The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-28
BLACK EYE FOR
SWEET CHARITY
Late Russell Sage Was Not in
Giving Vein When Me made
His Will.
PITTANCE FOR RELATIVES
WIDOW GETS BULK OF VAST Es-
TATE.

New York, July 27.-The will of Rus
sell Sage, which was filed for probate
today, bequeathes all of his estate to
his widow. Margaret Olivia Sage, after
the payment of $4,000 TO each of Mr..
Sage's nephews and nieces, and $4,000
To his sister, Mrs Fanny Chaplin of
Oneida, n. Y. Mrs. Chaplin died since
the will was made. The will also pro-
vides that i'm case of any of its benefi-
Charles contesting the probate of it,,
they shall be cut of from any share in
the estate.
There was nothing in the will to show
the value of Mr.. Sage's estate. The will
was dated February II. 1901, and was
sworn TO by Edward Townsend and r.
w. Freedman as witnesses. 1t con-
sists of about 800 words. There are
eleven sections.
Some Small Requests.
The first section provides for the pay
ment of MI. Sage's debts and funeral
expenses. BY the second. Mr.. Sage be-
queathes $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 rephews and
nieces, and provided that in case any
Of them died before him their allotment
The fourth section provides that AL
the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate | give, devise and bequeath 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 this
real estate. In the seventh section he
provided that in case his bequests to
his sister. nephews and nieces should
lapse or fail. the amounts as be-
queathed shall revert to Mrs. Sage.
Executors Appointed.
BY the eighth section, Margaret Oil
via Sage, DR.. John P. Mum, AimOn
Goodwin and Charles w. OsbOFne,
"long my confidential and trusted as
sistant," were appointed eXecutriX and
executors of the will and it was pro-
vided that in case Mr. Osborne refused
or was unable TO serve as executor
Edward C. Osborne should. fill the va
cancy. 1t provided also that none of
these persons should be requested to
give bonds.
Under the ninth section, the execu-
tors we're 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 DISPOSE
tions at any time heretofore made.
Will Lose Pittance.
The eleventh section read as follows
Should any of the beneficiaries UNI
der the will other than my said wife,
object to the probate thereof or in any
wise directly or indirectly contest or
aid i'm cOntesting the same or any of
the provisions thereof, or the distribu-
ton of my estate Hereunder, then and
I'm that event l annul any bequest here
i'm made TO such beneficiary, and it IS
my will that such beneficiary shall be
absolutely barred and cut off from any
share In my estate"
Value Estimated.
While there was nothing in the will
To show the value of Mr.. Sages estate,
attorneys for Mr.. Sage estimate it be-
tween 1000, 900 and 100000, of
which amount about $4,000, 900 is out
standing in loans.
In the petition for the probate of the
Sage will, the value of Mr.. Sage's real
estate was given more than S1,000,0O0
and the value of his personal property
as more than $4,000.
A photographer on behalf of Charles
A. Gardiner, counsel for DR.. ]. P. Mum
and Charles w. Osborne, two of the
executors of the will, called at the SUI
rogate's office this afternoon and took
several negatives of the will.