The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-31
NO BEOJ EST 70 MRS. BODLEY
In George q. TayIOr's WM-Many CharIta-
bile Instit utio share In Big Estate.

RIvERHEAD. l.. /. Oct. B.-The will Of
George c. Taylor. who was a son Of he
late Moses Taylor. and who died at the
age Of ~ last month, was probated yester-
day in Babylon Nothing was left to Mrs.
Lena Head Bodley, the daughter of Mrs
Betsy Head. who was housekeeper for Mr..
Taylor. Mrs. Head died shortly before Mr..
Taylor. and though possessed of a fortune
cut her daughter of with but 81, because
she had married Frederick W. Bodley, a
coachman employed 10y Taylor. 1t is said
that Mr.. Taylor gave Mrs. Bodiey $500. 900
before he died.
The estate was valued yesterday by a
person conversam with Mr. Taylor'- affairs
at about $s,pyo. 900. The will, which was
executed on December 10. 1900, gave Mrs.
Lena Head Bodley the income from $500, 900
for her lifetime, but after her marriage Mr..
Taylor attached a codicil reyoking the
bequesi. and bcqueathing the $500, OOO
with an additional $3.50. OOO. to the Moses
Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa, an in
stitution founded by his father, The
will provides for the bequest of 81 COZ .0f
in real estate and houses TO Mrs. Head
and the further bequest of 81 ,0O0,OO NJ il
stocks and bonds To ner. but az Mrs. HeaC
died before Mr.. Taylor tn" Request re-
verted 70 the estate.
The sum of 500 900 each * given To tho
following nephews and nieces; Moses
Taylor fyne, Percy r. Pyne, A. l.. Bertina,
T. Russell. Robert Dudley Winthrop, Gren-
vile L.indall winthrop, Katherine Taylor
keaD. Frederick Bnyari Winthrop. Beck
man Winthrop. Albertina Taylor Winthrop,
Catherine r.. Moulton, Frederick Lewis.
Percy p. Lewis. Henry Richmond Taylor,
Moses Taylor and Harriet Richmond
Taylor.
The following charitable institutions are
remembered: Moses Taylor Hospital.
Scranton. Pa. $3.50, 900; St. l.uke's Hospital,
Manhattan. s25. 900; Society Of the New
York Hospital, 5000; American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals.
Manhattan. $4,000; New York Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty To Children.
$50, coo; Sheltering Arms. Manhattan u.
SIS, 600; St Mary's Free Hospital for
Children, Manhattan, s25. 900; Orphans
Home and Asylum for the Protestant
Episcopal Church. Manhattan, t25. 900;
Children's Aid Society. Manhattan. x25. 600;
New York Association for the Improving
the Condition of the Poor. $3.50 Five
Points House Of Industry. Manhattan.
SIS, 900: Society for the Relief of Destitute
Children of Seamen. West New Brighton,
SIS, 600; Society for the Relief of Destitute
Blind. Manhattan. $685. 900; Home for the
Incurables, FUrdham, SIS, 900; st. Johns
Guild for it's Seaside Hospital, SIS, 900;
Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan. SIS. 900;
Trinity Association for its Seaside Home.
S25, 600.
The sum Of 81. 900 was left 20 each OF three
workmen of the estate. One of these bene-
ficiaries was Bodley, but when he married
Mr.. Taylor cut him out Of the will and
another workman gets the money.
The cOdicil revoking the bequest to Mrs.
Bodley was dated April 30. 1901. The be-
quest 10 Bodley was cut OF by another
codicil the following September. The last
codiciD. dated April 20. 1903, revoked the
appointment of Stephen =. Palmer as an
executor and substituted the testator's
nephew. Percy II. Pyne. 10 work in con-
nection with Henry A. Lindsay of Railway.
The r~esiduary estate is TO be divided
among the brothers and sisters Of the
testator. They are Henry &C. Taylor. Mrs.
Albertina :. Pyne. Mrs. Kate W. Winthrop
and Mrs. Mary Lewis.