceeds to go to my former wife, Dora,
and the other half to the society for
ever; in the event of her death before
publication Of, said book, Icarus, the
child Of said Dora, Cassius Marcellus
G. Brock, forever
The other will dated May IL, 1900,
will be probated tomorrow, and it was
for her protection in that will that
Dora Brock retained +. M Norwood, to
whom she told that she had an unopen-
ed envelope that General Clay gave
her, with the admonitipn that it was to
be kept until after his death. It turned
out to be the last will. Colonel James
Scott has since been retained to assist
Mr. Norwood-New York Times.