Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-26
Practically All Of the Great
Financier's Fortune Left
to Widow
NOTHING GIVEN TO CHARITY
Sister Of Sage is Given Small Be-
quest, But the Balance of the Fortune
Goes to Widow-Now Stated That
Amount of His Fortune is About
100000, ooo-contest Likely.

New York. July 26.--Every dollar of
Russell Sage's great fortune is left to
Mrs. Sage by a will made in 1901, eS-
cept an insignificant bequest made to
Mrs. Fannie Chaplin, of Oneida, N Y,
an only sister, who died two years ago.
The will is to be read at the home of
Mrs Sage at 632 Fifth avenue today,
and will be offered for probate i'm
mediately
The will undoubtedly will be con-
tested by the Troy relatives OF Mr..
Sage, who will charge that the 1901
win was made after mental break
down on the part of Mr.. Sage, and
that Mrs. Sage exerted influence over
him in the distribution of his wealth.
Not 81 of the fortune is left to char
ity. The only contribution Mr.. Sage
ever made during his time for this pur-
pose was when after years solicita-
ton by Mrs. Sage he contributed $780,
600 to build a wing Of the Presbyterian
hospital, of which Mrs. Sage was a
vice president.
The fortune of Mr.. Sage which was
popularity supposed to be 500, 0O0, 900,
and even thought to be greater by the
best informed financial men of Wall
street, will amount to only about $780,
900, 900
The 1901 will Of Mr.. Sage. according
to a lawyer closely identified with Mr.
Sage's interests, was drawn by AL
mon P. Goodwin, of the firm of Good
win. Vanderpoel & Thompson. Mr..
Goodwin died two years ago The will
was personally sealed by Mr.. Sage
and handed to Charles w. Osborne, his
confidential secretary and cashier, and
has been in Osborne's possession ever
since.
A copy of the will was retained by
Mr.. Goodwin for his office files.
The will made many years ago by
Mr. Sage. which was generally believed
to be still in existence and which was
very brief, covering single page of
manuscript, gave to his wife what
would legally fall to her in the event
he died without making a will and they
had no children This would have Civ
en- Mrs. Sage one-half of the personal
property.
The other half would have been de
vided equally among his next of kin.
There are twenty-six of the next to
kim Each of them under the old will
would have received little more than
$1,OO0,OOO.
Troy Relatives at Burial.
The Troy relatives of Mr.. Sage We're
at the burial Wednesday, but kept aloof
from the funeral party. There We're at
the grave a. grand nephew of Mr. Sage
and his wife and Mrs. Gear niece.
The only relatives who were commune
Gated with by Mrs. Sage and asked to
attend the burial services were FIRE.
mont Chaplin, Miss Helen Chaplin and
Mrs. Jennie Monroe, all Of Oneida.
They are the sons and daughters of
Mr.. Sage's only sister, Mrs. Fannie
Chaplin.
The lawyer who accompanied the
Troy relatives of Mr.. Sage announced
that unless these relatives were gener-
ously remembered a contest of the will
would be Immediately inaugurated. He
Friday, when the will is offered for
probate He said that on behalf of the
Troy relatives of Mr.. Sage he had been
making a careful investigation of the
later years of Mr.. Sage's life and had
found that he had been practically of
unsound mind for a considerable
period.