The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
KILLS MAN AND LOSES
MILLIONS IN ONE DAY
DR.. NJ. S. Borden'S Automobile
Runs Down Mounted
Policeman.

Dir. Matthew s. Bordcn's automobile
knocked down mounted policeman in
Flushing early yesterday and the
policeman died from his injuries
Later in the day revised appraisal of
the estate of NJ e. II. Borden, the cot
ton manufacturer. who died on May 81
1912, showed that Dr. Borden. one OF the
three sons. would not get the sc,154,1cl
which the preliminary appraisal gave him
DR. Borden lives at 316 West Seventy
ninth street. lie was driving two friends
in his car shortly after midnight when
In the fog ahead OF him at Broadway
and Fourteenth street, Flushing, he saw
two mounted patrolmen. He tried TO
dodge them. The car hit n pole. bounded
back and threw Patroman John Nee I'M
der his horse. Nee received a fractured
skull and died in the Flushing Hospital,
Dr. Borden was let go with a summons
The revised appraisal which was filed
yesterday in the Surrogates office makes
the distribution OF the estate in accord
ance with n codicil executed by Mr.. Bor-
den the day after he made his will on
May I. 1894, by which DR.. Borden gets
nothing so long as he remains the hus-
band OF Mildred Negbaucr, daughter OF
New Haven tailor. whom ne married
while a student at Yale In 1892.
After the death of NJ. G. D. Borden
on May %. 1919. a will giving his es-
tat, TO his wife and three sons in equal
shares was flcd. shortly afterward a
codicll to the will was filed under circum-
stances which indicated that the codicil
possible,
Although the codici provided that the
son Matthew was to get no part of the
estate while he remained the husband OF
Mildred Negbauer and no children of his
by her were 10 share in the estate. 1t was
announced that Mr., Borden had become
reconciled to his son and the latter 5
wife before he died and that under a
family arrangement the sons were all to
share equally In spite OF the codicil. The
preliminary appraisal of the estate was
made In accordance with this understand
ing, and under II Or, Borden received
s2154.l2i. as did his brothers Bertram
H. and Howard s. Borden,
The appraisal filed yesterday shows
| that Bertram IL. and Howard :. Borden
are each to receive s1,036,227 outright
the same amount in trust and a similar
amount during the lifetime OF DR. Mat
| thew $ Borden, unless the latter di-
vorces his present wife and does not re-
marry her. His two brothers will also
get his third interest in the estate on
his death unless he leaves children by
! another wife than the present Mrs
Borden The codcil under which the
| distribution il made says in part:
| Whereas ] have made the same pro-
vision in my will for my son Matthew
| S Borden as for my other children al
though he made an unfortunate mar
riage year and half ago without my
| consent or knowledge, since the eXecu-
! ton OF my said will ! have upon refiec-
| ton concluded not TO have the income
or any part Of the principal directed to
be set apart for the benefit OF my sor
paid to him while he IL married Il the
person who is at present his wife whethe
under the marriage contract heretofore
/ entered into or any future marriage con
/ tract II the present marriage should for
| any reason he dissolved"
Mr.. Bordens total estate was S7593,-
s52.