Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-08
.ASTOR ESTATE LEFT TO SON
Will Drwn Soon After Marriage
Provides for Trust Funds.
Daughter, Muriel-Three MIL
lions Go 60 Expected POST
humoas child.


NEW YORK, May T.-counsel for the
family made public last night the will Of
John Jacob Astor, as drawn IN this city
In September last. only a few days altar
his marriage TO Miss Madeline Talmase
Force and approximately seven months
before he persisted with the sinking Of
the Titanic.
Vincent Astor. son, VINO win come 10
age within the year, is made the prin.
cipai Beneficiary and residuary iegatee,
No hint as to the value Of the. great
estate Is given and by the creation Of
trust funds the tcstator has followed as
far as possible the custom OF forbears In.
keeping the vast As,or ~sai estate hold
Tugs intact. Valuations Of the estate run
anywhere from t7s.ooo.ooo to fibaocaooo. A
close frsend Of the family said tonight
that the smaller figure. In his opinion.
Is nearer the correct estimate.
Aside for provisions for Vincent Astor,
the will provides for unconditional be-
quests efenly ss7s.sco. Among these there
Is but one Of o charitable nature. This
10 $1,000 10 81. Paul's school at Concord.
N. ". The remainder Of the iegaoies are
10 relatives. friends and faithful servants.
Nearly ell other provisions Of the will. o.
made public. deal with the trust funds, Of
which there are three-N,oco.ooo for the
young widow. Noooeo for the colonies
young daughter. Muriel. the child OF his
former wife, Ava Willing Astor. and
ta.eoo0oo for the expected posthumous
child OF the present widow, This latter
CLAUSE provides for leach child who shall
survive the testator other than his son.
william Vincent. and his daughter. Ava
Alice Murfel"
Nothing for Former wife.
No provision Ia made for the wife who
divorced him; and II the young widow
dies or Is married again the ss.ooo.coo trust
fund, together with the town house and
other property ieft TO her. reverts 10
Vincent Astor. she receives. however.
100000 outright. without stipulation, and
until the income from the trust fund
shall become available, the trustees are
directed to pay her an income Of 80. pm
Q year. There was an ante-nuptial settle
nent which she accepted In lieu Of dover
right. The amount Of this has never
been made public. Rumors have placed
Ii at s5oon0oo
The colonel gives the trustees minute
directions concerning making invest
ments, following almost word for word
instructions OF similar nature left by his
father, William Astor. All bequests are
made tan free. the taxes TO be paid out
Of the residuary estate. As TO proper
Investments he cites. among other thlngA
real estate. railroad securities and the
public dsbts OF the United States. New
York. Nov Jersey. Pennsylvania ana
Ohio.
Ths most important psovisiops Of the
will are:
TO his son. william Vincent Astor, out
right. the following property;
All the lands and personal property al
Rhinebeck. N. r.. over which the testator
was given power OF appointment by his
fathers will.
All the lands and personal property at
Rhinebeck which belonged to him abso-
lutsly at the time Of his death.
The hocse AMI grounds al Newport,
r, T.. with eli personal properly therein
over which he had power Of appoint
ment under his fathers will -
All the pictures and statuary left 10
him for Life BY his fathers will with
power OF appointment
All his jewslry, wearing apparel, per-
sonal effects. yachts and boats.
To his widow. Madeline Taimage Foscs
Astor. the town house and stable at Fifth
avenue and sixty-flfth street. together
with books. paintings pictures. engray-
ings. marbles. bronses. statusry and oh.
jects Of art. plate and silver-plated ware.
itnsn, china. glass. household effects,
useful and ornamental, therein contained
and not herein above otherwise disposed
OF. to haye and 70 hold the same for 80
long during her life az she shall remain
his widow. and upon her death or re.
marriage all this property Ia beoueathed
to the testators son, William Vincent
Astor.
For his wife. (sie) Madeline TsimaKe
Force Astor. q trust fund OF 10000,
she 10 receive the income Of such fund
for so long during her natural life a.
she shall remain his widow and upon her
death or in case of hsr remarriags then
upon such remsrriage the capital of this
fund goes to William Vincent Astor.
Legacy Outright 10 widow.
To his widow Madeline Tsimaee Force
Aston, an outright legacy OF 10000 pay.
able immediately upon the testator's
death and all the horses and other live
stock and all carriages and harness and
stable furniture and all automobiles and
all provisions and supplies belonging To
the testator or subject 70 his disposal ct
the Tina of his death, excepting such Of
said articles as are otherwise disposed al.
These provisions for his widow are made
in lieu Of dover and all other claim upon
his estate. and until The trust fund Of
100000 ID set up the executors are d..
rscted to pay her an income at the rate
Of fsOo.oos a year.
A trust tuna OF Bsoo0ooe tor the benefit
Of his daughter. Ava Alice MurisI Aston.
30 much OF the income as the trustees
shall determine TO be proper Is TO be ap-
pliad to her support, maintenance and
education during her minority ana the
balance Of the income TO be accumulated
Upon attaining the age OF q the daasn-
ter 10 10 receive this fund with its sc-
foundations absolutely. In case Of her
death under q year Of aSs II goes ac-
eording to her will. and in default Of a
will. then unto her issue, n any. and in
| default Of a will or iss4ief surviving her