The San Francisco call., 1907-02-21
pTREoroRs, sTATEMENT


The statement given out yesterday
by Drs. Taylor, Gibbons and Rixford
follows:
Dr. Ellinwood. having set out as reported in
The Call Of Wednesday the 10th instant, his
excuse for his having dealt with the Lane
moneys Ia the manner IN which he has, and
having declared that there was at present
strife and jealousy existing Smong the men
who had removed him from the presidency Of
Cooper Medical College and from the presidency
Of the faculty Of that college, and having per
petrated the libel upon the memory OF DR.. Lane,
thar he iDr. Lane had stated TO him that the
mon connected with the college were beginning
70 develop chsrs ceTistics which would divert
the institution from the purposes for which he
had intended Il and that he himself had some
fear OF being removed. IL becomes our duty to
sTlte in as brief form as possible the facts of
\ ana Mrs. Lane had long intended that
eli the property they should leave at their death
should go to Cooper Meolcal OoIIege; ,Hs.nay HSiny
lectures and for the ding and maintenance
OF memorial medical library. To that end
they made wills giving al ot their properly tc
tie college. After these wills were made they
were legally advised that only one-third OF thel
estate could be disposed Of by viii for the pur
pose intended and that some other dlsposltlon
for the benefit Of Cooper College must be made
~ possible Finally they deemed IL best TO make
mutual and concurrent wills under Wnlch se eac.
understood between them that the survivor
would carry out the wishes Of both
REQUEST TO A COUSIN
DR.. Lane. having predeceased his wlIe. al
Of bis property became Mrs Lanes by virtue
~ ais viii made in the manner before men
toned Mrs. Lane thereupon made a new
viii wherein, for the purpose Of carrying out
the wishes OF the doctor and herself, and SC
that II possible the moral obligation OF seeing
70 Il that all Of her property, not only ina, INA,
,4hfcb she had IN her OWL right but also that
vrhscb she had derived from Dr.. Lane by his
Vii should be received by the college
provided IN her will that third OF her prop
se-+v sbouId 20 TO the college for the purpose
Of library and the remaining two-thirds tc
cousin Of on DR. lane ~ @in te wishes Of bo
Dr. Lane and his WIFE,
Subsequently. by reason OF occurrences not
necessary TO be stated, Mrs. Lane thought best
10 make another will. wherein she substituted
IS 10 the tyo-thirds Of the property DR.. G. \.
FIl3nvvood president Of Cooper Medical Col
- - i rlsce Of the cousin Of Dr. Lane. leay
inc q third as before. 10 Cooper Medical Col
Ieee for the purpose OF the library The viii
last mentioned probateo as the last vii
eD6 testament OF Mrs. Lane, and under II Dr.
T-Ilsnvood received IN money about $50, 600 and
ID addition other properties worth at least
sfoTe than p year after the reception by Dr.
FIliuvvood Of these moneys and properties left
by Mrs. Lane DR.. Ellinwood was asked 9y me
bosr5 ~ directors as to what he intended tc
~ sbout the endowment Of the Lane medical
Iecfure eourse-neariy the dearest thing TO DR.
T.rese heart 81 the time Of his death. DR.
f-TrnwoOd replied that Mrs Lane INTENDED thal
lie lecture course should oe enGoweo our @ o.
eItned al that time 10 make any endowment
/. although be had At that time n cash nearl!
rr-ffe recently he has declared TO the directors
fIaf -he lecture course failure Che alone
~ everrtodv connected with the college be-
~ ~ mat opiniOn). and that he did not now
I at least intend 10 endOw that course
FUND STILL INTACT
ONT n All these great properties received
~ Te- Filinwood he has paid $4,000 for the
purchase Of $4,000 volumes OF neelcaI Dooki
one Sew York Academy OF Medicine. from
whom the purchase was made IN the name o.
COOPER College, greatly favoring the educationa
,r,s-sf,rfon IN the matter Of price); ana ever
- ~ this purchase DR.. Elltnwood exacteo "a
= condition that the college should pay the
freight on the books from New York. Dr.
Fliinwood has also paid $1,000 TO lecturers II
b lie Tsne medical course. the total or ms eH
rendifnres on behalf Of the college amounting
~ scarcely more than the income derived from
today 50 far expenditures by him IN tne
interest Of the college are concerned, holds vir
fualIv intact ali the moneys and properties
received from Mrs. Lanes estate.
his annual report as president he stated
that be - intended TO endow" the Lane
lecture course permanently 10 the extent
Of about So0o0O Is untrue Al ina
esd that be hoped IN the near future that
be might be able to make a permanent en-
oowment'
EILINWooD'S DISMISSAL
*. Ellinwood's statement that strife and
Sea E7'' exist between the uen who had
reu 9Nfd him from the presidency Is untrue, and
now that he is no longer factor IN the lie OF
never has there been better feeling among
the men engaged in the work of the college
and hospital than there Is now
IT might be well 60 state that Lane Hospital
IS not institution independent OF Cooper Ned
1cnl College. and that all the hospital property
belongs ID flc corDOrafi0n Cooper Medical