The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
MRS, STANFORD'S WILL FILED,
LEAVES ONLY $4,000 TO MISS
BERNER, HER SECRETARY.

a, ST. 600. 900, to 60 to Her Brother,
Ariel Lathrop, and at HIS Death 10
Other Rclatyes-Rest 10 University.
san Francisco. CAL March AIRS.
eianfords will, upon which the mystery
Of the motive for the poisoning was thought
10 rest. proves disappointing 1t was filed
for probate late this afternoon, and shows
that Miss Berncr. the secretary. who had
been with Mira Stanford for more than
twenty years. gets bequcst OF $4,000.
One million dollars or about one-haf
Of the personal estate, Is left to Ariel La
throp Of Albany. Mrs Staniord's brother.
At his death, without children, one-haH
of the sum is TO 80 to his brother, Charles
Gardner Lathrop, and the other half TO
the descendants OF his deceased brother.
Daniel S. Iathrop. in the following pro-
portions One-third TO his daughter, Jennie
/. Lawton: one-third to his daughter, Amy
Gardner Hansen, and one-third in equal
shares to Daniel 5. Cunning and Amy l..
Cunning. children Of Christina l.. Cunning
deceased daughter Of Daniel 5. Lathrop.
To several old servants Of her household
Mrs STAFFORD gives 81 600 each; TO the Old
ladies' Home in Albany, $40 600, Protestant
Orphan Asylum OF Albanf $4,000, Order OF
Tlks Of San Francisco, "of which my de-
ceased brother Henry c. lathrop was
member $4,000; Children's Hospital, san
Franc 500, 40 900; California WOmen's Hos
pital San Francisco, $4,000; Sisters OF the
Holy Family, for the benefit of the convent
In san Francisco, $4,000; Hebrew Home OF
Beneyolence, San Francisco. s.. 900; Shelter
ing Arms San Francisco. 5000; College
Of Notre Dame, San Jose, 5000; TO various
local charities. 5000 each.
All the wardrobe, wearing apparel and
household linen is divided between Charles
Gardner Lathrop and his daughter. Jennie
Stanford Lathrop. To Charles Gardner
Lathrop is also gwen all silver plate not
already gwen - the university.
All the remainder of the property Is given
to Stanford University. Charles Gardner
Iathrop, Russell j. Wilson, Timothy Hop
kins. Joseph d. Grant, Whielaw Reid and
7. G. Crothers are named as executors
without bonds. The will provides that
Charles G. Lathrop shall be retained in the
board Of directors Of the Pacific Improve
ment Company and as business manager
Of the Stanford University Board Of Trus-
tees, at salary Of s12 900 year, as long as
lie desires to retain this place.
The will provides that any legatee who
attempts 10 disturb it shall receive only
500. The will closes with these words
Il wish thus publicly to acknowledge my
great gratitude TO an oil wise. loving heav-
emily Father for His sustaining grace through
the past ten years of bereavement, trial and
disappointments. In all | have leaned
hard on this great comforter and found rest
and peace.
Il have no doubt about future life be-
yond this fair laid where no more tears
will be shed and no more partings had
The will was signed on July IS, 1908.
codicil added on Aug, 10, 1904, provides
that "a necklace Of Oriental pearls, three
chains Of seed pearls for the neck, and my
private car Stanford be sold; also allow
my other jewels which are not in the box
OF jewels heretofore given by me to the
trustees of the university to be sold by them
and the proceeds of all these sales be turned
over to the trustees of the university
Nothing new has come from Honolulu
to-day as to the poisoning mystery. but
It is expected that the result Of the chemists
examination of internal organs viii soon
be made public. To-day President Jordan
OF Stanford University and Timothy Hop
kins. representing the trusees of the uni
versity. sailed for Honolulu to bring back
Mrs. Stanford's remains. They were ac-
companied by Detective Harry Reynolds
and Capt Jules Callunden of a private
detective agency. who are expected 10 make
q full investigation of all the details Of the
death.
The police have discovered that both
The mineral water and the bicarbonate
of soda were poisoned with a coarse COM
mercial strychnine, such as is used TO
poison gophers on California ranches.
AS much Of this poison is used on the Palo |
Alto ranch it could be taken easily by |
any one employed there. No evidence |
that any poison was bought can be found.
The bicarbonate Of soda was bought by |
Miss Berner in Palo Alto.
The detectives are positive that the same
person put the poison in the mineral water
and in the soda They are subjecting TO
Il severe examination Alvin Beverly, n |
former butler for Mrs. Stanford, and Lizzie |
Richmond, the maid who left Mrs. Stan
fords service shortly after the first poison
ing
Beverly was recently disposses sed from
his house on the University campus and he
has been bitter in his comment and has
damaged some university property. He
and the maid. as well as the servants in
the California street house, are practically |
prisoners and will remain under police
surveillance until the mystery of the poison
ing is cleared up
Miss Berner and May Wood will return
with Mrs. Stanford's body. If the police
secure any admissions from Beverly end |
the maid. Lizzie Richmond they will be
arrested az suspicious persons. The fact
that the poison used came from the Stan
ford ranch is a suspicious circumstance
against Beverly. although he disclaims
all knowledge of It's use there or any con-
nection with it.