The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-07
from an old photograph.

The will Of Mrs. Minnie Hackett Trow-
bridge, because Of which James X
Hackett. the actor. will inherit between
probate late yesterday.
The will evinces the feeling Of Mrs
Trowbridge toward her uncle. James h
Hackett. and her desire that her fortune
should go to other relatives.
The last item. which has no effect be-
cause Of the failure 20 dispose of tn.
residue in case Of the predecease 81
Francis Emory Trowbridge. the husband,
IL as follows:
II deem 1t proper to briefly record In
this my will my reasons for discrlminat-
ing in the disposition Of my property
against all Of my relatives except Pros
ser Hall Frye. who is a second cousin
and now residing Ia Lincoln. Neb. NJ
nearest Of kin is a half brother OF my
deceased father. with whom, I Away =
understood, neither my father nor
mother had any acquaintance and so f.
as ! know. never expressed any friendly
interest whatever In him. AS for my
self. i have never seen the man and
have no interest In him. NV other rela-
tivss are from my mothers side and are
stepcousins. with whom J have no ac-
Qusintance, and have no interest IN
them. and hence ! have deemed II proper
to dispose Of my estate in the manner
set forth in this my will"
VIII Aid Hackett.
The strange combination OF circum-
stances whereby the law will give tn,
bulk OF Mrs. Trowbridge's fortune to
Hackett, whom she had always d.sliked
was shown YESTERDAY, when 1t was SAID
that the paragraph Itself will aid Hacke,t
In proving his right to his property
1t Is an acknow ledgment OF relationship
which cannot he controverted
The will was dated January 9, 1908, i
former Wall Street broker and the wealthy
spinster.
The second Item of the will bequeaths
$50. 900 to the Morristown Trust Company
in trust for the use of Mrs. Jennie Clancy,
who lived with Mrs. Trowbrldge after che
was seized with paralysis. The income OF
this fund goes to Mrs. Clancy for life and
after her death it goes to Miss Madeline
Clancy. her daughter. for her life. After
that 1t becomes part of the residue OF
the estate.
Then follow requests TO persons and
corporations. There is $4,000 to the Cor
poration OF Woodlawn Cemetery, to be
There is another bequest OF $4,000 to the
kensicO Cemetery for keeping up lot.
Prosser Hall Frye receives $4,000. The
sum Of $500 goes for a headstone.
There q a specific bequest OF 100000 to
Francis 4. Trowbridge. her husband. who
died before her. He. according to item Z,
II also to receive the house at ~ Park
avenue, all the household furniture, silver.
plate. china. books ornaments and all
other personal effects.
100000 for Syracuse.
The Presbyterian Hospital gets $40. 900
for beds Syracuse Univs rsity receives
800. 900 outright to erect building to
house the law school in memory OF her
father. who was Recorder Backett. The
fourteenth Item of the will reads as fol-
lows:
IT give. devise and bequeath all OF the
rest. residue and remainder of my real
estate. real, personal and mixed. TO my
husband. Francis T.. Trowbridge"
The fifteenth clause makes Mr. Trow-
bridge the executor and In case OF hts
death the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany 10 substituted. But there Is no word
disposing Of the residue OF the property
in case of the death OF Mr., Trowbrldge.
In her will Mrs. Trowbridge refers to a
letter. written at the same time to her
husband asking that certain gifts BE- made
to those she loved. II is only letter,