The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-21
Gen. HARRlSON'S ESTATE
UNION TRUST COMPANY FILES A RE-
PORT OF THE TRUST.
All the Requirements of the VIII
Have Been Complied With-Note-
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The Union Trust Company. executor OF
the will of General Benjamin Harrison.
yesterday fled a final report of the trust
with the probate commissioner. The trust
company has handled the funds derived
from the sale and earnings Of the
securities OF the Harrison estate since
March 20, 1901, and reports that the re-
ceipts TO the fund have amounted to 1892
1922. while the expenditures have aggre-
gated s19S. sSs5l. This has caused an over
draft on the trust company of s1,1S6.09 at
the present, though running accounts,
which will be settled by the trust company
before the execution of the will is COM
pleted. will increase the overdraft to more
than $4,000. This settlement OF the trust
company is not final as to the entire estate
of General Harrison. The trusts created
in the will, which provide for the income of
the widow. Mary Lord Harrison. and her
ward, the daughter of the testator, will
continue the services of the trust company
In the estate for many years.
In the report the disbursements enumer-
ated are for the most part payments OF
legacies provided in the will and the set
Element of the uncompleted business of
General Harrison. The stocks and Sc
ings since General Harrisons death are
itemfzed, as are the Improbable invest
ments Of the estate. The requests 10 the
family OF General Harrison and TO the
beneficiaries or his will have all been made
and the provisions of the instrument car
.ried out and completed with the exception
or the trusts appointed for the care of the
wards OF the estate.
The inventory OF the property of the
estate contains some peculiar items. One
OF them Is: Contract with Charles Scrib-
ner q Sons for royalties on book This
Country or OurS-appraiSed as worthless
Item II OF the will has been executed by
turning over all the household furniture,
bric-a-Drac and furnishings or the Harr1-
son home on North Delaware street to
Mary Lord Harrison. Item IL of the will
which provided for the turning over to
Russell Il. Harrison, son OF the dead Presi-
dent. all evidences Of his indebtedness to
the estate has been complied with and
the special requests Of personal effects de-
1ivered.
c.. b. Harrison and ]. S. Harrison, rela-
tives OF the family. were each presented
with a walking stick at one time carried
by General Harrison; BENJAMIN Harrison
Mckee, a grandson, received General Har-
Harrison Mckee, daughter OF General Har-
rison, was given the portrait of Mrs. Caro-
line Harrison. painted in Vienna; the Ferris
pencil sketch of Mrs. Caroline Harrison,
the medal presented General Harrison by
the Brazilian government. the testimonial
of the city of San Jose, the gold invitation
carl to the Union League Club of San
francisco. the medal presented by the city
Of Sacramento and the oil portrait of VIII
Lam Henry Harrison, painted by Lyon;
Mary Lodge Mckee received a miniature
portrait OF Mrs. Caroline Harrison in gold
locket and other small gifts have been dis
tributed in pursuance TO the wishes or the
testator.
Probate Commissioner Walker received
and approved the report of the executor
and IL will be filed with the oiner papers
OF the Harrison estate.