Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
MAKERS OF WILLS
Who SHOW SPLEEN
LegacieS With Unusual Condi-
tions-Bequests With a
String to Them.
From Pearsons Weekly.

From Pcarson's Weekly.
Some people make wills in favor of
their relations containing such vim
dictive or arbitrary clauses as to what
they must do, or must not do, under
pain of forfeiting the money, that
many of the recipients prefer to re-
nounce the wealth in order that they
may follow their own inclinations. In
any case the agony of deciding which
of the two things TO do must be ter
Tible mental and moral strain. For in
stance. fortune of over 10000 has
Just been left by Mrs. Bibby of Liver
pool TO her sister. katherine Perry,
When my said sister shall cease to be
nun and leave the said convent tthe
Notre Dame Convent Mount Pleasant,
LIVERPOOL absolutely"
While Mrs. Bibby's sister remains a
nun the interest OH the money is 10 be
paid to her on condition that none of
ii is used for the benefit of the convent
or any one connected with IT. similar
case is that of Lady Mary Catherine
-tshburnham, who has not yet come to
any decision as to whether she Will
continue her life at the convent of the
Sacred Heart at Roehampton. If she
takes the vow she is precluded by
Lord Ashburnham's will from inherit
ing his real and personal estate. The
will has been professionally sworn at
under f25o,000. She has four years in
which TO decide, being still novice
at the convent. Her age is twenty
three.
Mustn't Join Army or Navy.
Another peculiar will which attracted
considerable attention six years ago
was that of Mr.. Robert Beard. who
left his estates to his nephew, provided
he did not enter either the naval or
military service of the country" The
nephew took the case TO court. and Mr..
Justice Cody decided that the clause
could not stand. such provision
struck AT the very security of the
state" and was therefore contrary TO
the public good.
An eccentric stockbroker of Sloane
street. who died in 1905. left over
100000 to his only son. who was then
eight years old. ON very quaint terms,
several pages of the will being taken
up with curious provisions regarding
the care and moral welfare of the
child He is not allowed to have any
dealings with his mother. except as
and unless ordered by a judge in the
court of chancery.
Every effort is to be made by the trus-
tees to prevent the granting of such an
order. but if such grant cannot be pre-
vented they are TO employ doctors.
nurses. detectives or tutors. as they
shall deem necessary. to guard both his
moral and material welfare
\ short time ago a Mr.. William Clag-
horn died in America, possessed of about
so0.Oo0 and a pretty wife. OF her lie was
Unfortunately jealous.
Every Smile for Man Lost E2OO.
He left her all his money. however. but
stipulated that she should forfeit 5000
Of the estate each time she appeared in
public unveiled. and another GOO each
time she smiled at man. The will went
on II do further order that for every
time she dances with a man. goes to any
or instruction with man that the same
sum shall be forfeited. and, further. that
il she do permit any caress or fashion of
endearment G1.0OO be forfeited.
Lord Kew was a very wealthy peer OF
strict principles and peculiarly acrid tenn
per, and, having no wife or children to
annoy. he took ii out, as the saying is,
Of his brothers. nephews and other ex-
pectant kinSfolk. One gem from his col
lection Is in some such words as these:
by previous will / had left GJo.oO0 to
my brother john, but as he has sent his
son to Oxford insteSd of Cambridge con-
trary TO my expressed wish, reduce the
legacy TO ESQ.
Mr.. Charles William Jones of Gwyn-
iryn, Carmathen, an ex-mayor of the
Of Seyenty-two, leaving fortune of e.,
t.6 bequeathed to his wife the sum of
I shilling" but he left $500. a field.
two cottages and certain furniture to his
servant.
Probably the meanest will on record
was that of man who left 10 his wife
the sum of / farthing. with the direction
that it should be sent to her by post in
an unstamped envelope.