The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-25
Two, Cut OFF With 81, 900 Each,
Say They Are Well
Satisfied.
WIDOWS SHARE Is SMALL
Friends Say Total Estate Will
Not Be More Than
$1,5OO,OOO.

to each OF his two married dauRnters'
Mrs. w. Seward Webb. Jr. and Mrs.
Harry X. vingut. and q home and $4,000
a year to Mrs. 0synor. II IL very unlikely
that there will be a contest over the Will.
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. vingut said yester.
day that they were satisfied with the pro-
visions. Norman 0aynor, who comes into
q two-sevenths share OF the estate when
he reaches his twenty.Hrst year. told
long time friend Of the family that II made
no difference what his mother was left
under the will. because he would look out
for her In any event
\ positive declaration was made by
Michael F'urst, the lawyer who had the
keeping Of the will and who was one OF
the Mayors closest friends. that no at
tempt would be made to break the will
Mr.. Furst and other friends Of the 0aynor
family estimated the value Of the estate
at from $1,000. 900 to N.5oo.ooo.
Il have talked with the members OF the
family" said Mr.. Furst yesterday at his
once at Court and Montague streets.
Brooklyn. and from what they said and
from what I know OF their beautiful and
harmonious family life there isn't the re-
motest chance that there will be contest.
Even II u contest vas contemplated IL
could not be successful. II would have to
be shown. In order to break the will. that
Mayor Gaynor was incompetent or was
unduiy Influenced. Can you imagine any.
body taking that view Of Mr.. Gaynor. es.
pecialiy after the recent public tributes?
Ne Grouad for Contest.
Here IL a man who left all Of his prop
erty to a sister. to his wife and to his
children. What ground could there be for
. contest: The fact that some got more
than others doesn't matter. so far as the
integrity Of the will In concerned.
Mrs Webb. who was Gertrude Gaynor
said to me to-day while she was In my
ONCE with her brother Norman: I am
glad that the boys are we'll taken care Of.
when the matter Of Mrs. 0synor's
share In the estste came up In our con-
versatIon Norman 0aynor remarked: KS
all right. I come Into the principal right
away and shall look after my mother. /"
The only expression that Mrs. Vingut,
who was Edith Oaynor. made on the sub
ject yesterday was:
We are perfectly satisfied with the
will Everything Is perfectly satisfac-
tory. perfectly all right. and every one is
satisfied. l am sure. Further than that
I do not care to say anything. An ex-
PLANTATION may be made In due time
Any notion that the Mayor had pfAc-
ticsliy cut of his daughters Gertrude and
Edith because they eloped to be married
was dissipated quickly when 1t was re-
called yesterday that the will was drawn
and placed In the hands Of Attorney F>urst
before the daughters were married Be-
sides. they were forgiven By their father
promptly after they were married and
were on excellent terms with him up to
his death.
An expla nation. was offered to this
effect. that the Mayor knew that both
married daughters were amply provided
for already. since Mr.. webb and Mr.
vingut are men OF means. and that he
knew also that his sons would do all
that was necessary for Mrs. Gaynor.
Estate Net Worth S3,OOO,OOO.
The very best judgment OF the Mayors
friends. those In position to have fairl,
accurate knowledge Of the value OF his
estate. was that the property was worth
less than has been commonly thought
These friends believed that the report OF
the appraiser for the transfer tax would
show value Of somewhere between
81. 900. 900 and S1.S0O.OO0.
Mr. Furst said that the Mayors real.,
holdings were not SO extensive as ;nan,
had thought. and that the property con
sisted largely OF good mortgages and saf'
stocks and securities.
Mr. Furst hesitated about talking OF
the subject Of the Mayors will and prop
erty. because ne didn't want II to ap
pear that he was trying to rush into prin
with his opinions. But he wanted to cor
rect the notion. he said, that the famil!
was at odds over the will. and he re
| called some interesting activities Of thu
Mayor.
zone Of the pieces Of real estate that h
held at his DEATH" said Mr.. Furst. "is
plot 100 by 100 feet at Myrtle avenue ant
Navy street. 1t was in 1879. I believe
that MI Gaynor. then a young Flatbusl
lawyer, brought suit to eject . man nance
| Arthur Wildwood from this property
which had been owned by a negro boot
black and his mother. Wildwood had oh
tanned II on forced sale for taxes.
II was In the ONCE Of Gen. Philip
CfOOks VINO WAS u eOTt OI SuOdto Ot NJ
day. Crook represented Wildwood
Young Gaynor won In the lower court
and l remember how all Of us wer
amazed that q young lawyer coul,
actually best the great Gen. Crook. Thel
0synor won again In the old Genera
Term and finally In the Court Of Ap
peals.
| Resulted - Frieadship.
| 1.-The settlement OF that case brouGl,
about . long friendship between Judg
Gaynor and me. We walked together
bicycled together and had lonx talks II
gethsr. He appointed me to be a menbe
Of the AQueduct Commission.
! I'm 1905, when he and Mrs. Gayno
were going to Europe. he brought vii
to me. ! am not sure but that he ha
made one or two Wills previously. ! sti
have. unopened. the will Of 1908. In Ma,
1903. again just before he started IA
Europe, no brought to me the will ths
stands. the one made public to-day.
u wanted to have three witnesses
thinking that In case one witness died {
moved away that there would stili b
4 two for safeguard. Judge Gaync
| wouldn't hear OF Il. He said two wei,
/ osAeisvsS sx Seventh Psss.