New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
ASTOR GUARDIANS NAMED
nutv TO Be to Act for Wards
ONLY in Probate Proceedings.
ME TO COME UP TO-DAY
Mot a Word of Protest Is Elk
rected from Any Person Inter
ested in the Big Estate.

,..,oeate Fowler yesterday appointed
,..r,or Justice Henry A. Gildersleeve as
aio, Guardian for Mrs. Madeleine Tai
20 Force Astor, widow Of Colonel John
,aoob Aston. and appointed Langdon P.
w.rvin as special guardian for William
,,,rcent Aston son of Colonel Astor. Both
.,,ordjans are designated to act for their
IDS only in the probate proceedings,
Itch are on the calendar OF the Surro-
-ote's Court 10 come up to-day.
1.r,ike the appointment of a. Perry Os-
,orn few DAYS ago by Surrogate Fowler
&C special guardian for Murlel Aston,
daughter Of Colonel Aston. the two appoint
.,a,,s made Yesterday were in compliance
,,i,b netitions filed with the Surrogate by
Mrs Astor and Vincent Astor.
/, the case of Muricl Astor. Surrogate
r.ou.ler acted on his own initiative, as no
.rncstion is necessary for minor under
,bo age of fourteen years, while such APP
rucation is required from minors who are
more than fourteen years old. Mrs. Aston
and her stepson are both twenty years
old Mrs Astor will he twenty-one on
lime 1. while Vincent Astor will reach his
majority on November 10.
Tho guardians will receive So each for
their services Both petitioners stated in
their applications that they were not In
anenced in the choice of guardians Mrs
Aston said that no general guardian had
been appointed for her, which statement
MAS also made by Vincent Astor in his case.
Former Justice Gildersleevc has acted as
counsel for William IL. Force. father Of
Mrs Aston. and 1t is understood. took parI
in that capacity in the ante-nuptial settle
n,ert that was made by Colonel Aston with
his second wife.
There is every reason 10 believe that the
will Of the tostator. distributing an estate
valued al about 500 on 900 will he probated
to-day and without a word of protest from
any Of the persons interested in the es-
tate There have been numerous wild
stories afoat that there might be a hitch
in the rrobatIng of the will because of the
supposed indefinite provision for the ex-
pected posthumous child. That point
seems 10 have been settled and the new
born Aston will have for its maintenance
until Of age the 100000 specified in the
will
other rumors have been circulated that
Mrs Madeleine TamadSe Force Astor. or
her father as her general guardian. might
make some move 10 contest the will. The
instrument gives Mrs Aston 10000 out
right, the income from 100000 until her
death or remarriage. and the use Of the
Astor house at No. so Fifth avenue, where
she is now living, under the same condi-
tons The rest OF the estate, with the eX-
cepton of some small legacies, is left 10
Vincent Astor.
However. all these stories Of possible
contest have been denied by both Mr..
Force and by representative of the es-
tate. General satisfaction has been ex-
pressed by those interested.
The formality of probating the will will
be simple The death of Colonel Astor will
be proved the witnesses to the document
will appear to prove their signatures and
that Of the testator, the executors. j.
Roosevelt Roosevelt, Douglas Robinson
and Nicholas Biddle, will qualify and the
guardians for the infants give their con-
sent 10 the probating Of the will.