Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
WILL OF GROVER CLEVELAND
document Probated Gives No Hint to
Value Of Estate.
PROPERTY GOES TO WIDOW
Fusd Of $4,000 Is treated for Each
of the -Four Children and Small
Requests Are Made to
Relatives.

TRENTON, n. j., July 1.-THE will OF
former President Grover Cleveland was pro
bated today. The probating took place at
the home Of Mrs. Cleveland In Princeton.
surrogate John w. Cornell went there for
the purpose. Mrs. Cleveland arrived In
q Princeton from New Hampshire today. The
will is in Mr.. Cleveland's own
az makes no disclosures as 20 the extent
OF g. wealth. After some minor bequests
an Gro creation Of a fund Of $4,000 for
e. Of the four children the remainder OF
tho cs,atc Is left to Mrs. Cleveland. In
the will MIR. Cleveland expresses the desire
that he he buried in the place where he
should die. a-d that his body be not ."'
moved unless it should be absolutely neces-
sarv to have It repose by the side OF his
wife's body. Witnesses TO the will are Prof
Andrew +. West and Prof. John Finley,
New York. who were at Princeton and &C
knowledged to Surrogate Cornell that they
witnessed the signature to the will. Mrs.
Cleveland is made executrix and Frank S.
Hastings executor under the will.
Text of VIII.
The text Of the will is as follows:
l. Grover Cleveland, Of the borough of
Princeton. In the state of New Jersey. do
make. publish and declare this my last
will and testament, hereby expressly re-
VCkinE all previous wis by me nlduc.
First-f hereby direct that after paymen
Of all my debts and funeral expenses an ap-
propriate monument, with brief inscription
and only moderately expensive, be erected
at my grave and paid for out of my estate.
/ desire TO BE- buried wherever l may re-
side at the time Of my death and tnut my
; body shall always rcmain w"1te IL sna,i
only II Il shall be absolutely necessary
that II shall rapose by the side Of my wife
ard in accordance with her desire.
EppoD1-T rive IN my niece. MARY Hast
ings. daughter Of my sister, Anna Hastings,
the sum or 5000, to be paid to her as soon
Third-I give to my friend, Richard Wat.
son Glider, the watch given TO me IN 1888
by the said Glider and L. c. Benedict and
te the same when last ON by me,
FOURTH give to each ( the four daugh-
ters Of my nephew. Ricl ard Hastings; now
ings. the sum of 1900 each.
Fifth give to Frank S. Hastings, my
good friend and executor of this will, as
the most personal memento l can leave to
him, the seal ring ! have worn for many
wife and with whose hearty concurrence
This gift is made.
Legacy to Children.
SIXTH give to my two daughters, Esther
and Marion, and to Ia. two sons, Richard
IL. and Francis G., Tie sam Of $1,000 each,
ITO be paid 20 them, respectfully, as ,nsy sudll
arrive at the ase OF = years. UntI these
he kept. Invested and the Income derived
2 therefrom shall be paid TO my wife, and the
aggregate of said Income shall be applied
=, by her to the support, maintenance ana cd
'ucation Of said children In such manner
and In such proportions as she shall deem
best, without any liability to any of said
children on account thereof. II, however,
Sither of my said daughters shall, before
Her legacy becomes payable, cease for any
b reason to reside with her mother, there and
at that time the income arising from the in
vestment Of her lagacy shall be paid to
said daughter. In case either of my said
children shall die before his or her legacy
shall be actually paid, leaving no child or
children, then said legacy shall lapse and
posed of by this instrument.
Seventh-All the rest and residue OF my
6 estate and property of which l may die
seized or possessed, of every nature where
soever the same may be situated. l give,
Z devise and bequeath to my dear wife, Fran
ces r. Cleveland, and to her heirs and
u assigns forever, and hereby appoint her
guardian of all my children during their
minority.
Eighth hereby appoint my wife, Fran
Hastings, executor of this, my last will and
p testament.
Witress my hand and seal at Princeton,
N. j., this 26th dav OF February, 1905.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The foregoing instrument was, on the day
Il bears date, signed by Grover Cleveland,
the testator therein named, in the presence
Of each of us and we both being present
at the same time, and the said ~testator
did then and there acknowledge and de-
clare to us and each Of us that said in
strument was his last will and testament,
and thcreupon, we did In the presence of
each other and of said testator and at his
request, subscribe our names hereto as at
testing witnesses.
JOHN F. FINLEY, New York City, N. Y.
ANnP Il NUEHGT prf,a1fon