The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-08
LYLE'S FORTUNE GOES
TO NURSE He MARRIED
cut Off His Own Relatives anu
Left Sl25.OOO to HOspi-
tails and Charities.
TOTAL MAY BE $40. 900. 900
Widow Gets %5OO.OOO Outright
and Tcnafly IlOmc-Big
Personal Requests.

HAckENsAtR. ". J.. Aug The will of
John =. Lyle. who died in Tenaf'y on
July 20, leaving fortune that may have
amounted TO s2OOO0,0T. was admitted
to probate to-day by Surrogate T.. l.. ID.
Hester. Mr. Lyle was more than 93 years
old The bulk OF his fortune goes to his
young widow. who was nurse when he
married her two years ago and who is
residuary legatee.
Mr.. Lyle was a partner in Lord 4 Tay-
lor for many years. and it was said at the !
time of his death that he was owner OF
he block in which the store is situated. |
He retired from active work more than !
thirty years ago. hut his property. much
Of it in real estate. had appreciated greatly
in the interval.
At the time of his marriage friend
said that three years previously
Mr.. Lyle had estimated his property at
half way between fifteen and twenty
millions; he didn't know for sure" but
the friend was sure il was growing all the
time. No better figures could be OBJ
tanned tonight.
By Mr. I.vle's will many charitable in
s,ittitions in New York are beneficiaries
to the extent of $50, 900 or so apiece. He
also left sims ranging from $1,000 to
S5O, 900 % relatives. One or two who were
outspoken cri les of his marriage two years
ago were left out of the will alt ogether.
These institutions get s5O.OO0 apiece:
The American Tract Society. the Ameri-
can Bible Society. the Board of Home
Missions of the Presbyterian Church. the
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presby
.crian Church and a similar body of the
Reformed Church of America. The
/ Cmldren's Aid Society, the New York As
sociation for Improving the Condition of
the Poor. the Charity organization So
ciety. the New York Eve and Ear intrmary
and the State Charities Aid Association
each receive s25,0O0.
The largest personal bequest goes to
his second wife. who was Miss Julia Ger
tride Hannon. a Presbyterian Hospital
nurse, and who took care of Mr.. Lyle for
two years prior to their marriage in Sep
tember. 1910. To her Mr.. Lyle left $500, ,O00
outright and the estate at Tcnaf'y of forty
acres. which has a value Of 500 900. She
il the executriX.
William Newcomb of TenaHy, brother
of the first Mrs. Lyle, receives $50 600
outright and the house and land which
he occupies al Tenany. John c. New
comb of Tenany receives <l5.ooO. Other
personal bcquests are: Lydia j. Hub
bard Of Toledo. Ohio, Sj00oo; Josie F..
Burton of Brooklyn, $1,000; Mary y.
Crane of Toledo 1000: Elizabeth II.
Scott of Toledo, s3o.Uo0; Louisa Patten
of Plainfied, \. j $40. 900. jeanette Hub
bard of Toledo, $4,000. and to Lucy +.
Nelson of Jersey City. $50, 900
As to relatives of his own blood Mr..
Lyle had this To say in his Will;
In making this. my las, will and ,es,a-
m-nt and in deciding upon the provisions
thereof. ! have done SO after much Thought
and cons ldrrl ton. and have not made any
provision whatsoever for any relation who
may be a cousin. or second or third cousin
of mine or related in any degree Ia me be-
/, cause or tn" fact that do not feel tha; my
association with or interest in them or any
lof them ~ such ~ to make il IN any sense
proper or oblignting upon me ~ a moral
duty so To do.
,, The will says that Mrs. Lyle, the execu.
triS, may pay the requests in cash or in
part cash or bonds of railroads or cor.
porations or transfer mort cages held by
the testator. 1t also says:
| direct that Lord 4 Taylor shall pay
their Indebtedness to mo in sums Of So. .oW
per month or IN larger sums If they 81 de
: sire.
MIR Lyle made his will on June II last
r six weeks before he died. The signature
is that Of feeble man. The witnesses
. to the will We're s Sanwood Menken
, of Philbin. Beekman, Menken & Griscom
IT. II. Marshall of the Hotel Marie Antoi-
I nette and G. r. I.angenbacher of Mon.
I clair.
= Mr.. Lyle and Miss Harmon We're mar
5 ried in lonkers by a justice of the peac,
on September 20, 1910. Al that time
| Mr.. Lyle gave his age as ~ a nd Miss
! Harmon said she was 81 After the dealt
I of his first wife in 1908 her sister, Mie.
Elizabeth Antoinette Newcomb, wen,
> TO Mr.. Lyle house and took care Of him
u Miss Ncwcomb wa- often i'll and a traine,
nurse was sent out from New York to
look OUT for her. The nurse was Miss
Harmon.
II Miss Newcomb finally wen, 70 a sani
= tarium ~ White Plains but Miss iiannol
stayed on AT the Lyle house in Tenafly
In the winters she went South with Mi
Lyle. After time Miss Newcomb wa
able 10 leave the saniiarium. She SAT-
she would go back to Mr.. lyle's house ol
condition that he discharge his nurse
!. IIe refused. and Miss Newcomb went l.
live with her brother William Newcomf
who is mem, oned as n beneficiary in tn
a, will and whose place mt Tcnafly adjoine
u Mr.. Lyles.