New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-06
WILL OF WIN. ZIEGLER.
Son.Nansed as the Residua'y Legotee
of a $50, 600, 900 Estate.

The VII OF William Ziegler filed to-day, ana
with 1t petition for probate with the Surrogate
Court OF New-York. by Charles H Hyde. repre-
venting Justice Gaynor and other executors The
Efu is dated March 81, 1905 A conservative esti-
rate places the value OF the estate at SOooa"1
which viii be greatly increased by the time his
only son. William Zieg2er. now fourteen reaches
bis majority. He will come into full possession OF
The estate when he is forty. On reaching his ma
tority. however. he receives one-Quarter OF the
CORPUS" which will be equivalent to A.0oO,000 a
Feer. In the VIII reference is made to the
Arctic explorations. but his executors are said TO
have had personal instructions this matter
Ills widow receives the town and country houses
Tor life. and $4,000 year. including the expenses
pf keeping the above named houses The WILL as
lied, follows:
i. William ziegler, Of No; g.. 5th-aye. in the
will and testament, as follows:
ErI give TO to the following persons the f0GT
quarterly each year. TO Wit:
mother Ernestine Brandt, $, 400 to my sisters
ianna and Clara Brandt, 800 each; to Kiss Kate
bic wife 5y her former hq 9ss0 500 20;
xhe use Of nv city house. No ga 5th-ave Borough
of Manhattan (or the one be living in instead
at Noroton Conn. called Great Island Tor the
country house may have instead i, at my deSease)
borough OF Manhattan. Cor the one may have al
f a Se0ns gin ne and all
d therein in all ,s for her nfe bs snd f for
sii. my also give $4,000 annually
dfion. my executors shall pay al OF her necessary
txes assessenfs ana expenses Of the said houses
grounds and stable left to her for life use.
Fourtt-fhe foregoing provisions for my wife are
Fifth-. An the rest and residue of my estate I
give. devise and beQueath to my son William after
and subject to the following provisions:
SIXTH appoint my said wife. William S. Champ,
William ]. Gaynor and also my said son at the age
Of twenty-one years. my executors under this will
They shall take, care for and invest my estate
in safe securities collect all the rents and incomes
pay ont of the all necessary charges and
expenses and all annuities or sums given by this
Will. and also for the support and education OF
my son William what may be necessary The
balance of income they shall invest in safe securi
ties and keep with the corpus of ma estate until
my said son comes tweEty-one years of age After
income When he comes tWentv-f FIVE Years ne q
they shall turn over 10 him one-Quarter of the
said corpus. They shall turn over to him another
age of thirty-1ve and the last quarter at the
eye of forty. II he should die before me without
lawful Issue or before ne gets the said corpus
then the corpus, the part OF ii he has not re-
s sTsd to go to my brothers and sisters and their
Seventh authorize my executors. to leave my
mortgages. etc. in which 1 may leave it.
LEighth.I authorize 9 my executors or those OF
the consent OF my said wife during her life pnd
6 81 MY sa11 son aTer ne comes Of age 10 sell
Ninth-As have already provided for relatives
1rleas ana CHARITIES sufficiently. do not further
William Ziegler. the adopted son, is really William
Brandt, hair brother of the late William Ziegier.
BE has sister. Florence, five years older Mr.
Mr. Brandt his daughter attended Mr. ziegieT
Snunicencs Of M9 Is nov WEALTHY through the
1yes With him; Mr.: Zieger was fond of his
preparatory school in F4ffhaTe NeYorR rv ane
visit 70 the country seat on Great island. Conn
siT weeks ago that the boy was hurt The shock
OF this ACCIDENT. it is said. had good deal to do
with Mr. zieglers death.