The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-28
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

DANIEL r. KENDALL, who died on jan
uary 4. 1912. at the Metropolitan Club.
left an estate Of s309.42s. part of which
he inherited from his father. Isaac Z.
Kendall, "A merchant. who died in 1873.
leaving an estate worth sl.l94,l74 In
1912. The decedent had net estate OF
s243.512. of which he gave $4,000 each
to his sisters. Susan r.. Caroline c. and
Georgianna Kendall. Mrs. Elizabeth *
Upham and Mrs Angelina Champlin. His
half-sisters. Virginia B. Kendall and
Edith Kendall. got $4,000 and $1,000 re-
spectively. and ne left $500 to George
c. Kendall. "A half-brother. He gave
$1,000 to his groom. Benjamin Johnson
His estate included s2S7.293 in securities
The appraisal showed that Mrs, Elizabeth
A. Bramhall claimed 400 shares of Steel
preferred. 100 Steel common and accrued
dividends of total value OF S5s,O25.
George Pratt Ingersoll. one OF the ex-
ecutors. testified that the estate had
rejected Mrs. Bramhall's claim. He
testified that when Mr. Kendall died he
found In his safe deposit box an en-
velope marked; Mrs. II. A. BramhalL
Deposited by the courtesy of Daniel r..
Kendall in his box for safe keeping" The
envelope contained the securities in ques-
ton, which were In his name, but were in
dorsed by him In blank. Mr.. In
gersoll turned the securities over TO Mrs.
Bramhall with the consent OF the legatees.
he said. She was not related to the
decedent and was not beneficiary under
his will.
URY DANENBERo. who died on July ~
last left sl2s.6o4 to his wife. Bertha
panenberg. He had $122,995 in mortgages
and other personal property. He owned
the Manhattan Coffee Mills. Inc. which
did a wholesale coffee business In Wash
ington, ID. G.. The business was sold for
$4,000.
WILLIAM GARRoTr. a lecturer on his
tory at Harvard and an editorial writer
for several magazines. who died on Oc-
tober 10 last, left less than $1,000. He
mentioned in his will various debts con-
tracted at Cambridge as far back as 1898,
which amounted 10 more than his estate,
He said these debts were for loans and
he hoped his executors would pay them as
far as practicable even settling for six
golf balls which he got from l. Townsend
Burden, Jr. He referred TO THESE opl'-
cations as debts of honor The list OF
his debts was made out at Cambridge In
1908, and it included s. to John c.
BrecJxinridge of New York who was
named as executor. He provided that
after his debts were paid his two brothers
should share his estate.
ApoLPH II. BENpHEIM. realty oper-
ator who died on January 10 Mt So Cen
tral Park West left practically his en-
tire estate to his wife. two daughters and
two sons, but provided special requests
| of $4,000 each for troussenus for his
daughters II his daughters. Gertrude
md Jennie marry with the consent OF
their mother before they are IS they
will get $4,000 each upon their mar
riage. II unmarried at IS they will gel
~ 90 900 each. Upon tho death OF the
widow the residuary estate goes to the
| -FOUR children. The sons get 100000 each
hetween the ages OF 25 and So.
] JAMES d. LEARY--An application &c
havs Mary c. Leary removed as admins
tatrix under the will Of her husband
James ID. Leary. the contractor and part
ounsr of the old Fifth Avenue Hotel. or
the ground Of irregularities In her ad-
ninistration Of tho estate, was filed In the
SmrroRate's Court yesterday.