The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-17
SENATOR FOX LEFT
LESS THAN 100000
Inventory Shows Estate of
Much Smaller Value Than
Was Believed.
PERSONALITY ONLY S7I.260
Withdrawals Of Cash From Bust
ness Exceeded His Actual
Interest.
PERSONALITY ONLY S7l.26O

An inventory OF the personal estate OF
Senator John Fox. for many years presi-
dent Of the National Democratic Club.
was filed in the Surrogatos Court yes
terday by Ernest Harvier and Solomon
de Walltearss. who were appointed by
Surrogate Fowler to appraise the prop
erty.
Al the time OF Mr.. Fox's death. Janu-
airy Is last. II was estimated that his
estate amounted to at least s2,00o.00o
and that a large part OF II was in per-
sonality. The appraisers hx the value
Of the personality III only $4,000.
While the value of Senator Fox's
realty holdings has not been fixed it IL
unlikely that the appraisal will increase
the total estate to even half the amount
he was supposed to have left His friends
believed that one of the most valuable
holdings of the estate was Mr.. Fox's
interest In the firm of John Fox 4 Co.
The appraisers found that his with
drawals OF cash from the business eX-
oeeded the amount of his actual interest
although the total amount Of the dehcit
has not been determined.
The appraisal shows that Mr. FoNs
holdings OF securities are limited to only
few corporations and are not of great
value. The contents of his large library
are Of little value. Much of the furni-
ture was found to he antiquated and the
paintings are WoEln bul llNUc. Lucy
were sold at auction on April for 1855
and the sale of the furniture brought the
total for both up to s3so6.
Mr. Fox's real estate includes his late
home at 10 East Fiftieth street. which is
an old fashioned brownstone house. The
city assessed the land at $4,000 and the
house and lot together at $4,000. showing
an allowance of only $4,000 FOR the house.
His country place. Foxhurst at Baldwin,
l.. l., is believed to be the most valuable
piece OF realty
The inventory OF the personal estate
shows that Mr.. Fox's library contained
1857 volumes, valued at only $322.9s.
The valuation fixed for various articles in
the library was: Family Bibles, nominal
Samuel Popyss Diary, 20 cents menu OF
a dinner to Richard Croker In 1895. 81 {;
three volumes Of George Sands. 80 cents :
fve volumes OF Tom Moorc's poems. 81
and two dictionaries. SO cents The
library embraced classics. modern fiction.
poetry. religious works and plays. Mr..
rox's library at his country place was
appraised at only $l5.15.
The appraisers valued four photographs
Of Richard Croker at only 20 cents Och,
and seven photographs OF the Croker
estate In Ireland are worth 81 loving
cup presented TO Mr.. Fox by the National
Democratic Club in 1906 was found to
have no intrinsic value. Mr.. Foxs jewelry
was worth sl,05S and included Tiffany
watch In bad order. woNh 81. and gold
watch worth s35. A valuable collection
of jewelry in the safe deposit box. which
belonged to his late wife. was worth
$3.50. the most valuable feature being a
pair OF diamond earrings worth S2,2oc.
Mr.. Foxs stocks and bonds were APP
praised at SCI 292. Among the securities
found to be va'ue!ess were 500 shares OF
Ohio and Indiana Consolidated lllumi-
mating Gas Company. Bonds of the City
Gas Company of Bridgeport. Conn. hav-
ing a face value Of $1,000. are considered
worthless Tn, most valuable holdings
are American Tobacco bonds The value
of the SPECIFIC requests by Mr.. Fox was
fixed at $4,000