The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
GEN. CLAY'S LAST WILL
1T Is A YEAR LATER THAN THE ONE
OFFERED FOR PROBATE.
Dora Brock Clay Has 1t and Will
Maintain 1t i'm COurt-Whitehal1 to
BE a National Park.

LEXINGTON. KY, Aug. 2.-The Herald
tomorrow will say:
Another will of Gen. Cassius M. Clay,
executed March 2s, 1901, year after the one
to be offered for probate tomorrow in
Richmond, has been produced by Dora Clay
Brock, the former child wife of General
Clay. The instrument is i'm General Clay's
own handwriting and sealed the back
with his private seal ring in wax and is as
follows:
SECTIONS l and 2 appoint Dora Brock,
his former wife, and two others, selected
by her, as executors, and gives them one
half of the proceeds of certain sales.
..sec. 8. The Whitehall lands and fix
lures of $50 acres shall Notwithstanding
houses, trees ETC., forever the same intact
the finest naturaN park on earth. 1t shall
be in fee simple the property of the United
States of America in trust for the inhab-
itants of this earth. 1t shall be so long
under the care of my executors as may be
deemed best by tie federal government,
and then be unde their direction and sup
port in the purposes Of this legator
"Sec. 1. Ny coal lands in Clay county,
Kentucky bought of Eli Bowlin, near Map
chester, about 800 acres, more or less, shall
be formed into a company and worked for
the use and benefit of the funds and needs
of the Whitehall Park, and TO pay all
legacies, debts, ETC., here enJolned. Inc
$50 acres of my son, Green Clay, deceased,
! from my late divorced wife, Mary Jane w:
| Clay in Madison county, Kentucky, snall
be sold and the proceeds go into the White
hall Park reserve fund All other lands
| shall be sold for the same fund or given 10
the legatees as ordered herein.
sections 8, 6, and give Dora Clay SIC. :
! in DQUueStS
! and other employees. All other property.
| real and personal, goes into the whitehall
reserve fund.
sec g. OF the works of art in my house.
! the portraits of the Emperor and Empress
/ of Russia given me by their MaJesties,
with THEM autographs and seals, and the
| likeness (painting) OF my SON., WARMED
! Clay, shall remain, and such other things
! not then disposed of. shall remain there
| forever. The bust of this legator In marble,
| on verde antique marble stand-wherever
| foundry the great sculptor, joel 1000
| Hart. shall be placed in Cochran gallery
| at Washington D.. c., or other gallery, as
/ they elect-executors.
] sec 10. My manuscripts, five volumes or
/ more of my memoirs, and the material Tor
/ .Icarus.' written by this legator. shall be
given to the Association of American Au-
+ thors in New York-of which l am an hon.
i orary nember-for publication and copy
right one-half of the proceeds 10 go TO my
/ former wife, Dora, and the other half TO the
society forever-in the event OF her death
before publication of said book Icarus, the
children of said Dora Cassius Marceilus {.
Brock forever.
'.The other WILL dated May II. 1900, will
be prbbated tomorrow, and IL was for her
protection I'm that will that Dora Brock re-
/ tanned j. NJ. Norwood. TO whom she told
/ that She had an unopened envelope that
/ General Clay gave her with the admonltion
that 1t was TO be kept until after his death.
1t turned out TO be the last Will. Colonel
| sief Mr.. Norwood.