The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20

ago, leaving the property still unsold.
Under the probate laws OF California
but one-third Of an estate can go to
charity so Mrs. Lane left that fraction
10 the hospital and college and the bal
ance TO DR.. c. \. Ellinwood old-time
friend Of her husband, who for years
had been head Of the two institutions.
At that time the estate was worth
100000 and the two thirds which Ell
linwood received in the viii as residu-
ary legatee was valued at 100000.
That residue has increased in value to
approximately s55O.000, Of which sum
between $4,000 and 100000 is money
in bank.
For two years after the death of Mrs
Lane there was harmony in the faculty,
EIlinwOod, as president, promising con-
tinually, it is said, to deliver his share
OF the endowment TO the college. The
matter had to be but tacitly understood
for an open avowal Of the purpose OF
the Lane bequest would have meant q
violation OF the probate law. Two
years ago the feeling became dominant
among the faculty that their president
was too 1eisurely in fulfilling the i'm
pIied conditions of his legacy. The
welfare Of the college was a vivid
thing with the physicians and others
who had gi- en- the best part Of their
lives TO It, and they grew fearful OF
The corporation OF the college and
hospital cannot recover the money said
70 have been intendeS for them through
any process Of law. While the Broad
way property had not been sold, It was
known that EIlinWood had nearly $780,
600 in cash which he could have used
IN aiding the two institutions. So the
storm broke.
DR.. Ellinwood denied positively last
night that the bequest he received had
been left him with any understanding
direct or implied, that II should after
ward be turned over TO the college and
hospital, but asserted, on the contrary
that Dr. Lane had expressed a fear be-
fore his death that he was to be de-
posed from his position in the college
THE action in removing me was
directly due to my unwillingnesS tc
continue the Lane lecture course this
wear" Dr.. Ellinwood said. 81 have
psfd $4,000 out OF my own personal
funds for the keeping up of the Lane
lecture course since DR.. Lanes death
and spent $1,000 on 1t last year, but
owing to the scant and discourteous
attention given the course by the fac
1llty and the general lack Of interest
in il, I determined to omit it during
1907. Nobody had been selected for the
course and in my annual report to the
stated that I intended to endow it per-
manently to the extent of about
100000"
DR.. ElIinwood stated that he had also
contributed medical library Of 25,00C
volumes to the college and declared that
there was at present strife and jealousy
among the men who had removed him
from the presidency Of the two institu-
tions and that they were trying to re-
move him from the board Of trustees
According to EIlinwood's assertions
Lane would have endowed the college
before his death if he had wished the
money TO go to il. but instead of this
the former declares, DR.. Lane told him
r tl,at the men he had reared and trained
In the institution had developed char
acteristics which would divert the in
stftution from the purpose for which
he had intended it," and who would, II
he lived long Enough, put DR.. Lane out
Of the college Ellinwood explained
this, be said. at the meeting at which