New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-09
{. M. SHEPARD WILL FILED
Mrs. A. S. Hewitt and c. S. Shep-
ard Share Bulk of His Estate.
VALUE EXCEEDS 100000"
Sister Asked to Keep Erlowest in
Family - Relatives, Friends
and Employees Remembered.

The will of Edward NJ. Shepard. who died
al FrloWest Lake George, on July 2S, was
filed for probate yesterday in the Surro-
gates office. Brooklyn. by William Mason
Smith The document was executed March
10. 1905. hut a codicil. making minor
changes in several requests, was added
July last The value of the estate was
stated TO he more than 100000 Charles
s Shepard. brother; Mrs. Agnes :. Hew-
lit. a sister: Edward :. Hewitt, a nephew.
and\ Russell G. Lefnwell. a rephew-in-law,
were named as executors.
Mrs Hewitt the sister. received Erlowest
and all its contents and the testator eX-
pressed the hope that it would be kept in
the family and with II the school house
farm. adjoining Erowest She and Mr..
Shepard's brother inherit the dairy I; rm
and the poultry farm jointly. Charles ;.
Shepard received the Paine farm. which
also adjons Erlowest, and $4,000. which,
the testator said. should equaize the gifts
to the brother and the sister
The resduary estate was divided into
two equal parts. to be held ny the Brooklyn
Trust Company. as trustee, tn sister re-
ceiving the income from one Of the parts
LOT ne. the nllnClpdl 10 Df NV Ii'h hiii'hS
her children. and the brother the income
from the other part. on the deaths of the
brother and his wife. provision was made
for the distribution Of mis- half among the
nephews and nieces Of Mr. Shepard The
will said:
II is not my wish (but this is not a di-
rection that either my sister or brother ~
sister-in-law shall accumulate any substan-
i M nj
he o. she shall enjoy ind y this Will The
incomes are meant chiefly for their imme-
diate and personal use and enjoyment and
disposition. ard not To accumulate for their
old age or for others.
The contents of the home. No. a. Pierre
pont street. Brooklyn. were bequeathed to
the sister and the brother. and Mr. Shepard
intimated that they might give to his close
friends his books and other personal prop
erty.
BY gifts outright Of $4,000 each Mr..
Shepard provided his sister and his sister
in-law with money for use before the trust
income became available He gave $4,000
to each if his nieces who had not married
and received wedding portions prior to his
death The brother was appointed success
sor Of the testator 10 the patronship I'm the
American Museum Of Natural History.
Other requests were: To Anna NJ Turney
the income Of $1,000, to DR.. Frederick 4
Savage. a cousin, the income Of $1,000: TO
Asher 3. Morse, $1,000 to the Rev. Edwin
r. Hscox. $1,000 to Reb.cca Colwell, a
friend 81 500: To Francis Risk. a friend
81 900; TO n. f. Chapman. $500 and the in
terest on s.. 900 to the Church of the Holy
Trinity. Brooklyn. $4,000; 70 St James
Church Lake George. as part payment on
a mortgage. $1,000. 10 P. c. Savage. Mr.
Shepards private secretary. $1,000; to
Smith n. Wood and Charles Forsel, en-
ployes At Erowest, $1,000 each, TO Sarah
Donnelly and Ellen Gilroy. servants in the
Brooklyn home. $500 each and $50 a year
as long as they remain in the employ Of the
Shepard estate; 10 Henry G. Nachieri. an
einploye 5000, and TO Leon H. Cooley,
$500
Lawrence r. Shepard. a nephew. received
$4,000. The nieces mentioned in the will
were Agnes Hewitt. Lucy r. Leffingwell,
Theresa Hewitt and Edna Shepard.