Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-17
HUNDRED BRIEF WORDS N WILL
Each Word Of Short Document, Which
Was Entered to Probate Yesterday,
Was Weighted with Approximately
One Million DoIiars-Manaeement
of Property on Widows Hands.
(Ry Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Sept. ia hundred
brief words, weighted each with APP
proximate,y 100000. and containing
In their entirety the last testament OF
f. II. Hartman, make his widow.
Mary Ayereli Hartman, one OF the
wealthiest women In the world.
1t is perhaps the briefest viii on
record for the disposal of an estate
of such magnitude. All his property ~
left TO Mrs Hartman.
Wall street estimates that Mrs.
Hartman will inherit In realty and
personal property between s75.000,v0U
and $100.000.000.
Children and Relatives Cared For.
Mr.. Harriman's private fortune is
supposed to have been greater than
this by many umllions. but there IS
reason to believe that his unmarried
daughters, Mary and Carol. his mar
ried daughter. Mrs. Robert Living
stone Gerry. and his two sons, VIII
liam Ayereli. and Roland. boy OF
four, together with his surviving sis
Ter. Mrs. Simcns, and other relatives,
hive all been provided for In gifts
| out of hand and trust funds set aside
by Mr.. Hartman during his life time.
The viii is dated June s, 1902 and
/ Is witnessed by Charles "a. Peabody.
president of the Mutual Life Insur-
anee Company. who drew 1t, and C.
c. Tegethoff
Mr.. Peabody was Mr.. Harriman's
close personal friend and was fire.
| quently a caller at arden House uur-
/! ing his last illness.
/ he relinquished a law practice COM
monty estimated as worth 100000 q
year 10 assume at a smaller salary
the active direction OF a company IN
which Mr. Hartman was heavily in
terested.
Wife Brought Him Aid.
Mrs. Hartman was Miss Mary
Averell, daughter OF W. j. AverelI,
a wealthy banker of Rochester, N, Va
who made his money in the Rome,
W atertown and Odgensburg Railway
| financial aid in his early struggles
(! In the market, wnen a'd was most
valuable 10 him. He never needed II
/ again. for his administrative ability
soon won him the support Of Kuhn.
Loeb ard Company. the National City
Bank and the powerful STANDARD OH
! clique. Their 30 years OF married
life has always been ideally happy.
On Mrs. Harriman's shoulders viii
now rest the management Of the as
600 acres of woodland. pasture LAID
and fertile black bottoms in the Ram
apo valley and on the steep sizes OF
| Tower H.lI; the completion OF the
grea; house which Mr.. Hartman had
already lav.shed s2.500,0oo. without
: living to see Il finished. and those
| plans OF public benefacfion. parks and
forest reservaficns-which Il Is known
that Mr.. Hartman cherished. though
he makes no mention Of them IN his
will.
! Richer Than Hetty Green.
n the estate measures up to ex-
pectafiOns Mrs Hartman. according
to common estimation here. is the
vealfhiest woman IN the world. Mira
Hefty Green's holdings have been es-
timated at 5000 600: those OF Ma
] rTfttIlCh AOlItlduAa Ituutl0- VIII
was Anne Weigktman. CT Phflede;-
pAia. at So. coo .0e0. and those Of MA
Russell sage a. q like amount.
The viii was fled today with ne
surrogate Of Orange county. y. Y
~ Goshen Il was pointed oct az
Goshen today that by making no re-
ference 70 children OF relatives. Mr..
Hartman avoided the large share o.
the enormous inner lance tan which
rnder the laws Of the State o. NsI
York would otherwise Be imposed.
Dover siehv Not Subject to Tax
Mrs. Harr.nans dover rights are
not subject to any iax whatever ana
the remaining tvo-shirds 81 The -
tate % = tax Of only one per cent
orange county IS the home o. NIL
Iiouaries and ;he county clerks Eies
hold many important Wills. That 81
James s. r. Smith. Tor example.
which disposed o s15.eeo.ce0 paid an
inheritance tax o. $50 is5-5s. the
largest on record Al ,sottsn.