New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-07
Will of Mrs. TrOWbridge,
Whose Estate Goes to
J. k. Hackett, Filed.
RELATIVES UNLIKELY
TO FIGHT REQUESTS
Niece. Who Never Saw Her Thes-
plan Uncle, Explains She Was
Not Interested in Him.

James h. Hackett the actor. will -et
the bulk OF the estate Of approximately
100000 loft by n niece who never saw
him. without contest. The will or re
niece. Mys. Minnie Hackett Trow bridge.
was filed Yesterday in the surrogates
Court and her other relatives have not
indi, atcd an intention Of contesting 80
probate
Hackett VIII receive he greater Fart
Of the estate because Mrs Trow bridge
failed to add a codicil 20 her will eXa-
cuted on January .. 1895 in which she
left an outright bequest Of Sjo00r. her
house at No. 70 Park avenue and its con-
tents and the residue of her estate 10 her
husband. The husband. Francis Emory
Trow bridge. died i'm 1910. but the will OF
his Hife remained unchanged. Hackett.
as tho next Of kin. now becomes entitled
to the share Intended for Mir Trow bridge.
The only other relatives Of Mrs. Ttow-
bridge are second cousins.
Mrs TroNbridge left $4,000 to Syracuse
( University 10 erect "A building for tho
college OF law. i'm memory Of her fathes.
James X Hackett. formerly Recorder in
New York. She also gave to the uniyer-
sity crayon portrait Of her father The
testatrix left $4,000 to the Presbyterian
Hospital to endow beds the rector "f
Trinity Church to have the power %
designation for their use.
Mrs. Trowbridse showed clearly in me-
will that she intended that James Il.
IIackett. whom she had never seen. should
not receive any part or her estate. She
wrote: Il deem it proper 10 briefly re-
cord in this, my will, my easons for dis
eliminating in the distribution Of my
property against oil OF my kin eXcepr
Prosser Hall FRYE, second cousin, resld-
ing in Lincoln. Ncb. Ny nearest OF KIN
Is q half-brother Of my deceased lathe,
with whom 7 always understood neither
my father nor mother had any acquain'-
ance. and 50 far as ! know ever e1-
pressed any friendly interest whatever in
him AS for myself ] have never seen
the man and have no interest in him.
MY other relatives are from my
mothers side. and are step-cOusns with
whom 7 have no acquaintance and nave
no interest in them, and hence | deem IT
proper to dispose OF my estate in the
manner rs set forth IN this my will.
one OF four second cousins whom Mrs
Trow0ridgo left out OF her will Is \.
Oakley Hall a relative of the late
Oakley Hall, who was Mayor OF New
York in the time OF Tweed. Professor
Prosser IT. Frye receives bequest OF
$1,000. For Mrs Jennie Clancy. who long
looked after the comfort OF Mrs. Trow-
bridge. and who is the wife OF James !"
Clancy. warden or Sing Sing Prison the
textatrix set aside trust fund Of $500"
from which Mrs. Clancy is TO have the
income for life. Al her death ms IN
come is to go TO her daughter, Madeline.
At the death Of the daughter the prlnc'-
pal goes into the residuary estate
Mrs Trowbridge left letter with n'r
will in which she distributed numerous
pieces Of jewelry. Mrs. CLANCY, who re-
ceives some Of the jewelry. also receives
an oil portrait of Mrs Trowbridge
mother. which the testatriX asked her 10
destroy. as there is no one 10 care
for it
Hackett is now PLAYING in Washington
in The Grain Of Dust"