The San Francisco call., 1906-09-27
ESTATE TO
SISTER
Bulk of Robert j. Tobin's
Fortune Is Willed to the
Widow of Richard Tobin
REMEMBERS CHARITY

The will of the late Robert ]. Tobin,
one of the founders of the Hibernia
Bank, who died on August IS. leaving
large estate. was filed yesterday in
the Probate Court. together with pc
tition by Edward ]. Tobin that the
document be admitted to probate and
that he be appointed administrator
The will is dated June %, 1905. and
provides for bequests of about $4,000
to relatives of Tobin and to religious
organizations, the bulk of the estate
being left to his sister-in-law, Mary
A. Tobin, the widow of Richard Tobin.
The Tobin residence at 1880 Geary
street is bequeathed to Mrs. Maria
O'Brien, wife of James O'Brien.
The will provides that Mrs. Maria
O'Brien and Mrs. Mary Tobin shall be
appointed executrices without bonds
but in the petition for probate 1T is
stated that they renounce their right
to act as such in favor of Edward j.
Tobin. The witnesses TO the will are
Daniel J. Buckley of 2340 Washington
street and j. j. Dwyer of 205o Bush
street.
A codici1 under the date of August
81, 1906, provides for additional be-
quests of $500 each to Mrs. Ellen A.
Mooney and Miss Louisa Glynn. The
witnesses to the codicil are ]. J. Dwyer
and William Mclaughlin of 1852 Page
street.
Nowhere in the will nor in the Pc
tition for probate is the value of the
estate estimated. The document reads
as follows:
First give. devise and bequeath
to Mrs. Maria O'Brien, born Maria
Byrne. and now the wife of James
6Brien; the real property that has has
Geary street. including the entire lot
of land under and about the house
thereon, and also the household fur
niture therein, useful and ornamental,
tains, as her sole and separate prop
erty.
second-I bequeath to Mrs. Ellen A.
Louise Glynn, $4,000.
Third bequeath unto the Superior
of the Convent of the Holy Family
lean Convent, San Rafael. $1,000: to
her sisters, Jessie, Lucy, Gertrude and
Rita Byrne. $500 each; to John Byrne
Seminary, Menlo PARK. $1,000.
Fourth-All the rest. residue and re-
mainder of my property OF every kind
and character. real and personal and
mixed, give, bequeath and devise unto
ther, Richard Tobin. This bequest and
devise of the residue of my estate is
intended Tor the beneft OF said MIS-
Mary A. Tobin and her children, but ]
| hereby declare that 1 do not hereby
| create nor intend TO create any trust
! in said property nor in any part thereof
in favor of her children or any of them
but give, bequeath and devise all the
said residue, rest and remainder of my
estate to her, the said Mrs. Mary A
Tobin, absolutely. 1 have full conf
dence that she will use and dispose OF
| the same wisely during her lifetime
and that she will provide for the dis
] tribution of what remains on her de-
mise among her children in such pro-
portions as to her shall seem wise and
! just.
| Fifth hereby appoint the said
Mary A. Tobin and the said Maria
O'Brien executrices of this my last
will and testament and direct that nc
bonds or other security be required
of them as such executrices. 1 hereby
authorize my said executrices to sell
without order or Judgment of court
and with or without notice. in their
discretion, all or any portion OF my
estate not specifically devised or be-
queathed, as the interests of my estate
may in their judgment require.
Sixth hereby revoke all wills by
me hitherto made.
In witness whereof / hereunto sci
my hand at San Mateo, California. this
| 23d day of June, 1906.
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