The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05
5. $. THOMPSON LEFT
 ESTATE OF S110,153.65
Large Part of the Late Com missioner's Money Invest
 ed in Realty,
DEED DATED 1885 FILED
Certificate of Distribution of Ephraim Gilbert Property
 in Court.

The inventory Of the estate of the late police commissioner, Sherwood S. Thompson was filed in the probate court yesterday and by it, it is learn ed that he had property valued at si10, ,153.65, more than half of which is in real estate and a large part of the remainder in cash. By the report it is also shown that all MT. Thompson's property, except his real estate was in- street he having had about $23,OO0 in vested in 1t, aside from the buildings fl occupies. The report is as follows
 House and lot at 153 York street, 1S.b00; house and lot 157 York street, $S.00o; buildings and lot at 149 York street (the bakery, SS2,O0O; lot in Or chard street, $7O0 and a one-half inter est in brick house at Olive and Court streets, sS25; making the total real es- tate holding $62,45O. Mir. Thompson's pesonal property is set down as val ued at $44,32S.85, and choses in action at $S.875. Of the personal property there is $19,3596S in cash and almost all of the remainder is in the fittings of the bakeshop.
 The estate is divided equally be- tween the wife, daughter and son by his will.
 A certificate of distribution of the estate of Tphraim Gilbert, who died in 1885, was filed in the probate court yes terday morning in connection with the settlement of the estate of his daugh- ter, the late Mary A. Peck to clear the title of the real estate held by her.
 Mrs. Peck. who died a few months ago. had considerable land in Wood- bridge and there was no record of her ownership. The certificate of distribu- ton, which ought to have been filed in 1885, was discovered packed away in an old secretary, and this clears the title to the real estate.
 Ephraim Gilbert represented his dis trict in the state senate in 1885, and dropped dead in the Capitol at Hart ford while delivering strong address against the policy of the governor at that time.
 His estate was divided among three children, each getting $4,7S555, al- though the property is now worth a great deal more than amount.
 In the certificate of what was given Mrs Peck the following values of land are given: One dwelling. $500; work house. s25; corn house, $40; new barn, sSO S acres of land, $3,234.S1; cash $56.44
 The certificate of distribution states that in the will there is provision that all the heirs can walk across each others land as long as they do no harm to it and do not trample on the grass.
 A receipt of the probate fee for the settlement of the estate accompanies | the distribution. The fee amounted to $5.25 and A. P. Sanford was clerk of 1 the court Charles A. Tngersoll, was judge of probate.
 The distributors of the estate were | tAbner Baldwin, James J. Baldwin and 1 Elihu Diokerman, all of whom are | dead.
 The will of the late George 1T. Cor ham was admitted to Probate yester- day afternoon. The will disposes of an l estate valued at about $11,OoO. William F. Downer of Hamden and Frederick | D, Whitaker of this city were named as the appraisers. The entire estate l g0ec to the widow of the testator and | to his son, Henry J Gorham, in equal 1 shares. The son is named as executor.
 The will of Edward Eld of East Ha- ven, was filed in the probate court yes- terday afternoon. The document | leaves the estate to cousin, William l.. Everett of this city, the wife of the | deceased having died.
 Antoni Donatti and Louis Scoppa l were named as appraisers in the estate l