The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
SEYMOUR
 ASKS ADVICE FROM
 SUPREME COURT
There Is $15,OOO Trust Fund
 Involved Tn Outcome

The action brought by Morris w Seymour of Bridgeport, as trustee un- der the wifi; Sf Mrs. Sarah s. Black, late of New Milford, against David c. Sanford, Jr.. of New Milford, and All Saints Memorial parish of New Milford, occupied the attention of the justices of the supreme court yester- day afternoon. The action went to the supreme court on reservation from the superior court of Litchheld county Mir Seymour as trustee, has z5, and accumulated earnings. The ac- ton was for justices of the supreme court to direct what he should do with the money.
 Sarah Sanford Black was the owner of the Ingleside School in New Mil ford and she died on August, 13, 1910, while she was temporarily abroad. The doubt as to what should be done with the money in the possession of guage contained in the twenty third Ieuse of the will Of the testatrix and that has to do with the contents of g. letter which Mrs. Black received from hen sister, Miss Caroline s. Sanford. The letter to Mrs. Black was written in New York on January 4, 1908, and is as follows:
 My dear sarah! In will which I have recent executed, I have given you among other things, a specific bequest of s15,0O0, with the request that you will expend the income and much of the principal thereof as is necessary in the carrying on of a. certain charity that I am interested in. I had the mat ter put in that way so that nothing might appear upon record, but a matter of fact. you weH know. my idea, is that the income and some of the principal. if necessary, should be used to take care of MT. Crockett, and having the fullest faith in your will , ingness to carry out any desire of mine. I write this letter that there may be no nisunderst landing as to what I mean by that clause in the will.
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 The twenty-third clause of Mrs. Blacks will bequeathed to MT. Sey- ,notr trustee, s15,OOO to carry out fthe object in the above letter and upon the conclusion of the purpose for which the trust was created, the twenty-third clause provided that the All Saints Memorial parish of New Milford.
 Caroline s. Sanford. the record in the case shows was at the time of her deceaee, and at the time she made the will, a spinster of advanced age, and she and her mother and sister were instrumental in establishing and main tainAng the parish. David c. Sanford. Jr-, who, with the church is named as defendant, is 15 years old and fs 8 grand nephew of the testatrix and her sister. Caroline. The principal object of the trust created by the letter and the twenty third clause of the will, was the care, comfort and support of a former rector of the church and he died on April 6, 1911. MT. Seymour was a cousin of Mrs Black and her sister, and he was the sole executor of the will. He discloses in the rec ord that at different times, Mrs. Black had told him that if the entire SIS, 900 was not necessary for the care of the rector, it T6S the desire of the sisters that what remained be expended for the education of David c. Sanford. Jr., one of he defendants. The supreme court is asked to direct what shall be done with the trust funds all of which is invested in bonds.