Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
SAGE MILLIONS
LEFT TO WIDOW
SISTER, NEPHEWS AND NlECES
GIVEN SMALL SUMS
Clause In the VIII Provides That
Should BenefIeisrIes Contest the
Probate They shall Lose
Their Shares
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Breea-
NEW YORK, July 27.-The will of
Russell Sage was filed for probate to-
day.
1t bequeaths all of his estate to his
widow Margaret OLIVIA Sage, after the
payment Of S25 900 to each OF Mr.. Sage's
nephews and nieces and 100000 to his
sister, Mrs. Fanny Chapin, of oneida,
N. Y. Mrs Chaplin died since the will
was mdae.
The will provides that in case of any
of its beneficiaries contesting the pro-
bate of II they shall be cut Off from
any share of the estate.
There was nothing In the will to
show the value of Mr.. Sage's estate.
The will was dated February H. 1901,
and was sworn to by Edward Town
send and r. w. Freedman as witnesses.
1t consists of about 800 words. There
are eleven sections.
The first section provides for the
payment of Mr.. Sage's debts and fu-
neral expenses. BY the second Mr..
Sage bequeaths $4,000 to Mrs. Fanny
Chaplin, wife of Samuel Chaplin, of
Oneida, N. Y, his sister. BY the third
he gave $4,000 to each of his nephews
and nieces, and provides that in case
any of them died before him their al
lotment shall be distributed among
their issue.
Leaves Rest to Wife
The fourth section provides:
s'All the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate / give. devise and be-
queath to my wife, Margaret Olivia
Sage, to have and to hold the same
to her absolutely and forever"
The fifth section provides that this
provision for Mrs. Sage Is in lieu of
all right of dover in the estate.
BY the sixth section Mr. Sage en-
powered his executors to sell all the
real estate. In the seventh section he
provided that in case his bequests to
his sister nephews and nieces should
lapse or fall the amounts so be-
uueathed shall revert to Mrs. Sage.
BY the eighth section Margaret Olivia
Sage. DR.. John p Mum, Almon Good
win and Charles w. Osborne, long my
confidential and trusted assistant"
were appointed executrix and executors
of the will, and it was provided that
in case Mr.. Osborne refused or was
unable to serve as executor Edward G.
Osborne should fill the vacancy. 1t
provided also that none of these per-
sons should be required to give bonds.
Under the ninth section the executors
were authorized to rent an office to
transact the business of Mr.. Sage's
estate.
The tenth section revokes all former
or other wills or testamentary dispo-
sitions at any time heretofore made.
Cuts Off Contestants
The eleventh section reads as follows:
"Should any of the benefciaries under
the will other than my said wife OBJ
ject to the probate thereof, or in any
wise directly or indirectly contest ol
aid in contesting the same or any pro-
visions thereof, or the distribution oi
my estate thefeunder, then and in thai
event annul any bequest herein made
to such beneficiary, and 1t is my viii
that such beneficiary shall be abso-
lutely barred and cut off from any
share in my estate"
While there was nothing in the will
to show the value of Mr.. Sage's estate
attorneys for Mr.. Sage estimate 1T be-
tween $7O,0O0,000 and $S0OO0,OO0, of which
amount about s3,OO0,00O is outstanding
in loans.