The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-03
READING OF WILL
Of MILLIONAIRE
YERkES PROVIDED WELL FOR
WIFE FROM WHOM HE WAS
ESTRANGED.
DRAWN UP IN LONDON
Women Upon Whom 1t Was said He
Showered Wealth Did Not Re-
ceive Notice In Test
ament.

New York, Jan. 2.--ln his viii, read
today by Clarence A. knight his al.
tomey, the late Charles r. Yerkes,
makes many public requests including
100000 in trust, he income 70 be
paid to tile University of Chicago for
the maintenance Cf the Yerkes OBJ
servatory at Lake Geneva, Wis Pro
visions are made for the disposal OF
his New York home after the death of
his wife. TO a corporation organized
for the maintenance of his art gal
Iery the SUM of $4,000 is 10 be CIV
en- this project upon Mrs Yerkes'
death Yerkes also provided for a
hospital to be erected in New York
and TO be open to all classes and all
creeds His widow, son and others
are provided for The will was read
to the members Of his family today
and they expressed entire satisfaction
with its provisions
Two hundred thousand dollars is left
to Mary ADELAIDE Yerkes. his wife, TO
his wife the homestead at the corner
Of Sixty-eighth street ana Fifth ave
nue. together with all the paintings
and works Of art statuary, bronzes.
tapestries and bric-a-brac therein can
tanned. and all other paintings, works
Of art staWary brouzes. tapestries
ana bric-a-brac that may be located
elsewhere which are to be placed in
the house and galleries.
Upon the death of his wife. the
premises, works of art, etc. are TO go
TO the corporation as above stated.
Two hundred thousand dollars to
Charles E. Yerkes, son; two hundred
thousand dollars TO Bessie L. Rond
nella, a daughter.
One hundred thousand dollars IN
trust for Ethel Link Yerkes, daughter
Of his nephew. Clarence Yerkes, the
income to be paid to Ethel Link Yer
kes. Upon her death said 100000 to
become part of the residuary estate II
She leave no children.
Louis s. owsley Of Chicago. m
$4,000.
The income Of sums from $4,000 to
suNstVW " VARGAS lEtdl ives
The remainder to be invested and
divided into four equal hares, the in
come from TWO shares to be paid Mrs
Yerkes during her life time, the in
CONE from one share to be paid his
son Charles during his lifetime. and
ne income Of the remaining share to
be pad 70 his daughter Bessie L.
3ondinella, during her lifetime,
He appoints his wife, Mary ADELAIDE
Yerkes, Louis s. Owsley and the Hi.
nois Trust and Savings bank as execu.
tors and declares thar his home is in
he state Of Illinois.
Emile Grigsby, the pretty woman
on whom he millionaire showered
wealth and who is believed 10 be in
hiding in her magnificent and mys.
erously constructed house on Park
avenue. does not become a beneficiary
under the viii, either directly or indi
rectly.
Gladys Unger, the young daughter
IF Frank Unger formerly of San Fran
cisco but now of this city, who lives
mansion in the aristocraHlc resi-
lential section of Lonjon England. |
which Yerkes gave her, j. not provide
with a penny to maintain b.
Ethel Yerkes, a girl Of twenty-one. l
said % be a niece of the dead man. !
apon whom riches had been lavished, !
and who is understood TO be in ORES
len Germany is totally ignored in The |
will
The viii was signed by Yerkes Jan /
nary u. 1905. in London and was wit
messed May p. 1905, in. New York Il /
is a document Of about eight thousand I
words.