New-York tribune., 1908-09-04
GIFT TO ART MUSEUM
Legacy OF 81, 10000.
f. {. He7citt Leares $1,000, 900 to
Ne7c York POSTGRADUATE Hospital.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Owego, n. Y, Sept. 3-The will of Frederick
Cooper Hewitt Tioga County's wealthiest resi-
dent. who died in this village. his home. last
Sunday, was filed to-day. The estate is esti-
mated to be worth over s5,0OO,OO0 of which over
$4,000,OO0 has been bequeathed to various insti-
tutions. charitable and otherwise The principal
bequests are s200O,000 to the New York Post
Graduate Medical School and Hospital; S1500,
600 TO the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New
York, which is also named as the resduary
legatee: s5O0,0OO to Yale University, Of which
Mr.. Hewitt graduate in the class of IS;
100000 to the Shelterng Arms Society of New
York; 100000 to the Free Industrial School for
Crippled Children. No. All West 57th street New
York; 100000 TO the Little Missionary Day
Nursery, Of 93d street, New York and 100000
TO the Netherwood On. j. Fresh Air Home.
Other bequests $4,000 to the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; $4,000 to
the Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Insti-
tute of Claremont, Va. and 100000 to the Coburn
Free Library, of Owego.
The testator bequeaths 100000 to his niece,
Mrs. Frederick H. Elwood. of Rochester; 100000
to Mrs. Victoria Powers, of Rochester, the
daughter of Mrs. Elwood $4,000 each to Mrs.
Fannie A Whitney. of Rochester, who is the
daughter of Mr.. Hewitt's sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Arnot; James +. Pumpelly and Gurdon H Pum-
pey, of Owego, his nephews; $4,000 each to
Mrs. Harry Allen. OF New York, and Lawrence
Pumpelly. of Owego, children of James +. Pun
pelIy, and the income from $4,000 to Mrs. Emma
Platt, of Owego, widow of Mr. Hewitt's cousin,
Edward j Platt.
The will directs that all the property. real and
personal. be converted into cash, and after the
bequests have been fulfilled the remainder is to
go TO the Metropolitan Museum of Art There
is also provision stating that should any heir
seek to break contest the will the amount
bequeathed TO that person shall go to the Met
ropoIitan Museum of Art. The executors named
are County Judge George + Andrews and Cur
don H. Pumpey. of Oweso.
Less than week previous 10 his death Mr..
Hewitt gave s22. .322 to the r. A. Packer Hos
pitaI. at Sayre. Penn. Mr Hewitt inherited
about 81. 100000 from his father and $2.500. 900
from his brother. the late Gurdon Hewitt Of
this village.
1t learned that in making the bequest Of
81 500 900 TO the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
Mr.. Hewitt was guided by the advice Of Franck
lyn Paris. the artist who had served him III the
capacity Of expert in his purchase of paintings
OF the Barbizon school.
Two years ago Mr.. Paris imported FOR Mr..
Hewitt supposed Raphael which, II found gen
uine the latter purposed to present t. the mu-
scum. The price ased for the canvas called
"I,Abondance ct la CharitG" was t25Oo0O. The
painting. however. was declared by committee
OF experts to be only a copy and such was
promptly returned to It's owner. II after
the falling through of this project that Mr.
Hewitt asked the advice OF Nj Paris relative
to bequeathing his fortune to the Metropolitan